UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2017
Discovery Communications, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-34177 | 35-2333914 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
One Discovery Place Silver Spring, Maryland |
20910 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 240-662-2000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On March 14, 2017, Discovery Communications, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing the early results of the previously-announced cash tender offer (the Tender Offer) by its wholly-owned subsidiary Discovery Communications, LLC (DCL) for up to $600,000,000 combined aggregate principal amount of DCLs 5.050% Senior Notes due 2020 (the 2020 Notes) and 5.625% Senior Notes due 2019 (the 2019 Notes and together with the 2020 Notes, the Notes). Pursuant to the Tender Offer, approximately $740,880,000 in combined aggregate principal amount of the Notes were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 13, 2017, the early tender deadline for the tender offer. The terms of the Tender Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 28, 2017.
Additionally, on March 14, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing terms of the Tender Offer.
A copy of the Companys press release announcing the early results of the Tender Offer is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Companys press release announcing the pricing terms of the Tender Offer is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the press releases attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 are for information purposes only and do not constitute an offer to purchase the Notes.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | Press release of Discovery Communications, Inc., dated March 14, 2017. | |
99.2 | Press release of Discovery Communications, Inc., dated March 14, 2017. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 14, 2017 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Bruce L. Campbell | |||||
Name: | Bruce L. Campbell | |||||
Title: | Chief Development, Distribution & Legal Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
99.1 | Press release of Discovery Communications, Inc., dated March 14, 2017. | |
99.2 | Press release of Discovery Communications, Inc., dated March 14, 2017. |
Exhibit 99.1
Discovery Communications Announces the Early Results of its Cash Tender Offer for Certain Outstanding Debt Securities of Discovery Communications, LLC
SILVER SPRING, Md. March 14, 2017 Discovery Communications, Inc. (the Company) (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced that, pursuant to the previously-announced cash tender offer (the Tender Offer) by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Discovery Communications, LLC (the Offeror) for up to $600,000,000 combined aggregate principal amount (the Maximum Tender Amount) of the Offerors 5.050% Senior Notes due 2020 (the 2020 Notes) and 5.625% Senior Notes due 2019 (the 2019 Notes and together with the 2020 Notes, the Notes), approximately $740,880,000 in combined aggregate principal amount of Notes were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 13, 2017, the early tender deadline for the Tender Offer (the Early Tender Deadline). The terms of the Tender Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 28, 2017 (the Offer to Purchase).
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the Notes and the Tender Offer, including the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline, as were reported by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender agent:
Title of Security |
CUSIP Numbers |
Principal Amount Outstanding |
Acceptance Priority Level |
Principal Amount Tendered |
Principal Amount Accepted |
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5.050% Senior Notes due 2020 |
25470D AC3 | $ | 1,300,000,000 | 1 | $ | 511,087,000 | $ | 511,087,000 | ||||||||
5.625% Senior Notes due 2019 |
25470D AA7 | $ | 500,000,000 | 2 | $ | 229,793,000 | $ | 88,913,000 |
Because the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or before the Early Tender Deadline exceeded the Maximum Tender Amount, all 2020 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or before the Early Tender Deadline will be accepted for purchase and the 2019 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or before the Early Tender Deadline accepted for purchase will be subject to proration as described in the Offer to Purchase. Holders who validly tender Notes following the Early Tender Deadline but on or before the Expiration Date will not have any of their Notes accepted for purchase.
Settlement of the Tender Offer was conditioned upon receipt by the Offeror of at least $650,000,000 of gross cash proceeds from the issuance of senior notes in a registered public offering. This condition was satisfied on March 13, 2017.
The consideration paid in the Tender Offer for each series of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn and accepted for purchase will be determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase (the Total Consideration). Holders of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase are eligible to receive the applicable Total Consideration, which includes an early tender premium of $30.00 per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes accepted for purchase (the Early Tender Premium).
The Total Consideration will be determined at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 14, 2017. The Company expects to issue a press release after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 14, 2017 to announce the Total Consideration payable in connection with the Tender Offer.
Payments for Notes purchased will include accrued and unpaid interest from and including the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant series of Notes up to, but not including, the applicable settlement date for such Notes accepted for purchase. The settlement date for the Notes accepted for purchase in connection with the Early Tender Deadline is expected to be March 15, 2017, two business days following the Early Tender Deadline. In accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer, the withdrawal deadline was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 13, 2017. As a result, tendered Notes may no longer be withdrawn, except in certain limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law (as determined by the Offeror).
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC and are acting as the dealer managers for the Tender Offer. The information agent and tender agent is D.F. King & Co., Inc. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and related offering materials are available by contacting D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (877) 871-1741 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers). Questions regarding the Tender Offer should be directed to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at (212) 325-2476 (collect) or (800) 820-1653 (toll-free), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Liability Management Group, at (212) 834-3424 (collect) or (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or RBC Capital Markets, LLC at (212) 618-7822 (collect) or (877) 381-2099 (toll-free). This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy or an offer to purchase or sell any securities. The Tender Offer is being made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and only in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.
