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accession: "0001104659-25-061474"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FWONA"
cik: "0001560385"
company_name: "Liberty Media Corp"
filed_at: "2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T23:39:01.002852+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# European Commission clears Liberty Media's acquisition of MotoGP; closing by July 3, 2025

## Summary
- Unconditional approval from European Commission is final condition; transaction closes no later than July 3, 2025.
- Enterprise value of Dorna estimated at €4.3B; equity value €3.7B; Liberty acquires 84%, management retains 16%.
- Purchase price paid in cash; includes $1B committed term loan at Formula 1; F1 pro forma net leverage under 3.5x.
- Dorna management (CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta) stays; Chase Carey and Sean Bratches join Dorna board.
- Formula One Group tracking stock will include F1, MotoGP, and Quint after close.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-061474
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FWONA
- cik: 0001560385
- company_name: Liberty Media Corp
- filed_at: 2025-06-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560385/000110465925061474/0001104659-25-061474-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1560385/000110465925061474/tm2518557d1_8k.htm

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