Fox Corp (FOX) CFO receives new restricted stock unit awards
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Tomsic Steven reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Fox Corp Chief Financial Officer Steven Tomsic reported compensation-related equity awards in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs). On March 25, 2026, he received three RSU awards and related dividend-equivalent units, including 131, 74 and 142 units tied to Class A Common Stock.
The footnotes explain that each RSU equals one share of Class A Common Stock and that some units represent dividend equivalents that vest on the same schedule as the underlying RSUs. Vesting for these grants is staggered, with tranches vesting on August 15 of 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028, aligning the CFO’s incentives with long-term shareholder value rather than near-term trading.
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Insights
Routine RSU grants to Fox Corp’s CFO align pay with long-term equity.
The filing shows Steven Tomsic, Fox Corp’s Chief Financial Officer, receiving RSU awards and related dividend-equivalent units. These are labeled as grants or awards, not open-market purchases or sales, and therefore represent standard equity-based compensation rather than a trading decision.
Each unit corresponds to one share of Class A Common Stock, with vesting spread across August 15 in 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028. Such multi-year vesting structures are designed to keep senior executives focused on longer-term company performance.
There are no derivative positions reported as remaining in the derivative summary beyond these RSU holdings, and no indication of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan or discretionary stock sales. Overall, this looks like routine, non-market compensation with limited direct signaling value for investors.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant/Award | Restricted Stock Units | 74 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Restricted Stock Units | 142 | $0.00 | -- |
| Grant/Award | Restricted Stock Units | 131 | $0.00 | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Each restricted stock unit represents the equivalent of one share of Fox Corporation's Class A Common Stock. Represents dividend equivalents accrued with respect to restricted stock units. The restricted stock units vested one-third on August 15, 2024, one-third on August 15, 2025 and the remainder of the award will vest on August 15, 2026. Represents the aggregate number of restricted stock units with respect to a specific grant that are held by the Reporting Person, including dividend equivalents accrued that vest on the same terms as the respective underlying restricted stock units. The restricted stock units vested one-third on August 15, 2025, will vest one-third on August 15, 2026 and the remainder of the award will vest on August 15, 2027. The restricted stock units will vest one-third on each of August 15, 2026, August 15, 2027 and August 15, 2028.