Robert Kyncl
Robert Kyncl Inks New Contract as CEO of Warner Music Group
His amended package is linked to the company’s share price performance
After three years at the helm, Robert Kyncl has signed a new deal as CEO of Warner Music Group.
The amendments:
Music Business Worldwide cites documents filed with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 1, which outline the amendments to Kyncl’s employment terms.
His package is linked to the company’s share price performance.
The exec will receive a grant of stock options worth $10 million, split into three equal tranches.
Each tranche vests only if Warner’s stock surpasses a price equivalent to a total shareholder return of 8%, 10% or 12%, respectively, and holds above that level for at least 20 straight trading days within the next three years.
MBW also states that the deal introduces a new $5 million annual Performance Stock Unit grant, active as of January 2026, “vesting after three years based on financial targets.”
Kyncl’s severance (without “cause”) package will equal 12 months’ total target compensation, plus a year’s worth of health coverage, and a pro-rata annual bonus for the year in which he’s terminated.
Warner’s SEC filing says these are the only changes to Kyncl’s previous terms of employment.
Performance review:
From fiscal year 2022 to fiscal 2025, Kyncl has guided the company’s annual revenue from USD $5.92 billion to USD $6.71 billion.
After three years at the helm, Robert Kyncl has signed a new deal as CEO of Warner Music Group.
The amendments:
Music Business Worldwide cites documents filed with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 1, which outline the amendments to Kyncl’s employment terms.
His package is linked to the company’s share price performance.
The exec will receive a grant of stock options worth $10 million, split into three equal tranches.
Each tranche vests only if Warner’s stock surpasses a price equivalent to a total shareholder return of 8%, 10% or 12%, respectively, and holds above that level for at least 20 straight trading days within the next three years.
MBW also states that the deal introduces a new $5 million annual Performance Stock Unit grant, active as of January 2026, “vesting after three years based on financial targets.”
Kyncl’s severance (without “cause”) package will equal 12 months’ total target compensation, plus a year’s worth of health coverage, and a pro-rata annual bonus for the year in which he’s terminated.
Warner’s SEC filing says these are the only changes to Kyncl’s previous terms of employment.
Performance review:
From fiscal year 2022 to fiscal 2025, Kyncl has guided the company’s annual revenue from USD $5.92 billion to USD $6.71 billion.
After three years at the helm, Robert Kyncl has signed a new deal as CEO of Warner Music Group.
The amendments:
Music Business Worldwide cites documents filed with the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 1, which outline the amendments to Kyncl’s employment terms.
His package is linked to the company’s share price performance.
The exec will receive a grant of stock options worth $10 million, split into three equal tranches.
Each tranche vests only if Warner’s stock surpasses a price equivalent to a total shareholder return of 8%, 10% or 12%, respectively, and holds above that level for at least 20 straight trading days within the next three years.
MBW also states that the deal introduces a new $5 million annual Performance Stock Unit grant, active as of January 2026, “vesting after three years based on financial targets.”
Kyncl’s severance (without “cause”) package will equal 12 months’ total target compensation, plus a year’s worth of health coverage, and a pro-rata annual bonus for the year in which he’s terminated.
Warner’s SEC filing says these are the only changes to Kyncl’s previous terms of employment.
Performance review:
From fiscal year 2022 to fiscal 2025, Kyncl has guided the company’s annual revenue from USD $5.92 billion to USD $6.71 billion.
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