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Paramount Skydance advances WBD acquisition; equity syndication with sovereign funds, warrant dividend to shareholders
Paramount Skydance Corp
- Acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery for $31/share in cash, with Ellison Guarantee covering up to $45.72B equity funding.
- PIPE $46.72B from Ellison parties & $250M from RedBird syndicated to PIF, L'Imad, QIA, LionTree.
- Rights offering cancelled; each Class B holder gets one warrant per share (10-year term, exercise price = Syndication Purchase Price, $12–$16.02 floor/ceiling).
- Charter amendment authorized: Class B shares increased to 7B, dividends on Class B allowed with Class A consent.
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