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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
A media and entertainment giant whose Warner Bros. studio traces back to four immigrant brothers who incorporated it in 1923, anglicizing their Polish surname for the marquee. Today it spans streaming services like HBO Max and discovery+, film and TV studios, CNN, DC Studios, and TNT Sports—born from a 2022 merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery. The name nods to the brothers, whose original family surname was Wonskolaser.
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders reject Say-on-Pay at 2026 annual meeting
At the June 9, 2026 annual meeting, all 13 director nominees were elected to one-year terms, with votes for each ranging from about 754 million to 1.55 billion.
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Shareholders ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2026, with about 1.87 billion votes for and 33 million against.
The non-binding Say-on-Pay proposal for 2025 executive compensation failed, with about 1.31 billion votes against versus 245 million for.
A stockholder proposal for a 'Sustainability ROI Report' was not approved, with about 1.51 billion votes against and 40 million for.
Broker non-votes of about 343 million were recorded on director elections, Say-on-Pay, and the sustainability proposal.
5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiary enters $13B and €1.7B term loans to repay $15B bridge loan
Discovery Global Holdings, a WBD subsidiary, borrowed $13.0 billion and €1.717 billion in 7-year term loans on June 4, 2026.
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Proceeds, plus cash on hand, repaid in full $15.0 billion of outstanding bridge loans from a June 2025 agreement.
The new loans mature June 4, 2033; dollar loans bear interest at SOFR plus 2.50% or base rate plus 1.50%, euro loans at EURIBOR plus 2.50%.
Obligations are secured by substantially all assets of WBD, DGH, and certain domestic subsidiaries, and guaranteed by WBD and those subsidiaries.
The credit agreement has no financial maintenance covenant but includes customary negative covenants and change-of-control acceleration provisions.
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement · 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Warner Bros. Discovery receives requisite consents to amend indentures tied to Paramount acquisition
On May 26, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery's subsidiaries Discovery Communications, LLC and Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. received the required consents to amend indentures governing 16 series of senior notes.
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The amendments extend the deadline for required exchange offers for junior lien secured notes from December 30, 2026 to March 4, 2027, tied to the closing of the Paramount Skydance acquisition.
If the acquisition closes, the junior lien exchange notes will not include restrictive liens or debt prepayment covenants and will be guaranteed on a senior basis by WBD and certain subsidiaries.
The supplemental indentures were executed on May 26, 2026 and become operative on the payment date expected on or about May 29, 2026.
The consent solicitations expired at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on May 26, 2026.
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement · 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders · 8.01 Other Events · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiaries commence consent solicitations to amend note indentures in connection with Paramount acquisition
On May 19, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. announced that its subsidiaries Discovery Communications, LLC and Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. commenced consent solicitations from holders of certain senior notes to adopt proposed amendments to the governing indentures.
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The proposed amendments would extend the deadline for commencing required exchange offers for junior lien secured notes from December 30, 2026 to March 4, 2027 (or later if the Merger Agreement is terminated).
If the acquisition by Paramount Skydance Corporation is consummated, the junior lien exchange notes would not include restrictive liens or restricted debt prepayment covenants and would be guaranteed on a senior basis by WBD and certain subsidiaries.
Holders who validly deliver consents and are eligible to participate in the concurrent Paramount tender and exchange offers will receive a consent payment of $2.50 per $1,000 principal amount of notes.
The consent solicitations are being conducted in connection with the proposed acquisition of WBD by Paramount Skydance Corporation, and participation in the consent solicitations is not conditioned on participation in the concurrent Paramount offers.
8.01 Other Events · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Earnings8-K
Warner Bros. Discovery reports Q1 2026 net loss of $2.9B, including $2.8B Netflix termination fee
Total revenues were $8.9 billion for Q1 2026, a 3% ex-FX decrease from the prior year quarter.
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Net loss available to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. was $2.9 billion, including a $2.8 billion termination fee paid to Netflix.
Adjusted EBITDA was $2.2 billion, relatively unchanged ex-FX year-over-year.
Free cash flow was negative $476 million, down from positive $302 million in the prior year quarter.
Ended Q1 with $30.1 billion of net debt and 3.4x net leverage.
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition · 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Warner Bros. Discovery signs new employment agreement with CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels effective July 11, 2026.
The new agreement extends Wiedenfels' role as CFO until April 28, 2028, with terms substantially similar to his current contract.
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Base salary will be $2,500,000 per annum, with a target annual cash bonus of 175% of base salary and annual equity target of $10,000,000.
Wiedenfels will receive a one-time restricted stock unit award with a target grant date value of $2,000,000 on August 17, 2026.
If terminated without cause or for good reason, he is entitled to up to 24 months of base salary continuation, target bonuses, health benefits, and repatriation to Germany.
The agreement is not conditioned on the proposed merger with Paramount Skydance Corporation and is part of ordinary contract renewal practices.
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements · 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
Warner Bros. Discovery stockholders approve merger agreement with Paramount Skydance at special meeting
The proposal to adopt the merger agreement was approved, with 1,742,843,087 votes for, 16,260,135 against, and 2,371,121 abstentions.
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On April 23, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery held a special meeting of stockholders to vote on the merger agreement with Paramount Skydance Corporation and Prince Sub Inc.
The advisory (non-binding) proposal on merger-related executive compensation was not approved, with 307,742,302 votes for, 1,444,387,748 against, and 9,344,293 abstentions.
A quorum was present: 1,761,474,343 shares (approximately 70.3% of outstanding shares) were voted, out of 2,506,768,389 outstanding shares as of the March 20, 2026 record date.
The merger agreement, dated February 27, 2026, provides for Merger Sub to merge into WBD, with WBD surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of PSKY.
5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders