Form 8-K
8-K — Paramount Skydance Corp
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Filed: 2026-07-31
Period: 2026-07-31
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported): July 31, 2026
Paramount Skydance Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
001-42791
99-3917985
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
Number)
1515 Broadway
New York, New York
10036
(Address
of principal executive
offices)
(Zip
Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (212) 258-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value
PSKY
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant
has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant
to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As previously disclosed, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“WBD”), Paramount Skydance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Paramount”), and Prince Sub Inc.,
a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger on February 27, 2026
(the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, and subject to the terms and conditions therein, at the effective time of the
merger to be entered into pursuant to such agreement, Prince Sub Inc. will merge with and into WBD, with WBD surviving as a wholly owned
subsidiary of Paramount (the “Merger”). The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to file (a) the financial
statements of WBD described below, (b) the unaudited pro forma financial information described below and (c) the consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with respect to its report on the audited consolidated financial statements of WBD incorporated by reference
herein as Exhibit 99.1, and to permit such pro forma financial information to be incorporated by reference into Paramount’s
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be filed with the SEC.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
Financial Statements of Business Acquired.*
*Note: Business has not yet been acquired. Financial statements are
provided in connection with the pending Merger.
The audited consolidated financial statements of Warner Bros. Discovery,
Inc. as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2025, including the
related notes and schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts, the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon,
and Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, were filed by Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. with the SEC on February 27, 2026, and are incorporated herein by
reference as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. as of March 31, 2026 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025,
and the notes related thereto were filed by Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. with the SEC on May 6, 2026, and are incorporated herein
by reference as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
(b)
Pro Forma Financial Information.**
**Note: Business has not yet been acquired. Pro forma financial information
is provided in connection with the pending Merger.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for
Paramount Skydance Corporation, after giving effect to the Merger and the adjustments described therein, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3
and incorporated by reference herein.
Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.3 hereto contain
“forward-looking statements”, including, without limitation, statements regarding: the timing of closing the potential Merger,
including the regulatory and other conditions to the Merger and the application of any “Ticking Consideration” in connection therewith;
the timing, pricing and other terms of any permanent financing in connection with the financing of the Merger, including the need for,
and costs in connection with, any bridge financing to finance the consummation of the Merger; the post-closing capital structure following
the Merger, including assumptions relating to interest expense for the combined company and potential dilution resulting from any equity
financing in connection with the Merger; the results of and participation in any exchange or tender offer for existing WBD debt securities
and the refinancing or other treatment of WBD debt in connection with the Merger; the accounting treatment for the Merger and preliminary
estimates of fair value for purposes of such accounting; certain pro forma and other adjustments, including certain assumptions on which
adjustments are based; the combined businesses of WBD and Paramount following the Merger and the integration and the treatment of any
intercompany transactions in connection therewith. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements
are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties
materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Paramount or WBD. Risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to: risks related to Paramount’s streaming business; the adverse impact on Paramount’s advertising revenues
as a result of changes in consumer behavior, advertising market conditions and deficiencies in audience measurement; risks related to
operating in highly competitive and dynamic industries; the unpredictable nature of consumer behavior, as well as evolving technologies
and distribution models; risks related to Paramount’s decisions to invest in new businesses, products, services and technologies,
and the evolution of Paramount’s business strategy; the potential for loss of carriage or other reduction in or the impact of negotiations
for the distribution of Paramount’s content; damage to Paramount’s reputation or brands; losses due to asset impairment charges
for goodwill, content and long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets; liabilities related to discontinued operations
and former businesses; increasing scrutiny of, and evolving expectations for, sustainability initiatives; evolving business continuity,
cybersecurity, privacy and data protection and similar risks; challenges in protecting and maintaining Paramount’s intellectual
property rights; domestic and global political, economic and regulatory factors affecting Paramount’s businesses generally; the
inability to hire or retain key employees or secure creative talent; disruptions to Paramount’s operations as a result of labor
disputes; the risks and costs associated with the integration of, and Paramount’s ability to integrate, the businesses of Paramount
Global and Skydance Media, LLC successfully and to achieve anticipated synergies; litigation relating to the transaction pursuant to which
Paramount acquired Skydance Media, LLC potentially resulting in substantial costs; volatility in the price of Paramount’s Class B
common stock; the effect Paramount’s dual-class capital structure and the concentrated ownership may have on the price of its Class B
common stock or business; risks related to a private sale of a controlling interest in Paramount, including that Paramount’s stockholders
may not realize any change of control premium on shares of Paramount’s Class B common stock and that Paramount may become subject
to the control of a presently unknown third party; risks associated with Paramount’s status as a “controlled company”
under the rules of The Nasdaq Global Select Market, including its exemption from certain corporate governance requirements; risks
associated with the lack of voting rights of Paramount’s Class B common stock; risks that anti-takeover provisions in Paramount’s
amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, and under Delaware law could deter, delay, or prevent
a change of control; risks that exclusive forum provisions in Paramount’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation could
limit a stockholder’s choice of forum for certain claims and discourage lawsuits against Paramount’s directors and officers;
risks that corporate opportunity provisions in Paramount’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation could permit certain
persons to pursue competitive opportunities that might otherwise be available to Paramount; risks associated with Paramount’s holding
company structure, including its dependence on distributions from its subsidiaries to meet tax obligations and other cash requirements;
disruptions caused by the Merger to Paramount’s and WBD’s business and commercial relationships; the negative impact that
a failure to consummate the Merger could have on Paramount’s business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price;
the risk that the Merger may be prevented or delayed or the anticipated benefits reduced if Paramount does not obtain certain regulatory
approvals; the risk that the Merger Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms, including if any conditions to the closing
of the Merger are not satisfied; the risk that litigation relating to the Merger could prevent or delay the closing of the Merger or result
in the payment of damages after closing; challenges realizing synergies and other anticipated benefits expected from the Merger, including
integrating WBD’s business successfully; risks to Paramount’s business, financial condition or results of operations as a
result of the incurrence of substantial costs and indebtedness in connection with the Merger; market and other conditions in connection
with any permanent financing in connection with the Merger; and risks of reduced ownership and economic interest by Paramount’s
existing stockholders as a result of the Merger. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors and the
general risks associated with the respective businesses of Paramount and WBD can be found in Paramount’s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2026, and Paramount’s Form 10-Q for
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2026, including, in each case, in the sections captioned
“Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and Paramount’s subsequent
filings with the SEC, and WBD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the
SEC on February 27, 2026, and WBD’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on
May 6, 2026, including, in each case, in the sections captioned “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements”
and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and WBD’s subsequent filings with the SEC. Copies of these filings, as well as subsequent
filings, are available online at www.sec.gov, ir.wbd.com or on request from Paramount or WBD. Paramount undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments, except as required by law.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description of Exhibit
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm for Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
99.1
Audited consolidated financial statements of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes and schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts, the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm thereon and Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (incorporated by reference to Part II, Item 8 and Part IV, Item 15 of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (SEC File No. 001-34177), filed with the SEC on February 27, 2026).
99.2
Interim
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. as of March 31, 2026 and for the three months
ended March 31, 2026 and March 31, 2025, and the notes related thereto (incorporated by reference to Part I, Item 1 of the Warner
Bros. Discovery, Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026 (SEC File No. 001-34177), filed
with the SEC on May 6, 2026).
99.3
Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of Paramount Skydance Corporation as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and for the year ended December 31, 2025.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon
Name:
Stephanie Kyoko McKinnon
Title:
General Counsel and Secretary
Date: July 31, 2026
EX-23.1 — EXHIBIT 23.1
EX-23.1
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference
in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Nos. 333- 289341) of Paramount Skydance Corporation of our report dated February 27,
2026 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
which appears in Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Washington, District of Columbia
July 31, 2026
EX-99.3 — EXHIBIT 99.3
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Exhibit 99.3
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Summary of the Transactions
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Acquisition
On February 27, 2026, Paramount Skydance
Corporation (“Paramount,” or the “Company,”) and Prince Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary
of Paramount (“Merger Sub”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified in accordance with the terms, the “WBD Merger Agreement”) with Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. a Delaware corporation
(“WBD”), pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into WBD, with
WBD surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Paramount (the “Acquisition”).
The Acquisition is expected to be accounted for
as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations, with the Company identified as the accounting acquirer. In identifying
the Company as the accounting acquirer, management considered the structure of the Acquisition and other actions contemplated by the WBD
Merger Agreement, relative outstanding voting and equity interests, and the composition of the post-Acquisition board of directors. No
single factor was the sole determinant in the overall conclusion that Paramount is the accounting acquirer; rather all factors were considered
in arriving at such conclusion.
At the effective time of the Acquisition (“the
Effective Time”), each share of WBD Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares
of WBD Common Stock to be cancelled for no consideration in accordance with the WBD Merger Agreement or as to which appraisal rights have
been properly exercised) will be converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to $31.00, without interest, plus, if applicable,
the Ticking Consideration (collectively, the “Merger Consideration”). The “Ticking Consideration” will be an amount
in cash equal to $0.00277778 multiplied by the number of calendar days elapsed after September 30, 2026 to and including the closing
date of the Acquisition (which for the avoidance of doubt, will not exceed $0.25 per 90 calendar day period). For purposes of these pro
forma financial statements, total cash consideration payable to WBD common stockholders is estimated at $77.8 billion, calculated based
on WBD Common Stock outstanding as of April 23, 2026, excluding any applicable Ticking Consideration as the Company assumes for the
purposes of preparing these pro forma financial statements that the transaction will close prior to September 30, 2026, and any cash
payable with respect to equity awards as described under “—Treatment of Equity Awards” below.
Treatment of Equity Awards
Stock Options
At the Effective Time:
· Each stock option outstanding to purchase shares of WBD Common Stock granted under any WBD stock plan
that is (x) vested as of the Effective Time or (y) held by a former employee or service provider of WBD, will be cancelled and
converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the excess
if any, of the Merger Consideration over the per share exercise price for such vested stock option by (ii) the total number of shares
of WBD Common Stock subject to such vested stock option.
· Each stock option (whether vested or unvested) with an exercise price equal to or in excess of the Merger
Consideration will be cancelled without consideration.
· Each unvested stock option with an exercise price below the Merger Consideration will be assumed by Paramount
and automatically converted into the contingent right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product obtained by
multiplying (i) the excess of the Merger Consideration over the per share exercise price for such unvested stock option by (ii) the
total number of shares of WBD Common Stock subject to such unvested stock option immediately prior to the Effective Time, and will remain
subject to generally the same terms and conditions (including any applicable terms relating to accelerated vesting upon qualifying terminations
of employment and timing and form of payment) that applied to the corresponding unvested stock option immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
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Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”),
including Performance-Based RSUs (“PRSUs”)
At the Effective
Time:
· Each WBD RSU that is vested in accordance with its terms or that is held by a non-employee member of the
board of directors of WBD as of the Effective Time will be cancelled and converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration
with respect to each share of WBD Common Stock underlying such vested WBD RSU, with the number of shares of WBD Common Stock subject to
such vested WBD RSU granted with performance-based vesting conditions determined as described below.
