Presentation accompanying conference call regarding Paramount Pictures acquisition of DreamWorks SKG
Moderator: Jim Bombassei
Event Date/Time: December 12, 2005, 8:30 a.m. E.S.T.
Filed by: New Viacom Corp.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Subject Company: Viacom Inc.
Commission File No.: 333-128821
Subject Company: New Viacom Corp.
Commission File No.: 333-128821-01
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Tom Freston
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Transaction overview
Paramount to acquire DreamWorks for approximately $1.6 billion
Library to be sold in separate transaction for between $850mn to $1bn
Reduced financial commitment
Attractive financial metrics
Expected to close in 1Q06, subject to customary regulatory reviews
Dramatically accelerates turnaround of Paramount
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What were getting
Pipeline
Completed projects released, or scheduled for release, in Q405
Full set of projects in production
Ongoing production partnerships with Spielberg and Geffen
Replacing existing producer relationships at Paramount
Exclusive worldwide distribution agreements
DreamWorks Animation film library and future films
DreamWorks live action library
Exclusive rights to future DreamWorks animation characters in TV
Additional operational assets and benefits
DreamWorks television division and properties
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Pipeline
Four films, that have been, or are scheduled for, release in 4Q 2005
Munich (Spielberg directed)
Dreamer
Memoirs of a Geisha
Matchpoint (distribution deal)
Four films slated for release in 2006 and 2007
Dreamgirls
Flags of our Father
Shes the Man
Last Kiss
Various other projects in development
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Production partnerships
Steven Spielberg and David Geffen
Multi-year employment agreements in their respective roles as Producer/Director and Chairman of DreamWorks
Continued leadership of production and development operations
Responsible for producing 4-6 films per year starting in 2007
Upgrades creative firepower at Paramount
Replaces existing producer relationships
Overall target slate remains 14 - 16 films per year
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Exclusive distribution agreements
Exclusive theatrical / DVD / television distribution agreement for DreamWorks Animation films
All new films developed and released in the next 7 years
Existing library of 11 feature films and 8 direct-to-video (subject to a transition period for home-video rights only)
Encompasses U.S. and international markets
Deal also includes the DreamWorks SKG live action library
59 released films
We will retain worldwide distribution rights after the sale of the library
The opportunity to collaborate with DreamWorks Animation to produce television programming utilizing their animated characters
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Increased distribution strength
Opportunities to combine titles
DreamWorks Animation and live action + existing Paramount titles
Increased strength
Improved shelf space / position at retail
Driving increased sales volume in the U.S. and internationally
Improved sell-through to international free TV
Greater weighting in high-growth family oriented animation segment
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Other assets
DreamWorks television division and properties
TV properties: Spin City and Las Vegas
TV sales force, filling a needed resource following CBS split
Significant potential in leveraging DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon brands
Creates leading kid-family programming
Katzenberg has expressed interest in working with Nickelodeon to jointly leverage his content and the Nickelodeon platform
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Mike Dolan
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DreamWorks SKG purchase
DreamWorks Enterprise Value of $1.6bn
$775 million equity value
Remainder in net debt and various obligations
Two-stage transaction: achieves key strategic & financial benefits while dramatically reducing net capital commitment
Stage one: Viacom buys 100% of DreamWorks for $1.6bn enterprise value
Stage two: We sell the DreamWorks live action library for $850mn - $1bn
$500-650 million net purchase price
Pro Forma for the sale of the library and conversion of commercial agreements
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Sale of the library
What are we selling?
Stable but declining cash flows makes asset well suited to a financial partner
59 world-class live action titles released prior to 4Q05
Certain ancillary rights (character rights, sequels, music and some interactive gaming)
Paramount will maintain distribution rights for these films
Status of the library sale
Received formal indications of interest
Estimated enterprise value of between $850 million to $1 billion
Expected to close shortly after the close of the acquisition of DreamWorks SKG
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Creates significant shareholder value
Maintains all operating benefits - with limited investment - and optimizes key financial metrics
Accretive to earnings and FCF in FY06
IRR in excess of Viacom cost of capital
Several hundred million dollars in capital returned in first 24 months
Strategic benefits
Dramatically enhances Paramount slate of films
Distribution agreements will drive substantial incremental revenue
Spielberg is the premier film maker of this generation
Returns Paramount to double-digit revenue & OIBDA growth
Performance profile consistent with other divisions of New Viacom
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Q & A
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