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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

WBD

Reporting person: Paramount Skydance Corporation(group)

Paramount Skydance opposes Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery

Contested meetinghigh confidence

Contest Strategydissident slate, solicitors, demands
Contested special

What's being contested

Merger opposition
IssuerWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD)
Issuer solicitor
Reporting personParamount Skydance Corporation (group)
Dissident solicitorOkapi Partners
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Dissident counsel
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Primary demands

  • reject Netflix acquisition
  • oppose merger agreement
  • block transaction

Advisors

No advisor data on record for this deal.


Filing Timelineevery filing on this issuer
  1. Apr 24, 2026

    WBD shareholders to vote on Paramount Skydance merger at $31/share

  2. Apr 24, 2026PRRN14Athis filing

    Paramount Skydance opposes Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery


Sources

Paramount Skydance Corporation and Prince Sub Inc. filed this preliminary proxy statement soliciting votes against Warner Bros. Discovery's proposed acquisition by Netflix. The dissident is soliciting proxies to vote against the Netflix Merger Agreement, the Old Warner Bros. Conversion, and related executive compensation proposals at a special shareholder meeting. This filing represents a contested transaction where Paramount is urging shareholders to reject the Netflix combination.

Item id: 544773cb-43f5-43a4-8b05-1c3650594792 · ingested Apr 24, 2026