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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



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FORM 10-Q



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(Mark One)

|x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007

OR



| ̈ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission File Number

001-32502



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Warner Music Group Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



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|Delaware                                                       |  | 13-4271875                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

75 Rockefeller Plaza

New York, NY 10019

(Address of principal executive offices)

(212) 275-2000

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past
90 days.    Yes  x    No ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  x                    Accelerated filer ̈Non-accelerated filer ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell
company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)    Yes ̈No  x

As of May 4, 2007, the number of shares of the Registrants common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, outstanding was 149,505,665,711.



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WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP.

INDEX



|           |  |                                                                                          |  |     
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|           |  |                                                                                          |  | Page
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Part I.    |  | Financial Information                                                                    |  |     
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 1.    |  | Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                         |  | 1   
|           |  |                                                                                         
|           |  | Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2007 and September 30, 2006                  |  | 3   
|           |  |                                                                                         
|           |  | Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 |  | 4   
|           |  |                                                                                         
|           |  | Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006   |  | 5   
|           |  |                                                                                         
|           |  | Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006   |  | 6   
|           |  |                                                                                         
|           |  | Consolidated Statement of Shareholders Equity for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2007   |  | 7   
|           |  |                                                                                         
|           |  | Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements                                       |  | 8   
|           |  |                                                                                         
|           |  | Supplementary InformationConsolidating Financial Statements                             |  | 18  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 2.    |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    |  | 25  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 3.    |  | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk                               |  | 41  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 4.    |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                  |  | 42  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Part II.   |  | Other Information                                                                        |  |     
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 1.    |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                        |  | 43  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 1A.   |  | Risk Factors                                                                             |  | 44  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 2.    |  | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                              |  | 53  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 3.    |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                          |  | 53  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 4.    |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                      |  | 53  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 5.    |  | Other Information                                                                        |  | 54  
|           |  |                                                                                         
|Item 6.    |  | Exhibits                                                                                 |  | 54  
|           | 
|Signatures |  | 55                                                                                      



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|ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Warner Music Group Corp.

