---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000219"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-08T23:53:56+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T15:21:10.701409+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp buyback reaches $522.7M of $1B program; 89,380 shares bought Oct 8 for $2.66M

## Summary
- Class A (NWSA): 62,323 shares repurchased Oct 8 for US$1,799,009.49; program-to-date 12,982,941 shares for US$341,251,595.07.
- Class B (NWS): 27,057 shares repurchased Oct 8 for US$858,312.98; program-to-date 6,018,475 shares for US$178,809,644.68.
- Total spent under the 2025 Repurchase Program (authorized July 15, 2025, up to US$1B) is approximately US$522,718,562.
- Class A prices paid ranged US$22.20 (Feb 9, 2026) to US$31.58 (Aug 27, 2026); Class B US$25.49 to US$35.69; broker is Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.
- Shares on issue: 358,831,617 Class A and 140,881,721 Class B; no ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000219
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-08T23:53:56+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/1564708/000156470826000219/0001564708-26-000219-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000219/nws-20261008.htm

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