EX-99.3 7 d565472dex993.htm EX-99.3 EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

April 18, 2018

Board of Directors

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

 

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-4 of The Walt Disney Company, filed April 18, 2018 (the “Registration Statement”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to our opinion letter, dated December 13, 2017 (“Opinion Letter”), as to the fairness from a financial point of view to the holders (other than The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) and its affiliates) of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (the “Company”) and Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, taken in the aggregate, of the Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Opinion Letter) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of December 13, 2017, by and among Disney, TWC Merger Enterprises 2 Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney, TWC Merger Enterprises 1, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney, and the Company.

The Opinion Letter is provided for the information and assistance of the Board of Directors of the Company in connection with its consideration of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement. We understand that the Company has determined to include our opinion in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement. In that regard, we hereby consent to the reference to our Opinion Letter under the captions “Summary—Opinion of 21CF’s Financial Advisor,” “The Transactions—Background of the Transaction,” “The Transactions—Recommendation of the 21CF Board; 21CF’s Reasons for the Transactions,” “The Transactions—Opinion of 21CF’s Financial Advisor,” “The Transactions—Certain 21CF Forecasts” and “The Transactions—Certain Disney Forecasts” and to the inclusion of the Opinion Letter as an Annex to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that our consent is being delivered solely in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement and that our Opinion Letter is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose, nor is it to be filed with, included in or referred to, in whole or in part in any registration statement (including any subsequent amendments to the Registration Statement), proxy statement or any other document, except in accordance with our prior written consent. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
(GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC)