News (NWS) Risk Factor Changes

The Company’s Board of Directors has authorized a $1 billion stock repurchase program for the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock, which has increased and could in the future further increase the percentage of…

In addition, all of the shares of Class A Common Stock and the majority of the shares of Class B Common Stock formerly held by the Murdoch Family Trust were transferred to LGC Holdco, a Delaware limited liability comp…

Certain Provisions of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated By-laws and the Ownership of the Company’s Common Stock by LGC Holdco, LLC (“LGC Holdco”) May Discourage Takeovers, an…

The Company cannot predict the prices at which its common stock may trade.

The Company’s activities are subject to laws and regulations in numerous jurisdictions around the world, including with respect to antitrust, tax, data privacy and security, intellectual property, employment, defamati…

In the course of its business, the Company collects, stores, uses, processes and transmits personal data from consumers, customers, employees and other sources.

A significant failure, compromise, breach, interruption of or other incident affecting the Systems could adversely impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the Systems or information or data processed,…

The risks associated with cyberattacks are increasing, particularly as AI use continues to grow and the Company’s digital businesses expand.

Network and information systems and other technologies used by the Company or used or supplied by third-party providers or partners, including those related to content delivery, network management and cloud-based serv…

Failure by the Company to Protect its Intellectual Property and Brands, or Infringement Claims by Third Parties, Could Adversely Impact the Company’s Business, Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The Company’s success depends on its ability to maintain, enforce and monetize the rights in its content and other intellectual property, and unauthorized use of its brands, digital journalism and other content, books…

Unauthorized Use of the Company’s Content and Other Intellectual Property May Decrease Revenue and Adversely Affect the Company’s Business, Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In some of the Company’s businesses, it engages the services of employees who are subject to collective bargaining agreements.

The Company accepts a variety of different payment methods, including credit and debit cards, prepaid cards, ACH payments and online wallets, as payment for the Company’s products and services and to facilitate paymen…

The Company’s businesses depend upon the continued efforts, abilities and expertise of its highly qualified people who possess substantial business, technical and operational knowledge.

The Company’s International Operations Expose it to Additional Risks That Could Adversely Affect its Business, Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Printing and distribution costs, including the cost of paper, are a significant expense for the Company’s book and newspaper publishing businesses.

The Company is incorporating AI into its business, including developing products and services that integrate AI solutions and for internal productivity purposes.

The Company’s products and services are distributed under some of the world’s most recognizable and respected brands, including The Wall Street Journal and premier news brands in Australia and the U.K., Dow Jones, Har…

The Company generates substantial revenues from the sale of advertising, and declines in advertising revenues have had, and could continue to have, an adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financia…

A Decline in Customer Advertising Expenditures or Other Adverse Changes in the Advertising Ecosystem Could Cause the Company’s Revenues and Operating Results to Decline Significantly.

The Company’s businesses depend on a single or limited number of third-party suppliers for certain products, services, data and information.

The Company may also be impacted by other events outside its control, such as developments in the industries in which it operates.

The Company’s business is subject to risks and uncertainties from events and circumstances outside its control that impact macroeconomic and market conditions or disrupt its business, particularly in the U.S., Austral…

Some of the Company’s current and potential competitors have greater resources, fewer regulatory burdens, better competitive positions in certain areas, greater operating capabilities, greater access to sources of con…

The Company expects to continue to pursue various strategic initiatives, incorporate new technologies and develop new and enhanced products and services to remain competitive.

•manage and adapt to changes made by digital platform operators, including the launch of AI-based features, products and services and the shift from referral-based to closed ecosystems, that affect the visibility and…

•respond to new and evolving technologies, business models, distribution channels and platforms, including AI tools, products and services, content distribution platforms, media channels, online retailers and digital…

•differentiate its brands and their associated content and other products and services based on quality, reliability and comprehensiveness and through its marketing and selling efforts;

The Company faces significant competition, including from other providers of information, news, real estate-related and entertainment products and services.

In addition, as a result of his ability to appoint certain members of the board of directors of the corporate trustee of the Murdoch Family Trust (“MFT”), which beneficially owns less than one percent of the Company’s…

Various aspects of the Company’s activities are subject to regulation in numerous jurisdictions around the world, and the introduction of new laws and regulations in countries where the Company’s products and services…

and regulations is costly and resource-intensive and, from time to time, requires the Company to change its business practices or limit or restrict aspects of its business in a manner adverse to its operations, includ…

technologies or compromise information security.

applicable laws in the U.S.

The Company’s businesses depend on a single or limited number of third-party suppliers for certain products, services, data and information.

the phase-out of support for third-party cookies and mobile identifiers, as well as platform and browser requirements, news blocking or bias and new privacy regulations, may also negatively impact digital advertising…

scale, financial leverage and/or access to content, data, information, technology (including AI) and other offerings.

with employees and/or result in labor disputes if the tools are viewed as displacing workers.

revenues will be able to offset declines in advertising revenue from traditional media offerings.