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 2, 2022 (February 28, 2022)

 

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 February 28, 2022, 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 19, 2022 (the “2022 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 2022 Proxy Statement to serve for a one-year term ending at the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results are set forth below:

 

Director Nominee		For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
Stephen Cooper		7,676,895,710		747,824		143,327		14,579,341
Lincoln Benet		7,624,739,695		52,903,613		143,553		14,579,341
Alex Blavatnik		7,625,924,830		51,717,993		144,038		14,579,341
Len Blavatnik		7,611,234,166		66,408,943		143,752		14,579,341
Mathias Döpfner		7,668,429,707		9,213,386		143,768		14,579,341
Nancy Dubuc		7,677,621,999		21,498		143,364		14,579,341
Noreena Hertz		7,667,440,927		10,202,504		143,430		14,579,341
Ynon Kreiz		7,667,438,949		10,204,195		143,717		14,579,341
Ceci Kurzman		7,667,407,629		10,235,563		143,669		14,579,341
Michael Lynton		7,653,911,958		23,731,412		143,491		14,579,341
Donald Wagner		7,626,625,943		51,017,380		143,538		14,579,341

Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022. The voting results are set forth below:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
7,692,245,815		7,809		112,578		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.

 

Date: March 2, 2022