Form
SCHEDULE 13G
Passive or exempt beneficial ownership filing.
DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP - 25 Mar 2026 SCHEDULE 13G Report for Warner Music Group Corp. Class A Common Stock (WMG)
- Filing manager
- DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP
- Reporting owner
- Darlington Partners Capital Management, LP
- Beneficially owned shares
- 7,551,884 shares
- Large-stake signal
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Ownership
5.1%Beneficial ownership of this reported class.
Shares
7,551,884 sharesShares beneficially owned as disclosed.
Event date
25 Mar 2026Date tied to the ownership event or amendment.
Accepted by SEC
01 Apr 2026EDGAR acceptance date.
How to read this large-stake filing
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- Class ownership
- 5.1%
- Symbol
- WMG
- Shares outstanding
- 148,076,157 shares
- SEC form
- SCHEDULE 13G
- Accepted by SEC
- 01 Apr 2026, 13:36:43 UTC
- Event date
- 25 Mar 2026
- Prior SEC filing
- 13 Feb 2026
- Source filing
- View source filing
Ownership signal
CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings.
2 signals
Subject security
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 source fields
Source evidence
Original filing metadata and source links for verification.
5 source fields
Key filing fact
DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP disclosed 5.1% ownership in Warner Music Group Corp. Class A Common Stock (WMG) on 25 Mar 2026.
Key facts
- DARLINGTON PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP filed SCHEDULE 13G for Warner Music Group Corp. Class A Common Stock (WMG).
- Disclosed ownership: 5.1%.
- Date of event: 25 Mar 2026.
Change
- Previous schedule filing date: 13 Feb 2026.
- Current filing was accepted on 01 Apr 2026, 13:36.
Research use
- This page turns one Schedule 13D/G filing into a quick large-stake read before the raw reporting-person rows.
- Use the linked SEC filing as the source of truth for ownership percentages, shares, and reporting-party details.
Evidence
Backed by Schedule 13D/13G
View source filing
Beneficial ownership values are sourced from the original SEC Schedule 13D/13G filing.
Reporting persons
Disclosed reporting parties (5)
Names, ownership percentages, voting power, signatures, titles, and CIKs as disclosed in this Schedule 13D/G filing.
| Name | Ownership | Shares owned | Sole voting power | Shared voting power | Signature | Title | CIK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington Partners Capital Management, LP | 5.1% | 7,551,884 | 0 | 7,551,884 | /s/ Scott W. Clark | Manager of Darlington Partners GP, LLC, general partner of Darlington Partners Capital Management, LP | |
| Darlington Partners GP, LLC | 5.1% | 7,551,884 | 0 | 7,551,884 | /s/ Scott W. Clark | Manager | |
| Darlington Partners, L.P. | 5.1% | 7,551,884 | 0 | 7,551,884 | /s/ Scott W. Clark | Manager of Darlington Partners GP, LLC, general partner of Darlington Partners, L.P. | |
| Scott W. Clark | 5.1% | 7,551,884 | 0 | 7,551,884 | /s/ Scott W. Clark | Reporting person | |
| Ramsey B. Jishi | 5.1% | 7,551,884 | 0 | 7,551,884 | /s/ Ramsey B. Jishi | Reporting person |
CIK / CUSIP context first