As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2022
Registration No. 333-261188
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to
Form S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DISCOVERY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 4841 | 35-2333914 | ||
(State of Incorporation) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
230 Park Avenue South
New York, New York 10003
(212) 548-5555
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Savalle Sims, Esq.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Discovery, Inc.
230 Park Avenue South
New York, New York 10003
(212) 548-5555
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Matthew E. Kaplan, Esq. Sue Meng, Esq. Jeffrey J. Rosen, Esq. | Stacey S. Maris, Esq. Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary AT&T Inc. One AT&T Plaza 208 South Akard Street Dallas, Texas 75202 (210) 821-4105 | Eric M. Krautheimer, Esq. Patrick S. Brown, Esq. Melissa Sawyer, Esq. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP New York, New York 10004 (212) 558-4000 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after all conditions to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 17, 2021, described in the information statement/prospectus that forms a part of this Registration Statement have been satisfied or waived.
If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. ☐
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☒ Registration No. 333-261188
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 amends the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Discovery, Inc. (Registration No. 333-261188), as amended prior to the date hereto (the “Registration Statement”), which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2022. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to (1) add Exhibit 3.6, Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibits 99.5, 99.6, 99.7, 99.8, 99.9, 99.10 and 99.11 hereto to the Registration Statement, (2) amend Exhibit 21.1: Subsidiaries of Discovery, Inc. with an updated version of Exhibit 21.1, (3) amend Exhibit 23.3: Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in respect of Discovery, Inc.’s financial statements, previously filed with the Registration Statement, with an updated version of Exhibit 23.3, (4) amend Exhibit 23.4: Consent of Ernst & Young LLP in respect of the WarnerMedia Business’s financial statements, previously filed with the Registration Statement, with an updated version of Exhibit 23.4 and (5) update Item 21 of Part II of the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the addition and replacement of such exhibits.
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PART II: INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
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* | Filed previously. |
** | Filed herewith. |
† | Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and similar attachments to the Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement have been omitted. Discovery hereby agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York on March 28, 2022.
DISCOVERY, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ David M. Zaslav | |
Name: | David M. Zaslav | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature | Title | Date | ||
/s/ David M. Zaslav | President and Chief Executive Officer, and Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
David M. Zaslav | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
/s/ Gunnar Wiedenfels | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | March 28, 2022 | ||
Gunnar Wiedenfels | ||||
/s/ Lori C. Locke | Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | March 28, 2022 | ||
Lori C. Locke | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
Robert R. Beck | ||||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
Robert R. Bennett | ||||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
Paul A. Gould | ||||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
Robert L. Johnson | ||||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
Kenneth W. Lowe | ||||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
John C. Malone | ||||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
Robert J. Miron | ||||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
Steven A. Miron |
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Signature | Title | Date | ||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
Daniel E. Sanchez | ||||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
Susan M. Swain | ||||
* | Director | March 28, 2022 | ||
J. David Wargo |
*By: | /s/ David M. Zaslav | |
David M. Zaslav | ||
(as attorney-in-fact) |
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