Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_________________________________________

FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-35769

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NEWS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

_________________________________________

Delaware 46-2950970

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

10036

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 416-3400

(Registrant s telephone number, including area code)

_________________________________________

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share NWSA The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share NWS The Nasdaq Global Select Market

(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T ( 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

As of November 1, 2024, 378,907,001 shares of Class A Common Stock and 189,770,378 shares of Class B Common Stock were outstanding.

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FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)

2

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)

3

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 (unaudited) and June 30, 2024 (audited)

4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)

5

Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

6

Item 2. Management s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

23

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

37

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

38

Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

39

Item 1A. Risk Factors

39

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

39

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

39

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

39

Item 5. Other Information

39

Item 6. Exhibits

40

Signature

41

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PART I

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NEWS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited; millions, except per share amounts)

For the three months ended

September 30,

Notes 2024 2023

Circulation and subscription $ 1,157 $ 1,129

Advertising 381 391

Consumer 521 502

Real estate 357 311

Other 161 166

Total Revenues 2 2,577 2,499

Operating expenses (1,263) (1,273)

Selling, general and administrative (899) (862)

Depreciation and amortization (189) (171)

Impairment and restructuring charges 3 (24) (38)

Equity losses of affiliates 4 (3) (2)

Interest expense, net (18) (23)

Other, net 12 23 (35)

Income before income tax expense 204 95

Income tax expense 10 (60) (37)

Net income 144 58

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (25) (28)

Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders $ 119 $ 30

Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders per share, basic and diluted 8 $ 0.21 $ 0.05

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited; millions)

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

Net income $ 144 $ 58

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Foreign currency translation adjustments 170 (145)

Net change in the fair value of cash flow hedges(a)

(16) (1)

Benefit plan adjustments, net(b)

(3) 15

Other comprehensive income (loss) 151 (131)

Comprehensive income (loss) 295 (73)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (25) (28)

Other comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(c)

(31) 31

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to News Corporation stockholders $ 239 $ (70)

(a) Net of income tax expense (benefit) of $(6) million and $(1) million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(b) Net of income tax expense (benefit) of $(1) million and $5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(c) Primarily consists of foreign currency translation adjustments.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Millions, except share and per share amounts)

Notes As of

September 30, 2024 As of

June 30, 2024

(unaudited) (audited)

Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,778 $ 1,960

Receivables, net 12 1,698 1,503

Inventory, net 378 296

Other current assets 652 613

Total current assets 4,506 4,372

Investments 4 458 430

Property, plant and equipment, net 1,919 1,914

Intangible assets, net 2,324 2,322

Goodwill 5,258 5,186

Deferred income tax assets, net

10 323 332

Total assets $ 16,927 $ 16,684

Accounts payable $ 374 $ 314

Accrued expenses 1,213 1,231

Deferred revenue 2 559 551

Current borrowings 5 194 54

Other current liabilities 12 929 905

Total current liabilities 3,269 3,055

Borrowings 5 2,706 2,855

Retirement benefit obligations 130 125

Deferred income tax liabilities, net

10 112 119

Operating lease liabilities 1,036 1,027

Commitments and contingencies 9

Class A common stock(a)

4 4

Class B common stock(b)

2 2

Accumulated deficit (1,779) (1,889)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,131) (1,251)

Total News Corporation stockholders equity 8,253 8,120

Noncontrolling interests 913 891

Total equity 6 9,166 9,011

Total liabilities and equity $ 16,927 $ 16,684

(a) Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share ( Class A Common Stock ), 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 379,296,926 and 378,670,671 shares issued and outstanding, net of 27,368,413 treasury shares at par, at September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.

(b) Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share ( Class B Common Stock ), 750,000,000 shares authorized, 189,966,150 and 190,423,250 shares issued and outstanding, net of 78,430,424 treasury shares at par, at September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited; millions)

For the three months ended

September 30,

Notes 2024 2023

Net income $ 144 $ 58

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization 189 171

Operating lease expense 25 24

Equity losses of affiliates 4 3 2

Impairment charges 3 21

Deferred income taxes 10 14 13

Other, net 12 (23) 36

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

Receivables and other assets (107) (128)

Inventories, net (68) (55)

Accounts payable and other liabilities (113) (197)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 64 (55)

Capital expenditures (95) (124)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (12) (20)

Purchases of investments in equity affiliates and other (51) (31)

Proceeds from sales of investments in equity affiliates and other 22 16

Net cash used in investing activities (136) (159)

Borrowings 5 153 925

Repayment of borrowings 5 (185) (933)

Repurchase of shares 6 (38) (29)

Dividends paid (35) (28)

Other, net (42)

Net cash used in financing activities (147) (65)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents (219) (279)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 1,960 1,833

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 37 (25)

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 1,778 $ 1,529

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

News Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, News Corporation, News Corp, the Company, we or us ) is a global diversified media and information services company comprised of businesses across a range of media, including: information services and news, digital real estate services, book publishing and subscription video services in Australia.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company, which are referred to herein as the Consolidated Financial Statements, have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ( GAAP ) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation have been reflected in these Consolidated Financial Statements. Operating results for the interim period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The preparation of the Company s Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts that are reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. Equity investments in which the Company exercises significant influence but does not exercise control and is not the primary beneficiary are accounted for using the equity method. Investments in which the Company is not able to exercise significant influence over the investee are measured at fair value, if the fair value is readily determinable. If an investment s fair value is not readily determinable, the Company will measure the investment at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes in fair value resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer.

The consolidated statements of operations are referred to herein as the Statements of Operations. The consolidated balance sheets are referred to herein as the Balance Sheets. The consolidated statements of cash flows are referred to herein as the Statements of Cash Flows.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ) on August 13, 2024 (the 2024 Form 10-K ).

The Company s fiscal year ends on the Sunday closest to June 30. Fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024 include 52 weeks. All references to the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 relate to the three months ended September 29, 2024 and October 1, 2023, respectively. For convenience purposes, the Company continues to date its Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30.

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform to the current fiscal year presentation.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the FASB ) issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ( ASU 2023-07 ). The amendments in ASU 2023-07 expand public entities segment disclosures by requiring disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount and description of other segment items and expanded interim disclosures that align with those required annually, among other provisions. ASU 2023-07 requires the amendments to be applied retrospectively and is effective for the Company s annual reporting period beginning on July 1, 2024 and interim reporting periods beginning on July 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2023-07 will have on its financial statement disclosures.

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures ( ASU 2023-09 ). The amendments in ASU 2023-09 require disaggregated disclosure of material categories in effective tax rate reconciliations as well as disclosure of income taxes paid by specific domestic and foreign jurisdictions. Additionally, the amendments eliminate certain disclosures currently required under Topic 740. ASU 2023-09 is effective for the Company s annual reporting period beginning on July 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2023-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement Reporting Comprehensive Income Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses ( ASU 2024-03 ). The amendments in ASU 2024-03 require public entities to disclose specified information about certain costs and expenses. ASU 2024-03 is effective for the Company s annual reporting period beginning on July 1, 2027 and interim reporting periods beginning on July 1, 2028, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2024-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 2. REVENUES

The following tables present the Company s disaggregated revenues by type and segment for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

For the three months ended September 30, 2024

Dow Jones Digital Real

Estate

Services Book

Publishing Subscription

Video

Services News Media Other Total

Revenues

(in millions)

Circulation and subscription $ 459 $ 2 $ $ 425 $ 271 $ $ 1,157

Advertising 85 38 65 193 381

Consumer 521 521

Real estate 357 357

Other 8 60 25 11 57 161

Total Revenues $ 552 $ 457 $ 546 $ 501 $ 521 $ $ 2,577

For the three months ended September 30, 2023

Dow Jones Digital Real

Estate

Services Book

Publishing Subscription

Video

Services News Media Other Total

Revenues

(in millions)

Circulation and subscription $ 436 $ 3 $ $ 415 $ 275 $ $ 1,129

Advertising 91 35 62 203 391

Consumer 502 502

Real estate 311 311

Other 10 54 23 9 70 166

Total Revenues $ 537 $ 403 $ 525 $ 486 $ 548 $ $ 2,499

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Contract Liabilities and Assets

The Company s deferred revenue balance primarily relates to amounts received from customers for subscriptions paid in advance of the services being provided. The following table presents changes in the deferred revenue balance for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

Balance, beginning of period $ 551 $ 622

Deferral of revenue 967 937

Recognition of deferred revenue(a)

(969) (929)

Other 10 (6)

Balance, end of period $ 559 $ 624

(a)For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized $340 million and $393 million, respectively, of revenue which was included in the opening deferred revenue balance.

Contract assets were immaterial for disclosure as of September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Other Revenue Disclosures

The Company typically expenses sales commissions to obtain a customer contract as incurred as the amortization period is twelve months or less. These costs are recorded within Selling, general and administrative in the Statements of Operations. The Company also does not capitalize significant financing components when the transfer of the good or service is paid within twelve months or less, or consideration is received within twelve months or less of the transfer of the good or service.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized approximately $112 million in revenues related to performance obligations that were satisfied or partially satisfied in a prior reporting period. The remaining transaction price related to unsatisfied performance obligations as of September 30, 2024 was approximately $1,324 million, of which approximately $381 million is expected to be recognized over the remainder of fiscal 2025, $354 million is expected to be recognized in fiscal 2026 and $235 million is expected to be recognized in fiscal 2027, with the remainder to be recognized thereafter. These amounts do not include (i) contracts with an expected duration of one year or less, (ii) contracts for which variable consideration is determined based on the customer s subsequent sale or usage and (iii) variable consideration allocated to performance obligations accounted for under the series guidance that meets the allocation objective under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

NOTE 3. IMPAIRMENT AND RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

Restructuring

During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $24 million and $17 million, respectively, primarily related to employee termination benefits.

