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華納兄弟探索董事會拒絕派拉蒙競爭收購報價

華納兄弟探索(Warner Bros Discovery)董事會於本週三正式拒絕了派拉蒙(Paramount)旗下Skydance提出的1084億美元敵意收購報價,理由是派拉蒙未能提供充分的財務擔保。

董事會在向股東發出的公開信中指出,派拉蒙一直誤導華納兄弟股東,聲稱其每股30美元的現金收購報價由億萬富翁兼甲骨文(Oracle)CEO拉里·埃里森(Larry Ellison)領導的埃里森家族全額擔保或「兜底」。董事會強調,事實並非如此,該擔保從未實際存在,且該報價存在「多項重大風險」。

華納兄弟董事會認為,派拉蒙的報價在條件上不及奈飛(Netflix)提出的合併協議。奈飛提出每股27.75美元的收購方案,涵蓋華納兄弟的電影和電視製作工作室、內容庫及HBO Max串流服務,該協議具有約束力,不需股權融資且有穩健的債務承諾。

董事長塞繆爾·迪皮亞扎(Samuel Di Piazza)接受CNBC訪問時表示,華納兄弟尚未確定股東投票日期,但預計會在明年春季或初夏舉行。

派拉蒙尚未立即回應路透社的置評請求,而奈飛則對此表示歡迎。奈飛聯合CEO泰德·薩蘭多斯(Ted Sarandos)發表聲明稱,華納兄弟董事會重申奈飛的合併協議更具優勢,收購符合股東最大利益。

在盤前交易中,華納兄弟股價下跌1.4%,至28.5美元;奈飛股價上漲1.5%,派拉蒙則下跌1.8%。

上週,派拉蒙直接向華納兄弟股東推銷其收購方案,稱已安排「滴水不漏的融資」,其中包括由埃里森家族和RedBird Capital保證的410億美元新股權,以及來自美國銀行、花旗銀行和阿波羅全球管理的540億美元債務承諾。

然而,華納兄弟董事會週三回應稱,派拉蒙最新的報價中所謂的股權承諾,並非來自埃里森家族,而是來自一個不為人知且不透明的「Lawrence J. Ellison可撤銷信託」,該信託的資產和負債未公開披露,且可能隨時變動。

董事會強調:「儘管華納兄弟多次告知埃里森家族,完全且無條件的融資承諾至關重要,但埃里森家族選擇不支持派拉蒙的報價。可撤銷信託絕非控股股東提供的有保障承諾的替代品。」

華納兄弟質疑派拉蒙信用狀況

派拉蒙已提出六次收購整個華納兄弟工作室的報價,涵蓋旗下電視頻道如CNN及TNT體育。派拉蒙此前稱,埃里森家族信託擁有逾2500億美元資產,包括約11.6億股甲骨文股票,足以支持股權承諾。

派拉蒙在致華納兄弟股東的信中強調,質疑其支付能力或誠信的報導「荒謬」,其債務承諾不受財務狀況限制。

但華納兄弟董事會在最新文件中指出,派拉蒙的融資方案結構複雜,存在多重風險,並質疑派拉蒙的財務狀況和信用評級。

據華納兄弟表示,派拉蒙的融資依賴七方交叉條件結構,其中埃里森可撤銷信託只提供了32%的股權承諾,且其責任上限為28億美元,該信託資產隨時可撤回。

與派拉蒙交易後債務水平風險高

華納兄弟董事會指出,奈飛是一家市值超過4000億美元、擁有投資級別資產負債表的上市公司。據悉,奈飛承諾將保持華納兄弟電影在院線上映,以緩解外界對於交易後可能消失重要院線電影製作公司的憂慮。

相比之下,派拉蒙市值僅150億美元,信用評級僅略高於垃圾級。若交易完成,派拉蒙的債務與營運收入比將高達6.8倍,且幾乎沒有現金流。

此外,華納兄弟警告稱,派拉蒙將在簽約至完成交易的漫長過渡期內,對公司實施「嚴苛的營運限制」,包括限制新內容授權交易。

董事會還指出,派拉蒙計劃實現90億美元的合併協同效應,從營運角度看「頗具雄心」,但這將帶來新一輪裁員,令好萊塢的整體力量變弱。

華納兄弟董事會駁斥了派拉蒙此前指控其不公平的說法,強調雙方曾進行多次電話和面談,包括與華納董事長大衛·扎斯拉夫(David Zaslav)及派拉蒙CEO大衛·埃里森(David Ellison)多次會面。

董事會表示:「每次報價後,我們都告知派拉蒙存在的重大缺陷並提出解決方案,但派拉蒙從未提交過優於奈飛合併協議的方案。」

派拉蒙表示已在美國申請監管批准,並通知了歐洲監管機構,縮短了監管審批時間。

華納兄弟董事會表示,在評估奈飛和派拉蒙方案時,已考慮監管風險,並相信交易均能獲得美國及海外監管機構批准。

奈飛提出的解約費為58億美元,高於派拉蒙的50億美元。

董事會形容派拉蒙的報價為「虛幻」,且可在交易完成前隨時終止或修改,與具有約束力的合併協議不同。

董事會總結:「派拉蒙的報價為華納兄弟股東帶來難以接受的風險和潛在損失。」

評論與觀點分析:

華納兄弟探索董事會對派拉蒙的收購報價予以否決,核心原因在於對融資安全性和財務結構的疑慮。派拉蒙雖然提出高於奈飛的現金報價,但其資金來源的透明度不足,且依賴一個可撤銷信託的有限承諾,令董事會無法放心。

相反,奈飛作為一家市值逾4000億美元的科技巨頭,具備雄厚的財務實力和穩健的投資級信貸背景,其合併協議更具約束力且融資安排明確,這對股東而言無疑風險較低。此外,奈飛承諾保持華納兄弟的院線電影發行,也有助於緩解行業對於大型影視工作室減少的擔憂。

派拉蒙的高杠杆和雄心勃勃的整合計劃,表面看來或許吸引人,但從長遠角度看,可能會加劇華納兄弟的財務壓力,甚至削弱好萊塢的產業實力。董事會對派拉蒙所謂「合併協同效應」的懷疑,反映出對其營運整合能力的擔憂。

這場收購戰不僅是兩家娛樂巨頭的爭奪,更折射出當前媒體行業面對數字轉型、串流平台興起和內容生產多元化的巨大挑戰。華納兄弟選擇與奈飛合作,或許更能借助串流巨頭的技術和平台優勢,提升自身競爭力。

未來,這場收購案的發展值得持續關注,特別是派拉蒙是否能提出更具說服力的融資方案,以及監管機構對交易的審查結果都將左右行業格局。

總結而言,華納兄弟此次決策體現了對財務穩健與長遠發展的重視,也提醒市場在面對高額收購競爭時,融資透明度和可持續性是關鍵考量。

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