Keith Rupert Murdoch - 15 Aug 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for NEWS CORP (NWS)

Reporting relationship: Chairman Emeritus
Issuer ticker: NWS
Reported as of: 15 Aug 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 18 Aug 2026, 16:05:23 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 10 Aug 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Keith Rupert Murdoch

Key filing fact

Keith Rupert Murdoch filed Form 4 for NEWS CORP (NWS) on 18 Aug 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Keith Rupert Murdoch's Form 4 filing for NEWS CORP (NWS).
4 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 18 Aug 2026, 16:05.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 10 Aug 2026.
Current net transaction value: $0.

Research use

This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001024835 Primary reporting owner

MURDOCH KEITH RUPERT

Relationship: Chairman Emeritus
Address: C/O NEWS CORPORATION, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK
Signature: /s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Keith Rupert Murdoch
Signature date: 18 Aug 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

NWS transaction

Class A Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +14,221
Change %
Price
Shares after: 14,221
Date: 15 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2

NWS transaction

Class A Common Stock

Tax liability

Transaction value
Shares: -5,895
Change %: -41%
Price: $29.16^*
Shares after: 8,326
Date: 15 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F3

NWS transaction

Class A Common Stock

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -8,326
Change %: -100%
Price: $29.16^*
Shares after: 0
Date: 15 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

NWS transaction Derivative

Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -14,221
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 15 Aug 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 14,221
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F2, F4

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 4 footnotes

Footnote F1

Includes dividend equivalents accrued during the vesting period that are subject to the same time-based vesting conditions as the underlying cash-settled restricted stock units.

Footnote F2

The cash-settled restricted stock units were deemed to have settled for an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.

Footnote F3

Represents shares withheld upon vesting of applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations.

Footnote F4

Each cash-settled restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.