{"id":2568429,"date":"2026-02-10T15:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paramount-sweetens-all-cash-offer-to-buy-warner-bros\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T15:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:48:34","slug":"paramount-sweetens-all-cash-offer-to-buy-warner-bros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/paramount-sweetens-all-cash-offer-to-buy-warner-bros\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramount sweetens all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparamount-sweetens-all-cash-offer-to-buy-warner-bros%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2568429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has sweetened his all-cash bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery by adding a package of \u201cadditional benefits.\u201d The new guarantees include a ticking fee of 25 cents per Warner Bros. share if the deal isn\u2019t completed by year-end, which would total roughly $650 million per quarter until approval. Paramount also offers to pay the $2.8 billion termination fee if Warner bros. abandons its deal with Netflix, and the bid remains at $30 per share in cash with the tender deadline extended to March 2. A personal guarantee from Oracle founder Larry Ellison backs the financing and potential damages, described as irrevocable. Warner Bros.\u2019 board will compare Paramount\u2019s sweetened offer with Netflix\u2019s deal and then advise shareholders on whether to accept; Netflix has recently shifted to an all-cash bid, and both bids are under DOJ antitrust review with foreign regulators (including Germany) weighing in. A Senate antitrust subcommittee hearing earlier questioned netflix and Warner executives over woke content and related issues, though Paramount did not attend.Paramount says it has complied with the DOJ\u2019s second facts request and remains confident in regulatory clearance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Paramount sweetens all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros with &lsquo;additional benefits&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2494676\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/paramount\/\">Paramount Skydance<\/a> CEO David Ellison is once again putting full confidence behind his company&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4414700\/paramount-escalates-hostile-takeover-warner-bros-lawsuit-proxy-war\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-s-blue-checkmark-brigade-freaks-out-over-elon-musk-s-buyout-plan\/\" title=\"Twitter&#039; s Blue Checkmark Brigade Freaks Out over Elon Musk&#039; s Buyout Plan\">hostile takeover bid<\/a><\/a> to buy Warner Bros. Discovery by sweetening the deal with what he calls &ldquo;additional benefits.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The added guarantees announced on Tuesday include a &ldquo;ticking fee&rdquo; that pays Warner Bros. shareholders 25 cents per share if Paramount&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-blame-pro-lifers-for-malpractice-or-risky-abortion-drugs\/\" title=\"Don&#039;t Blame Pro-Lifers For Malpractice Or Risky Abortion Drugs\">deal doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t go through by the end of the year. The fee amounts to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >payment worth roughly 0 million<\/a> for every quarter after Dec. 31 until the transaction has been approved.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4449347\/added-security-starbucks-ceo-growing-concerns-executives\/\">Heightened security for Starbucks CEO puts spotlight on growing safety concerns for industry executives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4450082\/musks-tunnels-las-vegas-safety-environmental-concerns\/\">Musk&rsquo;s underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4448717\/stellantis-26-billion-dollar-charges-electric-vehicle-retreat\/\">Stellantis shares plunge on $26 billion charges from electric vehicle retreat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Paramount is also offering to pay the $2.8 billion termination fee that is required of Warner Bros. if the studio abandons its deal with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The additional benefits of our superior $30 per share, all-cash offer clearly underscore our strong and unwavering commitment to delivering the full value WBD shareholders deserve for their investment,&rdquo; Ellison <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.paramount.com\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/paramount-enhances-its-superior-30-share-all-cash-offer-warner\">said in a statement<\/a>. &ldquo;We are making meaningful enhancements &mdash; backing this offer with billions of dollars, providing shareholders with certainty in value, a clear regulatory path, and protection against market volatility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Among the financial incentives to the hostile bid is a personal guarantee from Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4355833\/paramount-sweetens-hostile-bid-warner-bros\/\">previously pledged to pay<\/a> $43.3 billion to cover the equity financing for Paramount&rsquo;s amended offer and any damage claims against the entertainment company. Paramount says the personal guarantee made by David Ellison&rsquo;s father is &ldquo;irrevocable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Paramount intends to pay $30 per share to Warner Bros. shareholders, who now have until March 2 to back the Ellisons&rsquo; bid by tendering their shares. This marks the third time Paramount has pushed back the deadline for its tender offer.<\/p>\n<p>The monetary value of Paramount&rsquo;s bid remains unchanged. Warner Bros. has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4409528\/warner-bros-tells-shareholders-reject-paramount-takeover-bid\/\">repeatedly rejected<\/a> the hostile bidder&rsquo;s efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing past statements, the Warner Bros. Board of Directors said it will compare Paramount&rsquo;s sweetened offer to its pending agreement with Netflix. After completing its review, the board will then recommend whether Warner Bros. shareholders should either accept or reject the amended offer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;WBD stockholders are advised not to take any action at this time with respect to the amended Paramount Skydance tender offer,&rdquo; the board said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4425206\/netflix-announces-modified-all-cash-bid-warner-bros-discovery-after-paramount-threats\/\">modified its prevailing bid<\/a> to an all-cash offer last month in order to compete with Paramount&rsquo;s cash offer, but Paramount&rsquo;s latest move shows it has no intent to back down.<\/p>\n<p>The two bidders are currently under review by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\">Department of Justice<\/a>, which is concerned about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antitrust\/\">antitrust<\/a> implications posed by either deal. While the federal investigation concerns both bids, it places extra pressure on Netflix as a possible &ldquo;monopoly power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before reports of the investigation surfaced late last week, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said he would not be involved in the regulatory process and that he would let the DOJ handle it. That statement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/4446804\/trump-netflix-paramount-warner-bros-reversal\/\">contradicted<\/a> prior remarks he made back in December when Netflix and Warner Bros. first announced their merger agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Paramount is confident it will receive a favorable outcome as it stands up to regulatory scrutiny. The company disclosed it complied with the DOJ&rsquo;s &ldquo;second request&rdquo; for information earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Regulatory approval is also required in countries outside the United States. Paramount announced it secured key regulatory clearances from foreign investment authorities in Germany last month.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4444265\/ted-sarandos-woke-netflix-warner-bros-deal-hearing\/\">REPUBLICANS QUESTION SARANDOS ON &lsquo;WOKE&rsquo; NETFLIX CONTENT DURING WARNER BROS. DEAL HEARING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, the Senate antitrust subcommittee held a public hearing to let Netflix and Warner Bros. executives answer lawmakers&rsquo; questions about the deal. While Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lee\/\">Mike Lee<\/a> (R-UT) posed questions about the deal as it relates to federal antitrust laws, other Republican senators used much of their time to grill the two witnesses on &ldquo;woke&rdquo; entertainment content and other cultural issues.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos and Warner Bros. Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell repeatedly defended their companies while answering such questions. Neither David Ellison nor any other representative from Paramount was present at the hearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paramount sweetens all-cash bid for Warner Bros<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2568430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25352694411584.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651,538],"tags":[73511,36251,73510,54802,64882],"class_list":["post-2568429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-all-cash-offer","tag-entertainment-news","tag-mergers-and-acquisitions","tag-paramount-2","tag-warner-bros"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25352694411584.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2568429"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2568434,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2568429\/revisions\/2568434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2568430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2568429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2568429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2568429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}