News Corporation filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2026. The filing details the company's ongoing stock repurchase activities and the status of its authorized buyback program.
The company is authorized to acquire up to an aggregate of $1 billion of its outstanding Class A and Class B common stock under a repurchase program initiated on July 15, 2025. The company is required to disclose transactions under this program to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on a daily basis.
According to the ASX notification attached to the filing, News Corp purchased 12,422,034 shares on September 25, 2026. The total consideration paid for these shares was $325,213,425.41. The highest price paid for a share on that day was $31.58, and the lowest price paid was $28.57.
The filing also reports the status of the broader program. As of the end of the previous day, the company had purchased approximately $498,931,469 worth of Class A and Class B shares under the 2025 Repurchase Program. The company is represented by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC as the broker for these transactions.
