Warner Bros. Discovery Announces the Pricing Terms of Previously Announced Cash Tender Offers
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has announced the pricing terms for previously announced tender offers by its subsidiaries to purchase substantially all of their outstanding notes and debentures. The tender offers include multiple pools of notes with varying acceptance priority levels and tender caps.
For Pool 1 Notes, which has a $3.75B tender cap, DCL will accept all tendered 4.900% Senior Notes due 2026 and 1.90% Senior Notes due 2027, while WMH's 3.755% Senior Notes due 2027 will be prorated at approximately 68%. The Total Consideration includes an Early Tender Premium of $50 per $1,000 principal amount or €50 per €1,000 principal amount.
The offers will expire on July 9, 2025, with holders who tendered by the Early Tender Deadline of June 23, 2025, eligible for the Total Consideration plus accrued interest.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) ha annunciato i termini di prezzo per le offerte pubbliche di acquisto precedentemente comunicate dai suoi sussidiari, finalizzate all'acquisto della quasi totalità delle loro obbligazioni e debentures in circolazione. Le offerte includono più gruppi di obbligazioni con diversi livelli di priorità di accettazione e limiti di offerta.
Per le Obbligazioni del Gruppo 1, che hanno un limite di offerta di 3,75 miliardi di dollari, DCL accetterà tutte le obbligazioni senior al 4,900% con scadenza 2026 e quelle senior all'1,90% con scadenza 2027, mentre le obbligazioni senior al 3,755% con scadenza 2027 di WMH saranno ripartite proporzionalmente circa al 68%. Il Controvalore Totale include un premio per l'offerta anticipata di 50 dollari per ogni 1.000 dollari di valore nominale o 50 euro per ogni 1.000 euro di valore nominale.
Le offerte scadranno il 9 luglio 2025, con i detentori che avranno presentato l'offerta entro la scadenza anticipata del 23 giugno 2025, che avranno diritto al Controvalore Totale più gli interessi maturati.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) ha anunciado los términos de precios para las ofertas públicas de adquisición previamente anunciadas por sus subsidiarias, destinadas a comprar sustancialmente todas sus notas y debentures en circulación. Las ofertas incluyen múltiples grupos de notas con diferentes niveles de prioridad de aceptación y límites de oferta.
Para las Notas del Grupo 1, que tienen un límite de oferta de 3.75 mil millones de dólares, DCL aceptará todas las Notas Senior al 4.900% con vencimiento en 2026 y las Notas Senior al 1.90% con vencimiento en 2027, mientras que las Notas Senior al 3.755% con vencimiento en 2027 de WMH se prorratearán aproximadamente al 68%. La Consideración Total incluye una Prima por Oferta Temprana de 50 dólares por cada 1,000 dólares de valor nominal o 50 euros por cada 1,000 euros de valor nominal.
Las ofertas expirarán el 9 de julio de 2025, y los tenedores que hayan entregado sus notas antes de la Fecha Límite de Oferta Temprana del 23 de junio de 2025 serán elegibles para la Consideración Total más los intereses acumulados.
워너 브라더스 디스커버리(WBD)는 자회사가 이전에 발표한 공개 매수 제안의 가격 조건을 발표했습니다. 이 제안은 발행된 대부분의 채권과 채무증서를 매입하는 것을 목표로 하며, 우선 순위와 매수 한도가 다른 여러 채권 그룹을 포함합니다.
3억 7,500만 달러의 매수 한도가 설정된 1그룹 채권의 경우, DCL은 2026년 만기 4.900% 선순위 채권과 2027년 만기 1.90% 선순위 채권을 모두 매수할 예정이며, WMH의 2027년 만기 3.755% 선순위 채권은 약 68% 비율로 비례 배분됩니다. 총 대가는 1,000달러 또는 1,000유로 당 50달러 또는 50유로의 조기 매수 프리미엄을 포함합니다.
