News Corporation: reports ASX disclosures about $1,000,000,000 repurchase program

What happened News Corporation reported that under its stock repurchase program the Company is authorized to acquire from time to time up to $1,000,000,000 in the aggregate of the Company's outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock. The filing, dated Oct 9, 2026, attaches as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 copies of the information provided to the Australian Securities Exchange on the dates noted in those exhibits. The filing states that, under ASX rules, the Company is required to provide daily disclosure of transactions made pursuant to the repurchase program.

Key details

• Repurchase program authorized to acquire up to $1,000,000,000 in the aggregate of Class A common stock and Class B common stock.
• Under ASX rules, the Company must provide daily disclosure of transactions pursuant to the repurchase program.
• Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 are copies of the information provided to the ASX on the dates noted in those exhibits.
• The filing includes forward-looking statements and states those statements are made only as of the date of the report and that the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update them, except as required by law.

Why it may matter The filing reports Item 8.01 (Other events) and covers the Company's disclosures to the Australian Securities Exchange about its $1,000,000,000 stock repurchase program and related forward-looking statement disclosures. This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.