Warner Music Group Corp 8-K, filed Sep 4, 2026
Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)
About this 8-K
Warner Music Group Corp filed this 8-K on September 4, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As previously disclosed, effective July 31, 2026, Warner Music Group Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Louis Dickler as the Acting Chief Financial Officer. In connection with Mr. Dickler’s assumption of additional responsibilities as Acting Chief Financial Officer, on September 4, 2026, Warner Music Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“WMG”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Mr. Dickler’s employment agreement (the “Employment Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Amendment, Mr. Dickler will serve as Acting Chief Financial Officer, in addition to his current role as Senior Vice President, Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer, from July 31, 2026 until a date determined by WMG in its sole discretion that is expected to follow the commencement of employment of a new Chief Financial Officer (the “Transition Period”). Following the end of the Transition Period, Mr. Dickler will continue in his role solely as Senior Vice President, Global Controller & Chief Accounting Officer.
During the Transition Period, Mr. Dickler’s annual base salary will be $1,000,000. Following the Transition Period, his annual base salary will be $650,000 for the remainder of the term of the Employment Agreement. The Amendment also provides that the aggregate pre-tax grant date target value of the long-term incentive award to be granted to Mr. Dickler in January 2027 will be $1,000,000.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which will be filed with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
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. | ||||||
| Date: September 4, 2026 | By: | /s/ Paul Robinson | ||||
| Paul Robinson | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||