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accession: "0001437107-26-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WBD"
cik: "0001437107"
company_name: "Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:37:41.660207+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WBD CFO Wiedenfels signs new employment agreement through April 2028

## Summary
- New agreement effective July 11, 2026, extends term to April 28, 2028.
- Base salary $2.5M; target bonus 175% of base; annual equity target $10M.
- One-time RSU grant of $2M on August 17, 2026.
- Severance: base salary continuation up to 24 months on termination without cause/for good reason.
- Noncompete 12 months, nonsolicit 18 months post-employment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437107-26-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WBD
- cik: 0001437107
- company_name: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437107/000143710726000048/0001437107-26-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437107/000143710726000048/disca-20260429.htm

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