Discovery has set March 11 as the date of a special shareholder meeting to hold a vote on the company’s proposed merger with AT&T’s WarnerMedia.It will be held online via webcast, no in-person “for the health and well-being of our stockholders, employees and directors,” the company said in an SEC filing Thursday.
There’s not much doubt about the deal being approved as Discovery’s biggest shareholders John Malone and Advance/Newhouse have both given their blessing.The $43-billion combination was announced in May and things have started to speed up.
It got a green light from the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this week, which was key.AT&T shareholders don’t need to vote.As reported, the transaction calls for AT&T to spin off WarnerMedia in a first step.
AT&T shareholders will receive about one fourth of a share in the new Warner Bros. for each AT&T share in hand. (So a holder of four shares of AT&T, for example, would end up with one share of Warner Bros.
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