21st Century Fox Confirms Receipt of Unsolicited Acquisition Proposal from Comcast

6/13/18

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) today confirmed it has received an unsolicited, written proposal from Comcast to acquire the same businesses that 21st Century Fox previously agreed to sell to The Walt Disney Company ("Disney") (NYSE: DIS), including the Twentieth Century Fox Film and Television studios, along with cable and international TV businesses. As with 21st Century Fox's pending transaction with Disney announced in December 2017 (the "Disney Merger Agreement"), Comcast's proposal contemplates that prior to the acquisition, 21st Century Fox will separate the Fox Broadcasting network and stations, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FOX Sports, FS1, FS2 and Big Ten Network into a newly listed company that will be spun off to its shareholders ("new Fox"). Comcast has proposed an all-cash transaction at $35.00 per 21st Century Fox share.

21st Century Fox remains subject to the Disney Merger Agreement. Consistent with the terms of this agreement and the fiduciary duties of the Company's directors, 21st Century Fox's Board, in consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, will carefully review and consider the Comcast proposal.

21st Century Fox has not yet made a determination, in light of Comcast's proposal, as to whether it will postpone or adjourn the July 10, 2018 special meeting of stockholders to consider certain proposals related to the Disney Merger Agreement.

About 21st Century Fox

21st Century Fox is one of the world's leading portfolios of cable, broadcast, film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across the globe. Reaching more than 1.8 billion subscribers in approximately 50 local languages every day, 21st Century Fox is home to a global portfolio of cable and broadcasting networks and properties, including FOX, FX, FXX, FXM, FS1, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, FOX Sports, Fox Sports Network, National Geographic Channels, Star India, 28 local television stations in the U.S. and more than 350 international channels; film studio Twentieth Century Fox Film; and television production studios Twentieth Century Fox Television and a 50 per cent ownership interest in Endemol Shine Group. 21st Century Fox also holds approximately 39.1 per cent of the issued shares of Sky, Europe's leading entertainment company, which serves nearly 23 million households across five countries. For more information about 21st Century Fox, please visit www.21CF.com.

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