Skydance Corporation Announces Expiration, Pricing Terms, and Settlement of Exchange Offers and Tender Offers
The Offers were made in connection with the acquisition (the "Acquisition") by the Company of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ("WBD"), which Acquisition was consummated earlier today,
The Offers expired at
Tender Offers
As of the Expiration Date, based on information provided by
The following table sets forth the aggregate principal amounts of each series of Existing Tender Offer Notes that the Company has accepted for purchase on the Settlement Date and pricing information for the Tender Offers:
|
Existing Tender |
Issuer of |
CUSIP No. / |
Aggregate |
Aggregate |
Reference |
Reference |
Fixed |
Tender |
|
3.755% Senior |
DGH Issuer |
254948 AH5 US254948AH58 254948 AN2 US254948AN27 U25483 AA3 USU25483AA38 |
|
|
4.250% U.S.T. due |
4.230 % |
0 bps |
|
|
3.950% Senior |
DCL Issuer |
25470D CP2 US25470DCP24 |
|
|
3.875% U.S.T. due |
4.711 % |
0 bps |
|
|
__________ |
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|
(1) |
No representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the identifiers listed in this press release or printed on the Existing Tender Offer Notes. Such |
|
(2) |
As reported by |
|
(3) |
Payable for each |
Existing Tender Offer Notes that are accepted and purchased on the Settlement Date will be cancelled and will no longer remain outstanding obligations of the WBD Issuers. Existing Tender Offer Notes not tendered pursuant to the Tender Offers will remain outstanding obligations of the DCL Issuer or the DGH Issuer, as applicable.
Exchange Offers
As of the Expiration Date, based on information provided by
The following table sets forth the aggregate principal amounts of each series of Existing Exchange Offer Notes that the Company has accepted for exchange:
|
Existing Exchange |
Issuer of Existing |
CUSIP No. / Common |
Aggregate Principal |
Aggregate Principal |
Exchange Consideration(3) |
|
4.125% Senior Notes |
DCL Issuer |
25470D CQ0 US25470DCQ07 |
|
|
|
|
3.625% Senior Notes |
DCL Issuer |
25470D CR8 US25470DCR89 |
|
|
|
|
5.000% Senior Notes |
DCL Issuer |
25470D CS6 US25470DCS62 |
|
|
|
|
6.350% Senior Notes |
DCL Issuer |
25470D CT4 US25470DCT46 |
|
|
|
|
4.950% Senior Notes |
DCL Issuer |
25470D CU1 US25470DCU19 |
|
|
|
|
4.875% Senior Notes |
DCL Issuer |
25470D CV9 US25470DCV91 |
|
|
|
|
5.200% Senior Notes |
DCL Issuer |
25470D CW7 US25470DCW74 |
|
|
|
|
5.300% Senior Notes |
DCL Issuer |
25470D CX5 US25470DCX57 |
|
|
|
|
4.054% Senior Notes |
DGH Issuer |
254948 AJ1 US254948AJ15 254948 AP7 US254948AP74 U25483 AB1 USU25483AB11 |
|
|
|
|
4.279% Senior Notes |
DGH Issuer |
254948 AK8 US254948AK87 254948 AQ5 US254948AQ57 |
|
|
|
|
5.050% Senior Notes |
DGH Issuer |
254948 AL6 US254948AL60 254948 AR3 US254948AR31 U25483 AD7 USU25483AD76 |
|
|
|
|
5.141% Senior Notes |
DGH Issuer |
254948 AM4 US254948AM44 254948 AS1 US254948AS14 |
|
|
|
|
4.302% Senior Notes |
DGH Issuer |
XS3393993285 339399328 |
€236,752,000 |
€235,100,000 |
€1,000 in aggregate principal |
|
4.693% Senior Notes |
DGH Issuer |
XS3393994507 339399450 |
€316,641,000 |
€311,447,000 |
€1,000 in aggregate principal Second Lien Notes due 2033 |
|
__________ |
|
|
(1) |
No representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the identifiers listed in this press release or printed on the Existing Exchange Offer Notes. Such |
|
(2) |
As reported by |
|
(3) |
Consideration (i) per |
Existing Exchange Offer Notes acquired in the Exchange Offers will be retired and cancelled. Existing Exchange Offer Notes not acquired in the Exchange Offers will remain outstanding obligations of the DCL Issuer or DGH Issuer, as applicable.
The Exchange Offers were made pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the
General
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security, and does not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale of any security in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful.