Consolidated Balance Sheets



|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------- | ----- | - | ----------------- | - | ----- | -
|                                                                                                                                        |  | March 31,2007 |       |   | September 30,2006 |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  | (unaudited)   |       |   | (audited)         |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  | (in millions) |      
|Assets                                                                                                                                  |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Current assets:                                                                                                                         |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Cash and equivalents                                                                                                                    |  | $             | 362   |   |                   | $ | 367   |  
|Short-term investments                                                                                                                  |  |               |      |   |                   |   | 18    |  
|Accounts receivable, less allowances of $198 and $207 million, respectively                                                             |  |               | 513   |   |                   |   | 585   |  
|Inventories                                                                                                                             |  |               | 70    |   |                   |   | 59    |  
|Royalty advances expected to be recouped within one year                                                                                |  |               | 194   |   |                   |   | 191   |  
|Deferred tax assets                                                                                                                     |  |               | 61    |   |                   |   | 45    |  
|Other current assets                                                                                                                    |  |               | 37    |   |                   |   | 35    |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total current assets                                                                                                                    |  |               | 1,237 |   |                   |   | 1,300 |  
|Royalty advances expected to be recouped after one year                                                                                 |  |               | 238   |   |                   |   | 207   |  
|Investments                                                                                                                             |  |               | 26    |   |                   |   | 25    |  
|Property, plant and equipment, net                                                                                                      |  |               | 135   |   |                   |   | 146   |  
|Goodwill                                                                                                                                |  |               | 984   |   |                   |   | 929   |  
|Intangible assets subject to amortization, net                                                                                          |  |               | 1,679 |   |                   |   | 1,711 |  
|Intangible assets not subject to amortization                                                                                           |  |               | 100   |   |                   |   | 100   |  
|Other assets                                                                                                                            |  |               | 93    |   |                   |   | 102   |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total assets                                                                                                                            |  | $             | 4,492 |   |                   | $ | 4,520 |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Liabilities and Shareholders Equity                                                                                                    |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Current liabilities:                                                                                                                    |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Accounts payable                                                                                                                        |  | $             | 200   |   |                   | $ | 209   |  
|Accrued royalties                                                                                                                       |  |               | 1,178 |   |                   |   | 1,142 |  
|Taxes and other withholdings                                                                                                            |  |               | 32    |   |                   |   | 32    |  
|Current portion of long-term debt                                                                                                       |  |               | 17    |   |                   |   | 17    |  
|Dividends payable                                                                                                                       |  |               | 22    |   |                   |   | 22    |  
|Other current liabilities                                                                                                               |  |               | 333   |   |                   |   | 377   |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total current liabilities                                                                                                               |  |               | 1,782 |   |                   |   | 1,799 |  
|Long-term debt                                                                                                                          |  |               | 2,249 |   |                   |   | 2,239 |  
|Dividends payable                                                                                                                       |  |               | 1     |   |                   |   | 3     |  
|Deferred tax liabilities, net                                                                                                           |  |               | 205   |   |                   |   | 197   |  
|Other noncurrent liabilities                                                                                                            |  |               | 251   |   |                   |   | 224   |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total liabilities                                                                                                                       |  |               | 4,488 |   |                   |   | 4,462 |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Commitments and Contingencies(See Note 12)                                                                                              |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Shareholders equity:                                                                                                                   |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Common stock ($0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 149,565,413 and 149,156,028 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively) |  |               |      |   |                   |   |      |  
|Additional paid-in capital                                                                                                              |  |               | 574   |   |                   |   | 567   |  
|Accumulated deficit                                                                                                                     |  |               | (564  | ) |                   |   | (516  | )
|Accumulated other comprehensive income, net                                                                                             |  |               | (6    | ) |                   |   | 7     |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total shareholders equity                                                                                                              |  |               | 4     |   |                   |   | 58    |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total liabilities and shareholders equity                                                                                              |  | $             | 4,492 |   |                   | $ | 4,520 |  
|                                                                                                                                        |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006



|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | ----- | - | ------------------------------- | - | ----- | -
|                                                                                        |  | Three MonthsEndedMarch 31,
2007         |       |   | Three MonthsEndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                                                                                        |  | (in millions, except per share amounts) |      
|                                                                                        |  |                                        
|Revenues (b)                                                                            |  | $                                       | 784   |   |                                 | $ | 796   |  
|Costs and expenses:                                                                     |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Cost of revenues (a) (b)                                                                |  |                                         | (427  | ) |                                 |   | (409  | )
|Selling, general and administrative expenses (a) (b)                                    |  |                                         | (275  | ) |                                 |   | (294  | )
|Restructuring costs                                                                     |  |                                         | (12   | ) |                                 |   |      |  
|Amortization of intangible assets                                                       |  |                                         | (51   | ) |                                 |   | (48   | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Total costs and expenses                                                                |  |                                         | (765  | ) |                                 |   | (751  | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Operating income                                                                        |  |                                         | 19    |   |                                 |   | 45    |  
|Interest expense, net                                                                   |  |                                         | (45   | ) |                                 |   | (45   | )
|Equity in the gains of equity-method investees, net                                     |  |                                         |      |   |                                 |   | 1     |  
|Other income, net                                                                       |  |                                         |      |   |                                 |   | 2     |  
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|(Loss) income before income taxes                                                       |  |                                         | (26   | ) |                                 |   | 3     |  
|Income tax expense                                                                      |  |                                         | (1    | ) |                                 |   | (10   | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Net loss                                                                                |  | $                                       | (27   | ) |                                 | $ | (7    | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Net loss per common share:                                                              |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Basic                                                                                   |  | $                                       | (0.19 | ) |                                 | $ | (0.05 | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Diluted                                                                                 |  | $                                       | (0.19 | ) |                                 | $ | (0.05 | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Weighted average common shares:                                                         |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Basic                                                                                   |  |                                         | 145.9 |   |                                 |   | 141.9 |  
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Diluted                                                                                 |  |                                         | 145.9 |   |                                 |   | 141.9 |  
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|(a) Includes depreciation expense of                                                    |  | $                                       | (10   | ) |                                 | $ | (11   | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|(b) Includes the following expenses resulting from transactions with related companies: |  |                                         |       |   |                                 |   |       |  
|Revenues                                                                                |  | $                                       | 2     |   |                                 | $ | 4     |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                            |  | $                                       |      |   |                                 | $ | (3    | )