제안은 2025년 7월 9일에 만료되며, 2025년 6월 23일 조기 매수 마감일까지 제안에 응한 보유자는 총 대가와 미지급 이자를 받을 자격이 있습니다.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) a annoncé les conditions de prix pour les offres publiques d'achat précédemment annoncées par ses filiales, visant à acquérir la quasi-totalité de leurs obligations et débentures en circulation. Ces offres comprennent plusieurs groupes d'obligations avec différents niveaux de priorité d'acceptation et des plafonds d'offre.
Pour les obligations du Pool 1, avec un plafond d'offre de 3,75 milliards de dollars, DCL acceptera toutes les obligations senior à 4,900 % échéant en 2026 et à 1,90 % échéant en 2027, tandis que les obligations senior à 3,755 % échéant en 2027 de WMH seront proratisées à environ 68 %. La contrepartie totale inclut une prime de soumission anticipée de 50 dollars par tranche de 1 000 dollars de principal ou 50 euros par tranche de 1 000 euros de principal.
Les offres expireront le 9 juillet 2025, les détenteurs ayant soumis leurs titres avant la date limite de soumission anticipée du 23 juin 2025 étant éligibles à la contrepartie totale plus les intérêts courus.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) hat die Preisbedingungen für die zuvor angekündigten Übernahmeangebote seiner Tochtergesellschaften bekannt gegeben, mit denen diese beabsichtigen, nahezu alle ausstehenden Schuldverschreibungen und Anleihen zurückzukaufen. Die Angebote umfassen mehrere Pools von Schuldverschreibungen mit unterschiedlichen Annahmeprioritäten und Obergrenzen.
Für die Notizen des Pools 1 mit einer Angebotsobergrenze von 3,75 Mrd. USD wird DCL alle angebotenen 4,900% Senior Notes mit Fälligkeit 2026 und 1,90% Senior Notes mit Fälligkeit 2027 akzeptieren, während die 3,755% Senior Notes von WMH mit Fälligkeit 2027 anteilig zu etwa 68% angenommen werden. Die Gesamtabfindung beinhaltet eine Frühzeichnerprämie von 50 USD pro 1.000 USD Nennwert oder 50 EUR pro 1.000 EUR Nennwert.
Die Angebote laufen am 9. Juli 2025 ab, wobei Inhaber, die bis zur Frühzeichnungsfrist am 23. Juni 2025 angeboten haben, Anspruch auf die Gesamtabfindung zuzüglich aufgelaufener Zinsen haben.
- Comprehensive debt management initiative to restructure outstanding notes and debentures
- Early tender premium offered to incentivize participation
- Multiple pools and priority levels provide structured approach to debt management
- Strong early participation indicates successful tender offer execution
- Some notes subject to significant proration due to oversubscription
- Complex structure with multiple pools and priority levels may create uncertainty
- Potential impact on company's debt structure and future interest obligations
Insights
WBD's complex debt tender offer aims to restructure debt across subsidiaries with varying acceptance rates and proration factors.
Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the pricing details for its previously announced tender offers to purchase outstanding notes and debentures across its subsidiaries. This comprehensive debt restructuring program includes multiple pools of debt with different tender caps and acceptance priority levels.
The tender offers are structured into five distinct pools with varying maximum purchase prices. Pool 1 has a $3.75 billion cap, Pool 2 has a €800 million cap, Pool 3 has a $1 billion cap (with a $300 million sub-cap for specific notes), and Pool 4 has a $8 billion cap (with a $1.75 billion sub-cap). Pool 5 has no cap.
Due to high participation rates, not all tendered notes will be accepted in full. For example, the Pool 1 notes exceeded the tender cap, resulting in WMH's 3.755% Senior Notes due 2027 being accepted with a 68% proration factor. Similarly, Pool 2 notes are being accepted with a 58% proration factor, and Pool 3's highest priority notes (DCL's 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028) with only a 20% proration factor.
