The Murdochs are guaranteed over $206 million once the Disney-Fox deal is finalized

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The Murdochs are guaranteed over $206 million once the Disney-Fox deal is finalized

Rupert Murdoch

Reuters

Rupert Murdoch, Chairman of Fox News Channel, September 10, 2017.

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  • According to an SEC filing on Wednesday spotted by The Wrap, the Murdoch family - Rupert and sons James and Lachlan - will receive over $206 million once the Disney-Fox deal is finalized.
  • The amount will come via a golden parachute, compensation an executive receives after being dismissed from the company after a merger.
  • 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch will receive the most, $70.6 million, and he and his brother Lachlan would receive an additional $22 million in severance if fired before June 30.
  • Disney announced in December it will buy 21st Century Fox's film studio and many of its TV assets for $52 billion.

The Murdoch family is about to get richer. According to a Wednesday SEC filing, which we spotted via The Wrap, the family of 21st Century Fox executives will be compensated, in total, over $206 million once the massive Disney-Fox deal is finalized.

Disney announced in December it will buy 21st Century Fox's film studio and much of its TV assets for $52 billion.

That means three executive members of the Murdoch family will receive large golden parachutes - payment an executive receives should they be ousted after the company is sold - once the deal is complete and Disney takes over.

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Fox CEO James Murdoch will receive the largest compensation of $70.6 million. His brother Lachlan, co-executive chairman of Fox, will receive $69.1 million. And their father, co-executive chairman and former CEO Rupert Murdoch, will receive $66.7 million - $40 million of which will be cash.

If James or Lachlan are fired before June 30, they'll receive severence of $22 million six months later.

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