AZNAR JOSE MARIA 4
4 · NEWS CORP · Filed Apr 9, 2026
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News Corp (NWS) Director Jose Maria Aznar Receives Cash from DSUs
What Happened
Director Jose Maria Aznar had deferred stock units (DSUs) and related dividend-equivalent DSUs settle for cash on April 8, 2026. The filing shows an acquisition (cash settlement) of 157 DSUs valued at $24.43 each (total ~$3,836) and a disposition of 6 shares to the issuer at $24.43 each (total $147). The report also records conversion/exercise-type entries for 6 shares (derivative) with no price reported (N/A), consistent with DSU settlement mechanics.
Key Details
- Transaction date: April 8, 2026; filing date: April 9, 2026 (filed the next day).
- Cash settlement/acquisition: 157 deferred stock units @ $24.43 = $3,836 (derivative award settled in cash; F1, F2).
- Disposition to issuer: 6 shares @ $24.43 = $147 (reported as a sale/disposition to issuer).
- Dividend equivalents: Some DSUs include dividend equivalents that vested and were paid in cash on April 8 (F3, F5).
- Shares/DSUs held after transaction: aggregate DSU holdings are described in the filing terms but a numeric total after these transactions is not explicitly reported in the summary table (see F4 for payout timing).
- No late-filing indication; filing was submitted the day after the transaction (timely).
Context
- These transactions reflect settlement of deferred stock units (cash-settled equity awards), not an open-market buy or sale. DSUs represent the economic equivalent of shares and here were paid out in cash on a scheduled payout/vesting date.
- The small disposition to the issuer (6 shares) often reflects routine issuer-directed transfers (for example, tax withholding), not necessarily a market-driven sale.
- For retail investors: cash settlements of DSUs are routine compensation events for directors and do not by themselves signal a change in insider conviction about the company.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
NEWS CORPNWS
AZNAR JOSE MARIA
Director
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-04-08+6→ 1,093 total - Disposition to Issuer
Class A Common Stock
2026-04-08$24.43/sh−6$147→ 1,087 total - Award
Deferred Stock Units
[F2][F3][F4]2026-04-08$24.43/sh+157$3,836→ 41,049 total→ Class A Common Stock (157 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Deferred Stock Units
[F2][F1][F5][F4]2026-04-08−6→ 41,043 total→ Class A Common Stock (6 underlying)
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]The deferred stock units were deemed to have settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.
- [F2]Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.
- [F3]Represents dividend equivalents accrued with respect to deferred stock units previously granted, which become payable in cash upon vesting of the underlying deferred stock units.
- [F4]Represents the aggregate number of deferred stock units held by the Reporting Person, including deferred stock units accrued as a result of dividend equivalents that vest on the same terms as the respective underlying deferred stock units. The reported deferred stock units become payable in cash on the earlier of (i) the first trading day of the quarter five years following the respective grant and (ii) the Reporting Person's end of service as a Director.
- [F5]The deferred stock units, which represent dividend equivalents accrued on deferred stock units held as of the dividend record date that vested on April 1, 2026, became payable in cash on the dividend payment date of April 8, 2026.
Signature
/s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Jose Maria Aznar|2026-04-09