---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-092242"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BATRA"
cik: "0001958140"
company_name: "Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T07:54:23.801260+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Malone grants McGuirk proxy over 44% voting power; Maffei steps down as CEO

## Summary
- Proxy grants McGuirk sole voting power over 887,079 Series B shares (44% of voting power) on director elections, exec compensation, routine matters.
- Malone also grants McGuirk right of first refusal on share transfers and appreciation rights on Series B shares above $50/share.
- Greg Maffei resigns as President, CEO, Chairman and director effective August 31, 2024, citing change in control and good reason.
- Almost all current officers (Maffei, Wendling, Wilm) to step down; Braves operating team to assume roles at end of August.
- Transition of G&A services from Liberty Media to Braves management, including legal, tax, IT, cybersecurity, and investor relations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-092242
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BATRA
- cik: 0001958140
- company_name: Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465924092242/0001104659-24-092242-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465924092242/tm2422424d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brian J. Wendling departed as Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: step down
  - Role: Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Brian J. Wendling, Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, and Renee L. Wilm, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of the Company, will step down from their officer positions, effective August 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465924092242/0001104659-24-092242-index.htm
- Executive change
  Renee L. Wilm departed as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: step down
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
  source text: Brian J. Wendling, Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, and Renee L. Wilm, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of the Company, will step down from their officer positions, effective August 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465924092242/0001104659-24-092242-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gregory B. Maffei resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board at Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board
  source text: On August 21, 2024, Gregory B. Maffei notified the Company of his resignation as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and a director of the Company effective August 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1958140/000110465924092242/0001104659-24-092242-index.htm

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