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Warner Bros Discovery Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
June 12, 2026
Period
Jun 9, 2026
Ticker
WBD
Accession
0001193125-26-268519
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Stockholders elected all 13 director nominees to one-year terms. PwC was ratified as auditor; Say-on-Pay and the Sustainability ROI report were rejected.

About Warner Bros Discovery Inc
Market cap
$72.5B
1Y TSR
+130.3%
3Y TSR
+27.7%
Board grade
C
Sector
Communication Services
CEO
David Zaslav
Last annual meeting: Jun 9, 2026 · View full Warner Bros Discovery Inc profile →
8-K
 
 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): June 9, 2026

 

 

 

LOGO

Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File Number: 001-34177

 

Delaware   35-2333914
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

230 Park Avenue South

New York, New York 10003

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

212-548-5555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

 

[☐]

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

[☐]

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

[☐]

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

[☐]

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Series A Common Stock   WBD   Nasdaq Global Select Market
4.302% Senior Notes due 2030   WBDI30, WBDI30A   Nasdaq Global Market
4.693% Senior Notes due 2033   WBDI33, WBDI33A   Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 9, 2026, Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) by means of remote communication. The following are the results of the voting on the proposals submitted to stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal One. Stockholders elected each of the Company’s thirteen director nominees, each to serve a one-year term, as set forth below:

 

Name

   Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Samuel A. Di Piazza, Jr.

   1,536,842,131    28,463,257    342,897,211

Richard W. Fisher

   1,073,827,553    491,477,835    342,897,211

Paul A. Gould

   754,224,397    811,080,991    342,897,211

Debra L. Lee

   1,067,092,275    498,213,113    342,897,211

Joseph M. Levin

   1,217,910,456    347,394,932    342,897,211

Anton J. Levy

   1,512,759,638    52,545,750    342,897,211

Kenneth W. Lowe

   1,077,138,785    488,166,603    342,897,211

Fazal F. Merchant

   1,512,330,631    52,974,757    342,897,211

Anthony J. Noto

   927,428,241    637,877,147    342,897,211

Paula A. Price

   1,544,535,771    20,769,617    342,897,211

Daniel E. Sanchez

   1,549,182,143    16,123,245    342,897,211

Geoffrey Y. Yang

   1,078,306,250    486,999,138    342,897,211

David M. Zaslav

   1,511,550,945    53,754,443    342,897,211

Proposal Two. Stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, as set forth below:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

1,870,175,809    32,975,069    5,051,721

Proposal Three. Stockholders did not approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, commonly referred to as a “Say-on-Pay” vote, as set forth below:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

244,543,743    1,313,562,677    7,198,968    342,897,211

Proposal Four. Stockholders did not approve the stockholder proposal entitled “Sustainability ROI Report”, as set forth below:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

39,541,649    1,507,486,654    18,277,085    342,897,211

 


SIGNATURES

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: June 12, 2026     WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Tara L. Smith

    Name: Tara L. Smith
    Title: Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary
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When did Warner Bros Discovery Inc file this 8-K?
Warner Bros Discovery Inc (WBD) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on June 12, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-268519.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Stockholders elected all 13 director nominees to one-year terms. PwC was ratified as auditor; Say-on-Pay and the Sustainability ROI report were rejected. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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