8-K

WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP.

Date: February 5, 2026

/s/ Paul M. Robinson

Paul M. Robinson

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

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): February 5, 2026 (February 4, 2026)

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)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1633 Broadway, New York, NY		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 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	WMG	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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 1.01.

ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

JV Agreement Amendment

On February 4, 2026, WMG BC Holdco LLC (“WMGCo”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Master Operations and Economics Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2025 (the “Master Operations and Economics Agreement”), by and among WMGCo, BCSS W JV Investments (B), L.P. (“BainCo”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Bain Capital Special Situations, LP, and certain affiliates of the foregoing parties. Pursuant to the Amendment, WMGCo and BainCo have committed to increase their respective initial equity commitment amount by $100 million each.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.