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Warner Music Group Corp. filings document operating results, capital structure, governance and material agreements for a Nasdaq-listed music company with Class A Common Stock under the WMG ticker. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual earnings releases, regular cash-dividend declarations on Class A and Class B common stock, amendments to subsidiary credit arrangements, and updates on joint venture economics tied to music rights.
Proxy and annual meeting filings describe shareholder voting matters, board elections and governance procedures. Regulation FD and other current reports record stockholder communications, public disclosure channels and corporate updates related to WMG’s Recorded Music, Music Publishing, ADA, WMX and Warner Chappell Music businesses.
The Vanguard Group filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting a significant passive ownership stake in Warner Music Group Corp. as of December 31, 2025. Vanguard reports beneficial ownership of 12,840,938 shares of Warner Music common stock, representing 8.73% of the outstanding class.
Vanguard reports no sole voting or dispositive power over these shares, with 921,899 shares subject to shared voting power and 12,840,938 shares subject to shared dispositive power. Vanguard states the securities are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of influencing control of Warner Music.
The filing notes that on January 12, 2026, Vanguard underwent an internal realignment, after which certain subsidiaries or business divisions are expected to report beneficial ownership on a disaggregated basis while pursuing the same investment strategies previously used by Vanguard.
Warner Music Group Corp. is asking stockholders to vote at its virtual 2026 annual meeting on March 3, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The agenda includes electing eleven directors for one-year terms ending at the 2027 annual meeting and ratifying KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026. The Board recommends voting FOR all director nominees and FOR the auditor ratification.
The proxy highlights WMG’s dual class capital structure and controlled status through Access, while emphasizing independent oversight via a majority of independent directors and fully independent audit, compensation, and governance committees. It details extensive executive compensation, including base salary, annual bonuses tied to corporate and individual performance, and significant equity awards such as RSUs, stock options, and performance share units for CEO Robert Kyncl and other named executive officers, along with potential severance and change-in-control benefits.
Warner Music Group Corp. executive Steven James reported a disposition of company stock. On 01/05/2025, he reported a transaction in 6,441 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $30.74 per share, coded "F" in the filing. After this transaction, he beneficially owned 46,881 shares, held directly.
The filing notes that this ownership figure includes restricted stock units, meaning part of his reported holdings consists of stock awards that may be subject to vesting or other conditions.
Warner Music Group Corp. executive Marshall Carianne reported equity compensation and related tax withholding transactions. On January 4, 2026, Carianne was granted 112,144 shares of Class A common stock in the form of restricted stock units under the company’s long-term incentive plan at a stated price of $0. On January 5, 2026, 13,122 shares of Class A common stock were disposed of at $30.74 per share in a transaction coded “F,” indicating shares withheld to cover tax obligations on the award. After these transactions, Carianne beneficially owned 229,084 shares of Class A common stock, including restricted stock units, held directly.
Warner Music Group Corp. executive Carletta Higginson, EVP and Chief Digital Officer, reported two equity transactions in Class A common stock. On January 4, 2026, she acquired 116,949 restricted stock units granted at $0 per unit under the company’s long-term incentive plan, bringing her beneficial ownership to 210,984 Class A shares, including restricted stock units. On January 5, 2026, a transaction coded "F" recorded the disposition of 10,388 shares at $30.74 per share, leaving her with 200,596 Class A shares beneficially owned directly, which still includes restricted stock units.
Warner Music Group Corp. CEO Robert Kyncl reported two equity transactions in the company’s Class A common stock. On January 4, 2026, he acquired 339,635 restricted stock units granted under the issuer’s long‑term incentive plan at a reported price of $0, bringing his beneficial ownership to 774,379 shares, including restricted stock units. On January 5, 2026, he disposed of 43,014 shares at a price of $30.74 per share, leaving him with 731,365 shares of Class A common stock beneficially owned directly, which continues to include restricted stock units.
Warner Music Group Corp.'s EVP & General Counsel, Paul M. Robinson, reported equity transactions in the company’s Class A common stock. On 01/04/2026, he acquired 48,062 shares at a reported price of $0, described as restricted stock units granted under Warner Music’s long-term incentive plan. This increased his beneficial ownership to 104,082 shares.
On 01/05/2026, he disposed of 5,740 shares at $30.74 per share under transaction code "F", a code commonly used for share withholding related to equity awards. After this transaction, he beneficially owned 98,342 shares, held directly, which includes restricted stock units.
Warner Music Group Corp. executive Moot Guy, Co-Chair & CEO of Warner Chappell, reported equity compensation activity in Class A common stock. On January 4, 2026, he acquired 112,144 shares at a reported price of $0, described as restricted stock units granted under the company’s long-term incentive plan. On January 5, 2026, he disposed of 13,122 shares at $30.74 per share. After these transactions, he beneficially owned 229,084 Class A shares, which the filing states includes restricted stock units, all reported as directly held.
Warner Music Group Corp.'s Chief Financial Officer purchased 35,778 shares of Class A common stock on 12/11/2025. The transaction was coded as a purchase and executed at a weighted average price of $28.12 per share, with individual trades occurring between $28.02 and $28.19.
Following this insider share purchase, the officer beneficially owns 254,119 Warner Music Group shares, including restricted stock units, held in direct ownership.