Warner Music Group Corp 8-K, filed Mar 8, 2024
Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)
About this 8-K
Warner Music Group Corp filed this 8-K on March 8, 2024, reporting on events of March 5, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
On March 5, 2024, Warner Music Group Corp. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, three 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 on January 18, 2024 (the “2024 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 2024 Proxy Statement to serve for a one-year term ending at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The voting results are set forth below:
| Director Nominee |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||||
| Robert Kyncl |
7,643,449,972 | 1,833,020 | 299,146 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Lincoln Benet |
7,588,003,447 | 53,528,377 | 4,050,314 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Len Blavatnik |
7,623,293,713 | 21,989,493 | 298,932 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Val Blavatnik |
7,585,404,909 | 59,877,701 | 299,528 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Mathias Döpfner |
7,630,378,919 | 14,903,178 | 300,041 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Nancy Dubuc |
7,643,229,086 | 2,053,813 | 299,239 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Noreena Hertz |
7,609,013,675 | 32,518,429 | 4,050,034 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Ynon Kreiz |
7,610,407,953 | 31,123,010 | 4,051,175 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Ceci Kurzman |
7,598,154,485 | 43,376,857 | 4,050,796 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Lynton |
7,635,621,125 | 5,910,926 | 4,050,087 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
| Donald Wagner |
7,603,279,889 | 38,252,386 | 4,049,863 | 16,446,044 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024. The voting results are set forth below:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 7,661,707,604 | 22,555 | 298,023 | None |
Proposal 3: The Company’s stockholders voted to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results are set forth below:
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 7,617,925,252 | 23,598,744 | 4,058,142 | 16,446,044 |
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 | |||
| Name: | Paul M. Robinson | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||
Date: March 8, 2024