· Each WBD RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that is not a vested WBD
RSU, will be assumed by Paramount and automatically converted into the contingent right to receive an amount in cash, without interest,
equal to the product of (i) the Merger Consideration, multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares of WBD Common Stock subject
to such unvested WBD RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time, and remaining subject to generally the same terms and conditions (including
any applicable terms relating to accelerated vesting upon qualifying terminations of employment and timing and form of payment) that applied
to the corresponding unvested WBD RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time.
· The total number of unvested WBD RSUs with performance-based vesting conditions expected to vest will
be determined by assuming (i) in respect of such unvested WBD RSUs for which the applicable performance period has been completed
prior to the Effective Time, actual performance, and (ii) in respect of such unvested WBD RSUs for which the applicable performance
period has not been completed prior to the Effective Time, achievement at the greater of (x) target performance and (y) actual
performance extrapolated through the end of the applicable performance period based on actual performance through the Effective Time,
determined by the board of directors of WBD or a committee thereof in good faith and consistent with past practice.
Deferred and Notional Equity Units
At the Effective Time:
· Each deferred stock unit (“DSU”) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
will be assumed by Paramount and automatically converted into a right to receive an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the product
obtained by multiplying (A) the Merger Consideration by (B) the number of shares of WBD Common Stock subject to such DSU immediately
prior to the Effective Time (the “WBD DSU Consideration”), with such DSU Consideration remaining subject to the same terms
and conditions that applied to the corresponding DSU immediately prior to the Effective Time.
· Each notional investment unit with respect to shares of WBD Common Stock (a “WBD Notional Unit”)
subject to WBD’s Non-Employee Directors Deferral Plan and WBD’s Supplemental Retirement Plan (each, a “WBD DC Plan”)
that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be assumed by Paramount and automatically converted into a notional unit
with respect to a number of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Paramount Class B Common Stock”),
of Paramount (a “Paramount Notional Unit”) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the Equity Award Exchange
Ratio (as defined below) by (B) the number of shares of WBD Common Stock subject to such WBD Notional Unit immediately prior to the
Effective Time, with each such Paramount Notional Unit remaining subject to the same terms and conditions that applied to the corresponding
WBD Notional Unit immediately prior to the Effective Time (including with respect to timing and form of payment), as set forth in the
applicable WBD DC Plan. The “Equity Award Exchange Ratio” is determined by dividing (i) the Merger Consideration by (ii) the
per share volume-weighted average trading price of Paramount Class B Common Stock for the fifteen consecutive trading days ending
on (and including) the trading day that is three trading days prior to the Closing Date.
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Financing
The Company expects to utilize a combination of
equity financing and committed debt financing to fund the Acquisition. The Company has entered into equity subscription agreements (“Subscription
Agreements”) providing for up to $46.7 billion of equity financing from affiliates of The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust and
$250.0 million from RedBird Capital Partners Fund IV (Master), L.P (collectively the “Equity Investors”), pursuant to a private
placement of Paramount Class B Common Stock (such private placement format being referred to herein as a private investment in public
equity, or “PIPE”, arrangement).
The Equity Investors have assigned their subscription
rights under the Subscription Agreements (the “Equity Syndication”) to a group of institutional investors (each, an "Equity
Syndication Party"), comprising affiliates of the Equity Investors, The Public Investment Fund, L'Imad 1st SPV 2 Exempt RSC LTD (an
investment vehicle of L'Imad Holding, an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund), QIA TMT Holding LLC (an investment vehicle of the Qatar Investment
Authority), and LionTree Investment Fund, L.P. The aggregate allocations cover the full amount committed by the Equity Investors. At closing,
the Company will issue to each Equity Syndication Party a number of newly issued nonvoting shares of Paramount Class B Common Stock
(or securities convertible into shares) equal to its allocated amount divided by the Syndication Purchase Price, defined as the 20-trading-day
daily volume-weighted average price of Paramount Class B Common Stock determined as of the third business day prior to the closing
of the Acquisition, subject to a ceiling of $16.02 per share and a floor of $12.00 per share (the “Syndication Purchase Price”).
The Equity Syndication does not relieve the Equity Investors of their contractual commitments made to the Company.
Each holder of Paramount Class B Common Stock
(excluding any Equity Investor or affiliate thereof) as of a record date to be determined will receive, without payment of any consideration,
one 10-year warrant (each, a “Warrant”) for each share held, exercisable at an initial exercise price per share equal to the
Syndication Purchase Price and subject to customary anti-dilution and fundamental change make-whole adjustments. Beginning on the third
anniversary of issuance, the Company may call the Warrants for early expiration if the closing price of Paramount Class B Common
Stock equals or exceeds $30.00 for at least 20 trading days in any 30 consecutive trading day period and warrant holders will have until
such early expiration date to exercise their Warrants.
In addition, the Company entered into committed debt financing arrangements,
including the Pro Rata Credit Agreement, which provides for (i) $2.5 billion of three-year Term A-1 loans (“Term A-1 Loan Facility”),
(ii) $2.5 billion of five-year Term A-2 loans (“Term A-2 Loan Facility”) and (iii) $5.0 billion of five-year revolving
credit commitments, as well as a $49.0 billion 364-day senior secured bridge term loan facility (the “Bridge Commitments”).
The bridge facility is intended as contingent financing and is not expected to be drawn, unless permanent financing, including in the
form of the New Permanent Financing (as defined below), is not in place prior to the closing of the Acquisition. The Company intends to
replace the Bridge Commitments with the New Permanent Financing in the form of additional secured credit facilities and secured capital
markets indebtedness across the investment grade and non-investment grade markets as described below. Such financing, together with borrowings
under the Pro Rata Credit Agreement, is expected to comprise the Company’s post-closing capital structure and be incurred in the
form of first lien and second lien indebtedness, including term loan borrowings and secured notes (collectively, the “Acquisition
Financing Transactions”). The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflect the assumed issuance of the New
Permanent Financing and do not assume any borrowings under the Bridge Commitments. The ultimate size, composition and terms of the Acquisition
Financing Transactions remain subject to market conditions and final execution.
The Acquisition Financing Transactions are currently expected to include
a combination of senior term loans and secured debt securities, in an amount up to $51.9 billion (the “New Permanent Financing”),
in addition to the $5.0 billion of Term A loans under the Pro Rata Credit Agreement. The Company intends to access the capital markets
through one or more financings to effect these transactions and reduce or replace any remaining Bridge Commitments, either prior to the
consummation of the Acquisition, or following the consummation of the Acquisition on the basis of the entry into the 364-day senior secured
bridge term loan facility (the “364-day Bridge Loan Facility”) pursuant to the Bridge Commitments. However, the ultimate aggregate
principal amount, allocation between instruments and terms of such financing will depend on prevailing market conditions and other factors
outside the Company’s control, and there can be no assurance that such financing will be consummated as currently contemplated (including
on the basis of the assumptions herein, inclusive of interest rates assumptions) or on favorable terms, or that such financing will be
consummated at all. For purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, the Company has assumed that the
Acquisition Financing Transactions are completed as described above, including the consummation of the New Permanent Financing prior to
the consummation of the Acquisition. In the event that the Bridge Commitments were drawn in order to finance the Acquisition, a fee of
0.5% payable to the bridge financing sources would apply to the principal amount of any such debt funded.
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On June 4, 2026, WBD entered into a seven-year
$13.0 billion term loan (“WBD Dollar Term Loans”), and a seven-year €1.7 million term loan (the “WBD Euro Term
Loans” and together with the WBD Dollar Term Loans the “WBD Term Loans”). The proceeds were used to repay the $15.0
billion bridge facility that WBD had outstanding on March 31, 2026. The WBD Term Loans will be replaced or refinanced with the 364-day
Bridge Loan Facility or the proceeds of the offering of the New Permanent Financing, if not refinanced by WBD prior to closing of the
Acquisition. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflect the settlement of WBD’s $15.0 billion bridge
facility. The WBD Term Loans are not reflected within the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
The Company also intends to refinance and terminate
WBD’s $5.0 billion accounts receivable securitization program (of which $3.9 billion was utilized as of March 31, 2026) within
close proximity to the closing of the Acquisition (or shortly thereafter). For purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements, the Company has assumed the termination of the securitization facility and the related repurchase of accounts receivable
are completed at closing.
In connection with the execution of the WBD Merger
Agreement, Paramount paid the termination fee of $2.8 billion (the “Netflix Termination Fee”) due to Netflix, Inc. under
the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 19, 2026, by and among WBD, Netflix, Inc, Nightingale
Sub, Inc., and New Topco 25, which was terminated prior to the execution of the WBD Merger Agreement. The Netflix Termination Fee
is reflected in Paramount’s historical balance sheet at March 31, 2026.
The consummation of the Acquisition is subject
to customary closing conditions, including receipt of required regulatory approvals and no government order being in effect that enjoins
the transaction, and is not subject to a financing condition. As of the date of this filing, the Acquisition has not been consummated
but is considered probable for purposes of these pro forma financial statements.
Exchange Offers and Tender Offers
In connection with the Acquisition, the Company
is offering to exchange any and all of the Existing WBD Notes (defined below) for the applicable series of newly issued second lien secured
notes to be issued by the Company (the “Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes”) (each offer to exchange, an “Exchange Offer”
and together, the “Exchange Offers”). The Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed,
jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by certain of the Company’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries that are an obligor
under the Pro Rata Credit Agreement, subject to certain customary exceptions, and will be secured, subject to certain limitations and
exceptions and customary permitted liens, on a second priority basis, equally and ratably with all party lien indebtedness of the Company
and related guarantors. In certain circumstances when, among other things, the Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes are rated investment
grade by two out of three rating agencies, the liens securing the Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes and related guarantees may be automatically
released.
The Existing WBD Notes were issued by Discovery
Communications, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “DCL Issuer”), and Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. (formerly
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “DGH Issuer” and, together with the DCL Issuer, the “Existing
WBD Issuers”).
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The consideration offered in the Exchange Offers
(i) per $1,000 in aggregate principal amount of U.S. dollar-denominated Existing WBD Notes tendered and (ii) per €1,000
in aggregate principal amount of Euro-denominated Existing WBD Notes tendered, in each case, is summarized below:
Existing WBD Notes to be
Exchanged (the “Existing
WBD Notes”)
Issuer of Existing
WBD Notes
Aggregate Principal Amount of Notes
Validly Delivered in Consent Solicitations
and Eligible to Participate in the
Exchange Offers
(amount in millions)
Second Lien Secured
Exchange Notes Offered
4.125% Senior Notes due 2029
DCL Issuer
$655,825,000
6.250% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2029
3.625% Senior Notes due 2030
DCL Issuer
$914,183,000
4.875% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030
5.000% Senior Notes due 2037
DCL Issuer
$453,281,000
5.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2037
6.350% Senior Notes due 2040
DCL Issuer
$438,102,000
6.350% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2040
4.950% Senior Notes due 2042
DCL Issuer
$130,366,000
4.950% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2042
4.875% Senior Notes due 2043
DCL Issuer
$141,584,000
4.875% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2043
5.200% Senior Notes due 2047
DCL Issuer
$3,161,000
5.200% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2047
5.300% Senior Notes due 2049
DCL Issuer
$247,860,000
5.300% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2049
4.054% Senior Notes due 2029
DGH Issuer
$1,353,828,000
6.250% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2029
4.279% Senior Notes due 2032
DGH Issuer
$2,691,764,000
4.875% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030
5.050% Senior Notes due 2042
DGH Issuer
$4,104,687,000
5.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2037
5.141% Senior Notes due 2052
DGH Issuer
$949,883,000
6.350% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2040
4.302% Senior Notes due 2030
DGH Issuer
€234,382,000
4.95% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2042
4.693% Senior Notes due 2033
DGH Issuer
€316,641,000
4.875% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2043
Concurrently with the Exchange Offers, the Company
is offering to purchase for cash (the “Tender Offers”) the aggregate principal amount of notes eligible to participate in
the Tender Offers. Specifically, the Company is offering to purchase (i) the DCL Issuer’s $1.234 billion aggregate principal
amount of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028 and (ii) the DGH Issuer’s $1.189 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.755% Senior
Notes due 2027.
