Key facts
- This page summarizes Lavanya Chandrashekar's Form 4 filing for NEWS CORP (NWS).
- 8 reported transactions and 3 derivative rows are listed below.
- Accepted by SEC: 18 Aug 2026, 16:05.
Lavanya Chandrashekar - 15 Aug 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for NEWS CORP (NWS)
- Reporting relationship
- Chief Financial Officer
- Issuer ticker
- NWS
- Reported as of
- 15 Aug 2026
- Net transaction value
- -$509,807
- SEC form
- 4
- Accepted by SEC
- 18 Aug 2026, 16:05:33 UTC
- Prior SEC filing
- 09 Apr 2026
- Source filing
- View source filing
- Reporting owner signature
- /s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Lavanya Chandrashekar
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
4 source fields
Reporting owner
1 detail
Key filing fact
Lavanya Chandrashekar filed Form 4 for NEWS CORP (NWS) on 18 Aug 2026.
Change
- Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 09 Apr 2026.
- Current net transaction value: -$509,807.
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
View source filing
Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.
Reporting Owners (1)
CIK 0002048376
Primary reporting owner
Chandrashekar Lavanya
- Relationship
- Chief Financial Officer
- Address
- C/O NEWS CORPORATION, 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK
- Signature
- /s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Lavanya Chandrashekar
- 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
- +9,548
- Change %
- +158%
- Price
- Shares after
- 15,607
- Date
- 15 Aug 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1, F2
NWS
transaction
Class A Common Stock
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- Shares
- -3,443
- Change %
- -22%
- Price
- $29.16*
- Shares after
- 12,164
- Date
- 15 Aug 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F3
NWS
transaction
Class A Common Stock
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- +8,790
- Change %
- +72%
- Price
- Shares after
- 20,954
- Date
- 15 Aug 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F1, F2
NWS
transaction
Class A Common Stock
Tax liability
- Transaction value
- Shares
- -3,169
- Change %
- -15%
- Price
- $29.16*
- Shares after
- 17,785
- Date
- 15 Aug 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Footnotes
- F3
NWS
transaction
Class A Common Stock
Sale
- Transaction value
- $509,807
- Shares
- -17,785
- Change %
- -100%
- Price
- $28.66
- Shares after
- 0
- Date
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
Reported derivative securities
Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.
NWS
transaction
Derivative
Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- -9,548
- Change %
- -50%
- Price
- Shares after
- 9,551
- Date
- 15 Aug 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Class A Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 9,548
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F1, F2, F4
NWS
transaction
Derivative
Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units
Options Exercise
- Transaction value
- Shares
- -8,790
- Change %
- -33%
- Price
- Shares after
- 17,586
- Date
- 15 Aug 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Class A Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 8,790
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F1, F2, F4
NWS
transaction
Derivative
Stock-Settled Restricted Stock Units
Award
- Transaction value
- Shares
- +27,777
- Change %
- Price
- $0.000000*
- Shares after
- 27,777
- Date
- 15 Aug 2026
- Ownership
- Direct
- Underlying class
- Class A Common Stock
- Underlying amount
- 27,777
- Exercise price
- Footnotes
- F4, F5, F6
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
Additional SEC filing notes
Filing notes and footnotes
Explanation of responses 6 footnotes
Footnote F1
Includes dividend equivalents accrued during the vesting period that are subject to the same time-based vesting conditions as the underlying stock-settled restricted stock units.
Footnote F2
The stock-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 the applicable incentive award to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
Footnote F4
Each stock-settled restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.
Footnote F5
The stock-settled restricted stock units were granted as part of the Reporting Person's fiscal 2027 long-term equity incentive award.
Footnote F6
The stock-settled restricted stock units will vest in thirds on August 15, 2027, 2028 and 2029, subject to time-based vesting conditions.