Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 5, 2021

Warner Music Group Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-32502	13-4271875
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


1633 Broadway, New York, New York		10019
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 275-2000

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:

☐	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))

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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of Exchange on which Registered
Class A Common Stock	WMG	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

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 8.01 Other Events.

Secured Notes

On August 5, 2021, Warner Music Group Corp. issued a press release announcing that its wholly owned subsidiary, WMG Acquisition Corp. (“WMG Acquisition”), has commenced a private offering of senior secured notes due 2031 (the “Notes”) in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

This report does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Redemption

The proceeds from the Notes offering, together with cash on hand, will be used to fund the full redemption of the currently outstanding 3.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (the “Existing Notes”). Concurrently with the commencement of the Notes offering, WMG Acquisition issued a notice of conditional full redemption in respect of all of the outstanding Existing Notes. Such redemption will be conditioned upon the receipt of gross cash proceeds in an amount satisfactory to the Company from the offering of the Notes and the consummation of all other transactions relating to the offering of the Notes (the “Condition”). Payment of the redemption price and surrender of the Existing Notes for redemption will be made on the redemption date specified in the notice of redemption, unless the Condition is not satisfied, in which case the redemption will not occur.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release of Warner Music Group Corp., dated August 5, 2021.

104		Cover Page to this Current Report on Form 8-K in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.