Item 1. Financial Statements.

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Item 1. Financial Statements.

PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts)


	Successor				Predecessor
		Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026				2025
Revenues			$	7,347			$	7,192
Costs and expenses:
Operating			4,855				4,961

Selling, general and administrative			1,411				1,543
Depreciation and amortization			362				88

Restructuring and transaction-related items			103				85
Total costs and expenses			6,731				6,677
Gain on dispositions			—				35
Operating income			616				550
Interest expense			(238)				(217)
Interest income			38				38


Other items, net			(24)				(37)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies			392				334
Provision for income taxes			(155)				(100)
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax			(62)				(73)


Net earnings (Parent and noncontrolling interests)			175				161
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			(7)				(9)
Net earnings attributable to Parent			$	168			$	152









Basic net earnings per common share attributable to Parent			$	.15			$	.23




Diluted net earnings per common share attributable to Parent			$	.15			$	.22

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic			1,110				672
Diluted			1,118				678

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited; in millions)


	Successor		Predecessor
		Three Months Ended March 31,		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026		2025
Net earnings (Parent and noncontrolling interests)				$	175	$	161
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Cumulative translation adjustments				(50)		68
Cash flow hedges				(36)		6
Decrease to net actuarial loss and prior service costs				—		10
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (Parent and noncontrolling interests)				(86)		84

Comprehensive income				89		245
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests				7		10
Comprehensive income attributable to Parent				$	82	$	235

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited; in millions, except per share amounts)



		At			At
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,941		$	3,274
Receivables, net		6,850			6,615
Programming and other inventory		1,000			1,461
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,764			1,970

Total current assets		11,555			13,320
Property and equipment, net		2,205			2,195
Programming and other inventory		15,472			15,028
Goodwill		1,622			1,600
Intangible assets, net		5,954			6,238
Operating lease assets		1,084			1,126
Deferred income tax assets, net		1,241			1,282
Advance consideration for WBD acquisition		2,800			—
Other assets		2,555			2,553


Total Assets		$	44,488		$	43,342
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	707		$	906
Accrued expenses		1,730			2,077
Participants’ share and royalties payable		2,613			2,646
Accrued programming and production costs		1,857			1,832
Deferred revenues		1,354			1,355
Debt		662			433
Other current liabilities		1,580			1,350

Total current liabilities		10,503			10,599
Long-term debt		14,821			13,225
Participants’ share and royalties payable		1,404			1,361
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations		1,178			1,185
Deferred income tax liabilities, net		90			85
Operating lease liabilities		1,112			1,150
Programming obligations		386			400
Other liabilities		2,245			2,450



Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

Parent stockholders’ equity:
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share; 55 shares authorized; 32 (2026 and 2025) shares issued		—			—
Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share; 5,500 shares authorized; 1,086 (2026) and 1,076 (2025) shares issued		1			1
Additional paid-in capital		13,316			13,386

Accumulated deficit		(1,585)			(1,753)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(27)			59
Total Parent stockholders’ equity		11,705			11,693
Noncontrolling interests		1,044			1,194
Total Equity		12,749			12,887
Total Liabilities and Equity		$	44,488		$	43,342

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited; in millions)


	Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,			Three Months Ended March 31,
	2026			2025
Operating Activities:
Net earnings (Parent and noncontrolling interests)		$	175			$	161


Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flow provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization		362				88

Deferred tax provision		37				45
Stock-based compensation		80				44
Gain on dispositions		—				(35)


Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax and distributions		64				73
Change in assets and liabilities		(533)				(196)



Net cash flow provided by operating activities		185				180
Investing Activities:
Investments		(92)				(73)
Capital expenditures		(89)				(57)
Advance consideration for WBD acquisition		(2,800)				—
Proceeds from dispositions		11				61
Other investing activities		(6)				—


Net cash flow used for investing activities		(2,976)				(69)
Financing Activities:


Borrowings under credit facility		2,150				—
Repayment of debt		(347)				—



Dividends paid on common stock		(61)				(36)

Payment of payroll taxes in lieu of issuing shares for stock-based compensation		(74)				(26)

Payments to noncontrolling interests		(183)				(77)
Other financing activities		(1)				—
Net cash flow provided by (used for) financing activities		1,484				(139)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(26)				40
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(1,333)				12
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		3,274				2,661
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	1,941			$	2,673

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)

(Unaudited; in millions)


		Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
	Class A and B Common Stock Outstanding		Additional Paid-In Capital					Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Paramount Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
(Successor)		(Shares)
December 31, 2025		1,108		$	1	$	13,386		$	(1,753)		$	59		$	11,693		$	1,194		$	12,887
Stock-based compensation activity and other		10		—		7			—			—			7			—			7

Common stock dividends		—		—		(60)			—			—			(60)			—			(60)
Noncontrolling interests		—		—		(17)			—			—			(17)			(157)			(174)
Net earnings		—		—		—			168			—			168			7			175
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—			—			(86)			(86)			—			(86)
March 31, 2026		1,118		$	1	$	13,316		$	(1,585)		$	(27)		$	11,705		$	1,044		$	12,749


		Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Class A and B Common Stock Outstanding		Additional Paid-In Capital			Treasury Stock		Retained Earnings				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Paramount Stockholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
(Predecessor)		(Shares)
December 31, 2024		671		$	1	$	33,394	$	(22,958)	$	7,487		$	(1,604)		$	16,320		$	462		$	16,782
Stock-based compensation activity		3		—		18		—		—			—			18			—			18


Common stock dividends		—		—		—		—		(35)			—			(35)			—			(35)
Noncontrolling interests		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			(82)			(82)
Net earnings		—		—		—		—		152			—			152			9			161
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—			83			83			1			84
March 31, 2025		674		$	1	$	33,412	$	(22,958)	$	7,604		$	(1,521)		$	16,538		$	390		$	16,928

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

1) DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of Business—Paramount Skydance Corporation is a global media and entertainment company with a portfolio that includes Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television, CBS, CBS News, CBS Sports, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET, Comedy Central, Showtime, Paramount+, Pluto TV, and Skydance Animation, Film, Television, Interactive/Games, and Paramount Sports Entertainment. Beginning in 2026, we transitioned our reporting structure into three new segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media (see Note 13). References to “Paramount,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Paramount Skydance Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

Warner Bros. Discovery Merger—On February 27, 2026, Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (“WBD”) announced a definitive merger agreement (the “WBD Merger Agreement”) under which Paramount will acquire WBD (the “WBD Merger”). The WBD Merger is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory clearances.

Under the terms of the WBD Merger Agreement, Paramount will pay $31.00 per WBD share to acquire all outstanding shares of WBD, which at the time of the WBD Merger Agreement represented an equity value of $80.9 billion, and will assume WBD’s net debt. At December 31, 2025, WBD’s debt (excluding finance leases) was comprised of $17.8 billion of senior notes and $15.0 billion of borrowings from a bridge facility, which we expect to refinance with the debt commitments discussed below. Furthermore, a per share “ticking fee” of $0.00277778 will be paid upon closing by Paramount to WBD stockholders for every day the WBD Merger is not closed past September 30, 2026, up to a maximum of $0.25 per WBD share per 90 calendar day period. Also under the terms of the WBD Merger Agreement, in the first quarter of 2026 Paramount paid a termination fee of $2.8 billion to Netflix, Inc. (“Netflix”) on behalf of WBD in connection with the termination of a prior merger agreement between Netflix and WBD (see Note 15). This payment was initially funded with cash on hand and a $2.15 billion borrowing from our credit facility (see Note 7) and, in accordance with the Subscription Agreements described below, entered into by the Ellison Parties (as defined below), such amount will ultimately be funded by the $46.7 billion to be received from the Ellison Parties.

Concurrent with the execution of the WBD Merger Agreement (i) The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust, u/a/d 1/22/88, as amended (the “Trust”), and Lawrence J. Ellison (together with the Trust, the “Ellison Parties”) and (ii) RedBird Capital Partners Fund IV (Master), L.P. (“RedBird” and, together with the Trust, the “Equity Investors”) entered into subscription agreements (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”) providing for a private placement investment in Class B common stock of Paramount Skydance Corporation (“Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock”), for an aggregate amount of up to $46.7 billion (subject to increase if the Ticking Consideration, as defined in the WBD Merger Agreement or certain other additional amounts as defined in the WBD Merger Agreement are required) from the Trust and $250 million from RedBird pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreements.

In April 2026, we announced that the Equity Investors had determined, as permitted under the Subscription Agreements, to assign their subscription rights thereunder (the “Equity Syndication”) to a group of institutional investors (each, an "Equity Syndication Party"), comprising affiliates of the Ellison Parties and RedBird, The Public Investment Fund, L'Imad 1st SPV 2 Exempt RSC LTD (an investment vehicle of L'Imad Holding, an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund), QIA TMT Holding LLC (an investment vehicle of the Qatar Investment Authority), and LionTree Investment Fund, L.P. The aggregate allocations cover the full amount committed by the Equity Investors. At closing, Paramount will issue to each Equity Syndication Party a number of newly issued nonvoting Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B shares (or securities convertible into shares) equal to its allocated amount divided by the Syndication Purchase Price, defined as the 20-trading-day daily volume-weighted average price of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock determined as of the third business day prior to

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PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

the closing of the WBD Merger, subject to a ceiling of $16.02 per share and a floor of $12.00 per share. This syndication does not relieve the Equity Investors of their contractual commitments made to the Company. Following the closing, the Ellison Family (as defined below) and RedBird will remain the sole holders of Paramount Class A Common Stock, representing 100% of the voting shares of Paramount. For the purpose of determining the controlling ownership of Paramount, the Ellison family is comprised of Lawrence J. Ellison and David Ellison (the “Ellison Family”). David Ellison is the son of Lawrence J. Ellison, and Lawrence J. Ellison and David Ellison are accordingly considered immediate family members.

