---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000216"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-05T23:33:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T16:38:42.519498+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp ASX buyback update: ~$515M of $1B program used; 89,451 shares repurchased Oct 5

## Summary
- Class A: 12,795,972 shares repurchased for US$335,893,755.32 to date; 62,323 shares bought back on Oct 5, 2026 at US$28.42-$28.97.
- Class B: 5,937,091 shares repurchased for US$176,233,377.19 to date; 27,128 shares bought back on Oct 5, 2026 at US$31.39-$32.02.
- Total consideration paid to date under the 2025 Repurchase Program (authorized July 15, 2025): approximately US$514,782,678 of the US$1 billion authorization.
- Program price range: Class A low US$22.20 (Feb 9, 2026) to high US$31.58 (Aug 27, 2026); Class B low US$25.49 (Feb 13, 2026) to high US$35.69 (Aug 27, 2026).
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is the buyback broker; shares on issue: 358,831,617 Class A and 140,881,721 Class B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000216
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-05T23:33:05+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000216/0001564708-26-000216-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000216/nws-20261005.htm

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