Fiscal 2024 Impairment

During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized non-cash impairment charges of $21 million at the News Media segment related to the write-down of fixed assets associated with the combination of News UK s printing operations with those of DMG Media.

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For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023

One time

employee

termination

benefits Other costs Total One time

employee

termination

benefits Other costs Total

(in millions)

Balance, beginning of period $ 27 $ 35 $ 62 $ 53 $ 41 $ 94

Additions 23 1 24 16 1 17

Payments (24) (3) (27) (39) (1) (40)

Other (1) (1)

Balance, end of period $ 26 $ 33 $ 59 $ 29 $ 41 $ 70

As of September 30, 2024, restructuring liabilities of approximately $33 million were included in the Balance Sheet in Other current liabilities and $26 million were included in Other non-current liabilities.

NOTE 4. INVESTMENTS

Ownership Percentage as of September 30, 2024 As of

September 30, 2024 As of

June 30, 2024

(in millions)

Equity method investments(a)

various $ 223 $ 216

Equity and other securities(b)

various 235 214

Total Investments $ 458 $ 430

(a)Equity method investments are primarily comprised of REA Group s ownership interest in PropertyGuru Group Ltd. ( PropertyGuru ). In August 2024, REA Group announced that PropertyGuru had entered into an agreement to be acquired by a third party, which will result in the divestiture of REA Group s interest in PropertyGuru upon completion. The transaction is expected to close later in the fiscal year.

(b)Equity and other securities are primarily comprised of Nexxen International, Ltd., certain investments in China, RipJar Ltd., an artificial intelligence-focused data analytics company, and ARN Media Limited, which operates a portfolio of Australian radio media assets.

The Company has equity securities with quoted prices in active markets as well as equity securities without readily determinable fair market values. Equity securities without readily determinable fair market values are valued at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes in fair value resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. The components comprising total gains and losses on equity securities are set forth below:

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

Total gains (losses) recognized on equity securities $ 10 $ (23)

Net gains (losses) recognized on equity securities sold

Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on equity securities held at end of period $ 10 $ (23)

Equity Losses of Affiliates

The Company s share of the losses of its equity affiliates was $3 million and $2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

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NOTE 5. BORROWINGS

Interest rate at September 30, 2024 Maturity at September 30, 2024 As of

September 30, 2024 As of

June 30, 2024

(in millions)

News Corporation

2022 Term loan A(a)

6.810 % Mar 31, 2027 $ 484 $ 484

2022 Senior notes 5.125 % Feb 15, 2032 493 493

2021 Senior notes 3.875 % May 15, 2029 992 991

Foxtel Group(b)

2024 Foxtel credit facility tranche 1(c)(d)

7.33 % Aug 1, 2026 428 434

2024 Foxtel credit facility USD portion tranche 2(e)

8.36 % Aug 1, 2027 44 49

2024 Foxtel credit facility tranche 3(d)

7.48 % Aug 1, 2027 195 208

2017 Working capital facility(c)

7.33 % Aug 1, 2026 21

Telstra facility 12.25 % Dec 22, 2027 89 93

REA Group(b)

2024 REA credit facility tranche 1(f)

5.93 % Sep 15, 2028

2024 REA credit facility tranche 2(f)

5.63 % Sep 16, 2025 138 79

2024 Subsidiary facility(g)

% Sep 28, 2025 55

Finance Leases

Finance lease liability 16 23

Total borrowings 2,900 2,909

current portion(h)

(194) (54)

$ 2,706 $ 2,855

(a)The Company entered into an interest rate swap derivative to fix the floating rate interest component of its Term A Loans at 2.083%. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company was paying interest at an effective interest rate of 3.521%. See Note 7 Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements.

(b)These borrowings were incurred by certain subsidiaries of NXE Australia Pty Limited (the Foxtel Group and together with such subsidiaries, the Foxtel Debt Group ) and REA Group and certain of its subsidiaries (REA Group and certain of its subsidiaries, the REA Debt Group ), consolidated but non wholly-owned subsidiaries of News Corp, and are only guaranteed by the Foxtel Group and REA Group and their respective subsidiaries, as applicable, and are non-recourse to News Corp.

(c)As of September 30, 2024, the Foxtel Debt Group had total undrawn commitments of A$203 million available under these facilities.

(d)The Company entered into A$610 million of interest rate swap derivatives to fix the floating rate interest components of tranche 1 and tranche 3 of its 2024 Foxtel Credit Facility at approximately 4.30%. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company was paying interest at an effective interest rate of 7.25% and 7.30% for tranche 1 and tranche 3, respectively. See Note 7 Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements.

(e)The Company entered into a cross-currency interest rate swap derivative to fix the floating rate interest component of tranche 2 of its 2024 Foxtel Credit Facility at 4.38%. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company was paying interest at an effective interest rate of 7.64%. See Note 7 Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements.

(f)As of September 30, 2024, REA Group had total undrawn commitments of A$400 million available under this facility.

(g)This facility was terminated by REA Group during the three months ended September 30, 2024, with the amount outstanding repaid using capacity available under the 2024 REA Credit Facility.

(h)The Company classifies the current portion of long term debt as non-current liabilities on the Balance Sheets when it has the intent and ability to refinance the obligation on a long-term basis, in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt. $16 million and $21 million relates to the current portion of finance lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively, with the remainder as of September 30, 2024 consisting of required principal repayments on the 2022 Term Loan A, 2024 Foxtel Credit Facility tranches 2 and 3 and 2024 REA credit facility tranche 2.

Covenants

The Company s borrowings and those of its consolidated subsidiaries contain customary representations, covenants and events of default, including those discussed in the Company s 2024 Form 10-K. If any of the events of default occur and are not cured within applicable grace periods or waived, any unpaid amounts under the applicable debt agreements may be declared immediately due and payable. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2024.

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NOTE 6. EQUITY

The following tables summarize changes in equity for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

For the three months ended September 30, 2024

Class A Common

Stock Class B Common

Stock Additional

Capital Accumulated

Deficit Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss Total

News

Corp

Interests Total

Equity

Shares Amount Shares Amount

(in millions)

Balance, June 30, 2024 379 $ 4 190 $ 2 $ 11,254 $ (1,889) $ (1,251) $ 8,120 $ 891 $ 9,011

Net income 119 119 25 144

Other comprehensive income 120 120 31 151

Dividends (57) (57) (35) (92)

Share repurchases (1) (29) (9) (38) (38)

Other 1 (11) (11) 1 (10)

Balance, September 30, 2024 379 $ 4 190 $ 2 $ 11,157 $ (1,779) $ (1,131) $ 8,253 $ 913 $ 9,166

For the three months ended September 30, 2023

Class A

Common Stock Class B

Common Stock Additional

Capital Accumulated

Deficit Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

Loss Total

News

Corp

Interests Total

Equity

Shares Amount Shares Amount

(in millions)

Balance, June 30, 2023 380 $ 4 192 $ 2 $ 11,449 $ (2,144) $ (1,247) $ 8,064 $ 881 $ 8,945

Net income 30 30 28 58

Other comprehensive loss (100) (100) (31) (131)

Dividends (57) (57) (28) (85)

Share repurchases (1) (29) (29) (29)

Other 2 (16) (16) (6) (22)

Balance, September 30, 2023 381 $ 4 192 $ 2 $ 11,347 $ (2,114) $ (1,347) $ 7,892 $ 844 $ 8,736

Stock Repurchases

The Company s Board of Directors (the Board of Directors ) has authorized a repurchase program to purchase up to $1 billion in the aggregate of the Company s outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (the Repurchase Program ). The manner, timing, number and share price of any repurchases will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will depend upon such factors as the market price of the stock, general market conditions, applicable securities laws, alternative investment opportunities and other factors. The Repurchase Program has no time limit and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. As of September 30, 2024, the remaining authorized amount under the Repurchase Program was approximately $422 million.

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Stock repurchases under the Repurchase Program commenced on November 9, 2021. The following table summarizes the shares repurchased and subsequently retired and the related consideration paid during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

(in millions)

Class A Common Stock

0.9 $ 25 1.0 $ 20

Class B Common Stock

0.4 13 0.4 9

Total

1.3 $ 38 1.4 $ 29

Dividends

In August 2024, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.10 per share for Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The dividend was paid on October 9, 2024 to stockholders of record as of September 11, 2024. The timing, declaration, amount and payment of future dividends to stockholders, if any, is within the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors decisions regarding the payment of future dividends will depend on many factors, including the Company s financial condition, earnings, capital requirements and debt facility covenants, other contractual restrictions, as well as legal requirements, regulatory constraints, industry practice, market volatility and other factors that the Board of Directors deems relevant.

