On June 16, Fox Corporation Class A declined 5.28% in regular trading, trading at approximately $51.91/share, with turnover of $277 million. The stock extended its prior session loss of over 16%, which marked its largest single-day drop on record.
The selling pressure stems from Fox Corporation's announcement on June 15 of a definitive agreement to acquire streaming platform Roku for approximately $22 billion. Under the terms, Roku shareholders will receive $160 per share — comprising $96 in cash and approximately 0.97 shares of Fox Class A common stock — representing an 11.4% premium to Roku's prior closing price. The deal structure is 60% cash and 40% stock. Upon completion, existing Fox shareholders will hold approximately 73% of the combined entity, while Roku shareholders will own roughly 27%. Morgan Stanley has provided a fully committed $12 billion bridge financing facility to support the transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of next year pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.
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