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006



|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------- | ------ | - | ----------------------------- | - | ------ | -
|                                                                                        |  | Six MonthsEndedMarch 31, 2007           |        |   | Six MonthsEndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                                                                                        |  | (in millions, except per share amounts) |       
|                                                                                        |  |                                        
|Revenues (b)                                                                            |  | $                                       | 1,712  |   |                               | $ | 1,840  |  
|Costs and expenses:                                                                     |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Cost of revenues (a) (b)                                                                |  |                                         | (935   | ) |                               |   | (939   | )
|Selling, general and administrative expenses (a) (b)                                    |  |                                         | (565   | ) |                               |   | (617   | )
|Restructuring costs                                                                     |  |                                         | (12    | ) |                               |   |       |  
|Amortization of intangible assets                                                       |  |                                         | (101   | ) |                               |   | (95    | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Total costs and expenses                                                                |  |                                         | (1,613 | ) |                               |   | (1,651 | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Operating income                                                                        |  |                                         | 99     |   |                               |   | 189    |  
|Interest expense, net                                                                   |  |                                         | (92    | ) |                               |   | (90    | )
|Equity in the gains of equity-method investees, net                                     |  |                                         |       |   |                               |   | 1      |  
|Other income, net                                                                       |  |                                         |       |   |                               |   | 2      |  
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Income before income taxes                                                              |  |                                         | 7      |   |                               |   | 102    |  
|Income tax expense                                                                      |  |                                         | (16    | ) |                               |   | (40    | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Net (loss) income                                                                       |  | $                                       | (9     | ) |                               | $ | 62     |  
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Net (loss) income per common share:                                                     |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Basic                                                                                   |  | $                                       | (0.06  | ) |                               | $ | 0.44   |  
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Diluted                                                                                 |  | $                                       | (0.06  | ) |                               | $ | 0.41   |  
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Weighted average common shares:                                                         |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Basic                                                                                   |  |                                         | 145.4  |   |                               |   | 141.7  |  
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Diluted                                                                                 |  |                                         | 145.4  |   |                               |   | 150.6  |  
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|(a) Includes depreciation expense of                                                    |  | $                                       | (20    | ) |                               | $ | (22    | )
|                                                                                        |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|(b) Includes the following expenses resulting from transactions with related companies: |  |                                         |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Revenues                                                                                |  | $                                       | 3      |   |                               | $ | 4      |  
|Cost of revenues                                                                        |  | $                                       | (1     | ) |                               | $ |       |  
|Selling, general and administrative expenses                                            |  | $                                       | (4     | ) |                               | $ | (8     | )



