AT&T Announces Details for Completion of Spin-Off Ahead of Close of WarnerMedia Transaction - Seite 2

Additionally, the board of directors declared quarterly dividends on the company’s 5.000% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, and the company’s 4.750% Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C. The Series A dividend is $312.50 per preferred share, or $0.3125 per depositary share. The Series C dividend is $296.875 per preferred share, or $0.296875 per depositary share.

Dividends on the common stock and Series A and Series C preferred stock are payable on May 2, 2022, to shareholders of record of the respective shares at the close of business on April 14, 2022.

The board of directors also declared an annual dividend on the company’s Fixed Rate Reset Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B, of €2,875.00 per preferred share. Dividends on the Series B preferred stock are payable on May 3, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 14, 2022.

Two-Way Trading for AT&T Stock Expected to Begin on April 4

AT&T has been advised by the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE) that beginning on the trading day immediately prior to the April 5 record date for the spin-off distribution (currently April 4) and continuing through the close of trading on the business day before the closing date of the merger,¹ there will be two markets in AT&T common stock on the NYSE: a "regular way" market and an "ex-distribution" market. During this period of two-way trading in AT&T common stock, there will also be a market on the Nasdaq for WBD common stock on a “when issued” (“WI”) basis.

The trading options that will be available during the two-way trading period are:

AT&T Regular Way Trading

If, during the period of two-way trading, an AT&T shareholder sells a share of AT&T common stock in the regular way market under AT&T's NYSE symbol, "T," the shareholder will be selling both the share of AT&T common stock and the right to receive shares of WBD common stock in the transaction.

AT&T Ex-distribution Trading

If, during the period of two-way trading, an AT&T shareholder sells a share of AT&T common stock in the ex-distribution market under the temporary NYSE symbol "T WI," the AT&T shareholder will be selling only a share of AT&T common stock and will retain the right to receive shares of WBD common stock in the transaction.

WBDWV Trading

During the two-way trading period, an AT&T shareholder also has the option of selling the right to receive shares of WBD common stock while retaining shares of AT&T common stock. This option will be available under the temporary Nasdaq symbol "WBDWV".