Form 8-K - Current report

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): March 7, 2025 (March 4, 2025)

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)

(I.R.S. 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))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On March 4, 2025, Warner Music Group Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, two proposals were submitted to the Company’s stockholders. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2025 (the “2025 Proxy Statement”). The final voting results are as follows:

Proposal 1: The Company’s stockholders elected the eleven director nominees named in the Company’s 2025 Proxy Statement to serve for a one-year term ending at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results are set forth below:


Director Nominee	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
Robert Kyncl		7,614,743,608		746,260		60,107		7,143,685
Lincoln Benet		7,582,943,077		27,977,417		4,629,481		7,143,685
Len Blavatnik		7,599,562,079		15,927,991		59,905		7,143,685
Val Blavatnik		7,591,621,292		23,868,780		59,903		7,143,685
Mathias Döpfner		7,612,733,835		2,754,156		61,984		7,143,685
Nancy Dubuc		7,615,132,047		357,738		60,190		7,143,685
Noreena Hertz		7,597,603,238		13,317,391		4,629,346		7,143,685
Ynon Kreiz		7,596,178,825		14,739,756		4,631,394		7,143,685
Ceci Kurzman		7,597,324,255		13,595,911		4,629,809		7,143,685
Michael Lynton		7,607,851,410		3,069,117		4,629,448		7,143,685
Donald Wagner		7,588,943,763		21,976,856		4,629,356		7,143,685

Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2025. The voting results are set forth below:


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
7,622,518,223	122,418	53,019	None

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.


WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP.

By:		/s/ Paul M. Robinson
Name:		Paul M. Robinson
Title:		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: March 7, 2025

Document and Entity Information	Mar. 04, 2025
Cover [Abstract]
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001319161
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 04, 2025
Entity Registrant Name	Warner Music Group Corp.
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	001-32502
Entity Tax Identification Number	13-4271875
Entity Address, Address Line One	1633 Broadway
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10019
City Area Code	(212)
Local Phone Number	275-2000
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre Commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Security 12b Title	Class A Common Stock
Trading Symbol	WMG
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false