Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Amendment to Named Executive Officer Employment Arrangements
On November 9, 2021, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Fox Corporation (the “Company”) unanimously approved an extension of the term of the employment and compensatory arrangements with the Company’s named executive officers through June 30, 2026 for Messrs. Lachlan K. Murdoch and Steven Tomsic, and through June 30, 2025 for Messrs. John P. Nallen and Viet D. Dinh. In addition, the Committee unanimously approved (a) an increase, beginning July 1, 2022, in the annual base salary and target annual equity award for Mr. Tomsic to $1,750,000 and $3,000,000, respectively; and (b) the elimination of each named executive officer’s opportunity to earn an annual bonus award and continued vesting of performance-based incentive equity awards following a termination for cause.
The foregoing description of the employment agreement amendments does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the employment agreement amendments, which will be filed as exhibits to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ending December 31, 2021 to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on November 10, 2021. A brief description of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the voting on such matters are set forth below.
Proposal 1: The following individuals were elected as directors:
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Name | | For | | Against | | Abstain | | Broker Non-Votes |
K. Rupert Murdoch AC | | 220,982,442 | | 4,861,099 | | 28,541 | | 4,432,642 |
Lachlan K. Murdoch | | 214,967,126 | | 10,405,208 | | 499,748 | | 4,432,642 |
William A. Burck | | 181,151,934 | | 44,691,349 | | 28,799 | | 4,432,642 |
Chase Carey | | 222,063,505 | | 3,782,249 | | 26,328 | | 4,432,642 |
Anne Dias | | 223,651,267 | | 2,191,687 | | 29,128 | | 4,432,642 |
Roland A. Hernandez | | 223,647,757 | | 2,195,060 | | 29,265 | | 4,432,642 |
Jacques Nasser AC | | 222,213,058 | | 3,632,447 | | 26,577 | | 4,432,642 |
Paul D. Ryan | | 213,169,948 | | 12,155,303 | | 546,831 | | 4,432,642 |
Proposal 2: A proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 passed and was voted upon as follows:
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For: | | | 230,129,907 | |
Against: | | | 112,418 | |
Abstain: | | | 62,399 | |
Proposal 3: A proposal to approve, on an advisory, nonbinding basis, named executive officer compensation passed and was voted upon as follows:
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For: | | | 214,774,761 | |
Against: | | | 11,056,862 | |
Abstain: | | | 40,459 | |
Broker Non-Votes: | | | 4,432,642 | |
Proposal 4: A stockholder proposal to disclose direct and indirect lobbying activities and expenditures did not pass and was voted upon as follows:
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For: | | | 96,280,597 | |
Against: | | | 127,807,259 | |
Abstain: | | | 1,784,226 | |
Broker Non-Votes: | | | 4,432,642 | |