Sec Form 4 Filing - WESCHLER, R. TED @ Liberty Media Corp - 2020-03-16

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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
WESCHLER, R. TED
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Liberty Media Corp [ LSXMK]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below)
Member of 10% owner group
(Last) (First) (Middle)
404 EAST MAIN STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
03/16/2020
(Street)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA22902
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
Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 14,860,360 I See footnotes ( 1 )
Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 271,034 D
Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 14,800 I See footnotes ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )
Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 8,277 I See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 03/16/2020 J 240,000 D $ 0 ( 6 ) 30,850,985 I See footnotes ( 7 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 05/21/2020 P 302,798 A $ 31.4626 ( 8 ) 31,153,783 I See footnotes ( 7 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 05/21/2020 P 605,870 A $ 32.0842 ( 9 ) 31,759,653 I See footnotes ( 7 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 05/22/2020 P 312,928 A $ 32.3376 ( 10 ) 32,072,581 I See footnotes ( 7 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 05/26/2020 P 795,354 A $ 33.4365 ( 11 ) 32,867,935 I See footnotes ( 7 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 542,068 D
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 29,600 I See footnotes ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock 16,554 ( 12 ) I See footnote ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 )
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
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 05/15/2020 J V( 15 ) 4,292,304 05/18/2020( 16 ) 06/05/2020( 16 ) Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 4,292,304 I See footnotes ( 17 ) ( 18 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 05/21/2020 A 383,813 05/18/2020( 16 ) 06/05/2020( 16 ) Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) $ 5.738 ( 19 ) 4,676,117 I See footnotes ( 17 ) ( 18 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 05/21/2020 A 137,069 05/18/2020( 16 ) 06/05/2020( 16 ) Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) $ 6.7175 ( 20 ) 4,813,186 I See footnotes ( 17 ) ( 18 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 05/22/2020 A 195,386 05/18/2020( 16 ) 06/05/2020( 16 ) Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) $ 6.931 ( 21 ) 5,008,572 I See footnotes ( 17 ) ( 18 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 05/26/2020 A 460,654 05/18/2020( 16 ) 06/05/2020( 16 ) Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) $ 8.1388 ( 22 ) 5,469,226 I See footnotes ( 17 ) ( 18 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 05/15/2020 J V( 15 ) 76,354 05/18/2020( 16 ) 06/05/2020( 16 ) Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 76,354 D
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 05/15/2020 J V( 15 ) 4,170 05/18/2020( 16 ) 06/05/2020( 16 ) Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 4,170 I See footnotes ( 23 ) ( 24 ) ( 25 )
Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 05/15/2020 J V( 15 ) 2,333 05/18/2020( 16 ) 06/05/2020( 16 ) Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) ( 13 ) ( 14 ) 2,333 I See footnotes ( 24 ) ( 25 ) ( 26 )
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
WESCHLER, R. TED
404 EAST MAIN STREET
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA22902
Member of 10% owner group
Signatures
/s/ R. Ted Weschler 05/26/2020
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )These shares were acquired by certain subsidiaries and subsidiary benefit plans of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"). As a result of an agreement entered into on May 24, 2013 between Berkshire and the reporting person with respect to the reporting person's holdings of, and future transactions in, shares of Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ("Series A Shares"), Berkshire and the reporting person have agreed to file as a "group" under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of Series A Shares owned by Berkshire, Berkshire's subsidiaries and its subsidiary pension plans. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of any Series A Shares that are not directly owned by the reporting person for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.
( 2 )These shares are owned by a daughter of the reporting person.
( 3 )The reporting person has or shares trading authority over these shares.
( 4 )The reporting person may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, these shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.
( 5 )These shares are owned by the Rita E. and Frank J. Weschler Educational Trust, of which the reporting person's daughters are beneficiaries.
( 6 )On March 16, 2020, Berkshire sold its interest in The Buffalo News, Inc. and therefore is no longer deemed to beneficially own the 240,000 shares of Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock that were directly owned by the Buffalo News Editorial Pension Plan (175,000) and the Buffalo News Office Pension Plan (65,000). On March 16, 2020, the market value of the 240,000 shares of Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock held by these plans was $7,029,600, based on the closing per share price that day.
