---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564708-26-000221"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NWSA"
cik: "0001564708"
company_name: "NEWS CORP"
filed_at: "2026-10-14T01:29:43+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-14T10:05:26.861463+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# News Corp buyback reaches ~$530M of $1B authorization; 58,482 Class A, 25,457 Class B shares bought Oct 13

## Summary
- Cumulative Class A repurchases: 13,162,228 shares for US$346,471,877.58, with 58,482 shares bought on 13/10/2026 for US$1,729,318.59.
- Cumulative Class B repurchases: 6,096,446 shares for US$181,310,560.40, with 25,457 shares bought on 13/10/2026 for US$828,773.00.
- Total spent under the 2025 Repurchase Program (authorized July 15, 2025 for up to US$1 billion) is approximately US$530,340,530 to date.
- Class A buyback prices ranged US$22.20 (09/02/2026) to US$31.58 (27/08/2026); Class B ranged US$25.49 (13/02/2026) to US$35.69 (27/08/2026).
- Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is the broker; Class A has 358,555,706 shares on issue and Class B has 143,583,725; no ASX-listed CDIs are repurchased.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564708-26-000221
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NWSA
- cik: 0001564708
- company_name: NEWS CORP
- filed_at: 2026-10-14T01:29:43+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000221/0001564708-26-000221-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564708/000156470826000221/nws-20261013.htm

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