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NEWS CORP REPURCHASES $369.7M IN STOCK

News Corporation reported that it has repurchased about US$369.7 million of stock under its 2025 Repurchase Program, leaving room to buy up to another US$630.3 million under the US$1 billion authorization.

The company said that, as of the latest daily buy-back notification dated July 17, 2026, it had bought back 9.44 million shares on the prior day and had paid US$238.5 million in total consideration for those purchases. On the day before that, it repurchased 62,323 shares for US$1.78 million.

The buy-back program covers the company’s Nasdaq-listed Class A and Class B common stock, not ASX-listed CDIs. News Corp said the program authorizes repurchases of up to an aggregate of US$1 billion and that the shares may be bought in the open market or otherwise, depending on market conditions.

The company listed Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC as the broker handling purchases. It also disclosed the highest price paid under the program was US$28.38 per share, reached on July 15, 2026, while the lowest price paid was US$22.20, reached on Feb. 9, 2026. The market has reacted to these announcements by moving the company's shares -0.21% to a price of $28.625. Check out the company's full 8-K submission here.

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