Warner Bros. Discovery: 131K Campbell options canceled
Series A common stock converted into a cash right of $31.01666668 per share; certain unvested options and awards became contingent cash awards.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. Chief Rev & Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell reported merger-related dispositions and award conversions effective October 6, 2026. At the merger’s Effective Time, Merger Sub merged with and into WBD, which survived as a wholly owned subsidiary of Skydance Corporation.
The 130,546 options with a $58.18 exercise price were cancelled for no consideration. Three unvested option tranches—143,545 at $8.67, 266,606 at $11.02 and 31,366 at $11.85—became contingent cash awards based on the excess, if any, of the $31.01666668 per-share merger consideration over each exercise price, subject to their vesting conditions. The 147 Series A shares converted into a right to receive $31.01666668 cash per share. Converted cash awards also covered 376,987 RSUs, 227,532 previously certified PRSUs and 3,264,855 PRSUs earned in connection with the merger.
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| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Employee Stock Option (right to acquire) F1, F7 | 130,546 | -- | -- |
| Disposition | Employee Stock Option F1, F8, F9 | 143,545 | -- | -- |
| Disposition | Employee Stock Option F1, F8, F10 | 266,606 | -- | -- |
| Disposition | Employee Stock Option F1, F8, F10 | 31,366 | -- | -- |
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F2 | 147 | $31.0167 | $5K |
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F3 | 376,987 | $31.0167 | $11.69M |
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F4 | 227,532 | $31.0167 | $7.06M |
| Grant/Award | Series A Common Stock F1, F5 | 3,264,855 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F6 | 3,264,855 | $31.0167 | $101.27M |
Footnotes (10)
- 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").
- 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 $31.01666668 (the "Per Share Merger Consideration"), without interest.
- F3. 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.
- F4. Under the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding unvested performance restricted stock unit ("PRSU") that was previously certified upon achievement of the applicable performance metric 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 based on the previous certification by the compensation committee of WBD's board of directors. 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.
- F5. Represents the number of shares of Series A Common Stock underlying unvested 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).
- F6. 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.
- F7. Under the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each option that had an exercise price per share that was greater than or equal to the Per Share Merger Consideration was cancelled at the Effective Time for no consideration.
- F8. Under the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding unvested option was cancelled and converted into the contingent right to receive 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 option and (y) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of the option. 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.
- F9. This option vests in three installments (33%, 33%, 34%) beginning on March 1, 2025.
- F10. This option vests in three installments (33%, 33%, 34%) beginning on March 3, 2026.
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