Form 8-K · Current report
Fox Corporation 8-K, filed Sep 9, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001754301
- Accession no.
- 0001193125-26-385979
Summary
Fox Corporation and Roku each received a Second Request for additional information from the U.S. Department of Justice on September 8, 2026, extending the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period for Fox's proposed acquisition of Roku, under which Roku would become a wholly owned Fox subsidiary. Fox expects the merger to close in the first half of calendar year 2027, subject to antitrust clearance and stockholder approvals.
Key points
- Fox and Roku entered a merger agreement on June 14, 2026, under which Roku would merge into a Fox subsidiary and become a wholly owned Fox subsidiary.
- The DOJ's Second Request extends the HSR waiting period until 30 days after both companies substantially comply, unless terminated earlier or extended by agreement.
- Fox and Roku say they will continue working cooperatively with the DOJ's review.
- The SEC declared the Form S-4 registration statement effective on September 1, 2026, and the companies began mailing the joint proxy statement/prospectus to stockholders on or about that date.
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Items reported
- 8.01Other Events
From the filing
Item 8.01. Other Events. As previously announced, on June 14, 2026, Fox Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“FOX”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Falcon Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of FOX (“Merger Sub 1”), Falcon Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of FOX (“Merger Sub 2”), and Roku, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Roku”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, (i) Merger Sub 1 will merge with and into Roku (the “First Merger”), with Roku continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”) and…
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