The board of Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) has rejected the $108 billion takeover bid from Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) after a key backer was reported to have pulled out. Shares in WBD fell 1% to $28.60 in premarket trading on Wednesday.
WBD board tells shareholders to reject Paramount Skydance's takeover offer, saying 'value is inadequate'
Warner Bros Discovery's board rejected Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile bid on Wednesday, saying it failed to provide adequate financing assurances.
Warner Bros Discovery Inc (NASDAQ:WBD, XETRA:J5A) is expected to reject the $108 billion takeover bid from Paramount Skydance Corp (NASDAQ:PSKY) after a key backer was reported to have pulled out. The Warner Bros board will advise shareholders to reject Paramount's bid, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported.
Paramount Skydance's financing for its $108 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery took a blow on Tuesday as President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, dropped out of the hostile-takeover attempt.
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