NOTE 7. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

In accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements ( ASC 820 ) fair value measurements are required to be disclosed using a three-tiered fair value hierarchy which distinguishes market participant assumptions into the following categories:

Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. The Company could value assets and liabilities included in this level using dealer and broker quotations, certain pricing models, bid prices, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. For the Company, this primarily includes the use of forecasted financial information and other valuation related assumptions such as discount rates and long term growth rates in the income approach as well as the market approach which utilizes certain market and transaction multiples.

Under ASC 820, certain assets and liabilities are required to be remeasured to fair value at the end of each reporting period.

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The following table summarizes those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

As of September 30, 2024 As of June 30, 2024

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total

(in millions)

Equity and other securities

65 46 124 235 53 39 122 214

Total assets $ 65 $ 60 $ 124 $ 249 $ 53 $ 68 $ 122 $ 243

Total liabilities $ $ (11) $ $ (11) $ $ (2) $ $ (2)

Equity and Other Securities

The fair values of equity and other securities with quoted prices in active markets are determined based on the closing price at the end of each reporting period. These securities are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy outlined above. The fair values of equity and other securities without readily determinable fair market values are determined based on cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes in fair value resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for an identical or similar investment of the same issuer. These securities are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy outlined above.

A rollforward of the Company s equity and other securities classified as Level 3 is as follows:

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

$ 122 $ 130

Foreign exchange and other 2 (2)

Derivative Instruments

The Company is directly and indirectly affected by risks associated with changes in certain market conditions. When deemed appropriate, the Company uses derivative instruments to mitigate the potential impact of these market risks. The primary market risks managed by the Company through the use of derivative instruments include:

foreign currency exchange rate risk: arising primarily through Foxtel Debt Group borrowings denominated in United States ( U.S. ) dollars, payments for customer premise equipment, certain programming rights, product development costs and inventory purchases; and

interest rate risk: arising from fixed and floating rate Foxtel Debt Group and News Corporation borrowings.

The Company formally designates qualifying derivatives as hedge relationships and applies hedge accounting when considered appropriate. The Company does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

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Derivatives are classified as current or non-current in the Balance Sheets based on their maturity dates. Refer to the table below for further details:

Balance Sheet Classification

As of

September 30, 2024 As of

June 30, 2024

(in millions)

Cash flow hedges

The Company utilizes a combination of interest rate derivatives, foreign currency derivatives and cross-currency interest rate derivatives to mitigate currency exchange rate risk and interest rate risk in relation to future interest and principal payments and payments for customer premise equipment, certain programming rights, product development costs and inventory purchases.

The total notional value of interest rate swap derivatives designated for hedging was approximately $484 million and A$610 million as of September 30, 2024 for News Corporation and Foxtel Debt Group borrowings, respectively. The maximum hedged term over which the Company is hedging exposure to variability in interest payments is to July 2027. As of September 30, 2024, the Company estimates that approximately $7 million of net derivative gains related to its interest rate swap derivative cash flow hedges included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into the Statements of Operations within the next twelve months.

The total notional value of foreign currency contract derivatives designated for hedging was $77 million as of September 30, 2024. The maximum hedged term over which the Company is hedging exposure to foreign currency fluctuations is less than one year. As of September 30, 2024, the Company estimates that approximately $2 million of net derivative losses related to its foreign currency contract derivative cash flow hedges included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into the Statements of Operations within the next twelve months.

The total notional value of cross-currency interest rate swap derivatives designated for hedging was approximately $44 million as of September 30, 2024. The maximum hedged term over which the Company is hedging exposure to variability in interest and principal payments is to July 2027. As of September 30, 2024, the Company estimates that approximately $1 million of net derivative losses related to its cross-currency interest rate swap derivative cash flow hedges included in Accumulated other comprehensive loss will be reclassified into the Statements of Operations within the next twelve months.

The following tables present the impact that changes in the fair values had on Accumulated other comprehensive loss and the Statements of Operations during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 for both derivatives designated as cash flow hedges that continue to be highly effective and derivatives initially designated as cash flow hedges but for which hedge accounting was discontinued as of December 31, 2020:

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Gains (losses) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, by derivative instrument:

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

Total $ (20) $ 9

(Gains) losses reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into the Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, by derivative instrument:

Income Statement

Classification

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

Interest expense, net (2)

Interest expense, net (1)

Total $ (6) $ (11)

(a) These cross-currency interest rate derivatives were initially designated as cash flow hedges. Hedge accounting for these derivatives was discontinued as of December 31, 2020.

Other Fair Value Measurements

As of September 30, 2024, the carrying value of the Company s outstanding borrowings approximates the fair value. The 2022 Senior Notes and the 2021 Senior Notes are classified as Level 2 and the remaining borrowings are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

NOTE 8. EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share under ASC 260, Earnings per Share:

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions, except per share amounts)

Net income $ 144 $ 58

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (25) (28)

Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders $ 119 $ 30

Dilutive effect of equity awards 2.0 1.8

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NOTE 9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

The Company has commitments under certain firm contractual arrangements to make future payments. These firm commitments secure the current and future rights to various assets and services to be used in the normal course of operations. The Company s commitments as of September 30, 2024 have not changed significantly from the disclosures included in the 2024 Form 10-K.

Contingencies

The Company routinely is involved in various legal proceedings, claims and governmental inspections or investigations, including those discussed below. The outcome of these matters and claims is subject to significant uncertainty, and the Company often cannot predict what the eventual outcome of pending matters will be or the timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters. Fees, expenses, fines, penalties, judgments or settlement costs which might be incurred by the Company in connection with the various proceedings could adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition.

The Company establishes an accrued liability for legal claims when it determines that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Once established, accruals are adjusted from time to time, as appropriate, in light of additional information. The amount of any loss ultimately incurred in relation to matters for which an accrual has been established may be higher or lower than the amounts accrued for such matters. Legal fees associated with litigation and similar proceedings are expensed as incurred. Except as otherwise provided below, for the contingencies disclosed for which there is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss may be incurred, the Company was unable to estimate the amount of loss or range of loss. The Company recognizes gain contingencies when the gain becomes realized or realizable.

HarperCollins

Beginning in February 2021, a number of purported class action complaints have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (the N.Y. District Court ) against Amazon.com, Inc. ( Amazon ) and certain publishers, including the Company s subsidiary, HarperCollins Publishers, L.L.C. ( HarperCollins and together with the other publishers, the Publishers ), alleging violations of antitrust and competition laws. The complaints seek treble damages, injunctive relief and attorneys fees and costs. In August 2023, the N.Y. District Court dismissed the complaints in one of the cases with prejudice and in March 2024, the court dismissed the complaint against the Publishers in the remaining case with prejudice. However, the plaintiffs time to appeal the N.Y. District Court s decision to dismiss in the latter case does not expire until the complaint against Amazon in that case has been finally determined. While it is not possible at this time to predict with any degree of certainty the ultimate outcome of these actions, HarperCollins believes it has been compliant with applicable laws and intends to defend itself vigorously.

U.K. Newspaper Matters

Civil claims have been brought against the Company with respect to, among other things, voicemail interception and inappropriate payments to public officials at the Company s former publication, The News of the World, and at The Sun, and related matters (the U.K. Newspaper Matters ). The Company has admitted liability in many civil cases and has settled a number of cases. The Company also settled a number of claims through a private compensation scheme which was closed to new claims after April 8, 2013.

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In connection with the separation of the Company from Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. ( 21st Century Fox ) on June 28, 2013, the Company and 21st Century Fox agreed in the Separation and Distribution Agreement that 21st Century Fox would indemnify the Company for payments made after such date arising out of civil claims and investigations relating to the U.K. Newspaper Matters as well as legal and professional fees and expenses paid in connection with the previously concluded criminal matters, other than fees, expenses and costs relating to employees (i) who are not directors, officers or certain designated employees or (ii) with respect to civil matters, who are not co-defendants with the Company or 21st Century Fox. 21st Century Fox s indemnification obligations with respect to these matters are settled on an after-tax basis. In March 2019, as part of the separation of FOX Corporation ( FOX ) from 21st Century Fox, the Company, News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland, 21st Century Fox and FOX entered into a Partial Assignment and Assumption Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, 21st Century Fox assigned, conveyed and transferred to FOX all of its indemnification obligations with respect to the U.K. Newspaper Matters.

The net expense related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters in Selling, general and administrative was $2 million and $3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has provided for its best estimate of the liability for the claims that have been filed and costs incurred, including liabilities associated with employment taxes, and has accrued approximately $62 million. The amount to be indemnified by FOX of approximately $68 million was recorded as a receivable in Other current assets on the Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2024. It is not possible to estimate the liability or corresponding receivable for any additional claims that may be filed given the information that is currently available to the Company. If more claims are filed and additional information becomes available, the Company will update the liability provision and corresponding receivable for such matters.

The Company is not able to predict the ultimate outcome or cost of the civil claims. It is possible that these proceedings and any adverse resolution thereof could damage its reputation, impair its ability to conduct its business and adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition.

NOTE 10. INCOME TAXES

At the end of each interim period, the Company estimates its annual effective tax rate and applies that rate to ordinary quarterly earnings. The tax expense or benefit related to significant, unusual or extraordinary items that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effect are individually computed and recognized in the interim period in which those items occur. In addition, the effects of changes in enacted tax laws or rates or tax status are recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded income tax expense of $60 million on pre-tax income of $204 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded income tax expense of $37 million on pre-tax income of $95 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses.

