This is routine execution, not a fresh capital-return decision. The filing is a daily buyback notification for News Corp’s already-authorized 2025 Repurchase Program, which permits up to $1 billion of Class A and Class B repurchases. 〔0〕
The latest activity was modest. On September 1, 2026, News Corp repurchased 23,784 shares for $816,314.45, at prices ranging from $34.07 to $34.68. (Daily buy-back notification, items 4.3-4.6) The filing does not change the authorization, add a minimum purchase commitment, or disclose a new acceleration.
Roughly 46% of the authorization has already been used, leaving about $544.2 million. The company says it has spent approximately $455,809,825 under the program to date. 〔1〕 That is meaningful ongoing execution, but the daily notice itself does not alter the market’s standing expectation that repurchases would continue.
The filing carries little incremental signal for ASX holders. The repurchases apply to Nasdaq-listed common stock, not the ASX-listed CDI instrument: 〔2〕
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