News Corp: ASX disclosures for $1,000,000,000 repurchase program

What happened The filing reported information about News Corp's stock repurchase program, under which News Corp 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 said News Corp is required under Australian Securities Exchange rules to provide daily disclosure to the ASX of transactions under the repurchase program and that the company also discloses information about the repurchase program in its quarterly and annual reports. The filing attached copies of the information provided to the ASX on the dates noted therein and was filed on Oct 16, 2026.

Key details

• Repurchase program authorization: up to $1,000,000,000 aggregate of Class A common stock and Class B common stock.
• ASX requirement: daily disclosure of transactions pursuant to the repurchase program.
• The filing attached copies of the information provided to the ASX on the respective dates and states those attached materials contain forward-looking statements.
• The filing states the forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, are made only as of the date of the report, and News Corp does not undertake any obligation to publicly update them except as required by law.

Why it may matter This 8-K reports an Item 8.01 other event: disclosures to the ASX about News Corp's existing repurchase program and related forward-looking statements. The filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.