Filed by Discovery, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of
1933
Form S-4 File No.: 333-230073
Subject Company: Discovery, Inc.
Discovery Communications, LLC
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.
Date: March 5, 2019
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
FOR
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.
OFFER TO EXCHANGE ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING
2.750% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019, ISSUED ON APRIL 3, 2018,
2.800% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020, ISSUED ON APRIL 3, 2018,
3.500% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022, ISSUED ON APRIL 3, 2018,
3.900% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2024, ISSUED ON APRIL 3, 2018, AND
3.950% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2025, ISSUED ON APRIL 3, 2018,
FOR
A LIKE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF CORRESPONDING 2.750% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2019,
2.800% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2020, 3.500% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2022, 3.900% SENIOR NOTES
DUE 2024, 2018, AND 3.950% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2025, RESPECTIVELY, WHICH HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME ON APRIL 2, 2019, UNLESS EXTENDED.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or one substantially equivalent hereto must be used to accept the Exchange Offer made by Discovery Communications, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Issuer), pursuant to the preliminary prospectus dated March 5, 2019 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the Prospectus), if certificates for the outstanding 2.750% Senior Notes due 2019 (the Old 2019 Senior Notes), 2.800% Senior Notes due 2020 (the Old 2020 Senior Notes), 3.500% Senior Notes due 2022 (the Old 2022 Senior Notes), 3.900% Senior Notes due 2024 (the Old 2024 Senior Notes) and 3.950% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Old 2025 Senior Notes and together with the Old 2019 Senior Notes, the Old 2020 Senior Notes, the Old 2022 Senior Notes and the Old 2024 Senior Notes, the Old Notes, as applicable, and the certificates representing such Old Notes, the Certificates) are not immediately available or time will not permit the Certificates and all required documents to reach U.S Bank National Association, as exchange agent (the Exchange Agent), prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date (as defined in the Prospectus) or if the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer, as set forth in the Prospectus, cannot be completed on a timely basis. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile transmission or mailed to the Exchange Agent. See The Exchange OfferGuaranteed Delivery Procedures section of the Prospectus.
In addition, in order to utilize the guaranteed delivery procedure to tender Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, a completed, signed and dated Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) relating to the tender for exchange of Old Notes (the Letter of Transmittal) must also be received by the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. Any Old Notes tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be withdrawn at any time before the Expiration Date.
The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:
U.S. Bank National Association
By mail, hand delivery or overnight courier: |
By facsimile (for Eligible Institutions Only): |
For Information call: | ||
U.S. Bank National Association Global Corporate Trust Services Attn: Specialized Finance 111 Fillmore Ave. E St. Paul, MN 55107 |
Facsimile: (651) 466-7367 Attn: Specialized Finance |
(800) 934-6802 |
DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE NUMBER, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.
THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS NOT TO BE USED TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES. IF A SIGNATURE ON A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS REQUIRED TO BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION (AS DEFINED IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL) UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX ON THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
THE GUARANTEE BELOW MUST BE COMPLETED.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to the Issuer, in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus, and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Prospectus, as each may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, collectively constitute the Exchange Offer), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the principal amount of Old Notes set forth below, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures described in The Exchange OfferGuaranteed Delivery Procedures section of the Prospectus.
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☐ | 2.750% Notes due 2019 |
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☐ | 3.950% Notes due 2025 |
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GUARANTEE
(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEES)
The undersigned, a firm or other entity identified in Rule l7Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), as an Eligible Guarantor Institution, which definition includes: (i) banks (as that term is defined in Section 3(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act); (ii) brokers, dealers, municipal securities dealers, municipal securities brokers, government securities dealers, and government securities brokers, as those terms are defined under the Act; (iii) credit unions (as that term is defined in Section 19(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act); (iv) national securities exchanges, registered securities associations, and clearing agencies, as those terms are used under the Act; and (v) savings associations (as that term is defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act), hereby guarantees that the Certificates representing the principal amount of Old Notes tendered hereby in proper form for transfer, or timely confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agents account at The Depository Trust Company (DTC) pursuant to the procedures set forth in The Exchange OfferGuaranteed Delivery Procedures section of the Prospectus, together with any required signature guarantees and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, will be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth above, no later than three Nasdaq trading days after the date of execution of this form.
The Eligible Guarantor Institution that completes this form must communicate the guarantee to the Exchange Agent and must deliver either, (i) in the case of Old Notes held in book-entry form, by book-entry transfer into the account of the Exchange Agent at DTC, together with an agents message, and any required signature guarantees and other required documents, or (ii) in the case of Old Notes represented by Certificates, by delivering the Letter of Transmittal and Certificates to the Exchange Agent within the time period indicated herein, and any required signature guarantees and other required documents, in either case, within the time period set forth above. Failure to do so may result in financial loss to such Eligible Guarantor Institution.
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NOTE: | DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR OLD NOTES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES FOR OLD NOTES SHOULD BE SENT ONLY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH A COPY OF YOUR PREVIOUSLY EXECUTED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. |
INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
1. Delivery Of This Notice Of Guaranteed Delivery. A properly completed and duly executed copy of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any other documents required by this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. The method of delivery of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and any other required documents to the Exchange Agent is at the election and risk of the Holder(s) (as defined in the Letter of Transmittal) and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Exchange Agent. If delivery is by mail, it is recommended that the mailing be by registered or certified mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested, made sufficiently in advance of the Expiration Date to permit delivery to the Exchange Agent prior to 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Expiration Date. For a description of the guaranteed delivery procedure, see Instruction 1 of the Letter of Transmittal.
2. Signatures Of This Notice Of Guaranteed Delivery. If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by the registered Holder(s) of the Old Notes referred to herein, the signature(s) must correspond with the name(s) as written on the face of the Old Notes without any change whatsoever. If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a participant of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of Old Notes, the signature must correspond with the name shown on the security position listing as the owner of the Old Notes.
If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a person other than the registered Holder(s) of any Old Notes listed or a participant of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility, this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must be accompanied by appropriate bond powers, signed as the name(s) of the registered Holder(s) appear(s) on the Old Notes or signed as the name of the participant shown on the Book-Entry Facilitys security position listing.
If this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation, or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should so indicate when signing.
3. Requests For Assistance Or Additional Copies. Questions and requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of the Prospectus may be directed to the Exchange Agent at the address specified in the Prospectus. Holders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, or other nominee for assistance concerning the Exchange Offer.