For purposes of these pro forma financial statements,
it is assumed that 100% of the $12.7 billion principal amount of Existing WBD Notes eligible to participate in the Exchange Offers and
100% of the $2.423 billion of the Existing WBD Notes subject to Tender Offers will, in each case, be exchanged or tendered, as applicable,
in full in the applicable Exchange Offer or Tender Offers. The ultimate aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes
exchanged for Existing WBD Notes in the Exchange Offers, and the terms to which such indebtedness will be subject, and the amount of Existing
WBD Notes tendered in the Tender Offers is subject to change based on the ultimate results of such Exchange Offers and Tender Offers,
including as a result of market conditions or other factors outside of the Company’s control, and the Company can make no assurances
that the Exchange Offers and Tender Offers will be consummated in accordance with such assumptions or at all.
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Completed Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction
On August 7, 2025, pursuant to a transaction
agreement dated July 7, 2024, Paramount Global and Skydance Media, LLC (“Skydance”) became wholly owned subsidiaries
of Paramount Skydance Corporation (the “Skydance Transactions”). Substantially concurrently with the closing of the Skydance
Transactions, Pinnacle Media Ventures, LLC, Pinnacle Media Ventures II, LLC and Pinnacle Media Ventures III, LLC, each entities controlled
by the Ellison Family (as defined below), and RB Tentpole Holdings LP (the “NAI Equity Investors”) acquired 100% of the equity
interests of Harbor Lights Entertainment, Inc. (f/k/a National Amusements, Inc. (“NAI”)), from NAI’s shareholders
under a purchase and sale agreement and, through their ownership of NAI, the NAI Equity Investors indirectly received an aggregate of
31.5 million shares of Class A common stock and 32.0 million shares of Class B common stock of Paramount Skydance Corporation
(the “NAI Transaction”). Following the closing of the Skydance Transactions and the NAI Transaction, entities controlled by
the Ellison Family indirectly hold approximately 77.5% of the Class A common stock of Paramount Skydance Corporation through their
collective approximate 77.5% ownership interest in NAI, which was renamed Harbor Lights Entertainment Inc., and as a result the Ellison
Family is the controlling stockholder and ultimate parent (“Ultimate Parent”) of Paramount. For the purpose of determining
the controlling ownership of Paramount, the Ellison family is comprised of Lawrence J. Ellison and David Ellison (the “Ellison Family”).
David Ellison is the son of Lawrence J. Ellison, and Lawrence J. Ellison and David Ellison are accordingly considered immediate family
members.
In connection with the Skydance Transactions,
PIPE investors, including the NAI Equity Investors, made an investment of $6.0 billion into Paramount Skydance Corporation in exchange
for 400 million shares of Class B common stock at $15.00 per share and the NAI Equity Investors received, in connection with their
PIPE investment, an aggregate of 200 million five-year warrants exercisable at $30.50 per share (subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments).
Approximately $4.5 billion of the PIPE proceeds were used to satisfy electing stockholders’ cash consideration in connection with
a cash-stock election offered to Paramount Global stockholders, with the remaining approximately $1.5 billion provided to Paramount Skydance
Corporation. As further described in Note 1, Paramount’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025 are presented
in two distinct periods to indicate a new basis of accounting established for Paramount Global’s net assets upon the closing of
the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction. The periods prior to August 7, 2025 include only Paramount Global and are identified
as “Predecessor”, and the periods beginning on August 7, 2025 reflect Paramount Skydance Corporation and are identified
as “Successor”.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial
Statements
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and are presented to illustrate the effects
of the completed Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction and the Acquisition, collectively, the “Transactions”.
The unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Balance
Sheet as of March 31, 2026 combines the historical consolidated balance sheet of Paramount as of March 31, 2026 and the historical
consolidated balance sheet of WBD as of March 31 2026, giving effect to the Acquisition as if it had occurred on March 31, 2026.
The unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statement
of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 combines the historical Consolidated Statement of Operations of Paramount
for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the historical Consolidated Statement of Operations of WBD for the three months ended
March 31, 2026, and gives effect to the Acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2025.
The unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statement
of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 combines the Adjusted Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31,
2025 of Paramount and the historical Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 of WBD, giving effect
to the Transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2025.
The Adjusted Combined Statement of Operations
of Paramount reflects the combination of (i) the historical consolidated Statement of Operations of Paramount Global (Predecessor)
for the period from January 1, 2025 through August 6, 2025 (ii) the historical results of Skydance for the same period
(iii) the historical consolidated Statement of Operations of Paramount Skydance Corporation from August 7, 2025 to December 31,
2025 (Successor) and (iv) the effects of the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction as if they had closed on January 1, 2025.
As a result of the pushdown of the Ultimate Parent’s basis, the net assets of Paramount Global were recorded at their fair value
as of the close of the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction. No adjustments to the August 7, 2025 to December 31, 2025
Successor period are necessary, as the impacts from the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction are included in Paramount’s historical
results for this period.
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The impact of the Acquisition, including the committed
equity financing, on the outstanding shares and equity of Paramount is discussed in Note 5 and Note 8.
The pro forma transaction accounting adjustments
to adjust WBD’s net assets to preliminary estimates of fair value are based on information available to the Company as of the date
of this filing. The fair value estimates made herein may differ materially based upon the finalization of appraisals and other valuation
analyses, which is expected no later than one year from the closing date of the Acquisition. These unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the operating results or financial position
that would have occurred if the Transactions had been consummated on the dates indicated, nor are they necessarily indicative of the results
of operations or financial condition that may be expected for any future period or date. Accordingly, such information should not be relied
upon as an indicator of future performance, financial condition or liquidity. Additionally, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements do not give effect to revenue synergies, operating efficiencies or cost savings that may be achieved with respect
to the combined company. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions within the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed
combined financial statements.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the following materials:
· The accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements;
· Paramount's historical unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained in
the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026, filed on May 4, 2026,
and the historical audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto for Paramount Global (Predecessor) for the period from
January 1, 2025 to August 6, 2025 and Paramount Skydance Corporation (Successor) as of December 31, 2025 and for the period
from August 7, 2025 to December 31, 2025 contained in Paramount’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on May 13,
2026;
· Skydance’s historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six-month period
ended and as of June 30, 2025 contained in the Company’s Form 8-K/A filed October 23, 2025; and
· WBD’s historical unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained in
WBD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026, filed on May 6, 2026, and the
historical audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained in WBD’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2025, filed on February 27, 2026, in each case, also incorporated by reference in the Current Report
of Paramount on Form 8-K with which these pro forma financial statements are filed.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE
SHEET
AT MARCH 31, 2026
(In millions)
Pro
Forma Adjustments
Paramount
Skydance
Corp.
WBD
Adjusted (2)
WBD
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
Financing
Adjustments (5)
Pro
Forma
Assets
Current
Assets:
Cash
and cash equivalents
$ 1,941
$ 3,264
$ (93,920
)
(3a)
$ 56,379
(5a)
$ 7,834
(3,850
)
(8d)
(2,437
)
(5d)
(67
)
(5c)
(382
)
(5e)
46,906
(5g)
Receivables,
net
6,850
5,009
2,473
(4)
—
14,332
Programming
and other inventory
1,000
218
—
—
1,218
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
1,764
3,146
—
—
4,910
Total
current assets
11,555
11,637
(95,297
)
100,399
28,294
Property
and equipment, net
2,205
6,642
(314
)
(4g)
—
8,533
Programming
and other inventory
15,472
19,416
3,335
(4)
—
38,223
Goodwill
1,622
25,874
32,259
(4a)
—
59,755
Intangible
assets, net
5,954
26,803
11,584
(4)
—
44,341
Operating
lease assets
1,084
2,749
—
—
3,833
Deferred
income tax assets
1,241
617
—
—
1,858
Advance
consideration for WBD acquisition
2,800
—
(2,800
)
(4)
—
—
Other
assets
2,555
4,099
1,211
(4h),
(8d)
—
7,865
Total
Assets
$ 44,488
$ 97,837
$ (50,022
)
$ 100,399
$ 192,702
Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
Current
Liabilities:
Accounts
payable
$ 707
$ 1,110
$ (46
)
(4)
$ —
$ 1,771
Accrued
expenses
1,730
6,066
(2,485
)
(4)
—
5,311
Participants’
share and royalties payable
2,613
3,483
—
—
6,096
Accrued
programming and production costs
1,857
2,086
(824
)
(4)
—
3,119
Deferred
revenues
1,354
1,592
—
—
2,946
Debt
662
1,493
—
—
2,155
Other
current liabilities
1,580
285
601
(4)
—
2,466
Total
current liabilities
10,503
16,115
(2,754
)
—
23,864
Long-term
debt
14,821
30,973
(19,538
)
(4)
56,379
(5a)
80,203
(2,392
)
(5d)
(40
)
(5c)
Participants’
share and royalties payable
1,404
2,378
—
—
3,782
Pension
and postretirement benefit obligations
1,178
226
—
—
1,404
Deferred
income tax liabilities
90
5,873
5,029
(9a)
—
10,992
Operating
lease liabilities
1,112
3,226
—
—
4,338
Programming
obligations
386
1,424
—
—
1,810
Other
liabilities
2,245
3,915
140
(4)
—
6,300
Paramount
stockholders’ equity:
Class A
Common Stock
—
27
(27
)
(4f)
—
—
Class B
Common Stock
1
—
4
(5g)
5
Additional
paid-in-capital
13,316
55,865
(55,865
)
(4f)
46,902
(5g)
60,218
Treasury
stock
—
(8,244 )
8,244
(4f)
—
—
Retained
earnings (accumulated deficit)
(1,585 )
(14,428 )
40,456
(4f), (8d)
(45
)
(5d)
(2,360 )
(25,874
)
(4a)
(27
)
(5c)
(475
)
(8b)
(382
)
(5e)
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
(27 )
(642 )
642
(4f)
—
(27 )
Total
Paramount stockholders' equity
11,705
32,578
(32,899
)
46,452
57,836
Noncontrolling
interests
1,044
1,129
—
—
2,173
Total
Equity
12,749
33,707
(32,899
)
46,452
60,009
Total
Liabilities and Equity
$ 44,488
$ 97,837
$ (50,022
)
$ 100,399
$ 192,702
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Pro Forma Adjustments
Paramount
Skydance
Corp.
