---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000215"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-05T10:36:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:43:21.412517+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp has repurchased 18.6M shares for ~$509M under its $1B 2025 buy-back program

## Summary
- Class A buybacks to date: 12,733,649 shares for US$334.1M; Class B: 5,909,963 shares for US$175.4M.
- On Oct 2, 2026 it bought 62,323 Class A shares for US$1.79M ($28.31-$28.96) and 27,128 Class B shares for US$858,107 ($31.25-$31.89).
- Total purchased under the 2025 Repurchase Program authorized July 15, 2025 is approximately US$512.1M of the US$1B authorization; about US$488M remains.
- Class A buyback prices have ranged from US$22.20 (Feb 9, 2026) to US$31.58 (Aug 27, 2026); Class B from US$25.49 (Feb 13, 2026) to US$35.69 (Aug 27, 2026).
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is the buy-back broker; shares on issue are 358,831,617 Class A (NWSA) and 140,881,721 Class B (NWS).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000215
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-05T10:36:07+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/1564708/000156470826000215/0001564708-26-000215-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000215/nws-20261002.htm

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