We have also secured commitments for debt financing totaling $54 billion, which include a $49 billion 364-day senior secured bridge loan facility, which we plan to reduce or replace with permanent financing (which may include issuance of debt securities) on or prior to the closing of the WBD Merger and, in connection with a credit agreement entered into in April 2026 (the “Pro Rata Credit Agreement”), $2.50 billion three-year senior secured term A loans and $2.50 billion five-year senior secured term A loans. The term A loans will be made in a single borrowing on the closing date of the WBD Merger. We expect to use the committed financing to refinance the $15.0 billion WBD bridge facility. The Pro Rata Credit Agreement also provides for a $5.00 billion five-year senior secured revolving credit facility, which will be used for general corporate purposes, and will replace our existing revolving credit facility (see Note 7). The availability and initial funding of the facilities under the Pro Rata Credit Agreement and the bridge loan facility (if not replaced by permanent financing) are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions set forth in the Pro Rata Credit Agreement and the bridge commitment papers, including the closing of the WBD Merger.

Also in April 2026, we announced that, in lieu of a previously planned rights offering at $16.02 per share, each holder of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (excluding any Equity Investor or affiliate thereof) as of a record date to be determined will receive, without payment of any consideration, one 10-year warrant (each, a "Warrant") for each share held, exercisable at any initial exercise price per share equal to the Syndication Purchase Price and subject to customary anti-dilution and fundamental change make-whole adjustments. Beginning on the third anniversary of issuance, we may call the Warrants if the closing price of our Class B Common Stock equals or exceeds $30.00 for at least 20 trading days in any 30 consecutive trading day period. Paramount intends to apply to list the Warrants for trading on Nasdaq separately from the Class B Common Stock, subject to applicable approvals.

If antitrust or regulatory approval for the WBD Merger is not received, Paramount will owe WBD a $7.0 billion termination fee. In accordance with the Subscription Agreements, this termination fee and the previously paid $2.8 billion Netflix termination fee described above would be funded by the Ellison Parties in exchange for shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock at $16.02 per share.

WBD will owe Paramount a $3.0 billion termination fee under certain circumstances, including if WBD terminates the WBD Merger Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement for an alternative acquisition proposal.

The NAI Transaction—On August 7, 2025, pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement dated July 7, 2024, certain affiliates of investors in Skydance Media, LLC (“Skydance”), comprised of entities controlled by the Ellison Family and affiliates of RedBird Capital Partners (collectively the “NAI Equity Investors”), purchased all of the outstanding equity interests of Paramount Global’s controlling stockholder, National Amusements, Inc. (“NAI”) from the shareholders of NAI (the “NAI Transaction”).

The Skydance Transactions—Also on August 7, 2025, following the completion of the NAI Transaction and pursuant to the Transaction Agreement dated as of July 7, 2024, Paramount Global and Skydance became wholly-owned subsidiaries of Paramount Skydance Corporation (the transactions contemplated by the Transaction

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Agreement, the “Skydance Transactions”). Paramount Skydance Corporation, formerly known as New Pluto Global, Inc., was formed on June 3, 2024 to consummate the Transactions and was a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Paramount Global until, through a series of mergers, it became the holding company of Paramount Global and Skydance as part of the Skydance Transactions.

Concurrent with the NAI Transaction, the NAI Equity Investors and certain other affiliates of investors in Skydance made an investment of $6.0 billion into Paramount Skydance Corporation (the “PIPE Transaction”) in exchange for 400 million newly issued shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock for a purchase price of $15.00 per share, and the NAI Equity Investors also received warrants to purchase 200 million shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $30.50 per share (subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments), which expire five years after issuance. $4.45 billion of the PIPE Transaction investment was used to fund the cash-stock election discussed below and $1.52 billion of cash was provided to the Company.

The Skydance Transactions also included: (1) a transaction pursuant to which each outstanding Skydance membership unit held by Skydance investors and each Skydance Phantom Unit was converted into the right to receive the applicable portion of 316.7 million shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (313.8 million shares after reduction in connection with certain tax withholding requirements), and (2) a cash-stock election offered to holders of Paramount Global common stock pursuant to which (a) shares of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock held by stockholders other than NAI or its subsidiaries were converted, at the stockholders’ election, into the right to receive either $23.00 in cash (“Class A Cash Consideration”) or 1.5333 shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (“Class A Stock Consideration”), and (b) shares of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock held by stockholders other than NAI or its subsidiaries, the NAI Equity Investors and certain other affiliates of investors in Skydance referred to above were converted, at the stockholders’ election, into the right to receive either $15.00 in cash (“Class B Cash Consideration”), subject to proration, or one share of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (“Class B Stock Consideration”). The shares of Paramount Class A Common Stock held by NAI and its subsidiaries converted into shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share. Shares of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock for which elections to receive Class A Cash Consideration or Class A Stock Consideration were not made or were validly revoked were automatically converted into Class A Stock Consideration. Shares of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock for which elections to receive Class B Cash Consideration were not made or were validly revoked were converted automatically into one share of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock. See Note 10.

Shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “PSKY.” All shares of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock have been delisted from Nasdaq and have been cancelled and cease to exist.

Holders of shares of Class A common stock of Paramount Skydance Corporation (“Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A Common Stock”) are entitled to one vote per share with respect to all matters on which the holders of Paramount Skydance Corporation common stock are entitled to vote. Holders of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock do not have voting rights. Following the closing of the Skydance Transactions and the NAI Transaction, NAI, which was renamed Harbor Lights Entertainment, Inc., and its subsidiaries hold 100.0% of the Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A Common Stock. Accordingly, entities controlled by the Ellison Family indirectly hold approximately 77.5% of the Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A Common Stock through their collective approximate 77.5% ownership interest in Harbor Lights Entertainment, Inc., and as a result the Ellison Family is the controlling stockholder and the ultimate parent of Paramount (“Ultimate Parent”).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Pushdown of Ultimate Parent’s Basis—At the time Paramount Global and Skydance became subsidiaries of Paramount Skydance Corporation, the Ellison Family controlled both Paramount Global and Skydance, and as a result, this transaction has been accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control. As a transaction between entities under common control, the net assets were combined at the Ultimate Parent’s basis, which for Paramount Global was deemed to be the estimated fair value as of August 7, 2025, the date of the closing of the NAI Transaction, which was the point at which the Ellison Family obtained control of Paramount Global (see Note 2). As a result, the net assets of Paramount Global were recorded at their fair values as of this date. Since the net assets of Skydance were already at the Ultimate Parent’s basis, no adjustment to the fair value of net assets was necessary, and Skydance was combined with Paramount Global’s net assets at the Ultimate Parent’s basis as of this date.

Due to the pushdown of the Ultimate Parent’s basis, which resulted in a new basis of accounting, the results of operations, financial position and cash flows are not comparable between the Successor and Predecessor periods. Accordingly, our consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures are presented in distinct periods. The periods prior to the closing of the Skydance Transactions and the NAI Transaction include only Paramount Global and are identified as “Predecessor,” and the periods beginning on August 7, 2025 reflect Paramount Skydance Corporation and are identified as “Successor.” In addition, we are required to present segment information for the Predecessor period based on our previous segments, Filmed Entertainment, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media (see Note 13).

*Basis of Presentation—*The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the more detailed financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

*Use of Estimates—*The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the periods presented. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may vary from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

*Net Earnings per Common Share—*Basic net earnings per share (“EPS”) is based upon net earnings available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Weighted average shares for diluted EPS reflect the effect of the assumed exercise of stock options and warrants, and vesting of restricted share units (“RSUs”) or performance share units only in the periods in which such effect would have been dilutive.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

The table below presents stock options, RSUs, and warrants excluded from the calculations of diluted EPS because their inclusion would have been antidilutive.


	Successor			Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,		Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)	2026		2025
Stock options and RSUs		64			5
Warrants		200			—

The table below presents a reconciliation of weighted average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.


	Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,			Three Months Ended March 31,
(in millions)		2026			2025
Weighted average shares for basic EPS			1,110			672
Dilutive effect of shares issuable under stock-based compensation plans			8			6

Weighted average shares for diluted EPS			1,118			678

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance requiring disclosure in the notes to the financial statements of the disaggregation of relevant expense captions on the income statement into specified expense categories, including employee compensation, as well as disclosure of total selling expenses. The guidance is effective for us for the year ended December 31, 2027, and for all interim and annual periods thereafter, and may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively.

