Paramount Skydance (WBD) ends $30.00 tender offer after merger agreement

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Paramount Skydance and its subsidiary terminated a previously announced cash tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery shares. The Purchaser had offered to buy Series A common shares at $30.00 per share under the Offer dated December 8, 2025. On February 27, 2026, Paramount and the Purchaser entered into a Merger Agreement with Warner Bros.; the Merger Agreement did not provide for a tender offer, and the Offer was terminated concurrently. As a result, no shares were accepted or paid for under the Offer, and tendered shares will be returned to tendering stockholders.

Insights

M&A Counsel

Deal replaces tender offer with a merger agreement; termination follows a contractual reservation.

The filing states the Purchaser offered $30.00 per share under the Offer dated December 8, 2025, and that on February 27, 2026 the Purchaser and Paramount entered into a Merger Agreement with Warner Bros. The Merger Agreement did not provide for a tender offer, and the Offer was terminated pursuant to the Offer's reserved right to terminate if a merger agreement lacking a tender offer were executed.

Legal dependencies include any closing conditions in the Merger Agreement and the Offer's termination mechanics. Subsequent filings may disclose the merger's terms, approvals, and timing.

Corporate Finance Analyst

The transaction path shifted from a stand‑alone cash purchase to a negotiated merger; no cash changed hands under the Offer.

The Schedule TO amendment confirms no Shares were accepted for payment or paid for pursuant to the Offer, and that the Depositary was instructed to return tendered Shares. The stated offer price was $30.00 per share.

Impact on capitalization or shareholder value depends on the Merger Agreement terms and any required stockholder vote; those specifics are not included in this excerpt.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO/A

Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 27)

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

Prince Sub Inc.

(Offeror)

a direct wholly owned subsidiary of

Paramount Skydance Corporation

(Parent of Offeror)

(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))

Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

934423104

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Makan Delrahim

Chief Legal Officer

Paramount Skydance Corporation

1515 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

(212) 258-6000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

With a copy to:

Copies to:

Faiza J. Saeed
Andrew J. Pitts
C. Daniel Haaren
Daniel J. Cerqueira
Claudia J. Ricciardi
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Two Manhattan West
375 Ninth Avenue
New York, New York 10001
(212) 474-1000 Ian Nussbaum
Max Schleusener
Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
(212) 906-1200

¨ Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

x third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. 

¨ issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. 

¨ going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. 

¨ amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. 

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ¨

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

¨ Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

¨ Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

This Amendment No. 27 to Schedule TO (together with any exhibits and annexes attached hereto, and as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, this “Amendment”) is filed by (i) Prince Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”) and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount Skydance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Paramount”), and (ii) Paramount, and amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 8, 2025 (together with any amendments and supplements thereto, the “Schedule TO”)  by the Purchaser and Paramount. This Schedule TO relates to the offer by the Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Warner Bros.”), at $30.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated December 8, 2025 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) to the Schedule TO filed with the SEC on December 8, 2025, and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Letter of Transmittal,” and together with the Offer to Purchase, the “Offer”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (a)(1)(B) to the Schedule TO filed with the SEC on December 8, 2025.

Except as otherwise set forth in this Amendment, the information in Schedule TO remains unchanged and is incorporated herein by reference to the extent relevant to the items in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule TO.

Items 1 through 9 and 11

The Offer to Purchase and Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO, to the extent such Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following paragraphs thereto:

On February 27, 2026, Paramount and the Purchaser entered into an agreement and plan of merger with Warner Bros. (the “Merger Agreement”), which Merger Agreement did not provide for a tender offer. Pursuant to the terms of the Offer, we reserved the right to terminate the Offer if we entered into a merger agreement with Warner Bros. and such merger agreement did not provide for a tender offer. We are terminating the Offer concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement. As a result of the termination of the Offer, no Shares were accepted for payment or paid for pursuant to the Offer. The Purchaser has instructed the Depositary to promptly return all Shares tendered and not withdrawn to the tendering stockholders.

A copy of the press release announcing the signing of the Merger Agreement and the termination of the Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(AO) and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Exhibits

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit.

(a)(5)(AO) Joint Press Release of Paramount Skydance Corporation, dated February 27, 2026

SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 27, 2026

	PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon
		Name:	Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon
		Title:	General Counsel

	Prince sub inc.
	By:	/s/ Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon
		Name:	Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon
		Title:	General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

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(a)(5)(AO)		Joint Press Release of Paramount Skydance Corporation, dated February 27, 2026

FAQ

What did Paramount's Schedule TO amendment say about the tender offer for WBD?

The amendment states the tender offer at $30.00 per share is terminated upon execution of a Merger Agreement on February 27, 2026. It also states that no shares were accepted or paid for under the Offer and tendered shares will be returned.

Why was the tender offer for WBD terminated on February 27, 2026?

The filing explains Paramount and the Purchaser entered into a Merger Agreement with Warner Bros. on February 27, 2026, and the Merger Agreement did not provide for a tender offer, which triggered the Offer's reserved termination right.

Were any Warner Bros. Discovery shares purchased under the Offer?

No. The amendment explicitly states that no Shares were accepted for payment or paid for pursuant to the Offer, and the Depositary was instructed to return all tendered shares to tendering stockholders promptly.

What was the cash price offered per share in the terminated Offer?

The Offer provided for purchase of Series A common stock at $30.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less required withholding taxes, as set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated December 8, 2025.

Does this amendment describe the Merger Agreement's terms or timing?

The amendment states the parties executed a Merger Agreement on February 27, 2026 and that it did not provide for a tender offer, but it does not disclose the Merger Agreement's economic terms, closing conditions, or timing.