Fox extends CEO Lachlan Murdoch and CFO Steven Tomsic employment terms to June 2030
On June 11, 2026, Fox's board and compensation committee extended the employment terms of Executive Chair and CEO Lachlan Murdoch and CFO Steven Tomsic through June 30, 2030, and raised their pay targets starting July 1, 2026. The changes set higher target bonus and equity amounts for the company's top two executives, which shareholders can weigh against the retention value of longer contracts.
Key points
- Murdoch: term extended through June 30, 2030; target annual bonus rises to $9,000,000 and target annual equity award to $20,000,000, effective July 1, 2026
- Tomsic: term extended through June 30, 2030; base salary rises to $2,000,000, target bonus to $3,000,000 (increasing to $3,500,000 on July 1, 2028), and target equity award to $4,000,000
- Murdoch recused himself from all discussions and votes on his own arrangements
- The filing text cites Exhibit 10.1, but the exhibit index lists the document as 3.1
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 11, 2026.
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