---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000155"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-07-20T10:47:50+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-20T10:50:06.154970+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp updates ASX on $1B buyback; ~$372M spent through July 17, 2026

## Summary
- Total repurchase program authorized up to $1B; as of July 17, 2026, ~$372.3M spent.
- On July 17, 2026, bought 62,323 Class A shares for ~$1.78M at avg price ~$28.50.
- On same day, bought 27,128 Class B shares for ~$0.88M at avg price ~$32.40.
- Cumulative Class A: 9.5M shares for $240.2M; Class B: 4.5M shares for $129.4M.
- Broker: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000155
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-07-20T10:47:50+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000155/0001564708-26-000155-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000155/nws-20260717.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-26-000155
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-26-000155.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-26-000155.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.