Discovery announced on Friday that its stockholders have approved the acquisition of WarnerMedia, which also includes the DC movie brand, TV, and DC Comics.
The acquisition of WarnerMedia plus Discovery is said to be worth $43-billion.
It’s currently unknown what changes, if any, will take place on both sides, but the below press release states the deal will go through early in the second quarter of 2022, so we’ll know sometime around April or May.
Press Release
Discovery, Inc. Stockholders Approve Proposals Related to Discovery, Inc.’s Acquisition of WarnerMedia
New York, NY – March 11, 2022 Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced that the Company’s stockholders have approved various matters relating to the acquisition of WarnerMedia from AT&T to create Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., a premier, global entertainment company. The transaction will bring together WarnerMedia’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s leading nonfiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
At the Special Meeting of Discovery Stockholders held earlier today, based on estimated preliminary voting results, Discovery stockholders voted to approve the charter amendment proposals, share issuance proposal and the advisory (non-binding) compensation proposal. The approvals mark the completion of one of the few remaining closing conditions for the merger. These preliminary voting results will be updated through the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect the final certification of results from the Inspector of Election.
The acquisition is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2022, subject to other customary closing conditions. The Boards of Directors of both AT&T and Discovery have approved the transaction.
