Skydance Distributes Warrants, Imposes Trading Blackout
Skydance Corporation has filed an 8-K detailing a warrant distribution following a merger and a temporary trading suspension under its employee benefit plans. On October 13, 2026, the company distributed 470,746,773 warrants to purchase Class B Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $12.00 per share. Concurrently, a blackout period was imposed on the Paramount Global 401(k) Plan, effective October 5, 2026, and notified to directors and executive officers on October 15, 2026. This suspension, which is expected to end the week of October 18, 2026, restricts participants' ability to manage their investments in the Class B Common Stock Fund and prohibits directors and officers from certain trading activities.
Key Highlights
- Skydance Corporation distributed 470,746,773 warrants to purchase Class B Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $12.00 per share.
- A blackout period for the Paramount Global 401(k) Plan began on October 5, 2026, and is expected to end during the week of October 18, 2026.
- Directors and executive officers are subject to trading prohibitions during the blackout period, effective October 15, 2026.
- The blackout period impacts participants' ability to direct or diversify assets within the Class B Common Stock Fund or obtain loans/withdrawals.
- The warrant distribution was a dividend following the merger completion on October 6, 2026.
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