NALLEN JOHN 4
4 · Fox Corp · Filed Mar 13, 2026
Research Summary
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Fox Corp (FOX) President John Nallen Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
John Nallen, President and COO of Fox Corp (FOX), exercised a total of 459,115 option shares and simultaneously sold the same 459,115 shares in open-market transactions on March 11–12, 2026. Exercises: 242,309 shares @ $40.26 (≈ $9.76M), 46,041 shares @ $40.26 (≈ $1.85M), and 170,765 shares @ $36.00 (≈ $6.15M) — total exercise cost ≈ $17.76M. Sales: 239,907 shares @ $57.73 (≈ $13.85M), 2,402 shares @ $58.32 (≈ $140K), 212,253 shares @ $57.67 (≈ $12.24M), and 4,553 shares @ $58.08 (≈ $264K) — total proceeds ≈ $26.50M. The exercise (transaction code M) and matching sales (transaction code S) indicate the options were converted to shares and then sold.
Key Details
- Transaction dates: March 11–12, 2026; Form 4 filed March 13, 2026 (appears timely).
- Total shares exercised/acquired: 459,115; total exercise cost ≈ $17,756,511.
- Total shares sold/disposed: 459,115; total sales proceeds ≈ $26,494,985.
- Reported sale prices reported as weighted averages across multiple trades/ranges (see footnotes F2–F5 for price ranges).
- Footnote F1: Sales were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted Dec 2, 2025.
- Footnotes F6 & F7: The underlying options vested in prior years (vest schedules in 2020–2022).
- Shares owned after the transactions are not included in the summary provided here; see the full Form 4 for post-transaction holdings.
Context
- This was an option exercise followed by immediate/open-market sales (commonly a cashless exercise pattern): options were exercised at strike prices ($36.00 and $40.26) and the resulting shares were sold at roughly $57–$58 per share. The filing shows matched quantities exercised and sold.
- The presence of a 10b5-1 plan (F1) indicates the sales were pre-planned and executed under that plan, which limits what can be inferred about timing or insider sentiment.
- These were not open-market purchases by the insider (which can be interpreted as a stronger bullish signal); they were option exercises and planned sales.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-11$40.26/sh+242,309$9,755,360→ 599,962 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-03-11$57.73/sh−239,907$13,849,831→ 360,055 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F3]2026-03-11$58.32/sh−2,402$140,085→ 357,653 total - Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-12$40.26/sh+46,041$1,853,611→ 403,694 total - Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock
[F1]2026-03-12$36.00/sh+170,765$6,147,540→ 574,459 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F4]2026-03-12$57.67/sh−212,253$12,240,631→ 362,206 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F5]2026-03-12$58.08/sh−4,553$264,438→ 383,066 total - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1][F6]2026-03-11−242,309→ 46,041 totalExercise: $40.26Exp: 2026-03-19→ Class A Common Stock (242,309 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1][F6]2026-03-12−46,041→ 0 totalExercise: $40.26Exp: 2026-03-19→ Class A Common Stock (46,041 underlying) - Exercise/Conversion
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1][F7]2026-03-12−170,765→ 0 totalExercise: $36.00Exp: 2026-08-05→ Class A Common Stock (170,765 underlying)
- 95,508(indirect: By Trust)
Class A Common Stock
Footnotes (7)
- [F1]Transaction effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted by the reporting person on December 2, 2025.
- [F2]The number of securities reported represents an aggregate number of shares sold in multiple open market transactions over a range of sales prices from $57.28 to $58.27 per share, inclusive. The price reported represents the weighted average price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a stockholder of the Issuer, upon request, the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price within the range.
- [F3]The number of securities reported represents an aggregate number of shares sold in multiple open market transactions over a range of sales prices from $58.28 to $58.35 per share, inclusive. The price reported represents the weighted average price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a stockholder of the Issuer, upon request, the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price within the range.
- [F4]The number of securities reported represents an aggregate number of shares sold in multiple open market transactions over a range of sales prices from $57.06 to $58.055 per share, inclusive. The price reported represents the weighted average price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a stockholder of the Issuer, upon request, the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price within the range.
- [F5]The number of securities reported represents an aggregate number of shares sold in multiple open market transactions over a range of sales prices from $58.06 to $58.13 per share, inclusive. The price reported represents the weighted average price. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide the staff of the SEC, the Issuer, or a stockholder of the Issuer, upon request, the number of shares sold by the Reporting Person at each separate price within the range.
- [F6]The stock options were granted under an award that vested 50% on June 15, 2020 and 50% on June 15, 2021.
- [F7]The stock options were granted under an award that vested one-third on each of August 15, 2020, August 15, 2021 and August 15, 2022.