Management assesses available evidence to determine whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit the use of existing deferred tax assets. Based on management s assessment of available evidence, it has been determined that it is more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets may not be realized and therefore, a valuation allowance has been established against those tax assets.

The Company s tax returns are subject to on-going review and examination by various tax authorities. Tax authorities may not agree with the treatment of items reported in the Company s tax returns, and therefore the outcome of tax reviews and examinations can be unpredictable. The Company is currently undergoing audits with certain U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions. The Company believes it has appropriately accrued for the expected outcome of uncertain tax matters and believes such liabilities represent a reasonable provision for taxes ultimately expected to be paid. However, the Company may need to accrue additional income tax expense and its liability may need to be adjusted as new information becomes known and as these tax examinations continue to progress, or as settlements or litigations occur.

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ) continues to develop detailed rules to assist member states in the implementation of landmark reforms to the international tax system, as agreed in October 2021 by 136 members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework. These rules are intended to address certain tax challenges arising from digitalization of the global economy and ensure that companies pay a global minimum level of taxation in countries where they operate.

The OECD s recommendations call for a global minimum effective tax rate of 15% for multinational groups with annual global revenue exceeding 750 million Euros. In December 2022, European Union ( EU ) member states agreed to adopt the OECD s minimum tax rules which began going into effect in tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. The majority of the EU countries and the U.K. enacted minimum tax legislation in 2023. Several other countries, including Australia, have proposed changes to their tax law to implement the OECD s minimum tax proposal. Global minimum tax legislation will generally be effective for the Company s financial year beginning on July 1, 2024. The Company has assessed the potential impact of global minimum tax proposals in the jurisdictions where it operates, including available transitional safe harbor relief which provides more simplified measures, on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. Based on its assessment, these rules are not expected to have a material impact on the Company s results of operations. However, the application of the rules continues to evolve, and its outcome may alter aspects of how the Company s tax obligations are determined in countries in which it does business. The Company continues to evaluate the potential impact of these rules.

The Company paid gross income taxes of $48 million and $25 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and received tax refunds of $1 million and $8 million, respectively.

NOTE 11. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company manages and reports its businesses in the following six segments:

Dow Jones The Dow Jones segment consists of Dow Jones, a global provider of news and business information whose products target individual consumers and enterprise customers and are distributed through a variety of media channels including newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video and podcasts. Dow Jones s consumer products include premier brands such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron s, MarketWatch and Investor s Business Daily. Dow Jones s professional information products, which target enterprise customers, include Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, a leading provider of data solutions to help customers identify and manage regulatory, corporate and reputational risk with tools focused on financial crime, sanctions, trade and other compliance requirements, Dow Jones Energy, a leading provider of pricing data, news, insights, analysis and other information for energy commodities and key base chemicals, Factiva, a leading provider of global business content, and Dow Jones Newswires, which distributes real-time business news, information and analysis to financial professionals and investors.

Digital Real Estate Services The Digital Real Estate Services segment consists of the Company s 61.4% interest in REA Group and 80% interest in Move. The remaining 20% interest in Move is held by REA Group. REA Group is a market-leading digital media business specializing in property and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange ( ASX ) (ASX: REA). REA Group advertises property and property-related services on its websites and mobile apps, including Australia s leading residential, commercial and share property websites, realestate.com.au, realcommercial.com.au and Flatmates.com.au, property.com.au and property portals in India. In addition, REA Group provides property-related data to the financial sector and financial services through a digital property search and financing experience and a mortgage broking offering.

Move is a leading provider of digital real estate services in the U.S. and primarily operates Realtor.com , a premier real estate information, advertising and services platform. Move offers real estate advertising solutions to agents and brokers, including its ConnectionsSM Plus, Market VIPSM, AdvantageSM Pro and Listing Toolkit products as well as its referral-based services, ReadyConnect ConciergeSM and RealChoiceTM Selling. Move also offers online tools and services to do-it-yourself landlords and tenants.

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Book Publishing The Book Publishing segment consists of HarperCollins, the second largest consumer book publisher in the world, with operations in 15 countries and particular strengths in general fiction, nonfiction, children s and religious publishing. HarperCollins owns more than 120 branded publishing imprints, including Harper, William Morrow, Mariner, HarperCollins Children s Books, Avon, Harlequin and Christian publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, and publishes works by well-known authors such as Harper Lee, George Orwell, Agatha Christie and Zora Neale Hurston, as well as global author brands including J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Daniel Silva, Karin Slaughter and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is also home to many beloved children s books and series and a significant Christian publishing business.

Subscription Video Services The Company s Subscription Video Services segment provides sports, entertainment and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers and other commercial licensees via satellite and internet distribution and consists of (i) the Company s 65% interest in the Foxtel Group (with the remaining 35% interest held by Telstra, an ASX-listed telecommunications company) and (ii) Australian News Channel ( ANC ). The Foxtel Group is the largest Australian-based subscription television provider. Its Foxtel pay-TV service provides approximately 200 channels and video on demand covering sports, general entertainment, movies, documentaries, music, children s programming and news. Foxtel and the Group s Kayo Sports streaming service offer the leading sports programming content in Australia, with broadcast rights to live sporting events including: National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Cricket Australia and various motorsports programming. The Foxtel Group s other products and services include BINGE, its entertainment streaming service, Foxtel Now, a streaming service that provides access across Foxtel s live and on-demand content, and Hubbl, its content aggregation platform.

ANC operates the Sky News Australia network, Australia s 24-hour multi-channel, multi-platform news service. ANC channels are distributed throughout Australia on Foxtel and Sky News is distributed in New Zealand by Sky Network Television Limited. ANC also owns and operates the IPTV Australia Channel, which is available in territories outside Australia and New Zealand, and offers content across a variety of digital media platforms, including web, mobile and third-party providers.

News Media The News Media segment consists primarily of News Corp Australia, News UK and the New York Post and includes The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Advertiser and the news.com.au website in Australia, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and thesun.co.uk in the U.K. and the-sun.com in the U.S. This segment also includes Wireless Group, operator of talkSPORT, the leading sports radio network in the U.K., Talk in the U.K. and Storyful, a social media content agency.

Other The Other segment consists primarily of general corporate overhead expenses, strategy costs and costs related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters.

Segment EBITDA is the primary measure used by the Company s chief operating decision maker to evaluate the performance of, and allocate resources within, the Company s businesses. Segment EBITDA is defined as revenues less operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Segment EBITDA does not include: depreciation and amortization, impairment and restructuring charges, equity losses of affiliates, interest (expense) income, net, other, net and income tax (expense) benefit. Segment EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies and investors may differ as to what items should be included in the calculation of Segment EBITDA. Segment EBITDA provides management, investors and equity analysts with a measure to analyze the operating performance of each of the Company s business segments and its enterprise value against historical data and competitors data, although historical results may not be indicative of future results (as operating performance is highly contingent on many factors, including customer tastes and preferences).

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

Dow Jones $ 552 $ 537

Digital Real Estate Services 457 403

Book Publishing 546 525

Subscription Video Services 501 486

News Media 521 548

Other

Total Revenues $ 2,577 $ 2,499

Dow Jones $ 131 $ 124

Digital Real Estate Services 140 122

Book Publishing 81 65

Subscription Video Services 92 93

News Media 16 14

Other (45) (54)

Depreciation and amortization (189) (171)

Impairment and restructuring charges (24) (38)

Equity losses of affiliates (3) (2)

Interest expense, net (18) (23)

Other, net 23 (35)

Income before income tax expense 204 95

Income tax expense (60) (37)

Net income $ 144 $ 58

As of

September 30, 2024 As of

June 30, 2024

(in millions)

Dow Jones $ 4,113 $ 4,139

Digital Real Estate Services 3,090 3,020

Book Publishing 2,824 2,647

Subscription Video Services 2,556 2,587

News Media 2,115 2,003

Other(a)

1,771 1,858

Investments 458 430

Total assets $ 16,927 $ 16,684

(a)The Other segment primarily includes Cash and cash equivalents.

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As of

September 30, 2024 As of

June 30, 2024

(in millions)

Goodwill and intangible assets, net:

Dow Jones $ 3,248 $ 3,248

Digital Real Estate Services 1,851 1,828

Book Publishing 922 914

Subscription Video Services 1,253 1,224

News Media 308 294

Total Goodwill and intangible assets, net $ 7,582 $ 7,508

NOTE 12. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Receivables, net

Receivables are presented net of allowances, which reflect the Company s expected credit losses based on historical experience as well as current and expected economic conditions.

Receivables, net consist of:

As of

September 30, 2024 As of

June 30, 2024

(in millions)

Receivables $ 1,768 $ 1,568

allowances (70) (65)

Receivables, net $ 1,698 $ 1,503

As of

September 30, 2024 As of

June 30, 2024

(in millions)

Royalty advances to authors $ 361 $ 375

Retirement benefit assets 159 147

Inventory(a)

226 226

Other 428 422

(a)Primarily consists of the non-current portion of programming rights.

