---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000217"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-06T23:24:55+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T16:04:27.063988+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp buys back $2.64M of stock on Oct 6; ~$517M spent of $1B repurchase authorization

## Summary
- On Oct 6, 2026 News Corp repurchased 62,323 Class A shares for $1,781,527.88 (prices $28.29-$28.98) and 27,128 Class B shares for $858,663.59 (prices $31.32-$32.02).
- Under the 2025 Repurchase Program, authorized July 15, 2025 for up to US$1 billion, the company has bought approximately US$517,422,870 of Class A and Class B shares to date.
- Cumulative buybacks: 12,858,295 Class A shares for US$337,686,975; 5,964,219 Class B shares for US$177,095,703.06.
- Class A shares on issue total 358,831,617 and Class B 140,881,721; Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is the broker; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased.
- Price range since inception: Class A US$22.20 (Feb 9, 2026) to US$31.58 (Aug 27, 2026); Class B US$25.49 (Feb 13, 2026) to US$35.69 (Aug 27, 2026).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000217
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-06T23:24:55+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000217/0001564708-26-000217-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000217/nws-20261006.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564708-26-000217.txt

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