WBD
Adjusted (2)
WBD
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
Financing
Adjustments (5)
Pro Forma
Revenues
$ 7,347
$ 8,893
$ (111 )
(4)
$ —
$ 16,129
Costs and expenses:
Operating
4,855
4,893
68
(4)
—
9,816
Selling, general and administrative
1,411
2,052
(85 )
(4)
—
3,378
Netflix Termination Fee
—
2,800
(2,800 )
3a(4)
—
—
Depreciation and amortization
362
1,226
633
(4)
—
2,221
Restructuring, transaction-related items and other corporate matters
103
391
—
—
494
Total costs and expenses
6,731
11,362
(2,184 )
—
15,909
Operating income (loss)
616
(2,469 )
2,073
—
220
Interest expense, net
(200 )
(559 )
261
(4)
(1,005 )
(5f)
(1,503 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt
—
(27 )
—
—
(27 )
Other items, net
(24 )
(60 )
—
—
(84 )
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies
392
(3,115 )
2,334
(1,005 )
(1,394 )
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes
(155 )
215
122
(9c)
251
(9c)
433
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax
(62 )
(6 )
—
—
(68 )
Net earnings (loss) (Paramount and noncontrolling interests)
175
(2,906 )
2,456
(754 )
(1,029 )
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
(7 )
(10 )
—
—
(17 )
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Paramount
$ 168
$ (2,916 )
$ 2,456
$ (754 )
$ (1,046 )
Net earnings (loss) per common share attributable to Paramount:
Basic
$ .15
$ (.21 )
Diluted
$ .15
$ (.21 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
1,110
3,913
(10)
5,023
Diluted
1,118
3,905
(10)
5,023
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Pro Forma Adjustments
Paramount
Skydance Corp.
Adjusted (6)
WBD
Adjusted (2)
WBD
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
Financing
Adjustments (5)
Pro Forma
Revenues
$ 29,394
$ 37,296
$ (557 )
(4)
$ —
$ 66,133
Costs and expenses:
Operating
20,347
21,853
433
(4)
—
42,633
Programming charges
41
—
—
—
41
Selling, general and administrative
6,136
8,284
(259 )
(4)
—
14,161
Depreciation and amortization
1,469
5,684
1,737
(4)
—
8,890
Impairment charges
157
—
—
—
157
Restructuring, transaction-related items, and other corporate matters
1,453
698
516
(4)
27
(5c)
2,703
9
(5d)
Total costs and expenses
29,603
36,519
2,427
36
68,585
Gain (loss) on dispositions
35
(39 )
—
—
(4 )
Operating income (loss)
(174 )
738
(2,984 )
(36 )
(2,456 )
Interest expense, net
(760 )
(1,879 )
872
(4)
(4,393 )
(5f)
(6,160 )
Gain (loss) from investments
(40 )
6
—
—
(34 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
—
2,945
—
(36 )
(5d)
2,909
Other items, net
(51 )
(147 )
—
—
(198 )
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies
(1,025 )
1,663
(2,112 )
(4,465 )
(5,939 )
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes
319
(896 )
446
(9c)
1,117
(9c)
986
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax
(275 )
(18 )
—
—
(293 )
Net earnings (loss) (Parent and noncontrolling interests)
(981 )
749
(1,666 )
(3,348 )
(5,246 )
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
(490 )
(24 )
—
—
(514 )
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
—
2
—
—
2
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Parent
$ (1,471 )
$ 727
$ (1,666 )
$ (3,348 )
$ (5,758 )
Net loss per common share attributable to Parent (basic and diluted):
Class B common stockholders - Receiving Warrants
$ 4.54
Common stockholders - Other
$ (1.74 )
Common stockholders - All
$ (1.34 )
$ (1.15 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic and diluted):
Class B common stockholders - Receiving Warrants
472
(10)
472
Common stockholders - Other
1,099 (6j)
3,441
(10)
4,540
Common stockholders - All
1,099 (6j)
3,913
(10)
5,012
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the
information and note disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S GAAP”).
Pro forma financial information illustrates the effects of a particular transaction (or transactions) and is based on historically determined
amounts. The historical financial statements of Paramount, Skydance, and WBD have been adjusted in the accompanying unaudited pro forma
condensed combined financial statements to reflect transaction accounting adjustments that depict the estimated accounting effects of
the Transactions in accordance with U.S GAAP.
At the time Paramount Global and Skydance became
subsidiaries of Paramount Skydance Corporation, the Ellison Family controlled both Paramount Global and Skydance (and was the “Ultimate
Parent” of each), and as a result, the Skydance Transactions were accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control.
As a transaction between entities under common control, the net assets were combined at the Ultimate Parent’s basis, which for Paramount
Global was deemed to be the estimated fair value as of August 7, 2025, the date of the closing of the NAI Transaction, which was
the point at which the Ellison Family obtained control of Paramount Global. As a result, the net assets of Paramount Global were recorded
at their fair value as of this date. Since the net assets of Skydance were already at the Ultimate Parent’s basis, no adjustment
to the fair value of net assets was necessary, and Skydance was combined with Paramount Global’s net assets at the Ultimate Parent’s
basis as of this date. The pushdown of the Ultimate Parent’s basis resulted in a new basis of accounting for Paramount Global’s
net assets, which made the results of operations not comparable between the periods before and after the Skydance Transactions and the
NAI Transaction. Accordingly, Paramount’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2025 are presented in two distinct
periods. The periods prior to August 7, 2025 include only Paramount Global and are identified as “Predecessor”, and the
periods beginning on August 7, 2025 reflect Paramount Skydance Corporation and are identified as “Successor”. See Note
6.
The unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Balance
Sheet as of March 31, 2026 combines the historical consolidated balance sheet of Paramount as of March 31, 2026, and the historical
consolidated balance sheet of WBD as of March 31, 2026, giving effect to the Acquisition as if it had occurred on March 31,
2026. These pro forma financial statements reflect assumptions and adjustments set forth in the accompanying explanatory notes.
The unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statement
of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 combines the historical Consolidated Statements of Operations of Paramount
and WBD, as if the Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2025.
The unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statement
of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 combines the Adjusted Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31,
2025 of Paramount and the historical Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 of WBD giving effect
to the Transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2025. The Adjusted Combined Statement of Operations of Paramount reflects
the combination of (i) the historical consolidated Statement of Operations of Paramount Global (Predecessor) for the period from
January 1, 2025 through August 6, 2025 (ii) the historical results of Skydance for the same period (iii) the historical
consolidated Statement of Operations of Paramount Skydance Corporation from August 7, 2025 to December 31, 2025 (Successor)
and (iv) the effects of the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction as if they had closed on January 1, 2025. As a result
of the pushdown of the Ultimate Parent’s basis, the net assets of Paramount Global were recorded at their fair value as of the close
of the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction. No adjustments to the August 7, 2025 to December 31, 2025 Successor period
are necessary, as the impacts from the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction are included in Paramount’s historical results
for this period.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
In addition, the historical financial statements
of WBD and the historical Skydance results for the period from January 1, 2025 through August 6, 2025 have been adjusted to
align with the Company’s presentation in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements (See Notes 2 and 6).
The preparation of the unaudited pro forma condensed
combined financial statements incorporates various assumptions and estimates, including those related to the preliminary purchase price
allocation of WBD as well as, among other things, the timing and financing for the Acquisition. The pro forma transaction accounting adjustments
to adjust WBD’s net assets to preliminary estimates of fair value are based on information available to the Company as of the date
of this filing. The fair value estimates made herein may differ materially based upon the finalization of appraisals and other valuation
analyses, which is expected no later than one year from the closing date of the Acquisition. These unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the operating results or financial position
that would have occurred if the Transactions had been consummated on the dates indicated, nor are they necessarily indicative of the results
of operations or financial condition that may be expected for any future period or date.
Accordingly, such information should not be relied
upon as an indicator of future performance, financial condition or liquidity. Additionally, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements do not give effect to revenue synergies, operating efficiencies or cost savings that may be achieved with respect
to the combined company. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions within the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed
combined financial statements.
2) PRESENTATION OF HISTORICAL WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY
The historical financial information of WBD included
in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflects certain reclassifications to conform to the Company’s
presentation, which are presented in the tables below.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
Balance Sheet Reclassifications
At March 31, 2026
Historical
WBD
Reclassification
Adjustments
WBD, Adjusted
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 3,264
$ —
$ 3,264
Receivables, net
5,009
—
5,009
Programming and other inventory
—
218
218
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
3,468
(322 )
3,146
Total current assets
11,741
(104 )
11,637
Film and television content rights and games
19,312
(19,312 )
—
Property and equipment, net
6,642
—
6,642
Programming and other inventory
—
19,416
19,416
Goodwill
25,874
—
25,874
Intangible assets, net
26,803
—
26,803
Operating lease assets
—
2,749
2,749
Deferred income taxes
—
617
617
Other noncurrent assets
7,465
(7,465 )
—
Other assets
—
4,099
4,099
Total Assets
$ 97,837
$ —
$ 97,837
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
At March 31, 2026
Historical WBD
Reclassification
Adjustments
WBD, Adjusted
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 1,110
$ —
$ 1,110
Accrued liabilities
11,920
(11,920 )
—
Accrued expenses
—
6,066
6,066
Participants' share and royalties payable
—
3,483
3,483
Accrued programming and production costs
—
2,086
2,086
Deferred revenues
1,592
—
1,592
Current portion of debt
1,493
(1,493 )
—
Debt
—
1,493
1,493
Other current liabilities
—
285
285
Total current liabilities
16,115
—
16,115
Noncurrent portion of debt
30,973
(30,973 )
—
Long-term debt
—
30,973
30,973
Participants' share and royalties payable
—
2,378
2,378
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations
—
226
226
Deferred income taxes
5,873
(5,873 )
—
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
—
5,873
5,873
Operating lease liabilities
—
3,226
3,226
Programming obligations
—
1,424
1,424
Other noncurrent liabilities
11,169
(11,169 )
—
Other liabilities
—
3,915
3,915
Stockholders’ equity:
Class A common stock
27
—
27
Additional paid-in-capital
55,865
—
55,865
Treasury stock
(8,244 )
—
(8,244 )
Accumulated deficit
(14,428 )
—
(14,428 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(642 )
(642 )
Total Parent stockholders’ equity
32,578
—
32,578
Noncontrolling interests
1,129
—
1,129
Total Equity
33,707
—
33,707
Total Liabilities and Equity
$ 97,837
$ —
$ 97,837
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
Statements of Operations Reclassifications
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
Historical
WBD
Reclassification
Adjustments
WBD, Adjusted
Revenues
$ 8,893
$ —
$ 8,893
Costs and expenses:
Costs of revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization
4,643
(4,643 )
—
Operating
—
4,893
4,893
Selling, general and administrative
2,475
(423 )
2,052
Netflix Termination Fee
2,800
—
2,800
Depreciation and amortization
1,226
—
1,226
Restructuring and other charges
204
(204 )
—
Restructuring, transaction-related items, and other corporate matters
—
391
391
Impairments and loss on dispositions
14
(14 )
—
Total costs and expenses
11,362
—
11,362
Operating loss
(2,469 )
—
(2,469 )
Interest expense, net
(581 )
22
(559 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(27 )
—
(27 )
Loss from equity investees, net
(5 )
5
—
Other (expense) income, net
(38 )
38
—
Other items, net
—
(60 )
(60 )
Loss before income taxes
(3,120 )
5
(3,115 )
Benefit from income taxes
—
215
215
Income tax benefit (expense)
214
(214 )
—
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax
—
(6 )
(6 )
Net loss
(2,906 )
—
(2,906 )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(10 )
—
(10 )
Net loss available to Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.