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Other Current Liabilities

The following table sets forth the components of Other current liabilities:

As of

September 30, 2024 As of

June 30, 2024

(in millions)

Royalties and commissions payable $ 245 $ 215

Current operating lease liabilities 115 117

Allowance for sales returns 146 141

Programming rights payable

103 98

Other 320 334

Total Other current liabilities $ 929 $ 905

Other, net

The following table sets forth the components of Other, net:

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

Remeasurement of equity securities $ 10 $ (23)

Dividends received from equity security investments 2

Other 13 (18)

Total Other, net $ 23 $ (35)

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table sets forth the Company s cash paid for interest and taxes:

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

Cash paid for interest $ 34 $ 19

Cash paid for taxes $ 48 $ 25

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This document, including the following discussion and analysis, contains statements that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ), and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. All statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The words expect, will, estimate, anticipate, predict, believe, should and similar expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places in this discussion and analysis and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers with respect to, among other things, trends affecting the Company s business, financial condition or results of operations, the Company s strategy and strategic initiatives, including potential acquisitions, investments and dispositions, the Company s cost savings initiatives and the outcome of contingencies such as litigation and investigations. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. More information regarding these risks and uncertainties and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is set forth under the heading Risk Factors in Part I, Item 1A. in News Corporation s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ) on August 13, 2024 (the 2024 Form 10-K ), and as may be updated in this and other subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Company does not ordinarily make projections of its future operating results and undertakes no obligation (and expressly disclaims any obligation) to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Readers should carefully review this document and the other documents filed by the Company with the SEC. This section should be read together with the unaudited consolidated financial statements of News Corporation and related notes set forth elsewhere herein and the audited consolidated financial statements of News Corporation and related notes set forth in the 2024 Form 10-K.

INTRODUCTION

News Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, News Corporation, News Corp, the Company, we or us ) is a global diversified media and information services company comprised of businesses across a range of media, including: information services and news, digital real estate services, book publishing and subscription video services in Australia.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements are referred to herein as the Consolidated Financial Statements. The consolidated statements of operations are referred to herein as the Statements of Operations. The consolidated balance sheets are referred to herein as the Balance Sheets. The consolidated statements of cash flows are referred to herein as the Statements of Cash Flows. The Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ( GAAP ).

Management s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is intended to help provide an understanding of the Company s financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations. This discussion is organized as follows:

Overview of the Company s Businesses This section provides a general description of the Company s businesses, as well as developments that occurred to date during fiscal 2025 that the Company believes are important in understanding its results of operations and financial condition or to disclose known trends.

Results of Operations This section provides an analysis of the Company s results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. This analysis is presented on both a consolidated basis and a segment basis. Supplemental revenue information is also included for reporting units within certain segments and is presented on a gross basis, before eliminations in consolidation. In addition, a brief description is provided of significant transactions and events that impact the comparability of the results being analyzed.

Liquidity and Capital Resources This section provides an analysis of the Company s cash flows for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, as well as a discussion of the Company s financial arrangements and outstanding commitments, both firm and contingent, that existed as of September 30, 2024.

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OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY S BUSINESSES

The Company manages and reports its businesses in the following six segments:

Dow Jones The Dow Jones segment consists of Dow Jones, a global provider of news and business information whose products target individual consumers and enterprise customers and are distributed through a variety of media channels including newspapers, newswires, websites, mobile apps, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video and podcasts. Dow Jones s consumer products include premier brands such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron s, MarketWatch and Investor s Business Daily. Dow Jones s professional information products, which target enterprise customers, include Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, a leading provider of data solutions to help customers identify and manage regulatory, corporate and reputational risk with tools focused on financial crime, sanctions, trade and other compliance requirements, Dow Jones Energy, a leading provider of pricing data, news, insights, analysis and other information for energy commodities and key base chemicals, Factiva, a leading provider of global business content, and Dow Jones Newswires, which distributes real-time business news, information and analysis to financial professionals and investors.

Digital Real Estate Services The Digital Real Estate Services segment consists of the Company s 61.4% interest in REA Group and 80% interest in Move. The remaining 20% interest in Move is held by REA Group. REA Group is a market-leading digital media business specializing in property and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange ( ASX ) (ASX: REA). REA Group advertises property and property-related services on its websites and mobile apps, including Australia s leading residential, commercial and share property websites, realestate.com.au, realcommercial.com.au and Flatmates.com.au, property.com.au and property portals in India. In addition, REA Group provides property-related data to the financial sector and financial services through a digital property search and financing experience and a mortgage broking offering.

Move is a leading provider of digital real estate services in the U.S. and primarily operates Realtor.com , a premier real estate information, advertising and services platform. Move offers real estate advertising solutions to agents and brokers, including its ConnectionsSM Plus, Market VIPSM, AdvantageSM Pro and Listing Toolkit products as well as its referral-based services, ReadyConnect ConciergeSM and RealChoiceTM Selling. Move also offers online tools and services to do-it-yourself landlords and tenants.

Book Publishing The Book Publishing segment consists of HarperCollins, the second largest consumer book publisher in the world, with operations in 15 countries and particular strengths in general fiction, nonfiction, children s and religious publishing. HarperCollins owns more than 120 branded publishing imprints, including Harper, William Morrow, Mariner, HarperCollins Children s Books, Avon, Harlequin and Christian publishers Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, and publishes works by well-known authors such as Harper Lee, George Orwell, Agatha Christie and Zora Neale Hurston, as well as global author brands including J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Daniel Silva, Karin Slaughter and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is also home to many beloved children s books and series and a significant Christian publishing business.

Subscription Video Services The Company s Subscription Video Services segment provides sports, entertainment and news services to pay-TV and streaming subscribers and other commercial licensees via satellite and internet distribution and consists of (i) the Company s 65% interest in the Foxtel Group (with the remaining 35% interest held by Telstra, an ASX-listed telecommunications company) and (ii) Australian News Channel ( ANC ). The Foxtel Group is the largest Australian-based subscription television provider. Its Foxtel pay-TV service provides approximately 200 channels and video on demand covering sports, general entertainment, movies, documentaries, music, children s programming and news. Foxtel and the Group s Kayo Sports streaming service offer the leading sports programming content in Australia, with broadcast rights to live sporting events including: National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Cricket Australia and various motorsports programming. The Foxtel Group s other products and services include BINGE, its entertainment streaming service, Foxtel Now, a streaming service that provides access across Foxtel s live and on-demand content, and Hubbl, its content aggregation platform.

ANC operates the Sky News Australia network, Australia s 24-hour multi-channel, multi-platform news service. ANC channels are distributed throughout Australia on Foxtel and Sky News is distributed in New Zealand by Sky Network Television Limited. ANC also owns and operates the IPTV Australia Channel, which is available in territories outside Australia and New Zealand, and offers content across a variety of digital media platforms, including web, mobile and third-party providers.

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News Media The News Media segment consists primarily of News Corp Australia, News UK and the New York Post and includes The Australian, The Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Advertiser and the news.com.au website in Australia, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and thesun.co.uk in the U.K. and the-sun.com in the U.S. This segment also includes Wireless Group, operator of talkSPORT, the leading sports radio network in the U.K., Talk in the U.K. and Storyful, a social media content agency.

Other The Other segment consists primarily of general corporate overhead expenses, strategy costs and costs related to the U.K. Newspaper Matters (as defined in Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

Other Business Developments

The Company previously announced that in response to third party interest, it was reviewing strategic and financial options for the Foxtel Group, including its capital structure and assets. There is no assurance regarding the timing of any action or transaction, nor that the strategic review will result in a transaction or other strategic change.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations For the three months ended September 30, 2024 versus the three months ended September 30, 2023

The following table sets forth the Company s operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023:

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023 Change % Change

(in millions, except %) Better/(Worse)

Circulation and subscription $ 1,157 $ 1,129 $ 28 2 %

Advertising 381 391 (10) (3) %

Consumer 521 502 19 4 %

Real estate 357 311 46 15 %

Other 161 166 (5) (3) %

Total Revenues 2,577 2,499 78 3 %

Operating expenses (1,263) (1,273) 10 1 %

Selling, general and administrative (899) (862) (37) (4) %

Depreciation and amortization (189) (171) (18) (11) %

Impairment and restructuring charges (24) (38) 14 37 %

Equity losses of affiliates (3) (2) (1) (50) %

Interest expense, net (18) (23) 5 22 %

Other, net 23 (35) 58 **

Income before income tax expense 204 95 109 115 %

Income tax expense (60) (37) (23) (62) %

Net income 144 58 86 148 %

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (25) (28) 3 11 %

Net income attributable to News Corporation stockholders $ 119 $ 30 $ 89 297 %

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Revenues Revenues increased $78 million, or 3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

The revenue increase for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was driven by higher revenues at the Digital Real Estate Services segment primarily due to higher Australian residential revenues at REA Group, at the Book Publishing segment primarily due to higher digital book sales and improved returns in the U.S., at the Dow Jones segment driven by higher professional information business revenues and at the Subscription Video Services segment primarily due to higher streaming revenues and the positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations, partially offset by lower residential subscription revenues. These increases were partially offset by lower revenues at the News Media segment driven by the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to News UK s joint venture with DMG Media in fiscal 2024 and lower advertising and circulation and subscription revenues. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $35 million, or 1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

The Company calculates the impact of foreign currency fluctuations for businesses reporting in currencies other than the U.S. dollar by multiplying the results for each quarter in the current period by the difference between the average exchange rate for that quarter and the average exchange rate in effect during the corresponding quarter of the prior year and totaling the impact for all quarters in the current period.

