---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-082076"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BATRA"
cik: "0001958140"
company_name: "Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-07-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T07:18:44.123446+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Atlanta Braves Holdings completes split-off from Liberty Media, begins trading July 19

## Summary
- Split-off effective 5:00 p.m. ET July 18, 2023; Braves Holdings now an independent public company.
- Series A (BATRA) and Series C (BATRK) start trading on Nasdaq July 19; Series B (BATRB) on OTC Markets.
- Outstanding shares: 10.3M Series A, 0.98M Series B, 50.4M Series C; Gregory Maffei named Chairman/CEO.
- New board of five directors appointed; Renee Wilm resigns as director but remains Chief Legal Officer.
- Q2 2023 earnings release due Aug 4 before market open; conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET that day.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-082076
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BATRA
- cik: 0001958140
- company_name: Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-07-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 3.03, 5.03, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/tm2321023d2_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-082076.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gregory B. Maffei was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and Chairman of the Board at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and Chairman of the Board
  source text: Gregory B. Maffei Age: 63 Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and Chairman of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- Executive change
  Renee L. Wilm resigned as Director at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Renee L. Wilm resigned from the Board, effective as of the Effective Time.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- Executive change
  Terence McGuirk was appointed as Director at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Brian M. Deevy, Wonya Y. Lucas, Terence McGuirk and Diana M. Murphy were appointed to the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brian M. Deevy was appointed as Director at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Brian M. Deevy, Wonya Y. Lucas, Terence McGuirk and Diana M. Murphy were appointed to the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- Executive change
  Diana M. Murphy was appointed as Director at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Brian M. Deevy, Wonya Y. Lucas, Terence McGuirk and Diana M. Murphy were appointed to the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- Executive change
  Wonya Y. Lucas was appointed as Director at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Brian M. Deevy, Wonya Y. Lucas, Terence McGuirk and Diana M. Murphy were appointed to the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- Executive change
  Albert E. Rosenthaler was appointed as Chief Corporate Development Officer at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Corporate Development Officer
  source text: Albert E. Rosenthaler Age: 63 Chief Corporate Development Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc.: Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation providing for reclassification of common stock into Series A, B, C common stock (effective 2023-07-18).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2023-07-18
  source text: On July 18, 2023, the Company filed its Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Restated Charter”) with the Nevada Secretary of State, which became effective as of 4.01 p.m., New York City time on July 18, 2023. The Restated Charter provided for the reclassification of the Company’s then outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share, into the Company’s Series A common stock, Series B common stock and Series C common stock (collectively, the “Company Common Stock”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc.: Amended and restated bylaws (effective 2023-07-18).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-07-18
  source text: Also on July 18, 2023, effective as of the Effective Time, the Company amended and restated its bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to read as filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm
- M&A Transactions
  Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. completed a disposition involving Liberty Media Corporation (closed 2023-07-18).
  - Action: disposition
  - Counterparty: Liberty Media Corporation
  - Closing: 2023-07-18
  source text: On July 18, 2023, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time (the “Effective Time”), Liberty Media Corporation (the “Liberty Media”) completed its previously announced split-off (the “Split-Off”) of its former wholly owned subsidiary Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (“Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465923082076/0001104659-23-082076-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.