The tender offers include an Early Tender Premium of $50 per $1,000 principal amount (or €50 per €1,000) for notes tendered before the Early Tender Deadline. Notably, holders whose notes weren't fully accepted due to proration will receive Amended Notes offering either additional cash payments or Junior Lien Exchange Notes.
This complex debt restructuring initiative demonstrates Warner Bros. Discovery's strategic approach to liability management, allowing the company to potentially extend maturities, reduce interest costs, and optimize its capital structure across its subsidiary network.
The Total Consideration for each
The table below sets forth, among other things, the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as of the Early Tender Deadline, the approximate proration factor for such series of Notes and the Total Consideration for such series of Notes, as calculated at 9:30 a.m.,
Tender | Issuer | Title of | CUSIP No./ | Principal | Pool | Pool Tender | Acceptance | Reference | Reference | Fixed | Aggregate | Approximate | Total | Consent |
Pool 1 Notes | DCL |
| 25470DAL3 / US25470DAL38 | N/A | 1 | T | 4.215 % | +50 | 100 % | |||||
| 111729824 / | N/A | 2 | Interpolated | 1.997 % | +75 | 100 % | |||||||
WMH |
| 55903VBA0 / US55903VBA08 55903VAG8 / US55903VAG86 U55632AD2 / | N/A | 3 | T | 3.857 % | +75 | 68 % | ||||||
Pool 2 Notes | WMH |
| 282180553 / XS2821805533 | N/A | 1 | Interpolated | 2.190 % | +195 | 58 % | |||||
| 272162115 / XS2721621154 | N/A | 1 | Interpolated | 2.432 % | +245 | 58 % | |||||||
Pool 3 Notes | DCL |
| 25470DAR0 / US25470DAR08 | 1 | T | 3.815 % | +150 | 20 % | ||||||
| 25470DBL2 / | N/A | 2 | T | 4.908 % | +275 | 100 % | |||||||
| 25470DBH1 / US25470DBH17 | N/A | 3 | T | 4.908 % | +275 | 100 % | |||||||
| 25470DAT6 / US25470DAT63 | N/A | 4 | T | 4.903 % | +275 | 99 % | |||||||
| 25470DBG3 / US25470DBG34 | N/A | 5 | T | 4.908 % | +275 | 0 % | |||||||
| 25470DAJ8 / US25470DAJ81 | N/A | 6 | T | 4.903 % | +265 | 0 % | N/A | ||||||
| 25470DAG4 / US25470DAG43 | N/A | 7 | T | 4.903 % | +265 | 0 % | |||||||
| 25470DAS8 / US25470DAS80 | N/A | 8 | T | 4.357 % | +265 | 0 % | |||||||
| 25470DAD1 / US25470DAD12 | N/A | 9 | T | 4.357 % | +265 | 512,388,000 | 0 % | ||||||
Pool 4 Notes | WMH |
| 55903VBC6 / 55903VAL7 / US55903VAL71 | 1 | T | 4.357 % | +215 | 42 % | N/A | |||||
| 55903VBF9 / 55903VAS2 / US55903VAS25 | N/A | 2 | T | 4.908 % | +305 | 100 % | |||||||
| 55903VBE2 / US55903VAQ68 | N/A | 3 | T | 4.908 % | +280 | 86 % | |||||||
| 55903VBD4 / 55903VAN3 / | N/A | 4 | T | 4.903 % | +265 | 0 % | N/A | ||||||
Pool 5 Notes | TWI |
| 887315AZ2 / US887315AZ25 | No Cap
| N/A | N/A | T | 4.357 % | +0 | N/A | ||||
| 887315BB4 / US887315BB48 | N/A | N/A | T | 4.233 % | +0 | N/A | |||||||
| 887315BM0 / US887315BM03 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
| 887315BN8 / US887315BN85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
WML |
| 887317AZ8 / US887317AZ80 |
| N/A
| N/A
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| 887317BA2 / US887317BA21 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
| 887317BB0 / US887317BB04 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||||
| 00184AAC9 / US00184AAC99 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 00184AAG0 / US00184AAG04 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 887317AD7 / US887317AD78 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 887317AE5 / US887317AE51 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 887317AH8 / US887317AH82 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 887317AL9 / US887317AL94 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 887317AM7 / US887317AM77 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 887317AP0 / US887317AP09 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 887317AS4 / US887317AS48 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 887317AU9 / US887317AU93 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||
| 887317AX3 / US887317AX33 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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(1) | The Pool Tender Caps represent the maximum aggregate purchase price in respect of a Pool that may be purchased in the Offers. The Pool Tender SubCaps represent the maximum aggregate purchase price in respect of DCL's |