Internal-use Software Costs

In September 2025, the FASB issued updated guidance on the recognition and disclosure of internal-use software costs. This guidance eliminates capitalization based on software development stages and requires that capitalization of internal-use software development costs begin when (1) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project and (2) it is probable the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform its intended function. The guidance is effective for us for the year ended December 31, 2028, including interim periods within that year, and may be adopted prospectively, retrospectively, or using a modified transition approach for projects in process. We are currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

2) PUSHDOWN OF ULTIMATE PARENT'S BASIS

The NAI Transaction resulted in a change in control of our Predecessor, Paramount Global, that established a new accounting basis, which reflects the estimated fair value of Paramount Global as indicated by the NAI Transaction and the Skydance Transactions. The table below presents the calculation of the Ultimate Parent's basis in Paramount Global as of the date these transactions closed.


Estimated value of NAI Transaction consideration attributable to Paramount Global common stock	$	2,124	(a)
Cash paid to stockholders (see Note 10)	4,454		(b)
Proceeds from PIPE Transaction, net of subscription discount	1,517
Outstanding Paramount Global RSU Awards and Paramount Global PSU Awards	80		(c)
Remaining shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock	3,520		(d)
Paramount Global basis at August 7, 2025	$	11,695

(a) In the NAI Transaction, the NAI Equity Investors purchased all of the outstanding equity interests of NAI. Based on valuation analyses of NAI’s assets and liabilities, the estimated value attributable to the shares of Paramount Global common stock held by NAI and its subsidiaries is $2.1 billion. This amount increased $107 million from the preliminary estimate included in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2025, which resulted in an increase in Paramount Global’s basis in this amount.

(b) Reflects cash paid to holders of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock and Paramount Global Class B Common Stock who elected to receive the Class A Cash Consideration and Class B Cash Consideration of $23.00 per share and $15.00 per share, respectively, in the Skydance Transactions. Such payout was funded by the $6.0 billion PIPE Transaction.

(c) Reflects the fair value of outstanding Paramount Global RSU Awards and Paramount Global PSU Awards attributable to employees’ service prior to the Skydance Transactions and the NAI Transaction. The fair value is based on the closing stock price of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock on August 6, 2025 of $11.04 per share. The remaining fair value of outstanding Paramount Global RSU Awards and Paramount Global PSU Awards, which were assumed by Paramount Skydance Corporation and converted into awards of restricted stock units covering an equivalent number of shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock are being expensed over their remaining vesting periods.

(d) Reflects 318.8 million shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock owned by holders of Paramount Global Class A and Paramount Global Class B Common Stock following the Skydance Transactions, other than those held directly or indirectly by NAI or its affiliates, not converted into cash, valued at the closing stock price of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock on August 6, 2025 of $11.04 per share. Certain holders of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock received the Class A Stock Consideration, which resulted in the conversion of 2.0 million shares of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock into approximately 3.1 million shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock, based on the exchange ratio of one share of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock to 1.5333 shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

The table below details the preliminary estimated fair values of Paramount Global’s assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interests at the Ultimate Parent's basis as of August 7, 2025, including measurement period adjustments recorded subsequent to the third quarter of 2025. The impact on our statement of operations in the first quarter of 2026 from the amounts that would have been recognized in the third quarter of 2025 had these measurement period adjustments been recognized as of the acquisition date were not material. The fair values were determined based on valuation techniques that use unobservable inputs (Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy). Significant judgments in these valuations include long-term projections, discount rates, royalty rates, and decay rates. We continue to evaluate these estimated fair values, in particular those related to programming, intangible assets, and contingencies, which may differ based upon the finalization of appraisals and other valuation analyses, which are expected no later than one year from the August 7, 2025 closing date of the Skydance Transactions and the NAI Transaction.


	Allocation of Ultimate Parent’s Basis
	Preliminary		Measurement Period Adjustments		Preliminary, Revised
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,977	$	—	$	3,977
Receivables, net	5,980		(20)		5,960
Programming and other inventory, current	1,970		(66)		1,904
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,641		—		1,641
Property and equipment, net (a)	2,118		(2)		2,116
Programming and other inventory, noncurrent (b)	13,599		(347)		13,252
Goodwill (c)	947		452		1,399
Intangible assets, net (d)	6,748		8		6,756
Operating lease assets	875		39		914
Deferred income tax assets, net	1,200		26		1,226
Other noncurrent assets	2,470		14		2,484
Total assets	$	41,525	$	104	$	41,629

Liabilities:
Long-term debt (e)	$	13,619	$	—	$	13,619
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations (f)	1,390		—		1,390
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	306		(65)		241
Operating lease liabilities	1,219		(3)		1,216
Programming obligations (g)	2,017		(54)		1,963
Other liabilities (h)	10,137		192		10,329
Total liabilities	$	28,688	$	70	$	28,758

Noncontrolling interests (i)	1,249		(73)		1,176

Paramount Global basis at August 7, 2025	$	11,588	$	107	$	11,695

(a) The fair value was determined based on the market approach, which estimates the value based on transactions in the market for comparable assets, or the cost approach, which estimates the value based on the amount required to replace the asset. The fair value reflects an increase to the book value of $635 million principally reflecting incremental fair value of Paramount Global’s owned land and buildings.

(b) The fair value was determined based on the income approach, including the multi-period excess earnings method, which estimates the cash flows generated by the asset over its economic life using a discounted cash flow analysis. For certain content, fair value was determined to be equivalent to net book value. The fair value reflects a net decrease to the book value of

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

programming assets of $544 million principally from reductions for programming at our TV Media and Direct-to-Consumer segments offset by an increase to the fair value of our film and television libraries.

(c) Goodwill relates principally to the Direct-to-Consumer segment and represents the difference between Paramount Global’s basis and the fair value of its net assets based on the preliminary fair value estimates assumed herein. Goodwill reflects operating synergies between our businesses, as well as anticipated cost savings and is not deductible for tax purposes.

(d) The table below presents our intangible assets by asset class, as well as the valuation method used to determine the estimated fair values, and the related estimated weighted average useful lives. The weighted average useful life of the total intangibles below is 16.6 years.


Intangible assets	Values		Valuation Method	Estimated weighted average straight-line amortization period
FCC and other broadcasting licenses	$	2,555	Greenfield discounted cash flow method	30 years
Trade names	$	1,521	Relief from Royalty	17.3 years
Affiliate relationships	$	1,005	Multi-period excess earnings	2.6 years
Subscriber relationships	$	1,080	Replacement cost	2 years
Franchises	$	337	Discounted cash flow	10 years
Developed technology	$	258	Replacement cost	3 years

(e) The fair value was determined based on quoted prices in active markets.

(f) The fair value was determined based on a remeasurement of the obligation using actuarial assumptions. Key valuation inputs included discount rates and mortality assumptions.

(g) “Programming Obligations” include $514 million recorded to establish liabilities for unfavorable contractual arrangements.

(h) The estimated fair value of Paramount Global’s contingent liabilities as of August 7, 2025 was $1.4 billion, which relates principally to the defense and settlement of lawsuits claiming various personal injuries related to exposure to asbestos as well as claims from federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and other entities asserting liability for environmental cleanup costs and related damages (see Note 14).

(i) The fair value was determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

3) PROGRAMMING AND OTHER INVENTORY

The following table presents our programming and other inventory at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, grouped by type and predominant monetization strategy.



		At			At
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025
Film Group Monetization:
Licensed program rights, including prepaid sports rights		$	2,448		$	2,877
Produced television and film programming:
Released		9,145			9,107
In process and other		2,281			1,935

Individual Monetization:
Produced television and film programming:
Released		918			1,005
Completed, not yet released		11			27
In process and other		1,647			1,526
Home entertainment		4			5
Game development		18			7
Total programming and other inventory		16,472			16,489
Less current portion		1,000			1,461
Total noncurrent programming and other inventory		$	15,472		$	15,028

The following table presents amortization of our television and film programming and production costs, which is included within “Operating expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.


	Successor					Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026				2025
Licensed program rights			$	1,681			$	1,511

Produced television and film programming, and acquired libraries:
Individual monetization			$	400			$	369
Film group monetization			$	1,037			$	1,299

4) RESTRUCTURING AND TRANSACTION-RELATED ITEMS

During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we recorded the following within “Restructuring and transaction-related items” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.


	Successor					Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026				2025


Restructuring charges			$	—			$	65
Transaction-related items			103				20

Restructuring and transaction-related items			$	103			$	85

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Restructuring Charges

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded exit costs of $65 million, primarily for the impairment of lease assets that we ceased use of in connection with initiatives to reduce our real estate footprint and create cost synergies. The impairments were primarily the result of a decline in market conditions since the inception of these leases and reflect the difference between the estimated fair values, which were determined based on the expected future cash flows of the lease assets, and the carrying values.

The following is a rollforward of our restructuring severance liability, which is recorded in “Other current liabilities” and “Other liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and is expected to be substantially paid by the end of 2027.


