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Here is what AT&T is giving investors in WarnerMedia spinoff, and how it will work

by equitieswatch
March 26, 2022
in Finance

AT&T Inc. detailed its plans for the spinoff of WarnerMedia on Friday, with investors eventually expected to receive a share of the new streaming-media entity for every four AT&T shares they own.

AT&T
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is in the process of spinning off its WarnerMedia business in a combination with Discovery Inc.
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which executives have said would allow AT&T to refocus attention on core telecommunications efforts. The company expects the deal to close in April, and executives declared plans for a stock dividend to its investors for April 5 at the close of business.

AT&T explained in a Friday release that those who own AT&T shares as of the end of trading April 5 will be able to receive shares of WarnerMedia SpinCo representing 100% of AT&T’s interest in the business. After the transaction closes, expected sometime in April, investors will receive an estimated 0.24 shares of the newly created WarnerBros. Discovery for each share of AT&T they own.

See also: AT&T issues new guidance as WarnerMedia spin draws nearer

The shares created represent about 71% of WarnerBros. Discovery, which will trade under the ticker symbol “WBD” after the spinoff completes. Shareholders “do not need to take any action” as the SpinCo shares will be automatically exchanged on the date the transaction closes, the company reported.

The potential period between the stock dividend and the closing of the deal could create confusion for anyone who wants to buy or sell the stock. The company noted that between April 4, the trading day before the record date for its spinoff distribution, and the closing of the combination with Discovery, there will be two markets for AT&T’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

Those who choose to sell a share of AT&T’s common stock through the “regular way” market will sell both the AT&T share and the right to receive WarnerBros. Discovery shares through the transaction. Those who participate in the “ex-distribution” market will be selling AT&T’s stock while keeping the right to receive WarnerBros. Discovery shares.

Additionally, in the two-way trading window, those who wish to keep AT&T shares while selling the right to receive WarnerBros. Discovery can use a temporary when-issued option that will be available on the Nasdaq.

While AT&T shareholders will still own the same number of AT&T shares after the transaction close that they did just before the transaction close, the company’s stock price is expected to adjust after the deal is complete, reflecting the spinoff.

AT&T’s board of directors also declared a second-quarter dividend of 27.75 cents a share, the first quarterly dividend under a reduced annual payout that executives outlined last month. The dividend will be payable on May 2 for shareholders of record as of April 14.

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