Paramount Skydance Submits Revised $30/Share Acquisition Proposal for Warner Bros. Discovery

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Paramount Skydance Corporation has submitted a revised proposal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $30.00 per share in cash, following WBD's engagement after a waiver from its Netflix merger agreement.

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• Revised Acquisition Proposal Submitted

  Paramount Skydance Corporation confirmed it has submitted a revised proposal to the Board of Directors of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. to acquire the company.

• Offer Price at Significant Premium

  The revised proposal is to purchase all outstanding shares of Warner Bros. Discovery's Series A Common Stock at $30.00 per share in cash, representing a substantial premium over the current market price.

• Follows WBD Engagement

  This submission follows a period of engagement with Warner Bros. Discovery after it received a seven-day waiver under its merger agreement with Netflix, Inc. to engage with Paramount.

• Conditions for Transaction

  A transaction would require WBD's Board to determine Paramount's revised proposal is a "Company Superior Proposal" under its Netflix merger agreement, followed by a match period, termination of the Netflix agreement, and execution of a definitive merger agreement with Paramount.

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This filing signals a significant escalation in the competitive bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount Skydance's submission of a revised, all-cash proposal at a substantial premium ($30.00 per share vs. current $10.45) after WBD's board engaged with them, indicates a more serious and potentially viable alternative to the existing Netflix merger. Investors should closely monitor WBD's board response, as a determination of a "Company Superior Proposal" could lead to the termination of the Netflix agreement and a new merger with Paramount.