WMG offering history
Every offering-related filing in Warner Music Group Corp.’s recent SEC record — registrations (announced capacity) kept separate from pricing documents (executed sales). Reviewed 985 filings back to Mar 11, 2005.
| Date | Filing | What it means | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2024 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 424B5 → | EXECUTED | Shelf takedown priced — shares or notes (small-caps: usually shares; open the filing to confirm) |
| Jan 3, 2022 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Jan 3, 2022 | 424B7 → | UPDATE | Resale prospectus — existing holders registering to sell |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 424B7 → | UPDATE | Resale prospectus — existing holders registering to sell |
| Sep 22, 2021 | 424B7 → | UPDATE | Resale prospectus — existing holders registering to sell |
| Sep 22, 2021 | FWP → | MARKETING | Free-writing prospectus — offering being marketed |
| Aug 6, 2021 | S-3ASR → | REGISTERED | Automatic shelf registration — effective immediately (large filers) |
| Jun 4, 2020 | 424B4 → | EXECUTED | Final prospectus — offering priced (typical for IPOs and marketed share deals) |
| Jun 3, 2020 | S-1MEF → | REGISTERED | S-1MEF registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Jun 2, 2020 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| May 29, 2020 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| May 26, 2020 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| May 7, 2020 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Feb 6, 2020 | S-1 → | REGISTERED | S-1 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 16, 2012 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 16, 2012 | 424B3 → | UPDATE | Prospectus update — often a resale registration, not necessarily new capital |
| Mar 16, 2012 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| Mar 16, 2012 | EFFECT → | EFFECTIVE | SEC declared a registration effective — selling can begin |
| May 11, 2005 | 424B4 → | EXECUTED | Final prospectus — offering priced (typical for IPOs and marketed share deals) |
| May 10, 2005 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Apr 22, 2005 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Apr 18, 2005 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Apr 7, 2005 | S-1/A → | REGISTERED | S-1/A registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
| Mar 11, 2005 | S-1 → | REGISTERED | S-1 registration — capacity to sell shares, not a sale yet |
Two honest limits. (1) A 424B takedown can price shares or notes— EDGAR’s metadata doesn’t say which, so open the document: large investment-grade filers use these mostly for bond deals (no dilution), small-caps mostly for shares. (2) At-the-market (ATM) programs sell shares gradually and individual sales are not separately filed — the visible footprint is the enabling shelf and its 424B5; actual ATM share counts surface later in the 10-Q/10-K share count. Educational information from public filings, not investment advice.
WMG offering FAQ
When did WMG last execute an offering?
Per SEC filings, Warner Music Group Corp.'s most recent priced offering document is a 424B5 filed 2022-01-05. Note a 424B takedown can price shares or notes (debt) — the linked document says which.
When did WMG last announce or register an offering?
The most recent registration is a S-3ASR filed 2024-11-21. A registration is capacity to sell shares — not a sale.
Does an offering always mean dilution?
Registered direct offerings and shelf takedowns issue new shares and dilute existing holders. Resale registrations (424B3/B7) let existing holders sell and do not create new shares. Secondary sales by insiders also do not dilute. Each row here is labeled with what it is.