Operating expenses Operating expenses decreased $10 million, or 1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

The decrease in operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was driven by lower expenses at the News Media segment driven by cost savings from the combination of News UK s printing operations with those of DMG Media and other cost savings initiatives, partially offset by higher expenses at the Subscription Video Services segment driven by costs related to the Hubbl product, higher sports programming rights costs due to contractual increases and higher production costs. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in an Operating expense increase of $15 million, or 1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

Selling, general and administrative Selling, general and administrative increased $37 million, or 4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

The increase in Selling, general and administrative for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to higher costs at the Digital Real Estate Services segment driven by REA Group, including $12 million of costs related to the withdrawn offer to acquire Rightmove and higher employee costs. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a Selling, general and administrative increase of $12 million, or 1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

Depreciation and amortization Depreciation and amortization expense increased $18 million, or 11%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, driven by higher depreciation of capitalized software costs, primarily at the Subscription Video Services and Digital Real Estate Services segments. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a depreciation and amortization expense increase of $2 million, or 2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

Impairment and restructuring charges During the three months ended September 30, 2024, there were no impairment charges. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized non-cash impairment charges of $21 million at the News Media segment related to the write-down of fixed assets associated with the combination of News UK s printing operations with those of DMG Media.

During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $24 million and $17 million, respectively.

See Note 3 Impairment and Restructuring Charges in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

Equity losses of affiliates Equity losses of affiliates increased by $1 million, or 50%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. See Note 4 Investments in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Interest expense, net Interest expense, net decreased by $5 million, or 22%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, driven by higher interest income as a result of higher interest rates on cash balances. See Note 5 Borrowings and Note 7 Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other, net Other, net increased by $58 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. See Note 12 Additional Financial Information in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

Income tax expense For the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded income tax expense of $60 million on pre-tax income of $204 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded income tax expense of $37 million on pre-tax income of $95 million, resulting in an effective tax rate that was higher than the U.S. statutory tax rate. The tax rate was impacted by foreign operations which are subject to higher tax rates and by valuation allowances recorded against tax benefits in certain businesses.

See Note 10 Income Taxes in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

Net income Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $144 million compared to net income of $58 million for the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The increase of $86 million, or 148%, was driven by the factors discussed above.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased by $3 million, or 11%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

Segment Analysis

Segment EBITDA is the primary measure used by the Company s chief operating decision maker to evaluate the performance of, and allocate resources within, the Company s businesses. Segment EBITDA is defined as revenues less operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Segment EBITDA does not include: depreciation and amortization, impairment and restructuring charges, equity losses of affiliates, interest (expense) income, net, other, net and income tax (expense) benefit. Segment EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies and investors may differ as to what items should be included in the calculation of Segment EBITDA. Segment EBITDA provides management, investors and equity analysts with a measure to analyze the operating performance of each of the Company s business segments and its enterprise value against historical data and competitors data, although historical results may not be indicative of future results (as operating performance is highly contingent on many factors, including customer tastes and preferences).

Total Segment EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income (loss), cash flow and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP. In addition, this measure does not reflect cash available to fund requirements and excludes items, such as depreciation and amortization and impairment and restructuring charges, which are significant components in assessing the Company s financial performance. The Company believes that the presentation of Total Segment EBITDA provides useful information regarding the Company s operations and other factors that affect the Company s reported results. Specifically, the Company believes that by excluding certain one-time or non-cash items such as impairment and restructuring charges and depreciation and amortization, as well as potential distortions between periods caused by factors such as financing and capital structures and changes in tax positions or regimes, the Company provides users of its consolidated financial statements with insight into both its core operations as well as the factors that affect reported results between periods but which the Company believes are not representative of its core business. As a result, users of the Company s consolidated financial statements are better able to evaluate changes in the core operating results of the Company across different periods.

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The following table reconciles Net income to Total Segment EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

Net income $ 144 $ 58

Income tax expense 60 37

Other, net (23) 35

Interest expense, net 18 23

Equity losses of affiliates 3 2

Impairment and restructuring charges 24 38

Depreciation and amortization 189 171

Total Segment EBITDA $ 415 $ 364

The following table sets forth the Company s Revenues and Segment EBITDA by reportable segment for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions) Revenues Segment

EBITDA Revenues Segment

EBITDA

Dow Jones $ 552 $ 131 $ 537 $ 124

Digital Real Estate Services 457 140 403 122

Book Publishing 546 81 525 65

Subscription Video Services 501 92 486 93

News Media 521 16 548 14

Other (45) (54)

Total $ 2,577 $ 415 $ 2,499 $ 364

Dow Jones (22% of the Company s consolidated revenues in both the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023)

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023 Change % Change

(in millions, except %) Better/(Worse)

Circulation and subscription $ 459 $ 436 $ 23 5 %

Advertising 85 91 (6) (7) %

Other 8 10 (2) (20) %

Total Revenues 552 537 15 3 %

Operating expenses (239) (235) (4) (2) %

Selling, general and administrative (182) (178) (4) (2) %

Segment EBITDA $ 131 $ 124 $ 7 6 %

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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, revenues at the Dow Jones segment increased $15 million, or 3%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher professional information business revenues. Digital revenues at the Dow Jones segment represented 82% of total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 81% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $2 million, or 1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

Circulation and Subscription Revenues

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023 Change % Change

(in millions, except %) Better/(Worse)

Circulation and other $ 238 $ 232 $ 6 3 %

Risk and Compliance

81 70 11 16 %

Dow Jones Energy

68 61 7 11 %

Other information services

72 73 (1) (1) %

Professional information business

221 204 17 8 %

Total circulation and subscription revenues $ 459 $ 436 $ 23 5 %

Circulation and subscription revenues increased $23 million, or 5%, during the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Professional information business revenues increased $17 million, or 8%, primarily due to the $11 million and $7 million increases in Risk & Compliance and Dow Jones Energy revenues, respectively, driven by new customers, new products and price increases. Circulation and other revenues increased $6 million, or 3%, driven by higher content licensing revenues and increased circulation revenues due to growth in digital-only subscriptions, primarily from bundled offers, partially offset by print circulation declines. Digital revenues represented 72% of circulation revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 70% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

The following table summarizes average daily consumer subscriptions during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 for select publications and for all consumer subscription products:(a)

For the three months ended September 30(b),

2024 2023 Change % Change

(in thousands, except %) Better/(Worse)

The Wall Street Journal

3,811 3,457 354 10 %

Total subscriptions 4,255 3,991 264 7 %

Barron s Group(d)

1,325 1,055 270 26 %

Total subscriptions 1,446 1,197 249 21 %

Total Consumer(e)

5,325 4,611 714 15 %

Total subscriptions 5,908 5,308 600 11 %

(a)Based on internal data for the periods from July 1, 2024 through September 29, 2024 and July 3, 2023 through October 1, 2023, respectively.

(b)Subscriptions include individual consumer subscriptions, as well as subscriptions purchased by companies, schools, businesses and associations for use by their respective employees, students, customers or members. Subscriptions exclude single-copy sales and copies purchased by hotels, airlines and other businesses for limited distribution or access to customers.

(c)For some publications, including The Wall Street Journal and Barron s, Dow Jones sells bundled print and digital products. For bundles that provide access to both print and digital products every day of the week, only one unit is reported each day and is designated as a print subscription. For bundled products that provide access to the print product only on specified days and full digital access, one print subscription is reported for each day that a print copy is served and one digital subscription is reported for each remaining day of the week.

(d)Barron s Group consists of Barron s, MarketWatch, Financial News and Private Equity News.

(e)Total Consumer consists of The Wall Street Journal, Barron s Group and Investor s Business Daily.

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Advertising Revenues

Advertising revenues decreased $6 million, or 7%, during the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024 primarily due to lower advertising spend in the technology and finance sectors. Digital advertising represented 67% of advertising revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 66% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

Segment EBITDA

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, Segment EBITDA at the Dow Jones segment increased $7 million, or 6%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the increase in revenues discussed above and lower newsprint, production and distribution costs, partially offset by higher marketing and employee costs.

Digital Real Estate Services (18% and 16% of the Company s consolidated revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively)

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023 Change % Change

(in millions, except %) Better/(Worse)

Circulation and subscription $ 2 $ 3 $ (1) (33) %

Advertising 38 35 3 9 %

Real estate 357 311 46 15 %

Other 60 54 6 11 %

Total Revenues 457 403 54 13 %

Operating expenses (47) (49) 2 4 %

Selling, general and administrative (270) (232) (38) (16) %

Segment EBITDA $ 140 $ 122 $ 18 15 %

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, revenues at the Digital Real Estate Services segment increased $54 million, or 13%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Revenues at REA Group increased $57 million, or 22%, to $318 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $261 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher Australian residential revenues driven by price increases, increased depth penetration and growth in national listings, the $7 million, or 3%, positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations and higher revenues from REA India. Revenues at Move decreased $2 million, or 1%, to $140 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $142 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, driven by the continued impact of the macroeconomic environment on the U.S. housing market. The challenging market conditions resulted in lower lead volumes, which decreased 1%, and lower transaction volumes. These factors adversely impacted revenues from both the referral model, which includes the ReadyConnect Concierge product, and the core lead generation product. The decline was partially offset by revenue growth in seller, new homes and rentals, including the partnership with Zillow, and higher advertising revenues.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, Segment EBITDA at the Digital Real Estate Services segment increased $18 million, or 15%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The increase in Segment EBITDA was primarily driven by the higher contribution from REA Group, mainly due to the revenue drivers discussed above and the $3 million, or 3%, positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations, partially offset by $12 million of costs related to the withdrawn offer to acquire Rightmove and higher employee costs. The increase was partially offset by the lower contribution from Move.

