Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
Apr 8, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
Apr 10, 2026
DirectorOption exercise
Context
Classification
option exercise
Code M — exercise or conversion of a derivative security
Planned / mechanical clue
Footnote references vesting of compensation awards
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0001242818-26-000003
Filed / recorded
Apr 10, 2026, 12:24 AM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser
form4-xml-v1
Data quality
Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer
NEWS CORP
Issuer CIK
1564708
Ticker
NWS
Reporting person
Lachlan K Murdoch
Relationship
Director
Security
Deferred Stock Units
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
Apr 8, 2026
Transaction code
M
Shares / units
6
Acquired / disposed
Disposed (D)
Shares owned after
41,043
Ownership form
Direct
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
Each deferred stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.
The deferred stock units were deemed to have settled for the cash value of an equivalent number of shares of News Corporation's Class A Common Stock.
The deferred stock units, which represent dividend equivalents accrued on deferred stock units held as of the dividend record date that vested on April 1, 2026, became payable in cash on the dividend payment date of April 8, 2026.
Represents the aggregate number of deferred stock units held by the Reporting Person, including deferred stock units accrued as a result of dividend equivalents that vest on the same terms as the respective underlying deferred stock units. The reported deferred stock units become payable in cash on the earlier of (i) the first trading day of the quarter five years following the respective grant and (ii) the Reporting Person's end of service as a Director.
