{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-26-398095","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WMG","cik":"0001319161","company_name":"Warner Music Group Corp.","filed_at":"2026-09-22T21:00:07+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-22T21:02:00.678775+00:00","generated_at":"2026-09-22T21:02:38.189034+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"Warner Music's Carianne Marshall to step down as Co-Chair and COO of Warner Chappell","bullets":["Marshall steps down as Co-Chair and COO of Warner Chappell Music effective Sept 30, 2026.","She stays employed through Jan 8, 2027 for transition and advisory services.","Separation agreement: 18 months severance, FY2026 bonus, pro-rated FY2027 bonus.","Lump sum of $116,000 and $1.5M equity award granted under separation deal.","No successor named; departure appears voluntary and orderly."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-398095","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-398095.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-398095.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-398095.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312526398095/0001193125-26-398095-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312526398095/d171303d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-09-22T21:02:38.189034+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"2daf1011bc","claim":"Carianne Marshall departed as Co-Chair and Chief Operating Officer at Warner Music Group Corp..","evidence_excerpt":"On September 21, 2026, Warner Music Group Corp. (the “Company”) announced that Carianne Marshall will step down as Co-Chair and Chief Operating Officer, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. (“Warner Chappell Music”), a subsidiary of the Company, effective September 30, 2026.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312526398095/0001193125-26-398095-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"stepped down"},{"label":"Role","value":"Co-Chair and Chief Operating Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}