Paramount Skydance is undeterred by the Warner Bros. Discovery Board’s newest rejection of its supply to amass the corporate, however is just not elevating its bid above its acknowledged $30-per-share all-cash supply. At the least not but.
In a press release launched Thursday morning, Paramount mentioned it “notes” WBD’s newest rejection (its eighth, when you’re counting) and reaffirmed why the corporate believes its supply is superior to Netflix’s.
The corporate mentioned it “cured each concern” Warner Bros. raised in December about its supply, “most notably by offering an irrevocable private assure by Larry Ellison for the fairness portion of the financing.” However the firm mentioned WBD “continues to boost points in Paramount’s supply that we’ve already addressed” and pointed the finger at Netflix’s supply, which it mentioned “comprises a number of unsure parts and has already decreased in whole worth.”
“Our supply clearly offers WBD traders better worth and a extra sure, expedited path to completion,” Paramount chairman and CEO David Ellison mentioned. “All through this course of, we’ve labored arduous for WBD shareholders and stay dedicated to participating with them on the deserves of our superior bid and advancing our ongoing regulatory evaluation course of.”
Paramount additionally pointed to comparisons between Versant and Discovery World in its response. The Comcast spinoff firm’s inventory worth plunged in its Nasdaq debut on Monday, and fell additional to $33.27 as of Wednesday’s shut. Many have pointed to Versant as a proxy of the worth of Discovery World, which can comprise all of the cable belongings from WBD and be spun off within the third quarter of 2026.
Paramount mentioned Versant’s efficiency on the inventory market “illustrates the challenged path forward for Discovery World,” which it valued between $0 and $0.50 per share.
“Whereas Discovery World fairness would don’t have any fairness worth if the corporate trades in-line with Versant, there are in actual fact a number of compelling the explanation why it ought to commerce at a reduction to Versant,” the letter states. “At first, Discovery World will possible be considerably extra leveraged. As well as, Discovery World’s monetary efficiency lags Versant on each a historic and projected foundation, possible on account of its much less enticing portfolio.”
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