	Successor
				2026 Activity
	Balance at December 31, 2025			Payments and other			Balance at March 31, 2026
Studios		$	133		$	(25)		$	108
Direct-to-Consumer		53			(14)			39
TV Media		384			(113)			271
Corporate		135			(6)			129
Total		$	705		$	(158)		$	547

Transaction-Related Items

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recorded $103 million of transaction-related costs, principally for legal, advisory, and other professional fees associated with the planned WBD Merger. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we recorded legal, advisory, and other professional fees relating to the Skydance Transactions of $20 million.

5) RELATED PARTIES

The Ellison Family (Successor)

At March 31, 2026, the Ellison Family, the controlling stockholder of Paramount, indirectly held approximately 77.5% of our voting Class A Common Stock through their collective approximate 77.5% ownership interest in Harbor Lights Entertainment, Inc. (f/k/a National Amusements, Inc.) and 47.3% of our Class A and non-voting Class B Common Stock on a combined basis. In addition, in connection with the PIPE Transaction, the NAI Equity Investors (including entities controlled by the Ellison Family) received warrants to purchase a total of 200 million shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock (of which entities controlled by the Ellison Family received warrants to purchase a total of 155 million shares) at an initial exercise price of $30.50 per share (subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments), which expire five years after issuance. The Ellison Family is comprised of Lawrence J. Ellison and David Ellison. David Ellison is the son of Lawrence J. Ellison, and Lawrence J. Ellison and David Ellison are accordingly considered immediate family members. David Ellison is the CEO of Paramount and the Chairman of our Board of Directors.

Lawrence J. Ellison is the Chairman and a significant stockholder of Oracle Corporation (“Oracle”). We have several multi-year software as a service agreements with Oracle, principally for finance and human resources, as well as software support agreements and database licenses used by various applications. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we made payments to Oracle totaling $2 million. At March 31, 2026, the amount payable to Oracle was $2 million. In February 2026, we executed a six-year cloud infrastructure services agreement with

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Oracle with a total commitment of $300 million, under which payments escalate over the term, in connection with our anticipated enterprise, data, and streaming workloads.

In addition, we have a lease agreement with a term that expires in 2034 under which the lessor is an entity owned and controlled by Lawrence J. Ellison. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the total liability associated with these leases was $169 million and $174 million, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recorded lease costs associated with these leases totaling $4 million.

The Ellison Family has investments in other entities over which they have control or can exert significant influence, which as a result, are related parties to us. We did not have any material transactions with these entities.

RedBird (Successor)

In December 2025, RedBird BD LLC, an affiliate of RB Maverick LLC and RB Tentpole, was engaged as a financial advisor to the Company in connection with the evaluation of the WBD Merger. Pursuant to the agreement, RedBird BD LLC is entitled to receive an aggregate transaction fee of $80 million upon closing, comprised of $60 million for mergers and acquisitions advisory services and $20 million for capital raising advisory services. If a termination fee is paid to us in connection with the WBD Merger, RedBird BD LLC is entitled to receive 20% of such fee, subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement.

Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

As further described in Note 1, in connection with the WBD Merger, the Ellison Parties and Redbird entered into the Subscription Agreements and the Equity Syndication. In addition, we are required to reimburse the Ellison Trust and RedBird for reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, each subject to a cap of $5 million.

Other Related Parties

In the ordinary course of business, we are involved in transactions with our equity method investees, primarily for the licensing of television and film programming. The following tables present the amounts recorded in our consolidated financial statements related to these transactions.


	Successor					Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026				2025
Revenues			$	93			$	69

Operating costs (a)			$	32			$	24

(a) Each period includes costs expensed as operating expenses and costs capitalized in programming assets.



	At			At
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025

Receivables, net		$	207		$	213

Other assets (Receivables, noncurrent)		$	98		$	87

Through the normal course of business, we are involved in other transactions with related parties that have not been material in any of the periods presented.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

6) REVENUES

The tables below present our revenues disaggregated into categories based on the nature of such revenues. See Note 13 for revenues by segment disaggregated into these categories.


	Successor					Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026				2025
Revenues by Type:
Advertising			$	2,442			$	2,513
Affiliate and subscription			3,501				3,397
Theatrical			152				148
Licensing and other			1,252				1,134
Total Revenues			$	7,347			$	7,192

Receivables

Reserves for accounts receivable reflect our expected credit losses based on historical experience as well as current and expected economic conditions and industry trends. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our allowance for credit losses was $9 million and $10 million, respectively.

Included in “Other assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are noncurrent receivables of $778 million and $835 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. Noncurrent receivables primarily relate to revenues recognized under long-term content licensing arrangements. Revenues from the licensing of content are recognized at the beginning of the license period in which programs are made available to the licensee for exhibition, while the related cash is generally collected over the term of the license period.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities are included within “Deferred revenues” and “Other liabilities” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and were $1.5 billion at both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. We recognized revenues of $0.7 billion and $0.4 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (Successor) and 2025 (Predecessor), respectively, that were included in the opening balance of deferred revenues for the respective year.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Unrecognized Revenues Under Contract

At March 31, 2026, unrecognized revenues attributable to unsatisfied performance obligations under our long-term contracts were approximately $6 billion, of which $3 billion is expected to be recognized during the remainder of 2026, $2 billion in 2027, and $1 billion in 2028. These amounts only include contracts subject to a guaranteed fixed amount or the guaranteed minimum under variable contracts, primarily consisting of television and film licensing contracts and affiliate agreements that are subject to a fixed or guaranteed minimum fee. Such amounts change on a regular basis as we renew existing agreements or enter into new agreements. In addition, the timing of satisfying certain performance obligations under these long-term contracts is uncertain and, therefore, is also subject to change. Unrecognized revenues under contracts disclosed above do not include (i) contracts with an original expected term of one year or less, mainly consisting of advertising contracts, (ii) contracts for which variable consideration is determined based on the customer’s subsequent sale or usage, mainly consisting of affiliate agreements and (iii) long-term licensing agreements for multiple programs for which variable consideration is determined based on the value of the programs delivered to the customer and our right to invoice corresponds with the value delivered.

Performance Obligations Satisfied in Previous Periods

Under certain revenue arrangements, the amount and timing of our revenue recognition is determined based on our licensees’ subsequent sale to its end customers. As a result, under such arrangements we often satisfy our performance obligation of delivery of our content in advance of revenue recognition. We recognized revenue of $0.1 billion and $0.2 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (Successor) and 2025 (Predecessor), respectively, principally relating to content licensing arrangements for which the performance obligation was satisfied prior to the periods indicated, including agreements with distributors of transactional video-on-demand and electronic sell-through services, other licensing arrangements, and theatrical distribution of our films.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

7) DEBT

Our debt consists of the following:



	At			At
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025
4.0% Senior Notes due 2026		$	—		$	347
3.70% Senior Notes due 2026		85			85
2.90% Senior Notes due 2027		576			573
3.375% Senior Notes due 2028		489			487
3.70% Senior Notes due 2028		490			489
4.20% Senior Notes due 2029		490			489
7.875% Senior Debentures due 2030		910			915
4.95% Senior Notes due 2031		1,223			1,221
4.20% Senior Notes due 2032		924			921
5.50% Senior Debentures due 2033		418			417
4.85% Senior Debentures due 2034		76			76
6.875% Senior Debentures due 2036		1,118			1,119
6.75% Senior Debentures due 2037		75			75
5.90% Senior Notes due 2040		272			272
4.50% Senior Debentures due 2042		34			34
4.85% Senior Notes due 2042		402			400
4.375% Senior Debentures due 2043		1,084			1,079
4.875% Senior Debentures due 2043		14			14
5.85% Senior Debentures due 2043		1,105			1,103
5.25% Senior Debentures due 2044		276			275
4.90% Senior Notes due 2044		433			432
4.60% Senior Notes due 2045		454			452
4.95% Senior Notes due 2050		766			763
6.25% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2057		628			628
6.375% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2062		989			989
Borrowings under credit facility		2,150			—
Obligations under finance leases		2			3
Total debt (a)		15,483			13,658
Less current portion		662			433
Total long-term debt, net of current portion		$	14,821		$	13,225

(a) At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, our total senior and junior debt was net of unamortized fair value adjustments of $1.30 billion and $1.32 billion, respectively, recorded in connection with the pushdown of the Ultimate Parent’s basis (see Note 2). The face value of our total debt at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 was $16.78 billion and $14.98 billion, respectively.

Senior Debt

In January 2026, we repaid our $347 million of 4.0% senior notes at maturity.

Commercial Paper

At both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had no outstanding commercial paper borrowings.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

Credit Facility

In April 2026, we entered into an amendment to our revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), increasing the commitments from $3.50 billion to $5.00 billion, which will be reduced to $4.94 billion in January 2027 through maturity in January 2028. The Credit Facility is used for general corporate purposes and to support commercial paper borrowings, if any. We may, at our option, also borrow in certain foreign currencies up to specified limits under the Credit Facility. Borrowing rates under the Credit Facility are determined at the time of each borrowing and are generally based on either the prime rate in the U.S. or an applicable benchmark rate plus a margin (based on our senior unsecured debt rating), depending on the type and tenor of the loans entered into. The benchmark rate for loans denominated in U.S. dollars is Term SOFR, and for loans denominated in euros, sterling and yen is based on EURIBOR, SONIA and TIBOR, respectively. In the first quarter of 2026, in connection with the $2.8 billion termination fee paid to Netflix (see Note 15), we borrowed $2.15 billion under the Credit Facility, which remained outstanding at March 31, 2026, at an interest rate of 5.39% based on SOFR on the borrowing date plus 1.625%. The remaining availability under the Credit Facility at March 31, 2026 was $1.35 billion, and at May 1, 2026 was $2.85 billion. Credit facility borrowings outstanding at the closing of the WBD Merger are expected to be repaid with the funding from the private placement described in Note 1.

