# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001564708
**File Stem:** 0001564708-25-000460
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 8262
**Document Hash:** 50a08706eec79065a0a8f2bd2d45af16
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001564708-25-000460.hdr.sgml**: 20250819

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001564708-25-000460

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250815

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250819

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250819

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MURDOCH  KEITH  RUPERT
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001024835

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-35769
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251231747

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O FOX CORPORATION
- **STREET 2:** 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NEWS CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001564708
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** NEWSPAPERS:  PUBLISHING OR PUBLISHING & PRINTING [2711]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0630

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 212-416-3400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NEWS Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20130628

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** New Newscorp Inc
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20130611

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** New Newscorp LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20121214

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>MURDOCH  KEITH  RUPERT<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>C/O NEWS CORPORATION<br>1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>NEW YORK, NY 10036<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-08-15 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [X] Other (specify below)<br>_Chairman Emeritus_ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>NEWS CORP [ NWS ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-15 |  | M |  | 71779<sup>(1)</sup> | A | <sup>(2)</sup> | 71779 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-15 |  | F |  | 37479<sup>(3)</sup> | D | $29.80 | 34300 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-15 |  | D |  | 34300 | D | $29.80 | 0 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-15 |  | M |  | 10931<sup>(4)</sup> | A | <sup>(5)</sup> | 10931 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-15 |  | F |  | 6171<sup>(3)</sup> | D | $29.80 | 4760 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-15 |  | D |  | 4760 | D | $29.80 | 0 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-15 |  | M |  | 14108<sup>(4)</sup> | A | <sup>(5)</sup> | 14108 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-15 |  | F |  | 7964<sup>(3)</sup> | D | $29.80 | 6144 | D |  |
| Class A Common Stock | 2025-08-15 |  | D |  | 6144 | D | $29.80 | 0 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Cash-Settled Performance Stock Units | <sup>(6)</sup> | 2025-08-15 |  | M |  |  | 71779<sup>(1)</sup> | 2025-08-15 | 2025-08-15 | Class A Common Stock | 71779 | <sup>(2)</sup> | 0 | D |  |
| Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units | <sup>(7)</sup> | 2025-08-15 |  | M |  |  | 10931<sup>(4)</sup> | 2025-08-15 | 2025-08-15 | Class A Common Stock | 10931 | <sup>(5)</sup> | 0 | D |  |
| Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units | <sup>(7)</sup> | 2025-08-15 |  | M |  |  | 14108<sup>(4)</sup> | 2025-08-15 | 2025-08-15 | Class A Common Stock | 14108 | <sup>(5)</sup> | 14113 | D |  |

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### Footnotes:

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

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

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

(4) 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.

(5) 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.

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

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

**Signature:** /s/ Kenneth C. Mertz as Attorney-in-Fact for Keith Rupert Murdoch  
**Date:** 2025-08-19

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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