$ (2,916 )
$ —
$ (2,916 )
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Historical
WBD
Reclassification
Adjustments
WBD, Adjusted
Revenues
$ 37,296
$ —
$ 37,296
Costs and expenses:
Costs of revenues, excluding depreciation and amortization
20,885
(20,885 )
—
Operating
—
21,853
21,853
Selling, general and administrative
9,418
(1,134 )
8,284
Depreciation and amortization
5,684
—
5,684
Restructuring and other charges
399
(399 )
—
Restructuring, transaction-related items, and other corporate matters
—
698
698
Impairments and loss on dispositions
172
(172 )
—
Total costs and expenses
36,558
(39 )
36,519
Loss on dispositions
—
(39 )
(39 )
Operating income
738
—
738
Interest expense, net
(2,085 )
206
(1,879 )
Gain from investment
—
6
6
Gain on extinguishment of debt
2,945
—
2,945
Loss from equity investees, net
(24 )
24
—
Other (expense) income, net
65
(65 )
—
Other items, net
—
(147 )
(147 )
Income before income taxes
1,639
24
1,663
Provision for income taxes
—
(896 )
(896 )
Income tax benefit (expense)
(890 )
890
—
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax
—
(18 )
(18 )
Net income
749
—
749
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(24 )
—
(24 )
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
2
—
2
Net income attributable to Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
$ 727
$ —
$ 727
3) PRELIMINARY PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION
Estimated Total Aggregate Acquisition Consideration
Pursuant to the
WBD Merger Agreement, on the Acquisition closing date, all of WBD’s outstanding common shares
will be converted into the right to receive $31.00 per share, excluding for purposes of the calculations herein any applicable Ticking
Consideration as the Company assumes for the purposes of preparing these pro forma financial statements that the transaction will close
prior to September 30, 2026.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
(a) The preliminary purchase consideration is calculated as follows:
Preliminary Purchase Consideration Paid to WBD Shareholders (in millions except per share amounts)
Amount
Common stock outstanding (1)
2,511
Per share cash purchase price
$ 31
Cash paid to WBD’s shareholders
$ 77,837
Add: Cash paid related to pre-combination portion of replacement awards (2)
1,083
Add: Settlement of indebtedness (3)
15,000
Total cash consideration
93,920
Add: Netflix termination fee (4)
2,800
Add: Liabilities assumed related to pre-combination portion of replacement awards (2)
741
Less: Settlement of pre-existing relationships (5)
(184 )
Total preliminary purchase consideration
$ 97,277
(1) The amount of estimated shares of WBD Common Stock is based
on 2,507,136,702 shares of WBD Common Stock issued and outstanding as of April 23, 2026, per WBD’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the three months ended March 31, 2026, as filed with the SEC on May 6, 2026, adjusted for 3,737,162 WBD PRSUs that were
vested, but not distributed at that date.
(2) Reflects $1.1 billion in estimated cash payments to holders
of vested WBD stock options, RSUs, and PRSUs, and $741 million in estimated liabilities related to holders of unvested WBD stock options,
RSUs, and PRSUs that will be converted into the contingent right to receive cash-based awards of Paramount, with $601 million recorded
within “Other current liabilities” and $140 million within “Other liabilities” on the unaudited pro forma Condensed
Combined Balance Sheet.
(3) Reflects the settlement of WBD’s $15.0 billion bridge
facility. On June 4, 2026, WBD issued the WBD Term Loans, the proceeds of which were used to repay the $15.0 billion bridge facility
that WBD had outstanding on March 31, 2026. The WBD Term Loans are expected to be replaced or refinanced, subject to the related
cooperation requirements in the WBD Merger Agreement and therefore have not been reflected within the unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements. The adjustment to remove the $15.0 billion bridge facility in the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Balance
Sheet is reflected net of deferred issuance costs of $117 million.
(4) The $2.8 billion termination fee paid to Netflix by Paramount,
on behalf of WBD, in connection with the execution of the WBD Merger Agreement has been treated as purchase consideration. Accordingly,
pro forma adjustments have been recorded to the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet to (i) eliminate Paramount’s
prepaid asset related to the termination fee and (ii) remove WBD’s accrued liability associated with the obligation. In addition,
an adjustment has been recorded to the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31,
2026 to eliminate the expense recognized by WBD in its historical financial statements related to the termination fee.
(5) Settlement of pre-existing relationships consists of Paramount’s
net payable to WBD of $184 million, comprised of receivables due from WBD of approximately $277 million and payables due to WBD and accrued
programming liabilities related to WBD, of $36 million and $425 million, respectively.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
(b) The accounting for the Acquisition, including the preliminary
purchase consideration, is based on provisional amounts, and the associated purchase accounting is not final. The preliminary allocation
of the purchase price to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities was based upon a preliminary estimate of fair values, which leveraged
publicly available benchmarking information as well as a variety of other assumptions Paramount believes are reasonable under the circumstances.
Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions within the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase
price allocation as of the date of the Acquisition, including the effects of intercompany eliminations which are reflected in Note 4:
Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Estimated
Fair Value
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 3,264
Receivables, net
4,548
Programming and other inventory
22,969
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
3,146
Property and equipment, net
6,328
Goodwill (1)
58,133
Intangible assets, net
38,387
Operating lease assets
2,749
Deferred income taxes
617
Other assets
4,718
Total assets acquired
$ 144,859
Accounts payable
$ 1,100
Accrued expenses
3,266
Participants’ share and royalties payable
5,861
Accrued programming and production costs
1,687
Deferred revenues
1,592
Debt
12,928
Deferred income taxes
10,943
Operating lease liabilities
3,226
Programming obligations
1,424
Pension and postretirement benefit obligation
226
Other liabilities
4,200
Total liabilities assumed
$ 46,453
Noncontrolling interests
1,129
Total preliminary purchase consideration
$ 97,277
(1) Goodwill represents the difference between the total preliminary purchase consideration and the estimated
fair value of WBD’s net assets based on the preliminary fair value estimates assumed herein.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
4) WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY TRANSACTION ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS
Balance Sheet Pro Forma Adjustments
At March 31, 2026
WBD Transaction Accounting Adjustments
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
Intercompany
Transactions (7)
Total
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ (97,770
)
3a, 8d
$ —
$ (97,770 )
Receivables, net
2,934
3a(5), 8d
(461 )
2,473
Total current assets
(94,836
)
(461 )
(95,297 )
Programming and other inventory
3,528
4i
(193 )
3,335
Property and equipment, net
(314
)
4g
—
(314 )
Goodwill
31,962
4a
297
32,259
Intangible assets, net
11,584
4b
—
11,584
Advance consideration for WBD acquisition
(2,800
)
3a(4)
—
(2,800 )
Deferred income tax assets
—
—
—
Other Assets
1,211
4h, 8d
—
1,211
Total Assets
$ (49,665
)
$ (357 )
$ (50,022 )
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ (36
)
3a(5)
$ (10 )
$ (46 )
Accrued expenses
(2,485
)
3a(4), 8a, 8d
—
(2,485 )
Accrued programming and production costs
(425
)
3a(5)
(399 )
(824 )
Other current liabilities
601
3a(2)
—
601
Total current liabilities
(2,345
)
(409 )
(2,754 )
Long-term debt
(19,538
)
4c
—
(19,538 )
Deferred income tax liabilities
4,977
9a
52 9a
5,029
Other liabilities
140
3a(2)
—
140
Stockholders’ equity:
—
Class A common stock
(27
)
4f
—
(27 )
Additional paid-in-capital
(55,865
)
4f
—
(55,865 )
Treasury stock
8,244
4f
—
8,244
Accumulated deficit
14,107
4f, 8b, 8d
—
14,107
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
642
4f
—
642
Total stockholders’ equity
(32,899
)
—
(32,899 )
Total Equity
(32,899
)
—
(32,899 )
Total Liabilities and Equity
$ (49,665
)
$ (357 )
$ (50,022 )
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
Statements of Operations Pro Forma Adjustments
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
WBD Transaction Accounting Adjustments
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
Intercompany
Transactions (7)
Total
Revenues
$ —
$ (111 )
$ (111 )
Costs and expenses:
Operating
177
4j
(109 )
68
Selling, general and administrative
(68
)
8c, 8d
(17 )
(85 )
Netflix Termination Fee
(2,800
)
3a(4)
—
(2,800 )
Depreciation and amortization
633
4d
—
633
Restructuring, transaction-related items, and other corporate matters
—
—
—
Total costs and expenses
(2,058
)
(126 )
(2,184 )
Operating income
2,058
15
2,073
Interest expense, net
261
5f
—
261
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies
2,319
15
2,334
Provision for income taxes
125
9c
(3 )
9c
122
Net earnings (loss)
2,444
12
2,456
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Paramount
$ 2,444
$ 12
$ 2,456
Year Ended December 31, 2025
WBD Transaction Accounting Adjustments
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
Intercompany
Transactions (7)
Total
Revenues
$ —
$ (557
)
$ (557 )
Costs and expenses:
Operating
954
4j
(521
)
433
Selling, general and administrative
(188
)
8c, 8d
(71
)
(259 )
Depreciation and amortization
1,737
4d
—
1,737
Restructuring, transaction-related items, and other corporate matters
516
8a
—
516
Total costs and expenses
3,019
(592
)
2,427
Operating loss
(3,019
)
35
(2,984 )
Interest expense, net
884
5f
(12
)
872
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies
(2,135
)
23
(2,112 )
Provision for income taxes
452
9c
(6
)
9c
446
Net earnings (loss)
(1,683
)
17
(1,666 )
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Parent
$ (1,683
)
$ 17
$ (1,666 )
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
(4a) Reflects the following adjustments to goodwill related to the
Acquisition and elimination of intercompany transactions:
Pro Forma
Adjustment
Reversal of historical WBD goodwill
$ (25,874 )
(4f)
Preliminary purchase consideration
97,277
(3a)
Reverse WBD historical liability for Netflix Termination Fee
(2,800 )
(3a(4))
Settlement of WBD bridge facility
(14,883 )
(5b)
Effect of preliminary fair value adjustment to acquired intangible assets
(11,584 )
(4b)
Effect of preliminary fair value adjustment to assumed debt
(4,655 )
(4c)
Effect of preliminary fair value adjustment to acquired property and equipment
314
(4g)
Effect of preliminary fair value adjustment to acquired investments
(619 )
(4h)
Effect of preliminary fair value adjustment to acquired programming assets
(3,528 )
(4i)
Tax effects of Acquisition
5,018
(9a), (4e)
Reversal of historical WBD equity, net of historical goodwill reversal
(6,704 )
(4f)
Transaction accounting adjustments
31,962
Elimination of intercompany transactions
297
(7)
Total pro forma adjustment
$ 32,259
(4b) The pro forma adjustment reflects the estimated incremental
fair value of WBD’s intangible assets of $11.6 billion. Estimated amortization of the intangible assets is recognized on a straight-line
basis over their respective estimated useful lives. The estimated amortization period, estimated fair values, and related pro forma adjustments
for the incremental amortization expense are presented in the table below.
