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Liberty Media Corp 8-K Report, Corporate Update (May 29, 2025)

Filed May 29, 2025For Securities:FWONKFWONAFWONB

Summary

Liberty Media Corporation (FWONK) announced through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, LN Holdings 1, LLC (“LNSPV”), the entry into 2025 Forward Contracts with several financial institutions. These contracts establish terms for variable forward transactions involving up to an aggregate of 10,488,960 shares of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. common stock. The purpose of these forward contracts is to provide potential liquidity to SplitCo, a newly formed entity that will assume Liberty Media’s Live Group assets and liabilities, including its interest in Live Nation, in connection with a previously announced split-off transaction. These forward contracts are designed to allow LNSPV to receive prepayment amounts, up to the maximum size of the contracts, which SplitCo could utilize to satisfy potential cash settlements for its exchangeable senior debentures due 2053. SplitCo will not receive these prepayments unless necessary to cover such debenture obligations. The company emphasizes that these contracts do not alter Liberty Media’s current beneficial ownership of Live Nation, which stood at approximately 30% as of March 31, 2025.

Key Highlights

  • 1LNSPV, a subsidiary of Liberty Media, has entered into forward contracts for up to 10,488,960 shares of Live Nation Entertainment.
  • 2These contracts are linked to the planned split-off of Liberty Media's Liberty Live Group into a new entity, SplitCo.
  • 3The forward contracts are intended to provide a source of liquidity for SplitCo to manage its 2.375% exchangeable senior debentures due 2053.
  • 4LNSPV may deliver shares of Live Nation or cash based on average share prices during a valuation period ending in Q1 2027.
  • 5LNSPV will pledge the shares but retain voting rights, barring default.
  • 6The transaction does not change Liberty Media's current beneficial ownership of Live Nation (approx. 30% as of March 31, 2025).

Frequently Asked Questions

The 2025 Forward Contracts are designed to provide potential liquidity to SplitCo, a new entity that will hold Liberty Media's Live Group assets (including Live Nation stock) post-split-off. This liquidity could be used to satisfy potential cash settlement obligations related to SplitCo's exchangeable senior debentures.

These forward contracts do not alter Liberty Media's current beneficial ownership in Live Nation, which was approximately 30% as of March 31, 2025. The shares are pledged, but LNSPV retains voting rights unless a default occurs.

The valuation period for determining the settlement price and amount under the 2025 Forward Contracts ends in the first quarter of 2027.

LNSPV may receive prepayment amounts under the contracts, but SplitCo does not intend to have LNSPV receive these prepayments unless they are necessary to cash settle puts or exchanges by holders of the debentures.