The Credit Facility has one principal financial covenant which sets a maximum Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio (“Leverage Ratio”) at the end of each quarter. The maximum Leverage Ratio was 4.50x for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 and will remain at this level until maturity. The Leverage Ratio reflects the ratio of our Consolidated Indebtedness, net of a maximum of $3.0 billion of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents at the end of a quarter, to our Consolidated EBITDA (each as defined in the credit agreement) for the trailing twelve-month period. We met the covenant as of March 31, 2026.

Other Bank Borrowings

At both March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were no outstanding bank borrowings under Miramax’s $50 million credit facility that matures in November 2027.

8) FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The carrying value of our financial instruments approximates fair value, except for notes and debentures. At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying value of our outstanding notes and debentures was $13.33 billion and $13.65 billion, respectively, and the fair value, which is determined based on quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy), was $11.4 billion and $13.2 billion, respectively.

Investments

Our investments without a readily determinable fair value for which we have no significant influence had a carrying value of $55 million and $58 million at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively. These investments are included in “Other assets” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Foreign currency forward contracts have principally been used to manage our exposure to currencies such as the British pound, the euro, the Canadian dollar and the Australian dollar. We designate forward contracts used to hedge committed and forecasted foreign currency transactions, including for the production and licensing of content, as cash flow hedges. We also enter into non-designated forward contracts to hedge non-U.S. dollar denominated assets, liabilities, and cash flows. The maximum period we are hedging our exposure to variability in future cash flows is 4.9 years.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

At March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the notional amount of all foreign exchange contracts was $6.76 billion and $3.14 billion, respectively. At March 31, 2026, $6.32 billion related to future production and licensing of content and $435 million related to our foreign currency assets and liabilities. At December 31, 2025, $2.74 billion related to future production costs and $407 million related to our foreign currency assets and liabilities.

The table below presents gains (losses) recognized on derivative financial instruments.


	Successor					Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026				2025	Financial Statement Account
Non-designated foreign exchange contracts			$	5			$	(9)	Other items, net
Designated cash flow hedges			$	(48)			$	8	Other comprehensive income (loss)

In April 2026, we entered into interest rate agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $8.0 billion in connection with anticipated debt issuances associated with the WBD Merger and future debt refinancing. These instruments are intended to hedge exposure to changes in benchmark U.S. Treasury rates from the execution date of the agreements through the issuance of the related debt.

Fair Value Measurements

The table below presents our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. These assets and liabilities have been categorized according to the three-level fair value hierarchy established by the FASB, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. Level 1 is based on publicly quoted prices for the asset or liability in active markets. Level 2 is based on inputs that are observable other than quoted market prices in active markets, such as quoted prices for the asset or liability in inactive markets or quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities. Level 3 is based on unobservable inputs reflecting our own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. All of our assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis use Level 2 inputs. The fair value of foreign currency hedges is determined based on the present value of future cash flows using observable inputs including foreign currency exchange rates. The fair value of deferred compensation liabilities is determined based on the fair value of the investments elected by employees.



		At			At
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025
Assets:

Foreign currency hedges		$	36		$	38
Total Assets		$	36		$	38
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation		$	270		$	312
Foreign currency hedges		72			28
Total Liabilities		$	342		$	340

Level 3 inputs were used in determining Paramount Global’s net assets at the Ultimate Parent’s basis (see Note 2).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Tabular dollars in millions, except per share amounts)

9) VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

In the normal course of business, we enter into joint ventures or make investments with business partners that support our underlying business strategy and provide us the ability to enter new markets to expand the reach of our brands, develop new programming and/or distribute our existing content. In certain instances, an entity in which we make an investment may qualify as a variable interest entity (“VIE”). In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we assess whether we have the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the VIE, and have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

The following tables present the amounts recorded in our consolidated financial statements related to our consolidated VIEs. During the first quarter of 2026, we acquired our minority partner’s interest in one of our consolidated VIEs, which increased our ownership interest to 100%. Accordingly, for periods subsequent to the acquisition, this entity is not included in the amounts disclosed.



		At			At
	March 31, 2026			December 31, 2025
Total assets		$	853		$	1,193

Total liabilities		$	140		$	311


	Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,			Three Months Ended March 31,
	2026			2025
Revenues		$	94			$	125

Operating income (loss)		$	24			$	(47)

10) STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Impact from the Skydance Transactions—Common Stock

On August 6, 2025, each share of Paramount Global common stock that was owned by Paramount Global as treasury stock was cancelled and ceased to exist, and each issued and outstanding share of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock and Paramount Global Class B Common Stock was converted automatically into the right to receive one share of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A Common Stock and Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock, respectively. Additionally, at the closing of the Skydance Transactions, all outstanding Paramount Global RSU awards and PSU awards were converted to Paramount RSU awards.

The Skydance Transactions included a cash-stock election offered to holders of Paramount Global pursuant to which (a) shares of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock held by stockholders other than NAI or its subsidiaries were converted, at the stockholders’ election, into the right to receive either the Class A Cash Consideration or the Class A Stock Consideration and (b) shares of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock held by stockholders other than NAI or its subsidiaries, the NAI Equity Investors and certain other affiliates of investors in Skydance were converted, at the stockholders’ election, into the right to receive the Class B Cash Consideration (subject to proration) or the Class B Stock Consideration. The elections resulted in cash settlement of 7.2 million shares of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock at a price of $23.00 per share and cash settlement of 285.9 million shares of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock at a price of $15.00 per share for which holders of the shares elected to receive the Class A Cash Consideration and Class B Cash Consideration, respectively. In

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addition, holders of 2.0 million shares of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock elected to receive the Class A Stock Consideration or made no election, and as such received shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock at a conversion rate of 1.5333, resulting in the issuance of 3.1 million shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock. Elections made for the Class B Cash Consideration were subject to a proration mechanism. Shares of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock for which elections to receive Class B Cash Consideration were not made or were validly revoked remained issued and outstanding as one share of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock. Shares of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock and Paramount Global Class B Common Stock were cancelled and ceased to exist upon completion of the Skydance Transactions.

The cash elections were funded by $4.45 billion of the PIPE Transaction proceeds, and the remaining $1.52 billion was provided to Paramount. In exchange for these proceeds, the NAI Equity Investors and certain other affiliates of investors in Skydance received 400 million newly issued shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock for a purchase price of $15.00 per share, and the NAI Equity Investors also received warrants to purchase 200 million shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $30.50 per share (subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments), which expire five years after issuance.

In addition, 316.7 million shares (313.8 million shares after reduction in connection with certain tax withholding requirements) of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock were issued to holders of Skydance Membership Units and Skydance Phantom Unit awards.

The table below details the activity described above and calculates shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding after completion of the Skydance Transactions on August 7, 2025.


(in millions)	Class A	Class B
Each share of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock converted to one share of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A Common Stock	40.7
Each share of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock converted to one share of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock		633.6
Issuance of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock to the NAI Equity Investors and certain other affiliates of investors in Skydance in exchange for proceeds from the PIPE Transaction		400.0
Cancellation of cash-settled Class A Common Stock	(7.2)
Cancellation of cash-settled Class B Common Stock		(285.9)
Conversion of one share of stock-settled Class A Common Stock to 1.5333 shares of Class B Common Stock	(2.0)	3.1
Issuance of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock to holders of Skydance Membership Units and Skydance Phantom Unit awards		313.8
Total share issuance, net of cancellations	(9.2)	431.0
Total shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A and Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding after the Skydance Transactions on August 7, 2025	31.5	1,064.6

Paramount Skydance Corporation is authorized to issue up to 55 million shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A Common Stock, par value of $.001 per share; 100 million shares of preferred stock, par value

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of $.001 per share; and, effective April 2026, 7.0 billion shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock, par value of $.001 per share, which increased from 5.50 billion shares. The Certificate of Amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation that increased this authorization also permits the Paramount Skydance Corporation Board of Directors to declare and pay a dividend to holders of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock without being required to declare and pay a corresponding dividend to the holders of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A Common Stock, subject to the prior written consent or approval of the holders of all of the outstanding shares of Paramount Skydance Corporation Class A Common Stock.

Common Stock Dividends

The following table presents dividends declared per share and total dividends for Paramount Skydance Corporation Class B Common Stock for the Successor period and Paramount Global’s Class A and Class B Common Stock for the Predecessor period.


	Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,			Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026				2025
Class A and Class B Common Stock
Dividends declared per common share		$	.05			$	.05

Total common stock dividends		$	60			$	35

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables summarize the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).