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Book Publishing (21% of the Company s consolidated revenues in both the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023)

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023 Change % Change

(in millions, except %) Better/(Worse)

Consumer $ 521 $ 502 $ 19 4 %

Other 25 23 2 9 %

Total Revenues 546 525 21 4 %

Operating expenses (365) (366) 1 %

Selling, general and administrative (100) (94) (6) (6) %

Segment EBITDA $ 81 $ 65 $ 16 25 %

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, revenues at the Book Publishing segment increased $21 million, or 4%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher digital book sales and improved returns in the U.S. Digital sales increased by 15% as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024 driven by strong market growth for audiobooks, including the contribution from the Spotify partnership and Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance, as well as growth in e-book sales. Digital sales represented approximately 25% of consumer revenues, as compared to 22% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Backlist sales represented approximately 64% of consumer revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 61% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $3 million, or 1%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, Segment EBITDA at the Book Publishing segment increased $16 million, or 25%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, primarily due to the higher revenues discussed above, partially offset by higher employee costs.

Subscription Video Services (19% of the Company s consolidated revenues in both the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023)

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023 Change % Change

(in millions, except %) Better/(Worse)

Circulation and subscription $ 425 $ 415 $ 10 2 %

Advertising 65 62 3 5 %

Other 11 9 2 22 %

Total Revenues 501 486 15 3 %

Operating expenses (326) (309) (17) (6) %

Selling, general and administrative (83) (84) 1 1 %

Segment EBITDA $ 92 $ 93 $ (1) (1) %

For the three months ended September 30, 2024, revenues at the Subscription Video Services segment increased $15 million, or 3%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The increase was driven by higher streaming revenues of $16 million, due to increased volume and pricing at Kayo and BINGE, and the positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations, partially offset by lower residential subscription revenues resulting from fewer residential broadcast subscribers. Foxtel Group streaming subscription revenues represented approximately 34% of total segment circulation and subscription revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to 30% in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $11 million, or 2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

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For the three months ended September 30, 2024, Segment EBITDA decreased $1 million, or 1%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, driven by $11 million of costs related to the Hubbl product, higher sports programming rights costs due to contractual increases and higher production costs, partially offset by declines in other costs, including marketing and entertainment programming costs, the revenue drivers discussed above and the $2 million, or 2%, positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations.

The following tables provide information regarding certain key performance indicators for the Foxtel Group, the primary reporting unit within the Subscription Video Services segment, as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (see the Company s 2024 Form 10-K for further detail regarding these performance indicators):

As of September 30,

2024 2023

(in 000s)

Broadcast Subscribers

Residential(a)

1,185 1,310

Commercial(b)

237 233

Kayo 1,511 (1,499) 1,411 (1,403)

BINGE 1,571 (1,552) 1,506 (1,449)

Foxtel Now

134 (131) 167 (161)

4,658 (4,622) 4,646 (4,573)

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023

Broadcast ARPU(e)

A$89 (US$60) A$85 (US$56)

Broadcast Subscriber Churn(f)

11.0% 11.4%

(a) Subscribing households throughout Australia as of September 30, 2024 and 2023.

(b) Commercial subscribers throughout Australia as of September 30, 2024 and 2023. Commercial subscribers are calculated as residential equivalent business units and are derived by dividing total recurring revenue from these subscribers by an estimated average Broadcast ARPU which is held constant through the year.

(c) Total and Paid subscribers for the applicable streaming service as of September 30, 2024 and 2023. Paid subscribers excludes customers receiving service for no charge under certain new subscriber promotions.

(d) Total subscribers consists of Foxtel Group s broadcast and primary streaming services listed above and other streaming services.

(e) Average monthly broadcast residential subscription revenue per user ( Broadcast ARPU ) for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

(f) Broadcast residential subscriber churn rate ( Broadcast Subscriber Churn ) for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. Broadcast Subscriber Churn represents the number of residential subscribers whose service is disconnected, expressed as a percentage of the average total number of residential subscribers, presented on an annual basis.

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News Media (20% and 22% of the Company s consolidated revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively)

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023 Change % Change

(in millions, except %) Better/(Worse)

Circulation and subscription $ 271 $ 275 $ (4) (1) %

Advertising 193 203 (10) (5) %

Other 57 70 (13) (19) %

Total Revenues 521 548 (27) (5) %

Operating expenses (286) (314) 28 9 %

Selling, general and administrative (219) (220) 1 %

Segment EBITDA $ 16 $ 14 $ 2 14 %

Revenues at the News Media segment decreased $27 million, or 5%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Other revenues decreased $13 million, or 19%, primarily driven by the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to News UK s joint venture with DMG Media in fiscal 2024. Advertising revenues decreased $10 million, or 5%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, due to lower print advertising revenues, primarily at News Corp Australia, and lower digital advertising revenues at News UK, mainly due to a decline in traffic at some mastheads due to algorithm changes at certain platforms, partially offset by the $5 million, or 2%, positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations. Circulation and subscription revenues decreased $4 million, or 1%, as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024, driven by print volume declines, partially offset by cover price increases and the $6 million, or 3%, positive impact of foreign currency fluctuation. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $12 million, or 2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

Segment EBITDA at the News Media segment increased by $2 million, or 14%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. The increase was driven by cost savings from the combination of News UK s printing operations with those of DMG Media and other cost savings initiatives, including lower Talk costs, largely offset by the lower revenues discussed above.

News Corp Australia

Revenues were $234 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $4 million, or 2%, compared to revenues of $238 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Circulation and subscription revenues decreased $4 million, or 4%, driven by print volume declines and lower content licensing revenues, partially offset by cover price increases. Advertising revenues decreased $3 million, or 3%, due to lower print advertising revenues. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $5 million, or 2%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

News UK

Revenues were $207 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $21 million, or 9%, as compared to revenues of $228 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Other revenues decreased $14 million, or 56%, primarily driven by the transfer of third-party printing revenue contracts to its joint venture with DMG Media in fiscal 2024. Advertising revenues decreased $9 million, or 15%, driven by lower digital advertising revenues mainly due to algorithm changes at certain platforms and lower print advertising revenues. Circulation and subscription revenues increased $2 million, or 1%, due to the positive impact of foreign currency fluctuations, as cover price increases and higher content licensing revenues were more than offset by print volume declines. The impact of foreign currency fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against local currencies resulted in a revenue increase of $6 million, or 3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the corresponding period of fiscal 2024.

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Current Financial Condition

The Company s principal source of liquidity is internally generated funds and cash and cash equivalents on hand. As of September 30, 2024, the Company s cash and cash equivalents were $1.8 billion. The Company also has available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility (the Revolving Facility ) and certain other facilities, as described below, and expects to have access to the worldwide credit and capital markets, subject to market conditions, in order to issue additional debt if needed or desired. The Company currently expects these elements of liquidity will enable it to meet its liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months, including repayment of indebtedness. Although the Company believes that its cash on hand and future cash from operations, together with its access to the credit and capital markets, will provide adequate resources to fund its operating and financing needs for at least the next twelve months, its access to, and the availability of, financing on acceptable terms in the future will be affected by many factors, including: (i) the financial and operational performance of the Company and/or its operating subsidiaries, as applicable, (ii) the Company s credit ratings and/or the credit rating of its operating subsidiaries, as applicable, (iii) the provisions of any relevant debt instruments, credit agreements, indentures and similar or associated documents, (iv) the liquidity of the overall credit and capital markets and (v) the state of the economy. There can be no assurances that the Company will continue to have access to the credit and capital markets on acceptable terms.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company s consolidated assets included $859 million in cash and cash equivalents that were held by its foreign subsidiaries. Of this amount, approximately $100 million is cash not readily accessible by the Company as it is held by REA Group, a majority owned but separately listed public company. REA Group must declare a dividend in order for the Company to have access to its share of REA Group s cash balance.

The principal uses of cash that affect the Company s liquidity position include the following: operational expenditures including employee costs, paper purchases and programming costs; capital expenditures; income tax payments; investments in associated entities; acquisitions; the repurchase of shares; dividends; and the repayment of debt and related interest. In addition to the acquisitions and dispositions disclosed elsewhere, the Company has evaluated, and expects to continue to evaluate, possible future acquisitions and dispositions of certain businesses. Such transactions may be material and may involve cash, the issuance of the Company s securities or the assumption of indebtedness.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The Company s Board of Directors (the Board of Directors ) has authorized a repurchase program to purchase up to $1 billion in the aggregate of the Company s outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (the Repurchase Program ). The manner, timing, number and share price of any repurchases will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will depend upon such factors as the market price of the stock, general market conditions, applicable securities laws, alternative investment opportunities and other factors. The Repurchase Program has no time limit and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. As of September 30, 2024, the remaining authorized amount under the Repurchase Program was approximately $422 million.

