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): August 4, 2005
Warner Music Group Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 333-123249 | 13-4271875 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction or incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York | 10019 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 275-2000
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On August 4, 2005, Warner Music Group Corp. (the “Company”) issued an earnings release announcing its results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2005, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits. The following Exhibit is furnished as part of this Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Earnings release issued by Warner Music Group Corp. on August 4, 2005. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Warner Music Group Corp. | ||||
| Date: August 4, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ Michael D. Fleisher | ||
| Michael D. Fleisher | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Earnings release issued by Warner Music Group Corp. on August 4, 2005. |
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