(Successor)	Cumulative Translation Adjustments			Net Actuarial Gain and Prior Service Cost			Cash Flow Hedges			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
At December 31, 2025		$	40		$	19		$	—		$	59








Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(50)			—			(36)			(86)


At March 31, 2026		$	(10)		$	19		$	(36)		$	(27)



(Predecessor)	Cumulative Translation Adjustments			Net Actuarial Loss and Prior Service Cost				Cash Flow Hedges			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
At December 31, 2024		$	(670)		$	(947)			$	13		$	(1,604)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		67			—				6			73
Reclassifications to net earnings		—			10		(a)		—			10
Other comprehensive income		67			10				6			83
At March 31, 2025		$	(603)		$	(937)			$	19		$	(1,521)

(a) Reflects amortization of net actuarial losses (see Note 12).

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The cash flow hedges included in other comprehensive income (loss) are net of a tax benefit of $12 million and tax expense of $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (Successor) and March 31, 2025 (Predecessor), respectively. The net actuarial loss and prior service cost related to pension and other postretirement benefit plans included in other comprehensive income (loss) is net of a tax benefit of $3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 (Predecessor).

11) INCOME TAXES

The income tax provision represents federal, state and local, and foreign taxes on earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies. For the three months ended March 31, 2026 (Successor), we recorded a provision for income taxes of $155 million, reflecting an effective income tax rate of 39.5%. Included in the provision for income taxes are the following items identified as affecting the comparability of our results, which in aggregate increased our effective income tax rate by 6.2 percentage points.



	Impact from Items Affecting Comparability
	Successor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2026
	Earnings Before Income Taxes			Benefit from Income Taxes



Transaction-related items (Note 4)		$	(103)		$	6



Net discrete tax benefit		n/a			$	4

n/a - not applicable

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 (Predecessor), we recorded a provision for income taxes of $100 million, reflecting an effective income tax rate of 29.9%. Included in the provision for income taxes are the following items identified as affecting the comparability of our results, which in aggregate increased our effective income tax rate by 2.0 percentage points.


	Impact from Items Affecting Comparability
	Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Earnings (Loss) Before Income Taxes			Benefit from (Provision for) Income Taxes



Restructuring charges (Note 4)		$	(65)		$	16
Transaction-related items (Note 4)		$	(20)		$	—
Gain from dispositions		$	35		$	(2)

Net discrete tax provision		n/a			$	(7)

n/a - not applicable

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12) PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The following table presents the components of net periodic cost for our pension and postretirement benefit plans, which are included within “Other items, net” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.


	Pension Benefits				Postretirement Benefits
	Successor				Predecessor				Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,			Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,				Three Months Ended March 31,
	2026			2025				2026				2025
Components of net periodic cost (a):

Interest cost		$	50			$	50			$	2			$	2
Expected return on plan assets		(35)				(32)				—				—
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) (b)		—				18				—				(4)
Net periodic cost		$	15			$	36			$	2			$	(2)

(a) Amounts reflect our domestic plans only.

(b) Reflects amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net earnings (loss).

13) SEGMENT INFORMATION

The tables below set forth our financial information by reportable segment that is regularly reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), who is the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Andrew Gordon. Beginning in 2026, we transitioned our reporting structure into three new segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Under the new segment structure, our Studios segment reflects the combination of the historical Filmed Entertainment segment with the historical TV Media studio operations, consolidating our content creation activities. Additionally, our premium cable channel, Paramount+ with Showtime, which was previously under the TV Media segment, is now managed under the Direct-to-Consumer segment. Concurrent with the change to our segments, we updated our segment expense allocations to better reflect how we operate and make cost decisions across the business. Certain centralized costs that were previously allocated at the segment level are now reported within corporate expenses.

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As a result of the new accounting basis established in connection with the Skydance Transactions and NAI Transaction, which makes our results of operations not comparable between the Successor and Predecessor periods (see Note 1), we are required to present segment information for the first quarter of 2025 based on our previous segments, Filmed Entertainment, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media.

*Studios—*Our Studios segment consists of our television and film studio operations, including CBS Studios, Paramount Television Studios, Nickelodeon Animation, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, and Miramax, as well as Skydance Animation, Film, Television, and Interactive/Games, and Paramount Sports Entertainment. For the Predecessor period, our Filmed Entertainment segment was most comparable to our new Studios segment and excluded studio operations related to our TV Media businesses, including CBS Studios and Paramount Television Studios.
*Direct-to-Consumer—*Our Direct-to-Consumer segment consists of our portfolio of domestic and international pay and free streaming services, including Paramount+, Pluto TV, and BET+, as well as our domestic premium cable network, Paramount+ with Showtime. For the Predecessor period, the Direct-to Consumer segment excluded Paramount+ with Showtime.
*TV Media—*Our TV Media segment consists of our (1) broadcast operations—the CBS Television Network, our domestic broadcast television network; CBS Stations, our owned television stations; and our international free-to-air networks, including Network 10 and Channel 5; (2) domestic basic cable networks, including MTV, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, The Smithsonian Channel, Nickelodeon, BET Media Group, CBS Sports Network, and international extensions of certain of these brands; and (3) CBS Media Ventures, which produces and distributes first-run syndicated programming. TV Media also includes a number of digital properties such as CBS News 24/7 for 24-hour news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis. For the Predecessor period, the TV Media segment also included domestic and international television studio operations and the premium cable network, Paramount+ with Showtime.

In the first quarter of 2026, we also renamed our primary measure of profit and loss for our operating segments from Adjusted OIBDA to Adjusted EBITDA. Although these measures have different starting points, as we define them, they produce the same result. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net earnings (loss) before interest expense and income; provision for (benefit from) income taxes; other items; equity in earnings (loss) of investee companies, net of tax; and depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense and certain items identified as affecting comparability that are not part of our normal operations. We define Adjusted OIBDA as operating income before depreciation and amortization, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense and the same items identified as affecting comparability. This change was made to align with the measure our management, including the CODM, began using in 2026, including for planning and forecasting of future periods, evaluating the operating performance of our segments, and making decisions about resource allocation. The items identified as affecting comparability that are excluded in both measures include programming charges, impairment charges, restructuring charges, and gain (loss) on dispositions, each where applicable. Stock-based compensation is a noncash expense that management does not consider to be part of our underlying operating performance and is also excluded in both measures.

We do not disclose our assets by segment because they are not regularly provided to the CODM and are not used to evaluate our operating performance or in determining the allocation of resources.

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Successor					Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026					2025
Revenues:								Revenues:
Studios								Filmed Entertainment
Theatrical			$	152				Theatrical	$	148
Licensing and other			1,127					Licensing and other	476
Advertising			4					Advertising	3
Studios			1,283					Filmed Entertainment	627
Direct-to-Consumer								Direct-to-Consumer
Advertising			517					Advertising	473
Affiliate and subscription			1,881					Subscription	1,571

Direct-to-Consumer			2,398					Direct-to-Consumer	2,044
TV Media								TV Media
Advertising			1,921					Advertising	2,038
Affiliate and subscription			1,620					Affiliate and subscription	1,826
Licensing and other			125					Licensing and other	674
TV Media			3,666					TV Media	4,538
Eliminations			—					Eliminations	(17)
Total Revenues			$	7,347				Total Revenues	$	7,192

For content licensed between segments, costs are allocated across segments based on the relative value of the distribution windows within each segment; accordingly, no intersegment licensing revenues or profits are recorded by the licensor segment. Under our previous segment presentation, revenues generated between segments were principally from intersegment arrangements for the distribution of content, rental of studio space, and advertising, as well as licensing revenues earned from third parties who license our content to our internal platforms either through a sub-license or co-production arrangement. These transactions were recorded at market value as if the sales were to third parties and eliminated in consolidation. Under our new segment presentation, intersegment revenues are comprised of advertising revenues and licensing revenues earned from third parties who license our content to our internal platforms through sub‑licensing or co‑production arrangements.


		Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025
Intercompany Revenues:
TV Media			$	11

Filmed Entertainment			6
Total Intercompany Revenues			$	17

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Successor					Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended March 31,
		2026					2025
Studios								Filmed Entertainment
Revenues			$	1,283				Revenues	$	627

Content costs			816					Content costs	321
Advertising and marketing			100					Advertising and marketing	116
Other (a)			203					Other (a)	170
Total segment expenses			1,119					Total segment expenses	607

Studios Adjusted EBITDA			164					Filmed Entertainment Adjusted OIBDA	20
Direct-to-Consumer								Direct-to-Consumer
Revenues			2,398					Revenues	2,044

Content costs			1,246					Content costs	1,215
Advertising and marketing			315					Advertising and marketing	341
Other (b)			586					Other (b)	597
Total segment expenses			2,147					Total segment expenses	2,153

Direct-to-Consumer Adjusted EBITDA			251					Direct-to-Consumer Adjusted OIBDA	(109)
TV Media								TV Media
Revenues			3,666					Revenues	4,538

Content costs			1,719					Content costs	2,343
Advertising and marketing			80					Advertising and marketing	153
Other (c)			812					Other (c)	1,120
Total segment expenses			2,611					Total segment expenses	3,616

TV Media Adjusted EBITDA			1,055					TV Media Adjusted OIBDA	922
Corporate/Eliminations			(309)					Corporate/Eliminations	(101)
Stock-based compensation			(80)					Stock-based compensation	(44)
Depreciation and amortization			(362)					Depreciation and amortization	(88)


Transaction-related items			(103)					Restructuring and transaction-related items	(85)
Gain on dispositions			—					Gain on dispositions	35
Operating income			616					Operating income	550
Interest expense			(238)					Interest expense	(217)
Interest income			38					Interest income	38


Other items, net			(24)					Other items, net	(37)
Earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies			392					Earnings before income taxes and equity in loss of investee companies	334
Provision for income taxes			(155)					Provision for income taxes	(100)
Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax			(62)					Equity in loss of investee companies, net of tax	(73)


Net earnings (Parent and noncontrolling interests)			175					Net earnings (Parent and noncontrolling interests)	161
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests			(7)					Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(9)
Net earnings attributable to Parent			$	168				Net earnings attributable to Parent	$	152

(a) Other segment expenses for our Studios segment (Successor) and Filmed Entertainment segment (Predecessor) include employee compensation; costs relating to the distribution of our content; costs for occupancy, technology, and professional services; and other costs associated with our operations.

