SUMMARY
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
On April 8, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), Discovery, Inc. (“Discovery”), a global media company that provides content across multiple distribution platforms including linear, free-to-air and broadcast television, authenticated GO applications, digital distribution arrangements, content licensing arrangements and direct-to-consumer subscription products, completed the Merger (as defined below) in which it acquired the business, operations and activities that constitute the WarnerMedia segment of AT&T Inc. (“AT&T”), subject to certain exceptions (the “WarnerMedia Business”) and changed its name from “Discovery, Inc.” to “Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.”
On the Closing Date, WBD and AT&T completed the transactions contemplated by (1) the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2021 (as amended, the “Separation Agreement”), by and among AT&T, Magallanes, Inc. (“Spinco”) and WBD, (2) that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 17, 2021 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among WBD, Drake Subsidiary, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), AT&T and Spinco and (3) certain other agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement. Specifically, (1) AT&T transferred the WarnerMedia Business to Spinco, subject to certain exceptions as set forth in the Separation Agreement (the “Separation”), (2) thereafter, on the Closing Date, AT&T distributed to its stockholders all of the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Spinco (“Spinco common stock”) held by AT&T by way of a pro rata dividend such that each holder of shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of AT&T (“AT&T common stock”) was entitled to receive one share of Spinco common stock for each share of AT&T common stock held as of the record date, April 5, 2022 (the “Distribution”), and (3) following the Distribution, Merger Sub merged with and into Spinco, with Spinco surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of WBD (the “Merger” and together with the Separation and the Distribution, the “WarnerMedia Transactions”) that was subsequently renamed “WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc.” Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of Spinco common stock on the Closing Date was automatically converted into the right to receive 0.241917 shares of our common stock.
Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world’s most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines the WarnerMedia Business’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
The common stock of WBD trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “WBD”. Its principal executive offices are located at 230 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10003, and the telephone number is (212) 548-5555.
Discovery Communications Benelux B.V.
WBD Benelux is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of WBD. WBD Benelux is a private limited liability company (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under Netherlands law, having its corporate seat in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and registered with the Chamber of Commerce under number 33295591. WBD Benelux provides media-related services for WBD’s international business and is the issuer under WBD’s European commercial paper program. Its principal executive offices are located at Kraanspoor 20, 1033 SE Amsterdam, Netherlands and the telephone number is +31 20 713 8900.
Discovery Communications, LLC
DCL is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of WBD. DCL includes WBD’s Discovery Channel and TLC networks in the U.S. DCL is a Delaware limited liability company. Its principal executive offices are located at 230 Park Avenue South, New York, NY, 10003, and the telephone number is (212) 548-5555.