What they were paid
NEWS Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $52,459 | $80,421 | — | $0 | $132,880 |
| FY2024 | $135,000 | $185,303 | — | $0 | $320,303 |
| FY2023 | $125,693 | $142,024 | — | $0 | $267,717 |
| FY2022 | $110,000 | $229,131 | — | $0 | $339,131 |
| FY2021 | $96,000 | $173,874 | — | $0 | $269,874 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: NEWS CORP DEF 14A filed October 8, 2025, accession 0001140361-25-037696, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the NEWS CORP filed document, accession 0001140361-25-037696. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed October 8, 2025.
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$132,880 Kelly Ayotte, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of October 8, 2025 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025NEWS pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $195,000 in DSUs.
The rest of the NEWS board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ana Paula Pessoa | Independent Director | $329,065 |
| José María Aznar | Independent Director | $341,565 |
| Lachlan K. Murdoch | Chair of the Board | $1,016,936 |
| Masroor Siddiqui | Lead Independent Director | $413,277 |
| Natalie Bancroft | Independent Director | $324,065 |
| Robert J. Thomson | Director | — |
The full NEWS compensation record
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