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Warner Music Group Corp. Stockholders Approve Adoption of Merger Agreement

NEW YORK, NY, Jul 06, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Warner Music Group Corp. (NYSE: WMG) (the "Company") announced that at a special meeting of stockholders held earlier today, stockholders voted to adopt the previously announced merger agreement with Airplanes Music LLC and Airplanes Merger Sub, Inc., affiliates of Access Industries, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company's stockholders will receive $8.25 per share in cash at the closing of the transaction. The Company currently expects the merger to be completed in the third calendar quarter of 2011, although the Company cannot assure completion by any particular date, if at all. The adoption of the Merger Agreement was approved by holders of 145,819,757 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. 165,810 shares voted against the adoption of the Merger Agreement. The stockholders of the Company also approved the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, certain agreements or understandings with and items of compensation payable to the Company's named executive officers that are based on or otherwise related to the merger (the "golden parachute" compensation). The approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the "golden parachute" compensation was approved by holders of 137,738,124 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. 7,755,049 shares voted against the approval of the "golden parachute" compensation. About Warner Music Group Corp. With its broad roster of new stars and legendary artists, Warner Music Group is home to a collection of some of the best-known record labels in the music industry including Asylum, Atlantic, Cordless, East West, Elektra, Nonesuch, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Rykodisc, Sire, Warner Bros. and Word. Warner Music International, a leading company in national and international repertoire, operates through numerous international affiliates and licensees in more than 50 countries. Warner Music Group also includes Warner/Chappell Music, one of the world's leading music publishers, with a catalog of more than one million copyrights worldwide. For more information on Warner Music Group, visit the Warner Music Group website at www.wmg.com. Forward-Looking Statements