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NEWS CORP Announces $1 Billion Buy-Back Program

News Corporation has announced its buy-back program for up to an aggregate of US$1 billion of the Company’s Nasdaq-listed Class A common stock and Class B common stock, which was authorized as of September 21, 2021. As of July 15, 2025, an additional US$1 billion has been authorized, subject to market conditions and the market price of the Company’s stock. The Company intends to repurchase, from time to time, in the open market or otherwise, a combination of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock. No ASX-listed CDIs will be repurchased in these programs.

The total number of +securities on issue in the class of +securities to be bought back is 373,756,028, and the total number of +securities proposed to be bought back is up to an aggregate of US$1 billion of Class A common stock and Class B common stock under the 2021 Repurchase Program and an aggregate of US$1 billion under the 2025 Repurchase Program.

The Company has bought back a total of 25,701,225 +securities on the previous day, for a total consideration of US$557,004,210.42. The highest price paid for the securities was US$30.93 on September 23, 2025, while the lowest price paid was US$14.88 on September 29, 2022.

To date, the company has purchased approximately US$842,977,247 worth of Class A and Class B shares (based on total consideration paid) under the 2021 Repurchase Program. Today the company's shares have moved -0.26% to a price of $26.68. Check out the company's full 8-K submission here.

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