8-K - News Corporation | StockGist

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News Corporation disclosed daily buy-back activity under its $1 billion repurchase program, reporting purchases of 4,130,637 Class A shares and 2,006,306 Class B shares on April 1, 2026, with total consideration of approximately $158.6 million to date.

Key Takeaways

1The company repurchased 4,130,637 Class A common shares and 2,006,306 Class B common shares on April 1, 2026, under its authorized $1 billion stock repurchase program.

2Total consideration paid for the April 1, 2026 buy-back was $100,160,390.93 for Class A shares and $55,058,299.80 for Class B shares.

3To date, the company has purchased approximately $158,597,414 worth of Class A and Class B shares under the 2025 Repurchase Program.

4The repurchase program is authorized to acquire up to $1 billion in aggregate of the company's outstanding Class A and Class B common stock.

5The company stated the reason for the buy-back is to enhance shareholder value and disclosed no restrictions on foreign participation.

Current Report Details

Event Type

Other Event

Exhibits Only

Disclosure

Voluntary

Variant

8-K

Items Reported

8.01

Other Events. As previously reported, under News Corporation's (the "Company's") stock repurchase program (the "Repurchase Program"), the Company is authorized

Other Event

$1.00B

9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No.: 99.1 | Description: Information provided to the Australian Securities Exchange on the date noted o

Exhibits Only

Source Document

Capital Return

Buyback Auth.

Up to an aggregate of US$1 billion of the Company's Nasdaq-listed Class A common stock and Class B common stock

Exhibits (3)

8-K

99.1

EX-99.1

99.2

EX-99.2