Paramount sweetens Warner Bros bid with extra cash and Netflix breakup fee coverage
Paramount has increased its bid for Warner Bros by offering extra cash and covering a Netflix breakup fee. The move targets a rival deal ahead of an April vote.
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Paramount Skydance, led by David Ellison, has enhanced its $30-per-share acquisition bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by adding a 25-cent-per-share quarterly ticking fee and agreeing to fund a $2.8 billion termination fee. This development, announced on February 10, 2026, increases the cash obligations tied to the transaction timeline and introduces large-scale, time-linked provisions that alter the cost dynamics facing the company and its shareholders ahead of an upcoming vote.
