Warner Bros. Discovery: Levy disposes of 585K shares
The merger agreement set cash consideration at $31.0167 per Series A share and provided for cash settlement of 33,067 deferred stock units.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. director Anton J. Levy reported disposition to the issuer of 585,000 Series A common shares on October 6, 2026. Under the merger terms, each share was converted into the right to receive $31.0167 in cash, without interest; the report lists 0 Series A common shares following the transaction. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
At the merger’s effective time, 33,067 deferred stock units were canceled and converted into cash, less applicable withholding taxes, payable at the same time as the DSUs. Their terms had been amended effective October 2, 2026, to provide for cash-only settlement. Paramount Skydance Corporation’s subsidiary merged into WBD, which survived as Paramount’s wholly owned subsidiary.
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Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Restricted Stock Units F4, F5, F1, F6 | 33,067 | -- | -- |
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F2, F3 | 585,000 | $31.0167 | $18.14M |
| holding | Restricted Stock Units F4, F5 | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (6)
- F1. On October 6, 2026, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 27, 2026 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. ("WBD"), Paramount Skydance Corporation ("Paramount") and Prince Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into WBD, with WBD surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount (the "Merger").
- F2. At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of WBD's Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Series A Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement) was converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $31.0167 (the "Per Share Merger Consideration"), without interest.
- F3. The total amount beneficially owned reflects a removal from Table I to Table II of Series A Common Stock underlying 33,067 deferred stock units ("DSUs") that have been amended by WBD to provide that such DSUs would be settled solely in cash.
- F4. On each of June 3, 2025 and June 9, 2026, the Reporting Person was granted a total of 24,000 restricted stock units ("RSUs") and 9,067 RSUs, respectively, which were previously reported in Table I of Form 4 by the Reporting Person. Effective October 2, 2026, WBD amended the terms of such previously granted RSUs (all of which were deferred and are DSUs) to provide that such DSUs would be settled solely in cash. Accordingly, such DSUs are now being reported in Table II of Form 4 as derivative securities.
- F5. Each RSU represents a right to receive an amount in cash equivalent to the value of one share of Series A Common Stock upon vesting.
- F6. Under the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding deferred stock unit ("DSU") was cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product of (a) the total number of shares of Series A Common Stock subject to the DSU multiplied by (b) the Per Share Merger Consideration, less applicable withholding taxes, and payable at the same time as the DSU from which it was converted.
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