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Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2012
Dec 28, 2012
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Director's Dealing
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SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership
Issuer: Discovery Communications, Inc. (DISCA)
CIK: 0001437107
Period of Report: 2012-12-27
Reporting Person: NEWHOUSE BROADCASTING CORP (10% Owner)
Non-Derivative Transactions
| Date | Security | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Holdings After | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-27 | Series C common stock, par value $0.01 per share | J | 8450000 | — | Disposed | 44374821 | Indirect |
Derivative Transactions
| Date | Security | Exercise Price | Code | Shares | A/D | Expiration | Underlying | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-27 | Series C preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share | $ | C | 8450000 | Acquired | Series C common stock (8450000) | Indirect |
Footnotes
F1: On December 27, 2012, Newhouse Broadcasting Corporation ("NBCo") distributed its ownership interests in FTI Ventures LLC, which prior to the transaction was a wholly owned subsidiary of NBCo and the holder of 8,450,000 shares of Series C preferred stock, to the shareholders of NBCo on a pro rata basis in return for a portion of their shares of NBCo. In connection with the distribution, the shares of Series C preferred stock automatically converted into an equal number of shares of Series C common stock pursuant to their terms.
F2: In addition, prior to the transaction described above in note 1, Advance/Newhouse Programming Partnership ("ANPP"), a general partnership in which an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of NBCo is a general partner, distributed 4,550,000 shares of Series C preferred stock to its other general partner, Advance Programming Holdings LLC, in an exempt transaction. NBCo continues to have indirect beneficial ownership of 44,374,821 Series C preferred shares, which are held by ANPP and are automatically convertible into an equal number of shares of Series C common stock upon disposition to other than specified persons.