Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery is a United States-based marketing company founded in 2022.

Key facts

Public/PrivatePublic

Capital structure

$4.0bn total debt

InstrumentCouponMaturityAmountSource
Permitted Revolving Refinancing Debt · First Lien Senior Secured (Pari Passu)USD 4.0bnsource ↗
Junior Lien Notes · Junior Lien Securedsource ↗

Covenant analysis

CovenantTermvs marketSource
Lien Basket — General Dollar Basket · Negative Covenant — LiensAggregate outstanding amount not exceeding $2,000,000,000loose $2bn vs basket median $300m (n=49)source ↗
Permitted Investments — Joint Ventures · Negative Covenant — InvestmentsGreater of $2,200,000,000 and 25.0% of Consolidated EBITDA per fiscal year (with carryforward)source ↗
No Transfer of Material Intellectual Property to Unrestricted Subsidiaries · Negative Covenant — Asset TransfersAbsolute prohibition; no consummation of transaction transferring Material Intellectual Property from Loan Parties to Unrestricted Subsidiariessource ↗
Prohibition on Liens on Material S&S Property · Negative Covenant — LiensCannot create Liens in excess of $100,000,000 on Material S&S Property (fee-owned U.S. real property used in Streaming & Studios business with FMV > $100mm) unless Merger Agreement is terminated without consummation and Loan Parties have granted Liens thereon to secure Secured Obligationssource ↗
Indebtedness Basket — General Dollar/EBITDA Basket · Negative Covenant — IndebtednessGreater of $3,080,000,000 and 35.0% of LTM EBITDAloose 35% vs basket median 20% (n=122)source ↗
Amortization — Initial Euro Term Loans · AmortizationBullet; no amortization, payable in full at maturitysource ↗
Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio — Incurrence Test · Financial Incurrence Test≥ 2.00x (or no worse than immediately prior)market 2x vs coverage median 1.7x (n=40)source ↗
Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio — Incremental Pari Passu Debt Cap · Financial Incurrence Test≤ 2.00x (or ≤ 1.50x if Merger Agreement is terminated without consummation of the Merger)tight 2x vs leverage median 4x (n=99)source ↗
Indebtedness Basket — Acquisition-Related · Negative Covenant — IndebtednessGreater of $1,320,000,000 and 15.0% of Consolidated EBITDAmarket 15% vs basket median 20% (n=122)source ↗
Indebtedness Basket — Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries · Negative Covenant — IndebtednessGreater of $2,540,000,000 and 30.0% of Consolidated EBITDAmarket 30% vs basket median 20% (n=122)source ↗
Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio — Incremental Junior/Unsecured Debt Cap · Financial Incurrence Test≤ 3.80x (or no worse than immediately prior)market 3.8x vs leverage median 4x (n=99)source ↗
Repricing Premium · Prepayment Premium1.00% of principal amount of Initial Term Loans prepaid or assigned in connection with a Repricing Transaction within six months of the Closing Datemarket 1% vs prepayment premium median 1% (n=12)source ↗