About Discovery
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) provides television programming through a portfolio of premium nonfiction, sports and kids programming brands. Reaching 3 billion cumulative viewers across pay-TV and free-to-air platforms in more than 220 countries and territories, Discoverys portfolio includes the global brands Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, Science and Turbo/Velocity, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, a provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. Discovery reaches audiences across screens through
digital-first programming from digital content holding company Group Nine Media, Discovery VR, over-the-top offerings Eurosport Player and Dplay, as well as TV Everywhere products comprising the GO portfolio of TVE apps and Discovery K!ds Play.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties and on information available to the Company as of the date hereof. The Companys actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied, due to risks and uncertainties associated with its business, which include the risks related to the acceptance of any tendered Notes, the expiration and settlement of the Tender Offer, and the timing of any of the foregoing, as well as the risk factors disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017. Forward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation, statements regarding the Companys expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, and can be identified by forward-looking words such as anticipate, believe, could, continue, estimate, expect, intend, may, should, will and would or similar words. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the Companys expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Exhibit 99.2
Discovery Communications Announces the Pricing Terms of its Cash Tender Offer for Certain Outstanding Debt Securities of Discovery Communications, LLC
SILVER SPRING, Md. March 14, 2017 Discovery Communications, Inc. (the Company) (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced the pricing terms of the previously-announced cash tender offer (the Tender Offer) by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Discovery Communications, LLC (the Offeror) for up to $600,000,000 combined aggregate principal amount (the Maximum Tender Amount) of the Offerors 5.050% Senior Notes due 2020 (the 2020 Notes) and 5.625% Senior Notes due 2019 (the 2019 Notes and together with the 2020 Notes, the Notes). The terms of the Tender Offer are described in the Offer to Purchase.
The Total Consideration for each series of Notes is based on the applicable reference yield plus a fixed spread, in each case as set forth in the table below, and is payable to holders of Notes who validly tendered and did not validly withdraw their Notes on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 13, 2017 (the Early Tender Deadline) and whose Notes are accepted for purchase. The Reference Yields listed in the table were determined at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on March 14, 2017 by the dealer managers (identified below). The Total Consideration for each series of Notes includes an early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by such holders and accepted for purchase.
Title of Security |
CUSIP Numbers |
Acceptance Priority Level |
Reference U.S. Treasury Security |
Reference Yield |
Fixed Spread (basis points) |
Total Consideration (1)(2) |
Principal Amount Accepted |
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5.050% Senior Notes due 2020 |
25470D AC3 | 1 | 1.375% U.S. Treasury Notes due February 15, 2020 | 1.655 | % | 70 | $ | 1,082.84 | $ | 511,087,000 | ||||||||||||
5.625% Senior Notes due 2019 |
25470D AA7 | 2 | 1.125% U.S. Treasury Notes due February 28, 2019 | 1.372 | % | 60 | $ | 1,085.78 | $ | 88,913,000 |
(1) | Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes that are tendered and accepted for purchase. |
(2) | The Total Consideration includes the early tender premium of $30 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes. |
Because the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or before the Early Tender Deadline exceeded the Maximum Tender Amount, all 2020 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or before the Early Tender Deadline will be accepted for purchase and the 2019 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn on or before the Early Tender Deadline accepted for purchase will be subject to proration as described in the Offer to Purchase. Holders who validly tender Notes following the Early Tender Deadline but on or before the Expiration Date will not have any of their Notes accepted for purchase.
Settlement of the Tender Offer was conditioned upon receipt by the Offeror of at least $650,000,000 of gross cash proceeds from the issuance of senior notes in a registered public offering. This condition was satisfied on March 13, 2017.
Notes not accepted for purchase will be promptly credited to the account of the registered holder of such Notes with The Depository Trust Company.
Payments for Notes purchased will include accrued and unpaid interest from and including the last interest payment date applicable to the relevant series of Notes up to, but not including, the applicable settlement date for Notes accepted for purchase. The settlement date for the Notes accepted for purchase in connection with the Early Tender Deadline is expected to be on March 15, 2017, two business days following the Early Tender Deadline. In accordance with the terms of the Tender Offer, the withdrawal deadline was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 13, 2017. As a result, tendered Notes may no longer be withdrawn, except in certain limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law (as determined by the Offeror).
Although the Tender Offer is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on March 27, 2017 (the Expiration Date), because holders of Notes subject to the tender offer validly tendered and did not validly withdraw Notes on or prior to the Early Tender Deadline for which the aggregate principal amounts exceeded the Maximum Tender Amount, holders who validly tender Notes following the Early Tender Deadline but on or before the Expiration Date will not have any of their Notes accepted for purchase.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC and are acting as the dealer managers for the Tender Offer. The information agent and tender agent is D.F. King & Co., Inc. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and related offering materials are available by contacting D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (877) 871-1741 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers). Questions regarding the Tender Offer should be directed to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at (212) 325-2476 (collect) or (800) 820-1653 (toll-free), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Liability Management Group, at (212) 834-3424 (collect) or (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or RBC Capital Markets, LLC at (212) 618-7822 (collect) or (877) 381-2099 (toll-free). This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy or an offer to purchase or sell any securities. The Tender Offer is being made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and only in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.
About Discovery
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) provides television programming through a portfolio of premium nonfiction, sports and kids programming brands. Reaching 3 billion cumulative viewers across pay-TV and free-to-air platforms in more than 220 countries and territories, Discoverys portfolio includes the global brands Discovery Channel, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Animal Planet, Science and Turbo/Velocity, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in
Latin America, and Eurosport, a provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. Discovery reaches audiences across screens through digital-first programming from digital content holding company Group Nine Media, Discovery VR, over-the-top offerings Eurosport Player and Dplay, as well as TV Everywhere products comprising the GO portfolio of TVE apps and Discovery K!ds Play.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties and on information available to the Company as of the date hereof. The Companys actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied, due to risks and uncertainties associated with its business, which include the risks related to the acceptance of any tendered Notes, the expiration and settlement of the Tender Offer, as well as the risk factors disclosed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017. Forward-looking statements in this release include, without limitation, statements regarding the Companys expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, and can be identified by forward-looking words such as anticipate, believe, could, continue, estimate, expect, intend, may, should, will and would or similar words. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the Companys expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
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