8-K – 2026-03-06 – d21722d8k.htm

8-K

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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 6, 2026 ( March 3, 2026 )
 
 

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:
 

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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 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On March 3, 2026, 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 (the “SEC”) on January 20, 2026 (the “2026 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 2026 Proxy Statement to serve for a one-year term ending at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results are set forth below:
 

Director Nominee

 
For

 
Against

 
Abstain

 
Broker Non-Vote

Robert Kyncl

 
7,627,270,802
 
965,187
 
40,760
 
11,989,796

Lincoln Benet

 
7,571,179,739
 
57,056,942
 
40,068
 
11,989,796

Len Blavatnik

 
7,608,168,507
 
20,068,141
 
40,101
 
11,989,796

Val Blavatnik

 
7,548,552,937
 
79,683,041
 
40,771
 
11,989,796

Mathias Döpfner

 
7,625,472,783
 
2,763,744
 
40,222
 
11,989,796

Nancy Dubuc

 
7,627,544,841
 
692,058
 
39,850
 
11,989,796

Noreena Hertz

 
7,598,434,707
 
29,801,745
 
40,297
 
11,989,796

Ynon Kreiz

 
7,595,897,246
 
32,339,066
 
40,437
 
11,989,796

Ceci Kurzman

 
7,598,540,011
 
29,696,492
 
40,246
 
11,989,796

Michael Lynton

 
7,625,532,983
 
2,702,982
 
40,784
 
11,989,796

Donald A. Wagner

 
7,591,676,048
 
36,560,126
 
40,575
 
11,989,796

Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026. The voting results are set forth below:
 

For

 
Against

 
Abstain

 
Broker Non-Vote

7,626,933,102
 
13,299,930
 
33,513
 
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

 
Paul M. Robinson

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: March 6, 2026