SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BRONFMAN EDGAR JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
75 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 30TH FLOOR

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Warner Music Group Corp. [ WMG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/07/2007
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/07/2007 J(1)(2)(3)(4) 14,195,929.7501 D (1)(2)(3)(4) 0 I See Footnote(5)
Common Stock 05/07/2007 J(1)(2)(3)(4) 3,969,790 A (1)(2)(3)(4) 3,969,790 I See Footnote(6)
Common Stock 05/07/2007 J(1)(2)(3)(4) 758,057 A (1)(2)(3)(4) 4,042,926.4282 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. On May 7, 2007, Music Capital Partners, L.P. ("Music Capital") distributed all 14,195,929.7501 shares of common stock of Warner Music Group Corp. (the "Issuer") held directly by it to its partners (including Music Partners Capital Limited ("Music Partners") and ALP Music Partners, L.P. ("ALP Music")) in a liquidating distribution. Music Capital's Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership requires that Music Capital dissolve and commence winding up by the second anniversary of the Issuer's May 2005 initial public offering.
2. Following this distribution, Music Partners distributed substantially all of its assets, including all 558,044 shares of common stock of the Issuer received by it from Music Capital, to Music Partners GP, LLC ("Music Partners GP"), its sole shareholder, in a liquidating distribution. In addition, ALP Music distributed substantially all of its assets, including all 10,106,796 shares of common stock of the Issuer received by it from Music Capital, to its partners (including Music Partners GP, which is the general partner of ALP Music, and the three trusts described in footnote (6) below) in a liquidating distribution. ALP Music's Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership requires that ALP Music dissolve and commence winding up by the second anniversary of the Issuer's May 2005 public offering.
3. Following the distributions described above, Music Partners GP distributed substantially all of its assets, including all 1,895,142 shares of common stock of the Issuer received by it from Music Partners and ALP Music to its members (including Lexa-Music Capital, LLC ("Lexa Music"), its managing member) in a liquidating distribution. Following this distribution, Lexa Music distributed all 947,571 shares of common stock of the Issuer received by it from Music Partners GP, including 758,057 shares to the Reporting Person, who is the managing member of Lexa-Music. The Reporting Person had previously reported the indirect beneficial ownership, as permitted by the rules governing reports under Section 16, of all 14,195,929.7501 shares of common stock of the Issuer (all held directly by Music Capital). The Reporting Person had disclaimed beneficial ownership of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
4. Pursuant to Rule 16a-13 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Reporting Person is not required to report any of the transactions reflected on this Form 4, and he is filing this Form 4 solely to inform investors of his current beneficial ownership of shares of common stock of the Issuer. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is or was required to report any transaction arising out of the facts described herein.
5. Represents shares of the Issuer held, prior to the distributions described in this Form 4, directly by Music Capital. The Reporting Person is the managing member of Lexa Music, the managing member of Music Partners GP, which is the sole shareholder of Music Partners, which, in turn, is the general partner of Music Capital. The Reporting Person may have been deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by Music Capital. The Reporting Person disclaimed beneficial ownership of such shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is or was the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.
6. Represents shares of the Issuer held directly by three trusts for the benefit of the Reporting Person or a member of his immediate family, of which the Reporting Person is the trustee. The trusts are limited partners of ALP Music and acquired the shares of common stock pursuant to a liquidating distribution by ALP Music to its partners, as described in footnote (2) above. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is or was the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.
/s/ Edgar Bronfman, Jr. 05/08/2007
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