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    Amendment: SEC Form SC 14D9/A filed by Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

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    SC 14D9/A 1 d49788dsc14d9a.htm SC 14D9/A SC 14D9/A
     
     

    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    Washington, D.C. 20549

     

     

    SCHEDULE 14D-9

    (Rule 14d-101)

    SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT

    UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    (Amendment No. 2)

     

     

    WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC.

    (Name of Subject Company)

     

     

    WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC.

    (Name of Persons Filing Statement)

     

     

    Series A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share

    (Title of Class of Securities)

    934423104

    (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

    Priya Aiyar

    Chief Legal Officer

    Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

    230 Park Avenue South

    New York, New York 10003

    (212) 548-5555

    (Name, address, and telephone number of persons authorized to receive notices and communications

    on behalf of the person filing statement)

    Copies to:

     

    Jonathan E. Levitsky   Andrew J. Nussbaum
    Gordon S. Moodie   Karessa L. Cain
    Katherine D. Taylor   Hannah Clark
    Erik J. Andren   Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
    Debevoise & Plimpton LLP   51 West 52nd Street
    66 Hudson Boulevard   New York, New York 10019
    New York, New York 10001   (212) 403-1000
    (212) 909-6000  

     

     

     

    ☐

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

     

     
     


    This Amendment No. 2 (“Amendment No. 2”) to Schedule 14D-9 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended from time to time, the “Statement”) originally filed by Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (“WBD”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2025, relating to the unsolicited offer by Prince Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”) and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Skydance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“PSKY”), to purchase all of the outstanding shares of WBD’s Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, other than shares held in treasury by WBD or owned by PSKY or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, at $30.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes (the “Offer Price”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated December 8, 2025 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related letter of transmittal that accompanies the Offer to Purchase. Thereafter, on December 22, 2025, the Purchaser and PSKY revised the unsolicited tender offer but did not revise the Offer Price. This Amendment No. 2 is being filed to reflect certain updates as reflected below.

    Item 9. Exhibits

    Item 9 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits:

     

    Exhibit No.

     

    Description

    (a)(2)(E)   Press Release of WBD, dated December 22, 2025.

     

    2


    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: December 22, 2025

     

    Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
    By:  

    /s/ Priya Aiyar

      Name:   Priya Aiyar
      Title:   Chief Legal Officer
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