About Skydance Corporation
Skydance Corporation is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, composed of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. The Company's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains "forward-looking statements" regarding the transactions referred to herein. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of the Company or WBD.
Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the possibility that the transactions described herein will not be completed in the expected timeframe or at all; risks that the expected benefits, synergies and opportunities of the completed acquisition may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected; risks and costs associated with the integration of the business of WBD, including the ability to integrate successfully and to achieve anticipated synergies and financial targets; risks that the combined company may not achieve the expected run-rate synergies, net leverage, free cash flow or other financial goals described in this press release within the expected timeframes or at all; potential disruption to business operations and relationships as a result of the completed acquisition and ongoing integration; the risk of stockholder litigation relating to the acquisition of WBD; risks related to the Company's streaming business; the adverse impact on the Company's advertising revenues as a result of changes in consumer behavior, advertising market conditions and deficiencies in audience measurement; risks related to operating in highly competitive and dynamic industries; the unpredictable nature of consumer behavior, as well as evolving technologies and distribution models; risks related to the Company's decisions to invest in new businesses, products, services and technologies, and the evolution of the Company's business strategy; the potential for loss of carriage or other reduction in, or the impact of negotiations for, the distribution of the Company's content; damage to the Company's reputation or brands; losses due to asset impairment charges for goodwill, content and long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets; liabilities related to discontinued operations and former businesses; increasing scrutiny of, and evolving expectations for, sustainability initiatives; evolving business continuity, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection and similar risks; challenges in protecting and maintaining the Company's intellectual property rights; domestic and global political, economic and regulatory factors affecting the Company's business generally or the completed acquisition of WBD; the inability to hire or retain key employees or secure creative talent; disruptions to the Company's operations as a result of labor disputes; risks and costs associated with the integration of, and the Company's ability to integrate, the businesses of Paramount Global, Skydance Media LLC ("Skydance") and WBD successfully and to achieve anticipated synergies, including in the amounts or on the timelines anticipated to realize such synergies; litigation relating to the transactions contemplated by the transaction agreement entered into on July 7, 2024, between Paramount Global and Skydance potentially resulting in substantial costs; volatility in the price of the Company's Class B common stock; the effect the Company's dual-class capital structure and the concentrated ownership may have on the price of its Class B common stock or business; risks related to a private sale of a controlling interest in the Company, including that the Company's stockholders may not realize any change of control premium on shares of the Company's Class B common stock and that the Company may become subject to the control of a presently unknown third party; risks associated with the Company's status as a "controlled company" under NYSE rules, including its exemption from certain corporate governance requirements; risks associated with the lack of voting rights of the Company's Class B common stock; risks that anti-takeover provisions in the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation ("Charter") and amended and restated bylaws, and under Delaware law, could deter, delay, or prevent a change of control; risks that exclusive forum provisions in the Company's Charter could limit a stockholder's choice of forum for certain claims and discourage lawsuits against the Company's directors and officers; risks that corporate opportunity provisions in the Company's Charter could permit certain persons to pursue competitive opportunities that might otherwise be available to the Company; risks associated with the Company's holding company structure, including its dependence on distributions from its subsidiaries to meet tax obligations and other cash requirements; risks related to the combined company's ability to incur substantially more debt and its ability to meet the financial and other covenants contained in the agreements governing its substantial indebtedness; risks relating to the combined company's ability to deleverage the business in accordance with management's targets, including risks arising from assumptions, uncertainties and contingencies that may affect the Company's ability to reduce indebtedness; risks relating to management's ability to execute on its strategic plan and improve the combined company's financial profile and cash flows from operations; and risks relating to any capital or other financing the combined company may have to raise in order to reduce its indebtedness following the acquisition of WBD. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors and the general risks associated with the respective businesses of the Company and WBD can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2026, as amended by the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on April 24, 2026, as superseded by, and solely to the extent set forth in, the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 6, 2026, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 4, 2026, including in the sections captioned "Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC, and WBD's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2026, WBD's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2026, in each case, including in the sections captioned "Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and WBD's subsequent filings with the SEC, including filings related to the acquisition of WBD. Copies of these filings, as well as subsequent filings, are available online at www.sec.gov, https://ir.paramount.com/sec-filings/paramount, https://ir.corporate.discovery.com/financials/sec-filings, as applicable, or on request from the Company or WBD. Neither the Company nor WBD undertakes to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.
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