Paramount SkyDance (PSKY) is enhancing its USD 30/shr all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) to add a USD 0.25/shr "ticking fee", payable to WBD shareholders for each quarter its transaction has not closed beyond December 31st 2026

Paramount SkyDance's enhancement of its all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery introduces a ticking fee of $0.25 per share for delays in closing the transaction until the end of 2026.

Newsquawk StaffPublished 10 Feb 2026, 14:22 UTCOn the live feed at 14:02 UTC — 4 more headlines followed before this page went public

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Paramount SkyDance (PSKY) is enhancing its USD 30/shr all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) to add a USD 0.25/shr "ticking fee", payable to WBD shareholders for each quarter its transaction has not closed beyond December 31st 2026

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This adjustment indicates Paramount's commitment to finalizing the deal while potentially putting pressure on WBD's shareholders to agree sooner, suggesting a heightened urgency in the media consolidation space.

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