Company: WBD
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001193125-25-309879
Chunk: 2

Company: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-05
Form: 425
Chunk 2
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 and a newly formed subsidiary of WBD (“SpinCo”) will enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Merger Agreement (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”), pursuant to which WBD will, among other things, engage in an internal reorganization, including the Holdco Merger, whereby it will transfer to SpinCo its Global Linear Networks business (subject to certain deviations set forth on a schedule to the Separation and Distribution Agreement) and certain other assets, and SpinCo will assume from WBD certain liabilities associated with such business (the “Separation”). WBD will retain the Retained Business, and all other assets and liabilities not transferred to SpinCo, including WBD’s Streaming & Studios businesses (subject to certain deviations set forth on a schedule to the Separation and Distribution Agreement). Following the Separation and prior to the Merger, WBD will distribute all of the issued and outstanding common stock of SpinCo to the holders of outstanding shares of WBD common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “WBD Common Stock”), on a pro rata basis (the “Distribution”) in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, which may be effected pursuant to a merger in which a wholly owned subsidiary of WBD is merged with and into WBD. In connection with the Holdco Merger, NewCo will assume sponsorship of WBD stock plans and all WBD equity awards thereunder will be converted to NewCo equity awards, which will be further adjusted or converted in connection with the Separation and the Distribution (as described under Form of Employee Matters Agreement below). All references below to WBD equity awards herein will be deemed to be references to NewCo equity awards. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, WBD and SpinCo will enter into certain additional agreements, including an Employee Matters Agreement, an Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, a Tax Matters Agreement and a Transition Services Agreement (each as defined in the Merger Agreement and substantially in the form attached to the form of the Separation and Distribution Agreement), which will govern certain rights, responsibilities and obligations of WBD and SpinCo, respectively, with respect to the subject matter applicable therein in connection with the Separation and the Distribution. WBD and/or Netflix will also enter into certain commercial arrangements with SpinCo prior to the consummation of the Merger. At the effective time of the Distribution, WBD will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the