Sec Form 13G Filing - Brahman Capital Corp. filing for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. (WBD) - 2023-02-14

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UNITED STATES 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*



WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Series A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

934423104

(CUSIP Number)

 

December 31, 2022
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

 

x Rule 13d-1(b)

o Rule 13d-1(c)

o Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 


 
CUSIP No. 934423104
 SCHEDULE 13G/A
Page 2 of 10 Pages

 

         
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
Brahman Capital Corp.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) o
(b) x
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware, United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
9,417,757
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
9,417,757
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
9,417,757
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 
o
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
0.39%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
CO

 

 
 


 
CUSIP No.  934423104
 SCHEDULE 13G/A
Page 3 of 10 Pages

 

         
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
Brahman Management, L.L.C.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) o
(b) x
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware, United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
7,457,904
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
7,457,904
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
7,457,904
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 
o
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
0.31%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
OO

 

 
 


 
CUSIP No.  934423104
 SCHEDULE 13G/A
Page 4 of 10 Pages

 

         
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Robert J. Sobel
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) o
(b) x
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
9,417,757
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
9,417,757
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
9,417,757
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 
o
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
0.39%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN

 

 
 


 
CUSIP No.  934423104
 SCHEDULE 13G/A
Page 5 of 10 Pages

 

         
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
Mitchell A. Kuflik
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) o
(b) x
 
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
 
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
9,417,757
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
9,417,757
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
9,417,757
10
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
 
o
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
 
0.39%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN

 

 
 


 

 

CUSIP No.  934423104
 SCHEDULE 13G/A
Page 6 of  10 Pages

 

Item 1.(a) Name of Issuer

WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. (the "Company")

(b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

230 Park Avenue South

New York, NY 10003

Item 2.(a) Name of Person Filing

(i)  Brahman Capital Corp. (the "Investment Manager"), with respect to the shares of Series A Common Stock (as defined in Item 2(d) below) directly held by certain investment funds to which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager (collectively, the "Brahman Funds");

(ii)  Brahman Management, L.L.C. (the "General Partner"), which serves as the general partner of certain of the Brahman Funds (the "Other Brahman Funds"), with respect to the shares of Series A Common Stock directly held by the Other Brahman Funds;

(iii)  Robert J. Sobel, who serves as a principal of the Investment Manager and a managing member of the General Partner, with respect to the shares of Series A Common Stock directly held by each of the Brahman Funds; and

(iv) Mitchell A. Kuflik, who serves as a principal of the Investment Manager and a managing member of the General Partner, with respect to the shares of Series A Common Stock directly held by each of the Brahman Funds.

The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the "Reporting Persons." The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Series A Common Stock reported herein.

(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence

655 Third Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10017

(c) Citizenship

Please refer to Row 4 of the cover page for each Reporting Person 

 (d) Title of Class of Securities

Series A Common Stock (the "Series A Common Stock")

 (e) CUSIP No.:

934423104

 

 

CUSIP No. 934423104
 SCHEDULE 13G/A
Page 7 of 10 Pages

 

 

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

  (a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
 
  (b) ¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
 
  ; (c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
 
  (d) ¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
 
  (e) x An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
 
  (f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
 
  (g) x A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
 
  (h) ¨ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
 
  (i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
 
  (j) ¨ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
 
  (k) ¨ A group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:                            
       

 

 
 

 

CUSIP No. 934423104
 SCHEDULE 13G/A
Page 8 of 10 Pages

 

 Item 4. Ownership

The information as of the filing date required by Items 4(a)-(c) is set forth in Rows 5-11 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person. 

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following [X]

Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

 

See Item 2

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

 

Not Applicable

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

 

Not Applicable

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

 

Not Applicable

Item 10. Certifications

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 
 
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 SCHEDULE 13G/A
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SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: February 14, 2023

 

  Brahman Capital Corp.
       
  By:  /s/ Louis Sultan
    Name:  Louis Sultan
    Title:  Chief Financial Officer
       
  Brahman Management, L.L.C.
       
  By:  /s/ Robert J. Sobel
    Name:  Robert J. Sobel
    Title:  Principal
       
  By:  /s/ Robert J. Sobel
    Name:  Robert J. Sobel
 
  By:  /s/ Mitchell A. Kuflik
    Name:  Mitchell A. Kuflik
 
 
CUSIP No. 934423104
 SCHEDULE 13G/A
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 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)

 

The undersigned hereby agree that the Statement on this SCHEDULE 13G/A (the "SCHEDULE 13G/A"), with respect to the Series A Common Stock of WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC. is filed, and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that this Agreement shall be included as an Exhibit to the SCHEDULE 13G/A. Each of the undersigned agrees to be responsible for the timely filing of the SCHEDULE 13G/A, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning itself contained therein. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the 14th day of February 2023.

 

 

 
  Brahman Capital Corp.
       
  By:  /s/ Louis Sultan
    Name:  Louis Sultan
    Title:  Chief Financial Officer
       
  Brahman Management, L.L.C.
       
  By:  /s/ Robert J. Sobel
    Name:  Robert J. Sobel
    Title:  Principal
       
  By:  /s/ Robert J. Sobel
    Name:  Robert J. Sobel
 
  By:  /s/ Mitchell A. Kuflik
    Name:  Mitchell A. Kuflik