Roku Stockholders Approve $25B Fox Merger; 81.5% of Shares Outstanding Vote in Favor
ROKU sits 93% above its 52-week low of $78.53.
Summary
Roku shareholders overwhelmingly approved the Fox merger at the October 14 special meeting, with 81.5% of shares outstanding voting in favor. The deal now hinges on DOJ antitrust review, which remains open after a September Second Request.
Key Events · M&A and Partnerships · ROKU
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Merger Agreement Adopted by Stockholders
At the October 14, 2026 special meeting, stockholders adopted the Merger Agreement with 241,044,988 votes for, 502,927 against and 511,598 abstentions — 81.5% of votes outstanding in favor.
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Golden Parachute Compensation Approved
The advisory proposal on merger-related compensation for named executive officers passed with 240,438,251 votes for (99.3% of votes present) versus 864,190 against.
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Adjournment Proposal Moot
The proposal to adjourn the special meeting to solicit additional proxies was rendered moot by approval of the Merger Proposal and was not voted on.
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DOJ Second Request Still Open
As previously disclosed on September 9, 2026, the DOJ issued a Second Request on the Fox-Roku merger, extending the HSR waiting period and delaying the expected closing; this filing does not state a revised closing date.
Analysis · ROKU · Technology
The shareholder vote was the last company-level approval needed for Fox's $25 billion acquisition of Roku, and it passed decisively — 241.0 million votes for versus 0.5 million against, with 81.5% of all shares outstanding in favor. That removes deal-uncertainty risk from the stock and shifts the remaining question entirely to regulators: the DOJ's Second Request from September 9 extended the HSR waiting period and delayed the expected closing, and the stockholder demand letters disclosed October 6 challenging the proxy remain outstanding. The advisory vote on merger-related executive compensation also passed with 99.3% support, so no compensation-driven renegotiation is likely. What happens next is regulatory clearance; the filing does not state a revised closing date.
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At the time of this filing, ROKU was trading at $151.65 on NASDAQ in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $22.7B. The 52-week trading range was $78.53 to $159.89. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10.