Fox agrees to buy Roku in a merger paying $96 cash and 0.9693 FOX shares per share
Fox Corporation signed a merger agreement on June 14, 2026, to acquire Roku, Inc. Roku holders would receive $96.00 in cash and 0.9693 of a FOX Class A share for each share, and Fox has a $12 billion bridge loan commitment to help fund the deal. The deal requires Roku and Fox stockholder approvals, antitrust clearance, and a Nasdaq listing approval, and it could cause Fox to issue new shares and take on new debt.
Key points
- Merger Agreement dated June 14, 2026, under which Roku becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Fox
- Each Roku share converts into $96.00 in cash plus 0.9693 of a FOX Class A share, with the exchange ratio adjusted if dissenting shares are involved
- Fox must pay a $1,237,262,000 regulatory termination fee in certain antitrust-related terminations, and a $866,084,000 termination fee in other specified cases
- Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. committed a $12 billion 364-day senior unsecured bridge term loan; Roku founder and CEO Anthony Wood and related holders represent about 55% of Roku voting power under a voting agreement
The filing
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