Stock repurchases under the Repurchase Program commenced on November 9, 2021. The following table summarizes the shares repurchased and subsequently retired and the related consideration paid during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

For the three months ended September 30,

2024 2023

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

(in millions)

Class A Common Stock

0.9 $ 25 1.0 $ 20

Class B Common Stock

0.4 13 0.4 9

Total

1.3 $ 38 1.4 $ 29

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Dividends

In August 2024, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.10 per share for Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The dividend was paid on October 9, 2024 to stockholders of record as of September 11, 2024. The timing, declaration, amount and payment of future dividends to stockholders, if any, is within the discretion of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors decisions regarding the payment of future dividends will depend on many factors, including the Company s financial condition, earnings, capital requirements and debt facility covenants, other contractual restrictions, as well as legal requirements, regulatory constraints, industry practice, market volatility and other factors that the Board of Directors deems relevant.

Sources and Uses of Cash For the three months ended September 30, 2024 versus the three months ended September 30, 2023

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows (in millions):

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 64 $ (55)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities improved by $119 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to lower working capital and higher Total Segment EBITDA, partially offset by higher tax payments.

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows (in millions):

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

Net cash used in investing activities $ (136) $ (159)

Net cash used in investing activities decreased by $23 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, driven by $29 million of lower capital expenditures, primarily at Foxtel, partially offset by the $6 million increase in cash used for acquisitions and investments.

Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was as follows (in millions):

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

Net cash used in financing activities $ (147) $ (65)

Net cash used in financing activities was $147 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to $65 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023.

During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company had $185 million of borrowing repayments, $38 million of stock repurchases of outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock under the Repurchase Program and dividend payments of $35 million to REA Group minority stockholders. The net cash used in financing activities was partially offset by new borrowings of $153 million.

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During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company had $933 million of borrowing repayments, primarily related to the refinancing of Foxtel and REA Groups debt portfolios, $29 million of stock repurchases of outstanding Class A and Class B Common Stock under the Repurchase Program and dividend payments of $28 million to REA Group minority stockholders. The net cash used in financing activities was partially offset by new borrowings of $925 million primarily related to the refinancings at Foxtel and REA Group and $53 million related to the net settlement of certain hedges which were terminated in connection with the refinancing at Foxtel.

Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less capital expenditures. Free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies, since companies and investors may differ as to what items should be included in the calculation of free cash flow.

Free cash flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period and should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, the net change in cash and cash equivalents as presented in the Company s consolidated Statements of Cash Flows prepared in accordance with GAAP, which incorporates all cash movements during the period.

The Company believes free cash flow provides useful information to management and investors about the Company s liquidity and cash flow trends.

The following table presents a reconciliation of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to free cash flow:

For the three months ended

September 30,

2024 2023

(in millions)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 64 $ (55)

Capital expenditures (95) (124)

Free cash flow (31) (179)

Free cash flow in the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $(31) million compared to $(179) million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2024. Free cash flow improved primarily due to higher cash provided by operating activities and lower capital expenditures.

Borrowings

As of September 30, 2024, the Company, certain subsidiaries of NXE Australia Pty Limited (the Foxtel Group and together with such subsidiaries, the Foxtel Debt Group ) and REA Group and certain of its subsidiaries (REA Group and certain of its subsidiaries, the REA Debt Group ) had total borrowings of $2.9 billion, including the current portion. Both the Foxtel Group and REA Group are consolidated but non wholly-owned subsidiaries of News Corp, and their indebtedness is only guaranteed by members of the Foxtel Debt Group and REA Debt Group, respectively, and is non-recourse to News Corp.

News Corporation Borrowings

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had (i) borrowings of $1,969 million, consisting of its outstanding 2021 Senior Notes, 2022 Senior Notes and Term A Loans, and (ii) $750 million of undrawn commitments available under the Revolving Facility.

Foxtel Group Borrowings

As of September 30, 2024, the Foxtel Debt Group had (i) borrowings of approximately $777 million, including the amounts outstanding under the 2024 Foxtel Credit Facility, the 2017 Working Capital Facility and the Telstra Facility (described below), and (ii) total undrawn commitments of A$203 million available under the 2024 Foxtel Credit Facility and 2017 Working Capital Facility.

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In addition to third-party indebtedness, the Foxtel Debt Group has related party indebtedness consisting of A$545 million of outstanding principal (excluding capitalized interest) of subordinated shareholder loans as of September 30, 2024. The shareholder loans bear interest at a variable rate of the Australian BBSY plus an applicable margin ranging from 6.30% to 7.75% and mature in December 2027. Amounts outstanding under the shareholder loans are permitted to be repaid if (i) no actual or potential event of default exists both before and immediately after repayment and (ii) the net debt to EBITDA ratio of the Foxtel Debt Group was on the most recent covenant calculation date, and would be immediately after the cash repayment, less than or equal to 2.25 to 1.0. In the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Foxtel Debt Group repaid A$51 million of outstanding principal of shareholder loans. Additionally, the Foxtel Debt Group has an A$170 million subordinated shareholder loan facility with Telstra which can be used to finance cable transmission costs due to Telstra. The Telstra Facility bears interest at a variable rate of the Australian BBSY plus an applicable margin of 7.75% and matures in December 2027. The Company excludes the utilization of the Telstra Facility from the Statements of Cash Flows because it is non-cash.

REA Group Borrowings

As of September 30, 2024, REA Group had (i) borrowings of approximately $138 million, consisting of amounts outstanding under the 2024 REA Credit Facility, and (ii) A$400 million of undrawn commitments available under the 2024 REA Credit Facility. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, REA Group terminated its A$83 million 2024 Subsidiary Facility and repaid the amount outstanding using capacity available under the 2024 REA Credit Facility.

All of the Company s borrowings contain customary representations, covenants and events of default. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2024.

See Note 5 Borrowings in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements for further details regarding the Company s outstanding debt, including additional information about interest rates, amortization (if any), maturities and covenants related to such debt arrangements.

Commitments

The Company has commitments under certain firm contractual arrangements to make future payments. These firm commitments secure the current and future rights to various assets and services to be used in the normal course of operations. The Company s commitments as of September 30, 2024 have not changed significantly from the disclosures included in the 2024 Form 10-K.

Contingencies

The Company routinely is involved in various legal proceedings, claims and governmental inspections or investigations, including those discussed in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The outcome of these matters and claims is subject to significant uncertainty, and the Company often cannot predict what the eventual outcome of pending matters will be or the timing of the ultimate resolution of these matters. Fees, expenses, fines, penalties, judgments or settlement costs which might be incurred by the Company in connection with the various proceedings could adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition.

The Company establishes an accrued liability for legal claims when it determines that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Once established, accruals are adjusted from time to time, as appropriate, in light of additional information. The amount of any loss ultimately incurred in relation to matters for which an accrual has been established may be higher or lower than the amounts accrued for such matters. Legal fees associated with litigation and similar proceedings are expensed as incurred. The Company recognizes gain contingencies when the gain becomes realized or realizable. See Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There has been no material change in the Company s assessment of its sensitivity to market risk since its presentation set forth in Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, in the Company s 2024 Form 10-K.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company s management, with the participation of the Company s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15(d)-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act )), as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on such evaluation, the Company s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Company s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act and were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company s management, including the Company s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Company s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the Company s first quarter of fiscal 2025 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 9 Commitments and Contingencies in the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in the 2024 Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On September 22, 2021, the Company announced a stock repurchase program authorizing the Company to purchase up to $1 billion in the aggregate of its outstanding Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (the Repurchase Program ). The manner, timing, number and share price of any repurchases will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will depend upon such factors as the market price of the stock, general market conditions, applicable securities laws, alternative investment opportunities and other factors. The Repurchase Program has no time limit and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time.

The following table details the Company s monthly share repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2024:

Total Number of Shares Purchased(a)

Average Price Paid Per Share(b)

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under Publicly Announced Program(b)

Class A

Class B

Class A

Class B

(in millions, except per share amounts)

July 1, 2024 - July 28, 2024 0.3 0.1 $ 27.71 $ 28.56 0.4 $ 449

July 29, 2024 - September 1, 2024 0.3 0.2 $ 27.36 $ 28.37 0.5 $ 434

September 2, 2024 - September 29, 2024 0.3 0.1 $ 26.50 $ 27.73 0.4 $ 422

Total 0.9 0.4 $ 27.19 $ 28.22 1.3

(a) The Company has not made any repurchases of Common Stock other than in connection with the publicly announced stock repurchase program described above.

(b) Amounts exclude taxes, fees, commissions or other costs associated with the repurchases.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

Trading Plans

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

10.1 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 13, 2024, between News Corporation and David Kline.*

10.2 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated February 14, 2024, between News Corporation and Ruth Allen.*

31.1 Chief Executive Officer Certification required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*

31.2 Chief Financial Officer Certification required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.*

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.**

101 The following financial information from the Company s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited); (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited); (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 (unaudited) and June 30, 2024 (audited); (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited); and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.*

104 The cover page from News Corporation s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).*

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

NEWS CORPORATION

(Registrant)

/s/ Susan Panuccio

Susan Panuccio

Chief Financial Officer

November 8, 2024

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