Form 8-K · Current report
News Corp 8-K, filed Aug 21, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001564708
- Accession no.
- 0001564708-26-000185
Summary
News Corp disclosed in a Form 8-K that it is providing daily buy-back notifications to the Australian Securities Exchange under its 2025 Repurchase Program, which authorizes up to US$1 billion in aggregate repurchases of its Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock.
Key points
- The 2025 Repurchase Program authorizes up to US$1 billion in aggregate repurchases of News Corp Class A and Class B common stock.
- Under the program, News Corp had repurchased approximately US$436,284,268 worth of Class A and Class B shares to date.
- In the daily ASX notification for Class A common stock, News Corp reported buying back 58,482 shares on Aug. 20, 2026, for US$1,726,645.96.
- The buy-back is categorized as an "Other buy-back," with no shareholder approval required and no ASX-listed CDIs to be repurchased.
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Items reported
- 8.01Other Events
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 8.01 Other Events. As previously reported, under News Corporation's (the "Company's") stock repurchase program (the "Repurchase Program"), the Company is authorized to acquire from time to time up to $1 billion in the aggregate of the Company's outstanding shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Under the rules of the Australian Securities Exchange (the "ASX"), the Company is required to provide to the ASX, on a daily basis, disclosure of transactions pursuant to the Repurchase Program, if any. The Company also discloses information concerning the Repurchase Program in the Company's quarterly and annual reports. …
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