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006



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|                                                                                                   |  | Six MonthsEndedMarch 31,2007 |      |   | Six MonthsEndedMarch 31,2006 |  
|                                                                                                   |  | (in millions)                |     
|Cash flows from operating activities                                                               |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Net (loss) income                                                                                  |  | $                            | (9   | ) |                              | $ | 62  |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                                      |  |                              | 121  |   |                              |   | 117 |  
|Deferred taxes                                                                                     |  |                              | (22  | ) |                              |   | (2  | )
|Non-cash interest expense                                                                          |  |                              | 31   |   |                              |   | 26  |  
|Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense                                                         |  |                              | 5    |   |                              |   | 8   |  
|Equity in the gains of equity-method investees, including distributions                            |  |                              |     |   |                              |   | (1  | )
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                       |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Accounts receivable                                                                                |  |                              | 118  |   |                              |   | 108 |  
|Inventories                                                                                        |  |                              | (7   | ) |                              |   | 8   |  
|Royalty advances                                                                                   |  |                              | (28  | ) |                              |   | (29 | )
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                           |  |                              | (102 | ) |                              |   | (70 | )
|Other balance sheet changes                                                                        |  |                              |     |   |                              |   | (22 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                                          |  |                              | 107  |   |                              |   | 205 |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                             
|Cash flows from investing activities                                                               |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Loan to third parties                                                                              |  |                              | (24  | ) |                              |   |    |  
|Sales (purchases) in short-term investments                                                        |  |                              | 18   |   |                              |   | (61 | )
|Investments and acquisitions                                                                       |  |                              | (57  | ) |                              |   | (18 | )
|Proceeds from the sale of buildings                                                                |  |                              | 7    |   |                              |   |    |  
|Capital expenditures                                                                               |  |                              | (13  | ) |                              |   | (12 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                              |  |                              | (69  | ) |                              |   | (91 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                             
|Cash flows from financing activities                                                               |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Quarterly debt repayments                                                                          |  |                              | (8   | ) |                              |   | (8  | )
|Proceeds from the exercise of stock options                                                        |  |                              | 2    |   |                              |   |    |  
|Dividends paid                                                                                     |  |                              | (40  | ) |                              |   | (37 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Net cash used in financing activities                                                              |  |                              | (46  | ) |                              |   | (45 | )
|Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash                                           |  |                              | 3    |   |                              |   | 2   |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents                                                    |  |                              | (5   | ) |                              |   | 71  |  
|Cash and equivalents at beginning of period                                                        |  |                              | 367  |   |                              |   | 288 |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  
|Cash and equivalents at end of period                                                              |  | $                            | 362  |   |                              | $ | 359 |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                              |      |   |                              |   |     |  



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders Equity (Unaudited)

Six Months Ended March 31, 2007



|                                                                |  |                                               |  |                          |  |                    |     |  |                                            |      |   |                          |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ |  | ------------------ | --- |  | ------------------------------------------ | ---- | - | ------------------------ | - | --- | - |  | - | --- | -
|                                                                |  | Common Stock                                  |  | AdditionalPaid-inCapital |  | AccumulatedDeficit |     |  | AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome (Loss) |      |   | TotalShareholdersEquity |  
|                                                                |  | Shares                                        |  | Value                    |  |                    |     | 
|                                                                |  | (in millions, except number of common shares) | 
|Balance at September 30, 2006                                   |  | 149,156,028                                   |  |                         |  | $                  | 567 |  | $                                          | (516 | ) |                          | $ | 7   |   |  | $ | 58  |  
|Comprehensive loss:                                             |  |                                               |  |                          |  |                    |     |  |                                            |      |   |                          |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
|Net loss                                                        |  |                                              |  |                         |  |                    |    |  |                                            | (9   | ) |                          |   |    |   |  |   | (9  | )
|Foreign currency translation adjustment                         |  |                                              |  |                         |  |                    |    |  |                                            |     |   |                          |   | (6  | ) |  |   | (6  | )
|Deferred losses on derivative financial instruments             |  |                                              |  |                         |  |                    |    |  |                                            |     |   |                          |   | (7  | ) |  |   | (7  | )
|                                                                |  |                                               |  |                          |  |                    |     |  |                                            |      |   |                          |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
|Total comprehensive loss                                        |  |                                              |  |                         |  |                    |    |  |                                            | (9   | ) |                          |   | (13 | ) |  |   | (22 | )
|Dividends                                                       |  |                                              |  |                         |  |                    |    |  |                                            | (38  | ) |                          |   |    |   |  |   | (38 | )
|Issuance of stock options and restricted shares of common stock |  | 409,385                                       |  |                         |  |                    | 5   |  |                                            |     |   |                          |   |    |   |  |   | 5   |  
|Exercises of stock options                                      |  |                                              |  |                         |  |                    | 2   |  |                                            |     |   |                          |   |    |   |  |   | 2   |  
|Other                                                           |  |                                              |  |                         |  |                    |    |  |                                            | (1   | ) |                          |   |    |   |  |   | (1  | )
|                                                                |  |                                               |  |                          |  |                    |     |  |                                            |      |   |                          |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
|Balance at March 31, 2007                                       |  | 149,565,413                                   |  |                         |  | $                  | 574 |  | $                                          | (564 | ) |                          | $ | (6  | ) |  | $ | 4   |  
|                                                                |  |                                               |  |                          |  |                    |     |  |                                            |      |   |                          |   |     |   |  |   |     |  



