06/04/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/04/2026 06:39
| Item 1.01 |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
First Lien Credit Agreement
On June 4, 2026, Discovery Global Holdings, Inc. ("DGH"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (the "Company"), entered into that certain First Lien Credit Agreement (the "First Lien Credit Agreement") among the Company, as holdco, DGH, as parent borrower, the designated subsidiary borrowers from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPM"), as U.S. administrative agent and collateral agent, and J.P. Morgan SE, as non-U.S. administrative agent. The First Lien Credit Agreement provides for (i) 7-year $13,000 million U.S. dollar-denominated term loans (the "Initial Dollar Term Loans") and (ii) 7-year €1,717 million Euro-denominated term loans (the "Initial Euro Term Loans" and, together with the Initial Dollar Term Loans, the "Initial Term Loans").
On June 4, 2026, DGH borrowed the Initial Term Loans and used the net proceeds thereof, together with cash on the balance sheet, to repay in full $15,000 million of outstanding loans under that certain Non-Investment Grade Leveraged Bridge Loan Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2025 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of February 18, 2026), by and among the Company, as parent, DGH, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPM, as administrative agent and collateral agent.
The Initial Dollar Term Loans bear interest, at DGH's option, at (x) Term SOFR (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) plus 2.50% per annum or (y) the Base Rate (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) plus 1.50% per annum. The Initial Euro Term Loans bear interest at the EURIBOR Screen Rate (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) plus 2.50% per annum. The Initial Term Loans mature on June 4, 2033, and the Initial Dollar Term Loans also amortize at 1.00% per annum (payable quarterly).
The obligations of DGH under the First Lien Credit Agreement are (i) secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company, DGH and certain wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company, subject to certain exceptions, and on a pari passu basis with the Company's existing revolving credit facility and (ii) guaranteed by the Company and certain of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, which are the same guarantors as under the Company's existing revolving credit facility.
The First Lien Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, as well as affirmative and negative covenants. Negative covenants include, among others, covenants that restrict the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to engage in mergers, consolidations and asset sales, incur debt and liens, enter into transactions with affiliates, enter into burdensome agreements, pay dividends and certain other restricted payments and make certain restricted investments, in each case, as set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement and subject to certain thresholds and exceptions. The First Lien Credit Agreement does not contain any financial maintenance covenant. The First Lien Credit Agreement also contains customary and other mandatory prepayments with respect to the Initial Term Loans.
Upon the occurrence of certain significant corporate events (including a change of control, such as the consummation of the previously disclosed proposed acquisition of the Company by Paramount Skydance Corporation) or certain other customary events constituting an event of default under the First Lien Credit Agreement, all loans outstanding under the First Lien Credit Agreement (including accrued interest and fees payable thereunder) may be declared immediately due and payable.
The foregoing description of the First Lien Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the First Lien Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.03 |
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation |
The information in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.