---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000211"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-09-28T23:51:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:39:51.760370+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp buys back 62,323 Class A, 27,128 Class B shares Sept 28; $501.6M of $1B program used

## Summary
- Class A: 62,323 shares repurchased on Sept 28, 2026 for US$1,783,385; cumulative 12,484,357 shares for US$326,985,206 under the 2025 Repurchase Program.
- Class B: 27,128 shares for US$863,121; cumulative 5,801,451 shares for US$171,946,263, bringing total program spend to roughly US$501,577,975 of the US$1B authorization.
- Class A prices paid range from US$22.20 (Feb 9, 2026) to US$31.58 (Aug 27, 2026); Class B range US$25.49 (Feb 13, 2026) to US$35.69.
- Shares on issue: 359,143,232 Class A and 141,017,361 Class B; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is the buyback broker and no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased.
- Program authorized July 15, 2025 for up to US$1B of Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B stock; stated reason is to enhance shareholder value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000211
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-09-28T23:51:22+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000211/0001564708-26-000211-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000211/nws-20260928.htm

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