Paramount Skydance Intensifies Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery with $30/Share Offer Amidst Board Resistance

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Paramount Skydance updates its tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, detailing the target's limited engagement and reiterating its superior $30 per share all-cash bid amidst an ongoing proxy contest against the Netflix merger.

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• WBD Board Grants Limited Waiver

  Warner Bros. Discovery's board has granted Paramount Skydance a 7-day waiver, expiring February 23, 2026, to discuss a potential transaction, but did not declare Paramount's offer as reasonably expected to be superior to the Netflix merger.

• Paramount Skydance Reiterates Superior Offer

  Paramount Skydance confirmed its intent to engage in good faith discussions while continuing its $30 per share all-cash tender offer, which it claims is superior to Netflix's offer range of $21.23 to $27.75.

• Ongoing Proxy Contest

  Paramount Skydance is actively soliciting votes against the proposed Netflix transaction and plans to nominate directors at Warner Bros. Discovery's upcoming annual meeting, intensifying the contested acquisition.

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This filing provides a critical update on Paramount Skydance's ongoing all-cash tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. The amendment reveals that Warner Bros. Discovery's board has granted a limited 7-day waiver to engage in discussions with Paramount Skydance, despite choosing not to declare Paramount's $30 per share offer as reasonably expected to lead to a superior proposal over the Netflix merger. Paramount Skydance views this as an unusual move but intends to engage in good faith while continuing its tender offer and proxy solicitation against the Netflix transaction. This development signals increased pressure on Warner Bros. Discovery's board to consider the higher all-cash offer, potentially leading to a more favorable outcome for shareholders.