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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K

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(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended June 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)

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Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York

(Address of principal executive offices)

46-2950970

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

10036

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 416-3400

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

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareNWSAThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareNWSThe Nasdaq Global Select Market

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

None

(Title of class)

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (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☐
Non-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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of December 29, 2023, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, held by non-affiliates was approximately $9,333,783,420, based upon the closing price of $24.55 per share as quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market on that date, and the aggregate market value of the registrant’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, held by non-affiliates was approximately $2,919,377,586, based upon the closing price of $25.72 per share as quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market on that date.

As of August 2, 2024, 378,325,803 shares of Class A Common Stock and 190,258,938 shares of Class B Common Stock were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Certain information required for Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the News Corporation definitive Proxy Statement for its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, within 120 days of News Corporation’s fiscal year end.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
PART I
ITEM 1.Business1
ITEM 1A.Risk Factors17
ITEM 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments31
ITEM 1C.Cybersecurity31
ITEM 2.Properties32
ITEM 3.Legal Proceedings33
ITEM 4.Mine Safety Disclosures33
PART II
ITEM 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities34
ITEM 6.[Reserved]34
ITEM 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations35
ITEM 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk57
ITEM 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data60
ITEM 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure121
ITEM 9A.Controls and Procedures121
ITEM 9B.Other Information121
ITEM 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections121
PART III
ITEM 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance122
ITEM 11.Executive Compensation122
ITEM 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters122
ITEM 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence123
ITEM 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services123
PART IV
ITEM 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules124
ITEM 16.Form 10-K Summary127
SIGNATURES128

PART I

Next: Item 1. BUSINESS