UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section
13 or 15(d)
of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date
of earliest event reported): August 23, 2024
LIBERTY
MEDIA CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware | |
001-35707 | |
37-1699499 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | |
(Commission File Number) | |
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
12300
Liberty Blvd.
Englewood,
Colorado 80112
(Address of principal executive offices and zip
code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area
code: (720) 875-5400
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
x Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
Trading
Symbol |
Name
of each exchange on which
registered |
Series
A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock |
LSXMA |
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Series
B Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock |
LSXMB |
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Series
C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock |
LSXMK |
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Series
A Liberty Formula One Common Stock |
FWONA |
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Series
C Liberty Formula One Common Stock |
FWONK |
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Series
A Liberty Live Common Stock |
LLYVA |
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Series
C Liberty Live Common Stock |
LLYVK |
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued
Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 23, 2024, Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“Liberty Media”), issued a press release announcing that, assuming the requisite conditions to the previously announced
redemptive split-off (the “Split-Off”) of Liberty Sirius XM Holdings Inc., a newly formed and wholly owned subsidiary
of Liberty Media (“SplitCo”) are satisfied or waived, as applicable, Liberty Media expects that Liberty Media’s
shares of Series A Liberty SiriusXM common stock (“LSXMA”), Series B Liberty SiriusXM common stock (“LSXMB”)
and Series C Liberty SiriusXM common stock (“LSXMK”, and collectively with LSXMA and LSXMB, the “Liberty
SiriusXM Common Stock”) will cease trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) following market close
on September 9, 2024.
Liberty Media has notified Nasdaq of its intention to voluntarily delist
from the Nasdaq Global Select Market and deregister the shares of Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock and its intention to request that Nasdaq
file appropriate forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on or about September 9, 2024. Concurrently
with the delisting of the shares of Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock, Liberty Media expects that the shares of common stock of SplitCo will
begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “SIRI” as of September 10, 2024.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders.
At Liberty Media’s special meeting of the holders of LSXMA and
LSXMB held on August 23, 2024 (the “Special Meeting”), the following proposals were considered and acted upon
by the holders of LSXMA and LSXMB: (1) a proposal (the “Split-Off Proposal”) to approve the redemption by Liberty
Media of each outstanding share of LSXMA, LSXMB and LSXMK in exchange for a number of shares of common stock of SplitCo, equal to the
Exchange Ratio (as defined in that certain Reorganization Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2023, by and among Liberty Media, SplitCo
and Sirius XM Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Sirius XM”), as amended by that certain First Amendment to the
Reorganization Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2024, by and among Liberty Media, SplitCo and Sirius XM (collectively and as amended
from time to time, the “Reorganization Agreement”)); and (2) a proposal (the “Adjournment Proposal”)
to approve the adjournment of the Special Meeting by Liberty Media from time to time to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Split-Off
Proposal if there are insufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to approve the Split-Off Proposal or if otherwise determined
by the chairperson of the Special Meeting to be necessary or appropriate. The number of votes cast for or against, as well as the
number of abstentions and broker non-votes as to each proposal, are set forth below. Holders of record as of 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on July 17, 2024, the Special Meeting record date, of LSXMA and LSXMB were entitled vote on the proposals as set forth below.
Entitled to Vote |
|
Votes For |
|
Votes Against |
|
Abstentions |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
LSXMA, LSXMB |
|
171,379,993 |
|
69,013 |
|
244,603 |
|
- |
Accordingly, the Split-Off Proposal was finally approved.
| 2. | The Adjournment Proposal |
Entitled to Vote |
|
Votes For |
|
Votes Against |
|
Abstentions |
|
Broker Non-Votes |
LSXMA, LSXMB |
|
170,220,453 |
|
1,216,862 |
|
256,294 |
|
- |
Accordingly, the Adjournment Proposal was finally approved, but
the meeting was not adjourned prior to the votes on the Split-Off Proposal.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes certain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including certain statements relating to the Split-Off and merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of SplitCo with and into Sirius XM (the “Merger” and, together with the Split-Off, the
“Transactions”)
and their proposed timing and other matters related to the Transactions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking
statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases
such as “possible,” “potential,” “intends” or “expects” or other words or phrases of similar
import or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “may,” “might,” “should,” “would,”
“could,” or similar variations. These forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results and the timing of events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, without limitation,
the satisfaction of conditions to the Transactions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report
on Form 8-K, and Liberty Media expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statement contained herein to reflect any change in Liberty Media’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions
or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Please refer to the publicly filed documents of Liberty Media, including its definitive
proxy statement materials for the Special Meeting and its most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as such risk factors may be amended, supplemented
or superseded from time to time by other reports Liberty Media subsequently files with the SEC, for additional information about Liberty
Media and about the risks and uncertainties related to Liberty Media’s business which may affect the statements made in this Current
Report on Form 8-K.
Additional Information
Nothing in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall constitute a
solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of common stock of Liberty Media, Sirius XM or SplitCo. The proposed offer and issuance
of shares of SplitCo common stock in the Transactions will be made only pursuant to SplitCo’s effective registration statement on
Form S-4, which includes a prospectus of SplitCo. Liberty Media and Sirius XM stockholders and other investors are urged to read
the registration statement, Liberty Media’s definitive proxy statement materials for the Special Meeting and Sirius XM’s information
statement, together with all relevant SEC filings regarding the Transactions, and any other relevant documents filed as exhibits therewith,
as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they contain important information about the Transactions. The prospectus/proxy
statement/information statement and other relevant materials for the proposed Transactions have previously been provided to all LSXMA,
LSXMB and Sirius XM stockholders. Copies of these SEC filings are available, free of charge, at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov).
Copies of the filings together with the materials incorporated by reference therein are available, without charge, by directing a request
to Liberty Media Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone: (877) 772-1518
or Sirius XM Holdings Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10021, Attention: Investor Relations, (212) 584-5100.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
Date: August 26, 2024
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LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Katherine C. Jewell |
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Name: Katherine C. Jewell |
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Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
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