Estimated
Straight-Line
Amortization Period
Fair Value
Three Months
Ended March 31,
2026
Year Ended
December 31,
2025
Trade names
13 - 20 years
$ 8,868
$ 150
$ 595
Franchises
20 years
10,350
173
690
Character rights
20 years
610
10
41
Affiliate relationships
7 years
10,475
387
1,547
Technology
3 years
1,894
135
541
Subscriber relationships
3 years
2,500
250
1,000
Advertisers (relationship & backlog)
1.5 years
3,690
461
1,846
Total
$ 38,387
$ 1,566
$ 6,260
Less: historical amortization
946
4,605
Pro forma adjustment
$ 620
$ 1,655
The estimated
fair value of acquired intangibles was determined as outlined below:
· The estimated value of franchises was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method.
· The estimated value of affiliate relationships was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method.
· The estimated value of developed technology was determined using the cost approach.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
· The estimated value of character rights was determined using the multi-period excess earnings method.
· The estimated value of trade names was determined using the relief from royalty method.
· The estimated value of advertiser relationships was determined using the with-and-without method.
· The estimated value of subscriber relationships was determined using the cost approach.
(4c) Adjustment includes the fair market value step down of outstanding
debt of $4.7 billion and the settlement of WBD’s existing $15.0 billion bridge facility net of $117 million in remaining deferred
issuance costs related to the bridge facility, which is described further in Note 5.
(4d) The pro forma adjustments to "Depreciation and amortization"
on the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations reflect (i) incremental amortization expense related to the intangible
assets of $620 million and $1,655 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively,
and (ii) incremental depreciation expense related to property and equipment of $13 million and $82 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively. A 10% change in the valuation of finite-lived intangible assets and property
and equipment would result in a corresponding increase or decrease in depreciation and amortization expense of approximately $182 million
and $727 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively, based on the estimated
useful lives described herein.
(4e) The estimated tax impacts of the pro forma adjustments to adjust
WBD’s net assets to preliminary estimates of fair value in the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet and the related
adjustments in the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations are reflected using the estimated statutory tax rates
of the combined company. See Note 9.
(4f) The pro forma adjustments reflect the removal of WBD’s
historical equity balances, net of the $25.9 billion reversal of historical WBD goodwill, including common stock, additional paid-in-capital,
retained earnings, and other components of equity. This reflects the adjustments to remeasure WBD’s net assets at fair value as
of the acquisition date.
(4g) The pro forma adjustment reflects the estimated fair value step
down of WBD’s property and equipment of $0.3 billion. Estimated net incremental depreciation of property and equipment is recognized
on a straight-line basis over the respective assets’ estimated useful lives. The estimated depreciation period, estimated fair
values, and related pro forma adjustments for the incremental depreciation expense are presented in the table below.
Estimated
Straight-Line
Amortization Period
Fair Value
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2026
Year Ended
December 31, 2025
Total property and equipment
1 - 31 years
$ 6,328
$ 252
$ 1,009
Less: historical depreciation
239
927
Pro forma adjustment
$ 13
$ 82
(4h) The pro forma adjustment reflects the estimated incremental
fair value of certain unconsolidated investments held by WBD of $0.6 billion.
(4i) The pro forma adjustment reflects the estimated incremental
fair value of WBD’s programming assets of $3.5 billion. The pro forma adjustment to recognize net incremental content amortization
expense has been computed with the assumption that the programming assets will be amortized over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line
basis, the revenue forecast model or sum of the years’ digits method, as the Company continues to evaluate the pattern of the economic
benefit.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
(4j) The pro forma adjustments to "Operating expenses"
on the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations of $0.2 billion and $1.0 billion for the three months ended March
31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively, reflect the net incremental amortization expense related to the programming
assets. A 10% change in the valuation of programming assets would result in a corresponding increase or decrease in expense of approximately
$0.1 billion and $0.6 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively.
For all other assets and liabilities and noncontrolling
interests the book value was deemed to approximate fair value, and therefore no fair value adjustments were recorded.
5) FINANCING RELATED ADJUSTMENTS
Debt Financing Adjustments:
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
information reflects financing assumptions related to the Acquisition, including the issuance of debt, repayment and refinancing of existing
indebtedness. Specifically, these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements assume (i) the issuance of the $2.5 billion
Term A-1 Loans and $2.5 billion Term A-2 Loans, (ii) the issuance of permanent financing in the form of $51.9 billion of New Permanent
Financing, (iii) the issuance of $12.7 billion of Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes in exchange for certain Existing WBD Notes pursuant
to the Exchange Offers, (assuming 100% participation in Exchange Offers), (iv) the purchase of $2.4 billion of Existing WBD Notes for
cash pursuant to the Tender Offers, (assuming 100% participation in Tender Offers), (v) the replacement of the $49.0 billion 364-day Bridge
Loan Facility, and (vi) the settlement of WBD’s existing $15.0 billion bridge facility. The pro forma adjustments assume that the
Acquisition Financing Transactions will be used to fund the Acquisition and to refinance or replace interim financing arrangements, including
the 364-day Bridge Loan Facility. The ultimate aggregate principal amount and form of such indebtedness and the terms to which such indebtedness
will be subject are subject to market conditions and final execution, and actual results may differ from those reflected herein. Other
than the assumptions relating to the New Permanent Financing, the pro forma adjustments are based on financing commitments that are in
place as of the date of this filing and do not reflect the impact of any future refinancings or changes in capital structure that may
occur prior to or following the consummation of the Acquisition.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
Balance Sheet Pro Forma Adjustments:
Debt
Issuance (5a)
Repayment
of WBD
Bridge Financing (5b)
Exchange
Offers (5c)
Tender
Offers (5d)
Pro Forma
Adjustment
New 3-year Term A-1 Loans
$ 2,492
$ 2,492
New 5-year Term A-2 Loans
2,492
2,492
New Permanent Financing
51,395
51,395
Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes
10,348
10,348
Existing WBD Long-term Debt
(14,883 )
(10,388 )
(2,392 )
(27,663 )
Total debt pro forma adjustment
$ 39,064
(5a) The adjustments reflect the impact of the issuance of the $2.5 billion Term A-1 Loans and $2.5
billion Term A-2 Loans and $51.9 billion of New Permanent Financing, net of debt issuance costs of $0.5 billion. The New Permanent
Financing will replace or refinance the 364-day Bridge Loan Facility and proceeds of the New Permanent Financing or the 364-day
Bridge Loan Facility, as applicable, will be used to fund the Acquisition. Accordingly, $56.4 billion of cash proceeds were
reflected on the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet in connection with the issuance of debt.
(5b) The adjustment reflects a transaction accounting adjustment
related to the settlement of WBD’s existing $15.0 billion bridge facility net of $117 million in remaining deferred issuance costs
related to the bridge facility. The bridge facility will be replaced, subject to the related cooperation requirements in the WBD Merger
Agreement. Refer to Note 3.
(5c) The adjustments reflect the impact of the Exchange Offers, specifically
the $40 million of payments to bondholders, in connection with the Exchange Offers, assuming that 100% of the Existing WBD Notes eligible
to participate in the Exchange Offers will be exchanged in full in the applicable Exchange Offer. The Company expects to account for
the Exchange Offers as debt modifications in accordance with ASC 470, Debt, because all key terms of the Second Lien Secured Exchange
Notes are expected to be materially consistent with the current terms. Accordingly, the payments to the lenders are reflected as a reduction
in the carrying value. The carrying value of the Existing WBD Notes and the fair value of the Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes has
been assumed to be equal to the estimated fair value of the Existing WBD Notes assumed in the Acquisition. Estimated third-party expenses
of $27 million are included within “Restructuring, transaction-related items and other corporate matters”. Further, the
fair value of the Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes is expected to be similar to the fair value of the debt assumed in the transaction.
(5d) The adjustments reflect the impact of the Tender Offers, specifically
the purchase of (i) the DCL Issuer’s $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028 with a carrying
amount of $1.213 billion and (ii) the DGH Issuer’s $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.755% Senior Notes due 2027
with a carrying amount of $1.179 billion, assuming 100% of the Existing WBD Notes subject to the Tender Offers will be tendered in the
applicable Tender Offer. The estimated cash consideration for the Existing WBD Notes subject to the Tender Offers of $2.4 billion, was
determined based on a fixed-spread pricing formula linked to the yield on the applicable Reference Treasury Security determined as of
March 31, 2026. The estimated loss on extinguishment of debt of $36 million, is reflected in the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined
Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025. Estimated payments to bondholders and third-party expenses of $9 million
are included within “Restructuring, transaction-related items and other corporate matters”.
(5e) The adjustment reflects the cash paid for certain commitment
fees associated with the 364-day Bridge Loan Facility and write-off of those fees due to the replacement or refinancing of the 364-day
Bridge Loan Facility with permanent financing. There can be no assurance that such permanent financing will be consummated as currently
contemplated or on favorable terms, or that such financing will be consummated at all.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
Statements
of Operations Pro Forma Adjustments:
(5f) The adjustments reflect the following increases (decreases)
to Interest expense, net:
Three Months
Ended March 31,
2026
Year Ended
December 31,
2025
Estimated interest expense on new financing (1)
Financing adjustments
$ 994
$ 3,951
Elimination of historical interest expense on WBD bridge facility (2)
Transaction accounting adjustments
(345 )
(647 )
Adjustment of
historical interest expense on debt subject to fair market value step down (3)
Transaction accounting adjustments
89
(161 )
Elimination of historical interest expense on WBD loans settled through the Tender Offers (4)
Transaction accounting adjustments
(26 )
(160 )
Adjustment to historical interest expense on WBD loans subject to the Exchange Offers (5)
Transaction accounting adjustments
21
84
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs (6)
Financing adjustments
11
442
Total adjustments to Interest expense, net
744
3,509
Total financing adjustments
$ 1,005
$ 4,393
Total transaction accounting adjustments
$ (261 )
$ (884 )
(1) Represents the additional interest expense in connection with
the Term A-1 Loans, Term A-2 Loans, and New Permanent Financing, net of $10.0 and $60.0 million of amortization of deferred financing
charges during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively.
The interest rates on the Term A-1
Loans and Term A-2 Loans are calculated using SOFR adjusted for a margin and are initially estimated to be approximately 5.94%.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined
financial statements assume an interest rate of 7.00% for the New Permanent Financing included in the Acquisition Financing Transactions,
reflecting the assumed weighted average cost of indebtedness. For purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements,
the Company has assumed that the Acquisition Financing Transactions are completed as described herein, including the consummation of the
New Permanent Financing prior to the consummation of the Acquisition. In the event the New Permanent Financing does not occur prior to
the Acquisition, or does not occur at all, the maximum interest rate that would initially apply pursuant to the 364-day Bridge Loan Facility
is SOFR + 1.875%, increasing by 0.25% for each 3 months that the 364-day Bridge Loan Facility remains outstanding to a maximum of SOFR
+ 2.625%, unless or until the 364-day Bridge Loan Facility is refinanced.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
A sensitivity analysis on interest
expense with respect to the variable rate Term A-1 Loans and Term A-2 Loans and the interest expense related to the New Permanent Financing
for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and the year ended December 31, 2025 has been performed to assess the effect of a
change of 0.125% of the hypothetical interest rate. A change in the interest rate of 0.125% would result in a change in estimated interest
expense of $18 million and $72 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively.
