---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000167"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-08-05T11:47:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T11:50:06.100736+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp repurchases ~89K shares on Aug 4, 2026; $404.7M used of $1B program

## Summary
- Class A (NWSA): 62,323 shares bought on Aug 4 for $1.76M; cumulative 10.29M shares for $262.0M.
- Class B (NWS): 27,128 shares bought on Aug 4 for $0.87M; cumulative 4.85M shares for $140.1M.
- Total consideration paid to date under 2025 Repurchase Program: ~$404.7M of $1B authorization.
- Broker for on-market purchases: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000167
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T11:47:05+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/1564708/000156470826000167/0001564708-26-000167-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000167/nws-20260804.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-26-000167.txt

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