Warner Bros. Discovery: Yang disposes of 77,946 shares
Common shares converted into rights to $31.01666668 each; DSUs and RSUs converted into cash rights subject to applicable withholding taxes.
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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. reported merger-related dispositions associated with director Geoffrey Y. Yang on October 6, 2026, when WBD became a wholly owned subsidiary of Skydance Corporation. The reported dispositions included 77,946 Series A common shares held directly, 98,285 shares held indirectly through limited partnerships, and a separate 16,106-share entry tied to deferred-stock-unit settlement. Common shares converted into rights to receive $31.01666668 per share. The merger also cancelled 24,000 deferred stock units and 9,067 vested restricted stock units for cash settlement, less applicable withholding taxes.
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| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Restricted Stock Units F7, F1, F5 | 24,000 | -- | -- |
| Disposition | Restricted Stock Units F7, F1, F8 | 9,067 | -- | -- |
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F2, F3 | 77,946 | $31.0167 | $2.42M |
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F2, F4 | 98,285 | $31.0167 | $3.05M |
| Disposition | Series A Common Stock F1, F5 | 16,106 | $31.0167 | $500K |
| holding | Restricted Stock Units F6, F7 | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (8)
- 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. The total amount beneficially owned reflects a removal from Table I to Table II of Series A Common Stock underlying 24,000 deferred stock units ("DSUs") and 9,067 restricted stock units ("RSUs") that have been amended by WBD to provide that such DSUs and RSUs would be settled solely in cash.
- F4. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
- F5. 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.
- F6. On each of June 3, 2025 and June 9, 2026, the Reporting Person was granted a total of 24,000 RSUs and 9,067 RSU, 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 (including 24,000 of which were deferred and are DSUs) to provide that such RSUs and DSUs would be settled solely in cash. Accordingly, such DSUs and RSUs are now being reported in Table II of Form 4 as derivative securities.
- F7. 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.
- F8. Under the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding vested RSU 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 RSU multiplied by (b) the Per Share Merger Consideration, less applicable withholding taxes.
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