News Corp's $1 Billion Buy-Back Program & Stock Price Movement

By Chris Stiles • Thursday, January 29 13:03 • Permanent Link

News Corporation has provided the following information about its buy-back:

The company has a total of 369,815,462 securities in the class of securities to be bought back.
The company may purchase up to an aggregate of US$1 billion of Class A common stock and Class B common stock under the 2025 Repurchase Program.
The company has bought back a total of 288,079 securities before the previous day and 70,004 securities on the previous day.
The total consideration paid or payable for the securities bought back is US$7,694,964.01 before the previous day and US$1,873,874.07 on the previous day.
The highest price paid for the securities was US$26.97 on 26/01/2026, and the lowest price paid was US$26.01 on 21/01/2026.
The company has purchased approximately US$14,388,226 worth of Class A and Class B shares (based on total consideration paid) under the 2025 Repurchase Program to date. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved -1.69%, and are now trading at a price of $26.25. For the full picture, make sure to review NEWS CORP's 8-K report.

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