A change in interest rate of 1% would result in a change in estimated interest expense of $144 million and $575 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively.
(2) Represents the elimination of historical interest expense as
a result of the settlement of WBD’s $15.0 billion bridge facility.
(3) In July 2025, WBD made a significant principal payment to reduce
debt. The adjustment to interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2025 reflects a $492 million reduction in interest expense resulting
from the composition of debt outstanding as of March 31, 2026 compared with the debt outstanding within the historical period, offset
by a $331 million increase in interest expense resulting from the accretion of the fair value step down of assumed debt.
(4) Represents elimination of historical interest expense related to historical WBD debt repurchased as
a result of the Tender Offers, assuming that 100% of the Existing WBD Notes eligible to participate in the Tender Offers will be
tendered in the applicable Tender Offer.
(5) For purposes of these pro forma financial statements, the Company
has assumed 100% of Existing WBD Notes eligible to participate in the Exchange Offers will be exchanged in the applicable Exchange Offer.
This adjustment represents the incremental interest expense associated with the difference in coupon rates between the Existing WBD Notes
eligible to participate in the Exchange Offers and the Second Lien Secured Exchange Notes.
(6) Represents amortization of issuance costs associated with new
debt issued by the Company and the write-off of deferred issuance costs associated with the 364-day Bridge Loan Facility that is expected
to be replaced by the New Permanent Financing if the Bridge Commitments are not reduced by the New Permanent Financing prior to the Acquisition.
Equity Financing
Adjustments:
Concurrently with the execution of the WBD Merger
Agreement, Paramount entered into the Subscription Agreements pursuant to which the Equity Investors committed to purchase shares of Paramount
Class B Common Stock in a PIPE financing. Pursuant to the Equity Syndication the Equity Investors have assigned their subscription
rights to a group of institutional investors (each an Equity Syndication Party), comprising affiliates of the Equity Investors, The Public
Investment Fund, L'Imad 1st SPV 2 Exempt RSC LTD (an investment vehicle of L'Imad Holding, an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund), QIA TMT
Holding LLC (an investment vehicle of the Qatar Investment Authority), and LionTree Investment Fund, L.P. The aggregate allocations cover
the full amount committed by the Equity Investors. At closing, the Company will issue to each Equity Syndication Party a number of newly
issued shares of nonvoting Paramount Class B Common Stock (or securities convertible into shares) equal to its allocated amount divided
by the Syndication Purchase Price for aggregate gross proceeds sufficient, together with other sources of financing, to fund the Merger
Consideration and transaction-related payments.
(5g) In connection with the Acquisition, the pro forma adjustment
reflects a net increase in cash of $46.9 billion, representing $46.95 billion of proceeds from the PIPE financing, partially offset by
$47 million of issuance costs. The transaction results in the issuance of approximately 3.9 billion shares of Paramount Class B
Common Stock at $0.001 par value, with the excess proceeds recorded as additional paid-in-capital assuming a Syndication Purchase Price
of $12.00 per share.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
6) PRESENTATION OF ADJUSTED PARAMOUNT
The Adjusted Combined Statement of Operations
of Paramount reflects the combination of (i) the historical consolidated Statement of Operations of Paramount Global (Predecessor)
for the period from January 1, 2025 through August 6, 2025 (ii) the historical results of Skydance for the same period
(iii) the historical consolidated Statement of Operations of Paramount Skydance Corporation from August 7, 2025 to December 31,
2025 (Successor) and (iv) the effects of the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction as if they had closed on January 1, 2025.
As a result of the pushdown of the Ultimate Parent’s basis described in Note 1, the net assets of Paramount Global were recorded
at their fair value as of the close of the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction. No adjustments to the August 7, 2025 to December 31,
2025 Successor period are necessary, as the impacts from the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction are included in Paramount’s
historical results for this period.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
The historical financial information of Skydance
included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflects certain reclassifications to conform to the Company’s
presentation.
Year
Ended December 31, 2025
Historical
Predecessor
Successor
Paramount
Global (1)
Paramount
Skydance
Corp. (2)
Adjusted
Skydance
Media, LLC (3)
Skydance
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments (1)
Adjustments
to
Paramount
Global Historical
Basis (1)
Paramount
Skydance
Corp.
Adjusted
Revenues
$ 16,622
$ 12,269
$ 554
$ (51
)
6a
$ —
$ 29,394
Costs and expenses:
Operating
11,287
8,408
724
(72
)
6b
—
6i
20,347
Programming charges
—
41
—
—
—
41
Selling, general and administrative
3,526
2,594
16
—
—
6,136
Depreciation and amortization
204
590
1
—
674
6e
1,469
Impairment charges
157
—
—
—
—
157
Restructuring,
transaction-related items, and other corporate matters
454
731
268
—
—
1,453
Total costs
and expenses
15,628
12,364
1,009
(72
)
674
29,603
Gain on dispositions
35
—
—
—
—
35
Operating income (loss)
1,029
(95 )
(455 )
21
(674
)
(174 )
Interest expense, net
(433 )
(302 )
(8 )
14
6c
(31
)
6f
(760 )
Loss from investments
—
(40 )
—
—
—
(40 )
Other items,
net
(92 )
(39 )
—
—
80
6g
(51 )
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
and equity in loss of investee companies
504
(476 )
(463 )
35
(625
)
(1,025 )
Benefit from income taxes
79
40
—
47
6d
153
6h
319
Equity in loss
of investee companies, net of tax
(171 )
(104 )
—
—
—
(275 )
Net earnings (loss) (Parent and noncontrolling
interests)
412
(540 )
(463 )
82
(472
)
(981 )
Net earnings
(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
(447 )
(46 )
3
—
—
(490 )
Net loss attributable
to Parent
$ (35 )
$ (586 )
$ (460 )
$ 82
$ (472
)
$ (1,471 )
(1) Represents the historical results of Paramount Global and pro forma adjustments for the period from January 1,
2025 to August 6, 2025.
(2) Represents the historical results for the period from August 7, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
(3) Represents the historical results of Skydance for the period from January 1, 2025 to August 6,
2025, derived from the historical books and records of Skydance.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
(6a) The pro forma adjustment to “Revenues” reflects
a reduction of $51 million primarily for Skydance’s co-participant share of revenues for feature film and television productions
with Paramount that would have been eliminated upon consolidation if the Skydance Transactions had occurred on January 1, 2025.
(6b) “Operating” expenses has been adjusted for the impact
of intercompany transactions between Paramount and Skydance, including elimination of Paramount’s participation expenses related
to Skydance’s proportionate share of revenue for co-production titles, recorded on a gross basis by Paramount and adjustments to
the historical amortization of production costs that would have been recorded for co-production titles had Paramount and Skydance been
a combined entity during the Predecessor period.
(6c) The transaction accounting adjustment to “Interest expense,
net” reflects the impact of the repayment of outstanding borrowings under Skydance’s revolving credit facility in connection
with the closing of the Skydance Transactions. Interest expense would have decreased by $14 million if the Skydance Transactions and
NAI Transaction had occurred on January 1, 2025.
(6d) The transaction accounting adjustment to “Benefit from
income taxes” reflects an increase to the tax benefit of $47 million for the inclusion of Skydance in Paramount’s consolidated
income tax calculation for the Predecessor period.
(6e) The pro forma adjustment to “Depreciation and amortization”
reflects the impact from the changes to Paramount Global’s historical basis applied as if the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction
had occurred on January 1, 2025. The adjustment of $674 million principally reflects net incremental amortization expense related
to identified finite-lived intangible assets.
(6f) The pro forma adjustment of $31 million to “Interest expense,
net” reflects the amortization of the fair value adjustment to debt, partially offset by the removal of the amortization of debt
issuance costs as the unamortized debt issuance costs relating to Paramount Global’s debt were reversed in connection with recording
the debt at fair value.
(6g) The pro forma adjustment of $80 million to “Other items,
net” reflects the reversal of the amortization of net actuarial losses for Paramount Global’s pension and other postretirement
benefit plans. Paramount Global’s historical equity accounts were reversed in connection with the pushdown of the Ultimate Parent’s
basis.
(6h) The pro forma adjustment of $153 million to “Benefit from
income taxes” for the year ended December 31, 2025 reflects the tax impacts of the pro forma adjustments to Paramount Global’s
basis as if the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction had occurred on January 1, 2025.
(6i) The unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
do not include any pro forma adjustments to “Operating expenses” as a result of recording Paramount Global’s programming
assets at their estimated fair values. It is not practicable to estimate the impact of the fair value adjustments on historical content
amortization expense because Paramount’s content portfolio at any point in time is comprised of numerous assets with a different
mix of useful lives and amortization patterns that limit the comparability of the content portfolio as of the closing of the Skydance
Transactions to the content portfolio in prior historical periods.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
(6j) The Paramount Adjusted basic and diluted weighted average number
of common shares outstanding of 1,099 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 is calculated based on a weighted average of
the number of days in each of the Predecessor and Successor periods, as further detailed in the table below. Since the unaudited pro
forma condensed combined Statement of Operations gives effect to the Skydance Transactions as if they occurred on January 1, 2025,
the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the Predecessor period has been adjusted to reflect the actual common shares
outstanding of 1,096 million as of August 7, 2025 following the closing of the Skydance Transactions.
Weighted Average
Shares Outstanding
Days in
Period
Predecessor Period January 1, 2025 - August 6, 2025
1,096
218
Successor Period August 7, 2025 - December 31, 2025
1,102
147
Paramount, Adjusted January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
1,099
365
7) PARAMOUNT-WBD INTERCOMPANY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions between Paramount and WBD primarily
include content licensing, co-production, and advertising arrangements. The unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations
include estimated adjustments to eliminate transactions between Paramount and WBD for content licensing, co-production, and advertising
arrangements, consisting of revenues and expenses recognized as part of the intercompany transactions and adjustments to the amortization
expense for the profit in capitalized content licenses. The unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet includes adjustments
to eliminate “Accounts Receivable” and “Accounts Payable” between Paramount and WBD for content licensing and
advertising arrangements, the elimination of intercompany profit on content licensing arrangements recorded within “Programming
and other inventory”, and the elimination of “Accrued programming and production costs” related to programming obligations
between Paramount and WBD. “Goodwill” was also adjusted to eliminate intercompany profit on content licensing arrangements
to reflect the impact of the elimination on retained earnings that is adjusted against goodwill as part of purchase accounting.
8) OTHER TRANSACTION ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS
Transaction-Related Items
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements include adjustments for transaction-related costs expected to be incurred by Paramount from April 1, 2026 through the
closing date of the Acquisition. These costs and the corresponding adjustments to “Accrued expenses” on the unaudited pro
forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet and “Restructuring, transaction-related items, and other corporate matters” on the
unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025 are described in the table below.