( 7 )These shares were acquired by certain subsidiaries and subsidiary benefit plans of Berkshire. As a result of an agreement entered into on May 24, 2013 between Berkshire and the reporting person with respect to the reporting person's holdings of, and future transactions in, shares of Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock ("Series C Shares"), Berkshire and the reporting person have agreed to file as a "group" under Section 13 of the Exchange Act. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of Series C Shares owned by Berkshire, Berkshire's subsidiaries and its subsidiary pension plans. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of any Series C Shares that are not directly owned by the reporting person for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.
( 8 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from$30.81 to $31.80. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty"), any security holder of Liberty, or the staffof the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate pricewithin the range set forth in footnote 8 to this Form 4.
( 9 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from$31.81 to $32.32. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Liberty, any security holder of Liberty, or the staff of the Securities andExchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range setforth in footnote 9 to this Form 4.
( 10 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from$31.84 to $32.65. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Liberty, any security holder of Liberty, or the staff of the Securities andExchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range setforth in footnote 10 to this Form 4.
( 11 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $33.07 to $33.80. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Liberty, any security holder of Liberty, or the staff of the Securi ties and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 11 to this Form 4.
( 12 )In Mr. Weschler's Form 4 filing of May 31, 2017, the number of Series C Shares held by the Rita E. and Frank J. Weschler Educational Trust was inadvertently reported as 16,544 shares.
( 13 )As described in Liberty's Form S-3ASR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2020, Liberty has distributed subscription rights to holders of its Series A and Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock to acquire shares of its Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock (the "Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights"). In the rights offering, each Series C Liberty SiriusXM Right will entitle the holder to a basic subscription privilege and an oversubscription privilege. Under the basic subscription privilege, each whole Series C Liberty SiriusXM Right will entitle the holder to purchase one share of Liberty's Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock at a subscription price of $25.47.
( 14 )Continued from footnote 13: Under the oversubscription privilege, each rightsholder that exercises its basic subscription privilege will have the right to subscribe, at the subscription price, for up to that number of shares of Liberty's Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock which are not purchased by other rightsholders under their basic subscription privilege.
( 15 )Pursuant to Rule 16a-9(b), the acquisition of Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights granted by Liberty on May 15, 2020 is exempt from Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is being reported hereto on a voluntary basis.
( 16 )As described in Liberty's Form S-3ASR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 14, 2020, the rights offering commenced on May 18, 2020 and expires on June 5, 2020. Liberty's board of directors may terminate the rights offering for any reason before the expiration time. Liberty may extend the expiration time of the rights offering for any reason and for any length of time beyond June 5, 2020, at the discretion of its board of directors. However, Liberty may not extend the expiration time of the rights offering for more than 25 trading days past the original fourteen trading day subscription period. All exercises of Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights are irrevocable even if Liberty's board of directors determines to extend the expiration time.
( 17 )These Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights were acquired by certain subsidiaries and subsidiary benefit plans of Berkshire. As a result of an agreement entered into on May 24, 2013 between Berkshire and the reporting person with respect to the reporting person's holdings of, and future transactions in, shares of Series A and Series C Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock, Berkshire and the reporting person have agreed to file as a "group" under Section 13 of the Exchange Act. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights (and the underlying Series C Shares) owned by Berkshire, Berkshire's subsidiaries and its subsidiary pension plans. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of any Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights (and the underlying Series C Shares)
( 18 )Continued from footnote 17: that are not directly owned by the reporting person for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.
( 19 )The price reported in Column 8 is a weighted average price. These rights were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $5.38to $6.37. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Liberty, any security holder of Liberty, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of rights purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 19 to this Form 4.
( 20 )The price reported in Column 8 is a weighted average price. These rights were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from$6.3872 to $6.90. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Liberty, any security holder of Liberty, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of rights purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 20 to this Form 4.
( 21 )The price reported in Column 8 is a weighted average price. These rights were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.57to $7.30. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Liberty, any security holder of Liberty, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of rights purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 21 to this Form 4.
( 22 )The price reported in Column 8 is a weighted average price. These rights were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $7.64 to $8.41. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Liberty, any security holder of Liberty, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of rights purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 22 to this Form 4.
( 23 )These Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights are owned by a daughter of the reporting person.
( 24 )The reporting person has or shares trading authority over these Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights.
( 25 )The reporting person may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, these rights. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these rights except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these rights for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.
( 26 )These Series C Liberty SiriusXM Rights are owned by the Rita E. and Frank J. Weschler Educational Trust, of which the reporting person's daughters are beneficiaries.

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