(2) | Holders of Notes that validly delivered their Tender Instructions and did not validly withdraw their Tender Instructions at or prior to the Early Tender Deadline are eligible to receive the Total Consideration. |
(3) | Holders of Pool 1 Notes, Pool 2 Notes, 2028 Notes, 2047 Notes, 2049 Notes, 2050 Notes, 2052 Notes, 2055 Notes and 2062 Notes (collectively, the "Tendered Consent Fee Eligible Notes") that validly delivered and did not validly withdraw their Tender Instructions at or prior to the Consent Expiration Time are eligible to receive the applicable Consent Payment. Holders of the Notes that validly delivered and did not validly revoke Consent Only Instructions at or prior to the Consent Expiration Time are eligible to receive the applicable Consent Payment. Refer to our press release dated June 16, 2025 for more information regarding the applicable Consent Payment for a series of Notes. In addition, holders of Pool 2 Notes and Pool 6 Notes that validly delivered and did not validly revoke their Consent Only Instructions at or prior to the Consent Expiration Time will be eligible to receive Amended Notes, subject to the terms and conditions described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement. Such holders will be eligible to receive Amended Notes so long as such holders have not changed their Consent Only Instructions following the Consent Expiration Time. Pool 6 Notes are omitted from the table above because holders thereof cannot tender any such Notes and are eligible only to receive a Consent Payment, as previously disclosed. |
Because the Pool 1 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to or at the Early Tender Deadline have an aggregate principal amount that exceeds the Pool 1 Tender Cap, DCL and WMH do not expect to accept for purchase all Pool 1 Notes that have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to or at the Early Tender Deadline. Rather, subject to the Pool 1 Tender Cap and the Acceptance Priority Levels set forth in the table above, in each case as further described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, DCL expects to accept for purchase all of the
Because the Pool 2 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to or at the Early Tender Deadline have an aggregate principal amount that exceeds the Pool 2 Tender Cap, WMH does not expect to accept for purchase all Pool 2 Notes that have been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to or at the Early Tender Deadline. Rather, subject to the Pool 2 Tender Cap set forth in the table above, in each case as further described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, WMH expects to accept for purchase the
Because the Pool 3 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to or at the Early Tender Deadline have an aggregate principal amount that exceeds the Pool 3 Tender Cap and, in the case of
Because the Pool 4 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to or at the Early Tender Deadline have an aggregate principal amount that exceeds the Pool 4 Tender Cap, and, in the case of
Consent Only Instructions will not be subject to proration, as described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement. In addition, since Pool 5 Notes are not subject to any Pool Tender Cap, Tender Instructions submitted with respect to Pool 5 Notes will not be subject to proration.
The Issuers' obligation to accept for purchase and to pay for the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offers, and to pay for Consents validly delivered and not validly revoked pursuant to the Consent Solicitations, remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including a financing condition, which are more fully described in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions (other than the Requisite Consent Condition), the Issuers intend to exercise their Early Settlement Right and (i) settle all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase, and (ii) pay for Consents validly delivered and not validly revoked prior to the Consent Expiration Time, on June 30, 2025 (the "Early Settlement Date"), in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement.