Accrued Expenses
Restructuring, Transaction-
Related Items, and Other
Corporate Matters
Transaction-related costs
$ 516
$ 516
8a
Total adjustment
$ 516
$ 516
(8a) Reflects estimated transaction-related costs of $516 million
anticipated to be incurred by Paramount between April 2026 to actual transaction close, consisting mainly of banking, legal, advisory
and other professional fees in connection with the Acquisition. The estimated transaction-related costs are not anticipated to affect
the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations beyond twelve months after the closing date of the Acquisition.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
(8b) The reduction of $475 million to “Retained earnings (accumulated
deficit)” on the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet reflects the impact from the transaction-related costs adjustment
to “Accrued Expenses” presented in the table above, which total $516 million, net of the related tax benefit, where applicable,
of $41 million (see Note 9).
Issuance of
Shares and Related Activity
In connection with the Acquisition, Paramount will undertake a series
of equity issuances and related financing arrangements to facilitate the consummation of the Acquisition, as further described in Note
5. These activities include the cancellation of all issued and outstanding shares of WBD Common Stock at the Effective Time and their
conversion into the right to receive the applicable cash merger consideration. No shares of Paramount common stock will be issued to
former WBD shareholders as merger consideration.
Each holder of Paramount Class B Common Stock (excluding any Equity Investor or
affiliate thereof) as of a record date to be determined, will receive, without payment of any consideration, one 10-year Warrant for
each share held, exercisable at any initial exercise price per share equal to the Syndication Purchase Price and subject to customary
anti-dilution and fundamental change make-whole adjustments. Beginning on the third anniversary of issuance, Paramount may call the Warrants
for early exercise if the closing price of Paramount Class B Common Stock equals or exceeds $30.00 for at least 20 trading days
in any 30 consecutive trading day period and warrantholders will have until such early expiration date to exercise their Warrants. In
connection with this series of issuances, existing Paramount RSUs will be “made-whole” for the value of the Warrants pursuant
to a pre-existing anti-dilution provision in Paramount equity plans. The pro forma financial statements do not include an adjustment
for the “make-whole” provision, as its terms not yet known.
In addition, at the effective time of the Acquisition,
outstanding equity-based awards of WBD will be treated in accordance with the WBD Merger Agreement. Vested equity awards will be cancelled
and settled in cash based on the applicable Merger Consideration, while unvested equity awards will be converted into a contingent right
to receive cash-based awards of Paramount, as applicable, generally subject to the same vesting terms and conditions as that were in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, provided the WBD Notional Units outstanding as part of the WBD Non-Employee Directors Deferral
Plan and WBD Supplemental Retirement Plan (collectively the “Replaced WBD Equity”) will receive notional units with respect
to a number of shares of Paramount Class B Common Stock based on the ratio of (i) Merger Consideration divided by (ii) the
15 day Volume Weighted Average Pricing (“VWAP”) of Paramount Class B Common Stock, where the 15 days period will end
3 trading days prior to Closing Date.
The pro forma financial information reflects the
cancellation of WBD Common Stock upon consummation of the Acquisition; the issuance of Paramount Class B Common Stock pursuant to
the PIPE financing (see Note 5); and the settlement, conversion, or replacement of WBD equity awards at the Effective Time. No pro forma
adjustment has been reflected for the issuance of equity-based awards that are subject to future service requirements, except to the extent
such awards are reflected as compensation cost in accordance with applicable accounting guidance.
No pro forma adjustment has been recorded for
warrants to existing shareholders, as the Company’s accumulated deficit position results in no net impact to additional paid-in-capital. Accordingly, the effect of these warrants is not reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
(8c) The pro forma adjustments reflect the new compensation arrangements
executed with employees who held unvested options that were in the money, unvested RSUs, and unvested performance restricted stock units
in connection with the Acquisition, resulting in a $48 million and $43 million decrease in compensation expense for the three months
ended March 31, 2026, and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively.
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility
(8d) The pro forma adjustment reflects the refinancing and termination of WBD’s securitized
accounts receivable facility which is expected within close proximity to the closing of the Acquisition (or shortly
thereafter).
Cash
Other Assets
Receivables,
net
Accrued
Expenses
Retained
Earnings
(accumulated
deficit)
AR Securitization Facility Termination
$ (3,850 )
$ 592
$ 3,211
$ (201 )
$ 154
The adjustments to the unaudited pro
forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations reflect the removal of expenses associated with the accounts receivable securitization
fees, resulting in a decrease to “Selling, general and administrative expenses” of $20 million and $145 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025, respectively.
9) INCOME TAX
The tables below reflect the impacts on the unaudited pro forma condensed
combined financial statements from the inclusion of WBD in Paramount’s calculation of income taxes and the tax impacts
of the transaction accounting adjustments and financing adjustments. An estimated tax rate of 25% was applied in determining the figures
presented below.
Balance Sheet Pro Forma Adjustments
At March 31, 2026
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
Financing
Adjustments
Deferred income tax assets
n/a
n/a
Deferred income tax liabilities
$ 5,029
9a
$ —
Goodwill
$ 5,070
9b
$ —
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
Statements of Operations Pro Forma Adjustments
Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
Year Ended December 31, 2025
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
Financing
Adjustments
Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
Financing
Adjustments
Benefit from income taxes
$ 122
9c
$ 251
9c
$ 446
9c
$ 1,117
9c
(9a) The adjustment to “Deferred income tax liabilities”
as of March 31, 2026 includes an increase of $5,018 million for the deferred income tax impact of the pro forma adjustments described
in Note 4 to reflect WBD’s assets and liabilities at fair value, an increase of $52 million for the deferred tax impact of the
elimination of transactions between Paramount and WBD as described in Note 7, and a decrease of $41 million for the deferred tax impact
of the transaction-related costs adjustment as described in Note 8.
(9b) The adjustment to “Goodwill” reflects the offsetting
impact to the adjustments to “Deferred income tax liabilities” to establish the deferred income taxes.
(9c) The adjustments to “(Provision for) Benefit from income
taxes” for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025 reflect tax benefits of $373 million
and $1,563 million, respectively, related to tax effects of the transaction accounting adjustments and financing adjustments with the
exception of the Netflix Termination Fee as described in Note 3.
The pro forma adjustments to “Deferred income
tax assets” and “Deferred income tax liabilities” are based on the estimated deferred tax rates of the combined company.
The actual deferred tax liabilities may differ materially based on changes resulting from finalizing the deferred tax rates for the combined
company and finalizing the fair value adjustments for WBD’s net assets that are not reasonably estimable for the purposes of the
unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
All other income tax estimates and the related
tax rates may also differ materially in periods subsequent to the consummation of the Acquisition.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
10) EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
The pro forma basic and diluted weighted average
number of common shares presented in the unaudited pro forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations are based on the weighted average
number of common shares issued and outstanding as if the Transactions occurred on January 1, 2025. Since the Warrants described in
Note 8 will only be issued to holders of Paramount Class B Common Stock other than the Equity Investors and their affiliates, the
estimated value of the Warrants is considered a deemed dividend which results in the application of the two-class method of EPS for the
year ended December 31, 2025. Under the application of the two-class method, earnings per share is calculated separately for the
holders of Paramount Class B Common Stock who received the deemed dividend and the common stockholders (comprised of the Equity Investors
and their affiliates) who did not receive the deemed dividend. The calculation of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
contemplates an adjustment for the issuance of shares of Paramount Class B Common Stock pursuant to the PIPE financing and shares
issued to holders of Replaced WBD Equity. All stock options, RSU Awards, and warrants were excluded from the calculation of historical
and pro forma diluted net loss per common share ("EPS") for the year ended December 31, 2025 because their inclusion would
have been antidilutive since a net loss was reported in the period. The dilutive impact of Paramount RSU Awards totaling 8 million were
excluded from the calculation of pro forma diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2026 because their inclusion would have
been antidilutive since there is a pro forma net loss for the period. Also excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS in each period
are the warrants issued in the Skydance Transactions and the Warrants described in Note 8 because their inclusion also would have been
anti-dilutive in the period.
The table below presents the calculation of pro
forma EPS including, for the year ended December 31, 2025, amounts attributable to stockholders who received the deemed dividend
and stockholders who did not receive it. There was no deemed dividend for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and therefore this
presentation is not applicable.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2026
Year Ended December
31, 2025
Basic and diluted - Numerator:
Pro forma net loss
$ (1,046 )
$ (5,758 )
Deemed dividend to Class B common stockholders - Receiving Warrants
$ —
$ (2,962 )
Undistributed Net Loss
$ —
$ (8,720 )
Net earnings attributable to Class B common stockholders - Receiving Warrants
$ —
$ 2,141
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - Other
$ —
$ (7,899 )
Net loss attributable to common stockholders - All
$ (1,046 )
$ (5,758 )
Basic and diluted - Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding for Class B common stockholders - Receiving Warrants
472
Weighted average common shares outstanding for common stockholders - Other
4,540
Weighted average common shares outstanding for common stockholders - All
5,023
5,012
Pro forma EPS:
Basic and diluted EPS - Class B common stockholders - Receiving Warrants
$ 4.54
Basic and diluted EPS - common stockholders - Other
$ (1.74 )
Basic and diluted EPS - common stockholders - All
$ (.21 )
$ (1.15 )
The shares of Paramount Class B Common Stock
to be issued in connection with the Equity Syndication are determined based on a Syndication Purchase Price equal to the 20-trading-day
volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) of Paramount Class B Common Stock, calculated as of the third business day prior
to the closing of the Acquisition (the “Pricing Date”), subject to a price collar with a floor of $12.00 per share and a cap
of $16.02 per share.
For purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed
combined financial information, the issuance of 3,913 million shares of Paramount Class B Common Stock included in weighted average
common shares outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and year ended December 31, 2025 has been calculated using
an assumed Syndication Purchase Price of $12.00 per share, which is the floor of the collar range. Accordingly, the aggregate number of
shares to be issued is equal to the aggregate commitment amount of approximately $47 billion divided by the assumed Syndication Purchase
Price.
The actual number of shares issued upon consummation
of the Acquisition will vary depending on the actual 20-day VWAP. If the VWAP is below the $12.00 floor, approximately 3,913 million shares
will be issued based on a price of $12.00 per share; if the VWAP is above the $16.02 cap, approximately 2,931 million shares will be issued
based on a price of $16.02 per share; and if the VWAP falls within the collar range, the Syndication Purchase Price will equal the VWAP.
As a result, the total number of shares issued is inversely related to the Syndication Purchase Price within the collar and may differ
materially from the pro forma amounts presented herein.
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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share
amounts)
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
information does not reflect any adjustment for potential variability in the number of shares issued resulting from changes in the VWAP,
as such amounts are not determinable as of the date of these pro forma financial statements.
Similarly, the exercise price of the Warrants
will be set based on the 20-day VWAP of Paramount Class B Common Stock calculated on the third business day prior to the closing
of the Acquisition. For purposes of determining the value of the deemed dividend in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS, it has been
assumed that the exercise price of the Warrants is $12.00, which is the floor of the collar range.
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