Warner Bros. Discovery converts Amy Girdwood stock awards
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. completed its merger on October 6, 2026: Prince Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Skydance Corporation, merged into WBD, which survived as Skydance’s wholly owned subsidiary. At the effective time, each Series A common share issued and outstanding immediately before the merger, except as otherwise provided in the merger agreement, converted into a right to receive $31.01666668 in cash per share, without interest.
Amy Girdwood, Chief People & Culture Officer, reported that 539,374 shares underlying unvested restricted stock units were cancelled and converted into contingent cash awards. Another 195,494 shares underlying performance restricted stock units became earned in connection with the merger and were converted into such awards. The awards remain subject to prior vesting conditions, including double-trigger termination protection; PRSU performance-vesting conditions were rendered inoperative.
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Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F2 | 539,374 | $31.0167 | $16.73M |
| Grant/Award | Series A Common Stock F1, F3 | 195,494 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F4 | 195,494 | $31.0167 | $6.06M |
Footnotes (4)
- 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"), Skydance Corporation (f/k/a Paramount Skydance Corporation) ("SKYD") and Prince Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SKYD ("Merger Sub"), Merger Sub merged with and into WBD, with WBD surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of SKYD (the "Merger"). 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 $31.01666668 (the "Per Share Merger Consideration"), without interest.
- F2. Under the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding unvested restricted stock unit ("RSU") was cancelled and converted into the contingent right to receive an amount in cash (without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes) (a "Converted Cash Award") equal in value to the product of (x) the total number of shares of Series A Common Stock subject to such RSU and (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration. Each such Converted Cash Award so assumed and converted continues to have, and is subject to, the same vesting conditions as applied to the corresponding equity award from which it was converted immediately prior to the Effective Time, including "double trigger" termination protection.
- F3. Represents the number of shares of Series A Common Stock underlying unvested performance restricted stock units ("PRSUs") that became earned in connection with the Merger, determined assuming the achievement of actual performance as of the Effective Time as determined by the compensation committee of WBD's board of directors and extrapolated through the end of the performance period (if greater than target performance).
- F4. Under the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding unvested PRSU that became earned in connection with the Merger was cancelled and converted into the contingent right to receive a Converted Cash Award equal in value to the product of (x) the Per Share Merger Consideration and (y) the total number of shares of Series A Common Stock subject to such PRSU, determined assuming achievement of actual performance as of the Effective Time as determined by the compensation committee of WBD's board of directors and extrapolated through the end of the performance period (if greater than target performance). Each such Converted Cash Award so assumed and converted continues to have, and is subject to, the same vesting conditions (other than performance-vesting conditions rendered inoperative by the Merger) as applied to the corresponding equity award from which it was converted immediately prior to the Effective Time, including "double trigger" termination protection.
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