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Issuer:     Warner Music Group Corp. (WMG)
CIK:        0001319161
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-22T21:00:07+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-398095
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Warner Music's Carianne Marshall to step down as Co-Chair and COO of Warner Chappell
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312526398095/0001193125-26-398095-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319161/000119312526398095/d171303d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-398095

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