News Corp: director Natalie Bancroft sold 1,917 shares

What happened Natalie Bancroft, a director of News Corp, had multiple transactions reported on Oct 1, 2026. The filing shows a disposition to the issuer of 1,917 shares at $28.64 for $54,903 and a grant/award of 1,702 deferred stock units valued at $28.64 each for $48,745. The filing also records exercise/conversion events related to 1,917 deferred stock units on the same date.

Key details

• Transaction date(s) and price(s): Oct 1, 2026; sale price $28.64; grant valuation $28.64 per unit.
• Shares disposed: 1,917 shares sold to the issuer for $54,903.
• Shares acquired: 1,702 deferred stock units granted, valued at $48,745.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not stated in the filing.
• Relevant footnotes: deferred stock units were deemed to have settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of Class A common shares; each deferred stock unit represents one share; the deferred stock units became payable in cash on Oct 1, 2026 or on earlier end of service; reported deferred stock units include dividend equivalents. (Footnotes F1–F5)
• Filing date: Oct 2, 2026; the report covers transactions on Oct 1, 2026. No late-report indication is shown in the filing.

Why it may matter

• The filing shows conversion/exercise of deferred stock units and an immediate disposition to the issuer, consistent with a cash settlement rather than a hold of issued shares.
• The grant of deferred stock units is a nonmarket compensation award that becomes payable in cash under the terms noted in the footnotes.
• This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.