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Rebekah Brooks and her husband, Charlie, are being charged with perverting the course of justice as part of the phone hacking inquiry.
Mrs Brooks is facing three charges of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice while her husband faces two.
In a statement, they accused the CPS of "posturing" and said: "We deplore this weak and unjust decision."
The charges relate to alleged offences in July last year including concealing documents and computers from police.
The couple will become the first suspects to be charged in an inquiry lasting 18 months.
Mrs Brooks's PA, Cheryl Carter, her chauffeur, Paul Edwards, security staff member Daryl Jorsling and News International security head Mark Hanna are charged with the same offence.
Revealing the charges ahead of a CPS announcement, the couple said: "We have this morning been informed by the Office of the Department of Public Prosecutions that we are to be charged with perverting the course of justice."
They added: "After the further unprecedented posturing of the CPS we will respond later today after our return from the police station."
Announcing the decision to charge the six, director of public prosecutions legal adviser Alison Levitt, QC, said she was making a statement "in the interests of transparency and accountability".
Mrs Brooks was arrested on 13 March as part of Operation Weeting.
Mrs Brooks is charged
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