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(b) Other segment expenses for our Direct-to-Consumer segment in both the Successor and Predecessor periods include employee compensation; revenue-sharing costs, including for third-party distribution; costs for occupancy, technology, and professional services; and other costs associated with our operations.

(c) Other segment expenses for our TV Media segment in both the Successor and Predecessor periods include employee compensation; revenue-sharing costs to television stations affiliated with the CBS Television Network; costs relating to the distribution of our content; costs for research, occupancy, technology, and professional services; and other costs associated with our operations.

14) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Guarantees

Letters of Credit and Surety Bonds

At March 31, 2026, we had outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds of $2.06 billion that were not recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, including $1.82 billion issued under a $1.9 billion standby letter of credit facility. In accordance with the contractual requirements of one of our commitments, the letter of credit outstanding under this facility increases and decreases consistent with the related contractual commitment. Letters of credit and surety bonds are primarily used as security against non-performance in the normal course of business under contractual requirements of certain of our commitments. The standby letter of credit facility, which matures in May 2027, is subject to provisions similar to the Credit Facility, including the same principal financial covenant (see Note 7).

Other

In the course of our business, we both provide and receive indemnities that are intended to allocate certain risks associated with business transactions. Similarly, we may remain contingently liable for various obligations of a business that has been divested in the event that a third party does not live up to its obligations under an indemnification obligation. We record a liability for our indemnification obligations and other contingent liabilities when probable and reasonably estimable.

Legal Matters

General

On an ongoing basis, we vigorously defend ourselves in numerous lawsuits and proceedings and respond to various investigations and inquiries from federal, state, local and international authorities (collectively, “Litigation”). Litigation may be brought against us without merit, is inherently uncertain and always difficult to predict. However, based on our understanding and evaluation of the relevant facts and circumstances, we believe that the following matters are not likely, in the aggregate, to result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Litigation Relating to the WBD Merger

In April 2026, Donna Nicosia, a purported holder of WBD common stock, filed an action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Richmond, against WBD, certain directors and officers of WBD, Paramount and other defendants (the “Nicosia Action”). The complaint arises out of the proposed WBD Merger and alleges, among other things, that the defendants disseminated a proxy statement in connection with the proposed WBD Merger that allegedly contains materially false and misleading statements and omissions concerning the transaction process, the valuation of WBD, and alleged conflicts of interest of WBD’s directors and financial advisors. The complaint asserts claims under New York common law for negligent misrepresentation, concealment, and negligence and seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, including an order enjoining the closing of the stockholder vote on the proposed transaction unless and until supplemental disclosures are made. On April 16, 2026, the parties

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entered into an agreement that resolved plaintiffs’ claims as to all defendants, and pursuant to which plaintiff agreed to discontinue the litigation with prejudice.

Also in April 2026, Pamela Faust, together with four other consumers of streaming, cable television, news media, and theatrical entertainment programming, filed a private antitrust action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Paramount and Skydance relating to the WBD Merger. The complaint seeks to block the WBD Merger, among other relief.

In addition, we received a demand letter from a purported holder of our Class B Common Stock requesting the inspection of books and records to investigate possible breaches of fiduciary duties or other misconduct in connection with the financing of the WBD Merger.

Following the issuance of the Second Request by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) in December 2025, the Company received subpoenas (or Civil Investigative Demands (“CIDs”)) from various state attorneys general in connection with the WBD Merger. These subpoenas (or CIDs) relate to state investigations of the WBD Merger, with a particular focus on the DOJ’s investigation and the competitive effects of the WBD Merger. We have been cooperating with the state attorneys general in responding to their requests.

Litigation Relating to the Skydance Transactions

In connection with the Skydance Transactions, in July 2024, Scott Baker, a purported holder of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against NAI, Shari E. Redstone, Barbara M. Byrne, Linda M. Griego, Judith A. McHale, Charles E. Phillips, Jr., Susan Schuman, Skydance and David Ellison (the “Baker Action”). The complaint alleges breaches of fiduciary duties to Paramount Global Class B stockholders in connection with the negotiation and approval of the Transaction Agreement, among other claims, and seeks unspecified damages, costs and expenses, as well as other relief. In November 2024, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation in the Baker Action to (i) postpone briefing on the motions to dismiss until the filing or designation of an operative complaint following resolution of the plaintiff’s motion to appoint him and the Baerlocher Family Trust, a purported holder of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock, as co-lead plaintiffs and Berger Montague PC as interim class counsel (the “Baker Leadership Motion”), and (ii) stay discovery until resolution of any motion to dismiss an operative complaint following resolution of the Baker Leadership Motion. In October 2024, various purported stockholders filed motions to intervene to oppose the Baker Leadership Motion. In December 2024, the plaintiff, along with Mark Baerlocher, as trustee for the Baerlocher Family Trust, filed an amended complaint alleging the same breaches of fiduciary duties against the same defendants as in the original complaint. In June 2025, counsel for Mr. Baker informed the Court that the Baker Leadership Motion would be withdrawn without prejudice and that the group of purported stockholders seeking lead plaintiff status would meet and confer to propose a schedule for resolving lead plaintiff applications.

In April 2024, the State of Rhode Island Office of the General Treasurer, on behalf of the Employees’ Retirement System of Rhode Island, a purported holder of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock, filed a verified complaint for the inspection of books and records under Section 220 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against us, seeking the inspection of books and records to investigate whether Paramount Global’s Board of Directors, NAI, Shari E. Redstone and/or certain executive officers may have breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders for alleged diversion of corporate opportunities (the “220 Action”). The magistrate judge held a trial in July 2024 and denied the request for inspection. The plaintiff filed an exception to the Court, and in January 2025, the Court ruled that the plaintiff was entitled to obtain books and records that were both necessary and sufficient to fulfill the purpose of its request. In February 2025, the Court granted an implementing order returning the 220 Action to the magistrate judge for

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further proceedings on the scope of production. In March 2025, the Court granted our application for certification of interlocutory appeal to the Delaware Supreme Court, which was accepted in April 2025. In March 2026, the Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s decision and remanded the case for further proceedings. Certain other purported holders of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock have delivered demand letters requesting the inspection of books and records to investigate similar alleged breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the Skydance Transactions. We have also received demand letters from purported holders of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock related to alleged omissions in our registration statement on Form S-4.

Additionally, in August 2024, LiveVideo.AI Corp. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Shari E. Redstone, NAI, Christine Varney and Monica Seligman, alleging that the defendants did not fairly consider its offer to purchase Paramount Global. The complaint asserts claims for unfair competition, tortious interference, unjust enrichment and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, among others, and seeks unspecified monetary damages, costs and other relief. The defendants were never served. The parties exchanged several filings related to service and default. In August 2025, the magistrate judge issued a Report and Recommendation recommending that the case be dismissed and that the Court impose $10,000 in monetary sanctions against LiveVideo.AI Corp. In September 2025, the district judge adopted the report in full, dismissed the case, imposed the sanctions, and enjoined LiveVideo.AI Corp. from filing any further lawsuits in any federal district court arising out of the Skydance Transactions. LiveVideo.AI filed a Notice of Appeal in November 2025, and in April 2026, the appeal was dismissed. On April 30, 2026, LiveVideo.AI Corp. moved to reinstate the appeal. The parties are currently litigating a motion for sanctions against the plaintiff.

In August 2025, Gabelli Value 25 Fund Inc. (“Gabelli”) filed a putative class action complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against Barbara M. Byrne, Linda M. Griego, Judith A. McHale, Charles E. Phillips, Jr., Susan Schuman, Harbor Lights (f/k/a National Amusements, Inc.) and Shari E. Redstone (the “NAI Defendants”), and Skydance Media, LLC and RB Tentpole LP (the “Skydance Defendants”), alleging breach of fiduciary duty against all defendants and unjust enrichment against the NAI Defendants. Gabelli seeks a declaratory judgment, damages, including rescissory damages and/or quasi-appraisal damages, disgorgement of NAI’s profits, fees and costs, and pre- and post-judgment interest. In September 2025, the Skydance Defendants filed placeholder motions to dismiss, and Gabelli filed a motion to be appointed as interim lead plaintiff representing former minority holders of Paramount Global Class A Common Stock (the “Gabelli Class A Leadership Motion”). In October 2025, counsel for Gabelli filed a letter with the Court indicating that no competing motions or objections to the Gabelli Class A Leadership Motion were filed and proposed that the Court appoint Gabelli as lead plaintiff. In November 2025, the Court granted the Gabelli Class A Leadership Motion and appointed Gabelli as lead plaintiff to prosecute the claims on behalf of the Class A minority shareholders. Defendants moved to stay discovery pending resolution of any filed and forthcoming motions to dismiss, and in February 2026, the Court granted Defendants’ motion to stay discovery.

