UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2)*
Warner Music Group Corp.
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
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934550203 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
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| December 31, 2021 |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
o Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
o Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| CUSIP No. 934550203 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Melvin Capital Management LP | |||
| 2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) o |
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| 3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware, USA | |||
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||
| 6 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
7,485,000* | |||
| 7 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||
| 8 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,485,000* | |||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,485,000* | |||
| 10 |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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o | ||
| 11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.9% | |||
| 12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA | |||
*See Item 4 for additional information.
| CUSIP No. 934550203 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Melvin Capital Master Fund Ltd | |||
| 2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) o |
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| 3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Cayman Islands | |||
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NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||
| 6 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
6,099,150* | |||
| 7 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||
| 8 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,099,150* | |||
| 9 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,099,150* | |||
| 10 |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
o | ||
| 11 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.8% | |||
| 12 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | |||
*See Item 4 for additional information.
| CUSIP No. 934550203 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| Item 1. | (a) Name of Issuer |
Warner Music Group Corp. (the “Issuer”)
| Item 1. | (b) Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices |
1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
| Item 2. | (a, b, c) Names of Person Filing, Address of Principal Business Office, Citizenship: |
This report on Schedule 13G is being filed by Melvin Capital Management LP (the “Firm”), a Delaware limited partnership and Melvin Capital Master Fund Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Melvin Master”). The address for the Firm and Melvin Master is: 535 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10022.
| Item 2. | (d) Title of Class of Securities |
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”).
| Item 2. | (e) CUSIP No.: |
934550203
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person filing is a:
(a) ☐ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
(b) ☐ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(c) ☐ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
(d) ☐ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
(e) ☐ An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) ☐ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) ☐ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) ☐ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i) ☐ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
(j) ☐ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
(k) ☐ A group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: _______________
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Item 4. Ownership
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Information with respect to the Firm’s ownership of securities of the issuer is incorporated by reference to items (5) - (9) and (11) of the respective cover page of the Firm.
As reported in the cover pages to this report, the ownership information with respect to the Firm is as follows:
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| (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: | 7,485,000* | |
| (b) Percent of Class: | 5.9%* | |
| (c) Number of Shares as to which such person has: | ||
| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | 0 | |
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | 7,485,000* | |
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | 0 | |
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | 7,485,000* | |
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As reported in the cover pages to this report, the ownership information with respect to the Melvin Master is as follows:
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| (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: | 6,099,150* | |
| (b) Percent of Class: | 4.8%* | |
| (c) Number of Shares as to which such person has: | ||
| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: | 0 | |
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | 6,099,150* | |
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | 0 | |
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | 6,099,150* | |
The Firm is the investment manager to Melvin Master, Melvin Capital Onshore LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Melvin Onshore”), and one or more managed accounts (the “Managed Accounts” and together with Melvin Master and Melvin Onshore, the “Melvin Funds and Accounts”). As of December 31, 2021, the Firm may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 7,485,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. The number of shares reported above consists of (i) 6,099,150 shares of Common Stock held by Melvin Master; (ii) 332,846 shares of Common Stock held by Melvin Onshore; and (iii) 1,053,004 shares of Common Stock held by the Managed Accounts. The Firm, as the investment manager to the Melvin Funds and Accounts, may be deemed to beneficially own these securities. Gabriel Plotkin is the managing member of the general partner of the Firm and exercises investment discretion with respect to these securities. Ownership percentages are based on 127,236,174 shares of Common Stock reported as issued and outstanding as of December 16, 2021 in the Issuer’s Rule 424(b)(5) Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2022.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [X].*
*Represents an exit filing solely with respect to Melvin Capital Master Fund Ltd.
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: January 18, 2022
Melvin Capital Management LP
By: /s/ Robert R. Rasamny
Robert R. Rasamny, Chief Compliance Officer
Melvin Capital Master Fund, Ltd
By: /s/ Robert R. Rasamny
Robert R. Rasamny, Chief Compliance Officer
JOINT FILING STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)
The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G/A, is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G/A, shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained therein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
Dated: January 18, 2022
Melvin Capital Management LP
By: /s/ Robert R. Rasamny
Robert R. Rasamny, Chief Compliance Officer
Melvin Capital Master Fund Ltd
By: /s/ Robert R. Rasamny
Robert R. Rasamny, Chief Compliance Officer