Sec Form 4 Filing - Lousada Max @ Warner Music Group Corp. - 2021-09-29

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Lousada Max 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Warner Music Group Corp. [ WMG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO, Recorded Music (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP., 1633 BROADWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/29/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10019 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 09/29/2021 S 510,165 ( 1 ) D $ 41.05 1,048,784 ( 2 ) I By LLC ( 2 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 2,607,026 ( 4 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Lousada Max C/O WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP. 1633 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY10019 CEO, Recorded Music Signatures /s/ Trent N. Tappe, as Attorney-in-Fact 10/01/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock sold pursuant to the redemption of 550,000 Class B Units of Management LLC, after taking into account a number of shares of Class B Common Stock having a value equal to $1,753,523 on the date of such redemption, which is the sum of the benchmark amounts of the Class B Units redeemed. ( 2 )Shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock represented by 1,048,784 Class B Units of WMG Management Holdings, LLC ("Management LLC") pursuant to the terms of, and subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in, the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Management LLC, as amended, these Class B Units are redeemable for a number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock equal to 1,048,784 less a number of shares of Class B Common Stock having a value equal to $3,343,758 on the date of such redemption (the "Benchmark Shares"), which is the sum of the benchmark amounts of the Class B Units. The reporting person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the Benchmark Shares. ( 3 )Any shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock issued to the reporting person upon a redemption of Class B Units will immediately and automatically convert to shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, and the corresponding Class B Units will be cancelled. ( 4 )Represents vested Deferred Equity Units issued under the Second Amended and Restated Warner Music Group Corp. Senior Management Free Cash Flow Plan (the "Plan"). These Deferred Equity Units will be settled for shares of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis by no later than December 31, 2025. Upon such settlement, the corresponding Deferred Equity Units will be cancelled.

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