In February 2025, New York City Employees’ Retirement System, the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund, the New York City Police Pension Fund, the New York City Board of Education Retirement System, and the Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York, purported holders of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Stock, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against Barbara M. Byrne, Linda M. Griego, Judith A. McHale and Susan Schuman, alleging breaches of fiduciary duties for their alleged failure to sufficiently consider an alternative offer that the plaintiffs claimed was superior to the Skydance Transactions (the “NYCERS Action”). The plaintiffs argue that the no-shop provision in the Transaction Agreement should be declared invalid and unenforceable because it prevented the parties from engaging in further deal discussions and negotiations with companies other than Skydance, including, specifically, Project Rise Partners, after the no-shop period began. The plaintiffs further assert that the Court has the power to

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invalidate this provision because Skydance allegedly aided and abetted NAI’s and Shari E. Redstone’s breach of fiduciary duties, including by agreeing to indemnify Shari E. Redstone (through Skydance’s separate agreement with NAI) for any breach of fiduciary duty claims arising out of the Skydance Transactions up to a certain amount. Skydance, NAI, Shari E. Redstone and Paramount Global were not named as defendants in the original complaint. The NYCERS Action originally sought, among other forms of relief, an order from the Court enjoining the closing of the Skydance Transactions until the Court reached a final resolution on the plaintiffs’ claims and an order compelling the special committee of Paramount Global’s Board of Directors to evaluate Project Rise Partners’ alternative offer to, among other things, acquire Paramount Global Class A Common Stock for $23.00 per share and Paramount Global Class B Common Stock for $19.00 per share. The Project Rise Partners’ offer was made after the go-shop period in the Transaction Agreement had ended. The plaintiffs filed a motion for expedited proceedings along with their complaint. In February 2025, the plaintiffs moved to join Paramount Global, Skydance, Shari E. Redstone, NAI and various other entities named in the Transaction Agreement as necessary parties to the litigation and moved for a temporary restraining order preventing the closing of the Skydance Transactions until the Court considered the plaintiffs’ anticipated motion for injunctive relief following expedited discovery. In March 2025, the court allowed plaintiffs to amend the complaint to add Paramount Global, Skydance, Shari E. Redstone, NAI and the various other entities as defendants. The amended complaint seeks compensatory damages. The parties reached an agreement to withdraw the plaintiffs’ request for expedition and their application for injunctive relief in exchange for targeted discovery from certain of the defendants and third parties. The matter is in discovery.

In April 2025, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund, Laborers’ and Retirement Board Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, Gary Mendelsohn, and Park Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, purported holders of Paramount Global Class B Common Stock, filed a complaint for the inspection of books and records under Section 220 of the DGCL in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against us to maintain standing to enforce their statutory inspection rights and seek an order to produce all the books and records identified in their Section 220 demands to investigate possible breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the Skydance Transactions. The complaint alleges that the documents produced to such purported stockholders thus far pursuant to their Section 220 demands are insufficient. The complaint seeks an order requiring us to produce the documents identified in their Section 220 demands, among other relief. In November 2025, the parties contacted the Court with a request to lift the stay and schedule a trial. A magistrate judge held a trial in March 2026 and took the matter under advisement.

Litigation Relating to Video Streaming Patents

In August 2025, Nokia Technologies Oy filed complaints alleging infringement of patents related to video streaming against Paramount and related entities in the United States, Brazil, Germany and the Unified Patent Court in Europe. In November 2025, Paramount filed a rate-setting action against Nokia in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales (“U.K. Court”) seeking a determination of terms for a reasonable and non-discriminatory global license to relevant Nokia patents, including standard essential patents related to the H.265/HEVC standard. In March 2026, Nokia submitted to the jurisdiction of the U.K. Court and dismissed its complaints against Paramount in all other jurisdictions.

Claims Related to Former Businesses

Asbestos

We are a defendant in lawsuits claiming various personal injuries related to asbestos and other materials, which allegedly occurred as a result of exposure caused by various products manufactured by Westinghouse, a predecessor, generally prior to the early 1970s. Westinghouse was neither a producer nor a manufacturer of

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asbestos. We are typically named as one of a large number of defendants in both state and federal cases. In the majority of asbestos lawsuits, the plaintiffs have not identified which of our products is the basis of a claim. Claims against us in which a product has been identified most commonly relate to allegations of exposure to asbestos-containing insulating material used in conjunction with turbines and electrical equipment.

Claims are frequently filed and/or settled in groups, which may make the amount and timing of settlements, and the number of pending claims, subject to significant fluctuation from period to period. We do not report as pending those claims on inactive, stayed, deferred or similar dockets that some jurisdictions have established for claimants who allege minimal or no impairment. As of March 31, 2026, we had pending approximately 18,050 asbestos claims, as compared with approximately 17,490 as of December 31, 2025. During the first quarter of 2026, we received approximately 830 new claims and closed or moved to an inactive docket approximately 270 claims. We report claims as closed when we become aware that a dismissal order has been entered by a court or when we have reached agreement with the claimants on the material terms of a settlement. Settlement costs depend on the seriousness of the injuries that form the basis of the claims, the quality of evidence supporting the claims and other factors. Our total costs for settlement and defense of asbestos claims after insurance recoveries and net of tax, were approximately $23 million for the Successor period from August 7 - December 31, 2025, $11 million and $34 million for the Predecessor periods from January 1 - August 6, 2025, and the year ended December 31, 2024, respectively. Our costs for settlement and defense of asbestos claims may vary year to year and insurance proceeds are not always recovered in the same period as the insured portion of the expenses.

Filings include claims for individuals suffering from mesothelioma, a rare cancer, the risk of which is allegedly increased by exposure to asbestos; lung cancer, a cancer which may be caused by various factors, one of which is alleged to be asbestos exposure; other cancers, and conditions that are substantially less serious, including claims brought on behalf of individuals who are asymptomatic as to an allegedly asbestos-related disease. A significant number of pending claims against us are non-cancer claims. It is difficult to predict long-term future asbestos liabilities, as events and circumstances may impact the estimate.

Environmental and Other

From time to time, we also receive claims from federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and other entities asserting that we are or may be liable for environmental cleanup costs and related damages principally relating to our historical and predecessor operations. In addition, from time to time we receive personal injury claims including toxic tort and product liability claims (other than asbestos) arising from our historical operations and predecessors.

Contingent Liabilities Relating to Former Businesses

In connection with recording Paramount Global’s net assets at the Ultimate Parent’s basis, “Other liabilities” was increased to reflect the fair value of Paramount Global’s estimated contingent liabilities for the defense and settlement of asbestos lawsuits as well as claims from federal and state environmental regulatory agencies and other entities asserting liability for environmental cleanup costs and related damages (See Note 2). The estimated fair value of the asbestos-related liability was determined in consultation with a third-party firm with expertise in estimating asbestos liability and represents the estimate of the amount a third party would pay to take on the risk of any asbestos-related future losses.

We record an accrual for a loss contingency when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and when the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The reasonably estimable period for our long-term asbestos liability is 10 years, which we determine in consultation with a third-party firm with expertise in estimating asbestos liability and is due to the inherent uncertainties in the tort litigation system. This estimate is based upon

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many factors, including the number of outstanding claims, estimated average cost per claim, the breakdown of claims by disease type, historic claim filings, costs per claim of resolution and the filing of new claims, and is assessed in consultation with the third-party firm. While we believe that our accruals for these matters are adequate, there can be no assurance that circumstances will not change in future periods and, as a result, our actual liabilities may be higher or lower than our accrual.

15) SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Supplemental Cash Flow Information


	Successor				Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31,			Three Months Ended March 31,
	2026			2025
Cash paid for interest		$	260			$	264


Cash paid (received) for income taxes		$	(34)			$	27


Noncash additions to operating lease assets		$	28			$	40

Warner Bros. Discovery Merger—Advance Consideration

In the first quarter of 2026, under the terms of the WBD Merger Agreement, we paid a termination fee of $2.8 billion to Netflix on behalf of WBD in connection with the termination of a prior merger agreement between Netflix and WBD. The termination fee will be included in the total consideration to be allocated to WBD’s assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date, and accordingly has been included within “Advance consideration for WBD acquisition” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2026 and within Investing Activities on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Lease Income

We enter into operating leases for the use of our owned production facilities and office buildings. Lease payments received under these agreements consist of fixed payments for the rental of space and certain building operating costs, as well as variable payments based on usage of production facilities and services, and escalating costs of building operations. We recorded total lease income, including both fixed and variable amounts, of $8 million and $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 (Successor) and March 31, 2025 (Predecessor), respectively.

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