The complete terms and conditions of the Offers and Consent Solicitations are set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, along with any amendments and supplements thereto, which holders are urged to read carefully before making any decision with respect to the Offers. The Issuers have retained J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities plc to act as the Lead Dealer Managers (the "Lead Dealer Managers"), and Evercore Group L.L.C. to act as Co-Dealer Manager (together with the Lead Dealer Managers, the "Dealer Managers"), in connection with the Offers and Consent Solicitations. Kirkland & Ellis LLP is serving as legal counsel to the Issuers and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is serving as legal counsel to the Dealer Managers.
Copies of the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement may be obtained from D.F. King (the "Tender and Information Agent"), by phone at +1 (212) 931-0845 (banks and brokers) or +1 (800) 848-3410 (all others), by WBD@dfking.com or at www.dfking.com/WBD. Questions regarding the Offers may also be directed to the Lead Dealer Managers as set forth below:
Lead Dealer Managers: | |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC As Sole Lead Dealer Manager for the Dollar Notes | J.P. Morgan Securities plc As Sole Lead Dealer Manager for the Euro Notes |
383 Madison Avenue Collect: +1 (212) 834-4087 Toll-Free: +1 (866) 834-4666 Attn: Liability Management Desk | 25 Bank Street Canary Wharf Collect: +44 20 7134 2468 Attn: EMEA Liability Management Desk |
This press release must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement. This press release and the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement contain important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Offers. You are recommended to seek your own legal, business, tax or other advice, including as to any tax consequences, immediately from your broker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial or legal advisor. Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee or intermediary must contact such entity if it wishes to participate in the Offers and Consent Solicitations. None of the Issuers, the Tender and Information Agent or any of the Dealer Managers, nor any director, officer, employee, agent, legal counsel or affiliate of any such person, is acting for any holder of Notes, or will be responsible to any holder of Notes for providing any protections which would be afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the Offers and Consent Solicitations, and, accordingly, none of the Tender and Information Agent or any of the Dealer Managers, nor any director, officer, employee, agent, legal counsel or affiliate of any such person, assumes any responsibility for the accuracy of any information concerning any of the Issuers, the Company or the Notes or any failure by any of the Issuers to disclose information with regard to the Issuers, the Company or the Notes which is material in the context of the Offers and Consent Solicitations and which is not otherwise publicly available.
Subject to any restrictions under the Indentures following the Proposed Amendments becoming operative, and any limitations under the terms of the Junior Lien Exchange Notes (if issued), the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, including the Issuers, may from time to time following the Expiration Time acquire any Notes that remain outstanding in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, through one or more additional tender offers, one or more exchange offers or otherwise, or may redeem Notes pursuant to the terms of the Indentures governing the Notes. Any future purchases or redemptions may be on the same terms or on terms that are more or less favorable to holders of Notes than the terms of the Offers. Any future purchases or redemptions by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates will depend on various factors existing at that time. There can be no assurance as to which, if any, of these alternatives (or combinations thereof) the Company or any of its affiliates will choose to pursue in the future. The effect of any of these actions may directly or indirectly affect the price of any Notes or Amended Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation or termination of the Offers.
This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Offers are being made only by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement. The Offers do not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. The Offers are void in all jurisdictions where they are prohibited. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the Issuers by the Dealer Managers or one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. None of the Issuers, the Tender and Information Agent, the Dealer Managers or any trustee for the Notes is making any recommendation as to whether holders should tender Notes in response to the Offers. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender any of their Notes (and, if so, the principal amount of Notes to tender).
About Warner Bros. Discovery:
Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates and distributes the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content and brands across television, film and streaming. Available in more than 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Warner Bros. Discovery inspires, informs and entertains audiences worldwide through its iconic brands and products including: Discovery Channel, discovery+, CNN, DC, Eurosport, HBO, Max, HGTV, Food Network, OWN, Investigation Discovery, TLC, Magnolia Network, TNT, TBS, truTV, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Games, New Line Cinema, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies, Discovery en Español, Hogar de HGTV and others. For more information, please visit www.wbd.com.
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