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Notes to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Description of Business

Warner Music Group Corp.
(the Company or Parent) was formed by a private equity consortium of Investors (the Investor Group) on November 21, 2003. The original Investor Group included Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and its affiliates
(THL), Bain Capital and its affiliates (Bain), Providence Equity Partners, Inc. and its affiliates (Providence) and Music Capital Partners, L.P. (Music Capital). The shares held by Music Capital had
been subject to a stockholders agreement among Music Capital, THL, Bain and Providence and certain other parties. On May 7, 2007, Music Capital made a pro rata distribution of all shares of common stock of the Company held by it to its
partners. Music Capitals partnership agreement requires that the Music Capital partnership dissolve and commence winding up by the second anniversary of the Companys May 2005 initial public offering. At such time, the shares distributed
by Music Capital ceased to be subject to the voting and other provisions of the stockholders agreement and Music Capital was no longer part of the Investor Group subject to the stockholders agreement. The Company is the direct parent of WMG Holdings
Corp. (Holdings), which is the direct parent of WMG Acquisition Corp. (Acquisition Corp.). Acquisition Corp. is one of the worlds major music-based content companies and the successor to substantially all of the
interests of the recorded music and music publishing businesses of Time Warner Inc. (Time Warner). Effective March 1, 2004, Acquisition Corp. acquired such interests from Time Warner for approximately $2.6 billion (the
Acquisition).

The Companys business is seasonal. Therefore, operating results for the three and six months ended
March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

The Company classifies its business interests into two fundamental operations: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. A brief description of these operations is presented below.

Recorded Music Operations

The Companys Recorded Music business consists of the discovery and
development of artists and the related marketing, distribution and licensing of recorded music produced by such artists. In addition to the more traditional methods of discovering and developing artists, the Company established the Independent Label
Group (ILG) to discover artists earlier in their careers and at lower cost by leveraging the Companys independent distribution network.

In the U.S., Recorded Music operations are conducted principally through the Companys major record labelsWarner Bros. Records and The Atlantic Records Group. The Companys Recorded Music operations
also include Rhino Entertainment (Rhino), a division that specializes in marketing the Companys music catalog through compilations and reissuances of previously released music and video titles, as well as in the licensing of
recordings to and from third parties for various uses, including film and television soundtracks. On May 31, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Ryko Corporation (Ryko), a leading independent, integrated music and
entertainment company. See Note 5.

In January 2007, the Company acquired a majority interest in Roadrunner Music Group B.V.
(Roadrunner), which includes Roadrunner Records, one of the leading hard rock and heavy metal labels. See Note 5.

Outside the
U.S., Recorded Music activities are conducted in more than 50 countries through Warner Music International (WMI) and its various subsidiaries, affiliates and non-affiliated licensees. WMI engages in the same activities as the
Companys U.S. labels: discovering and signing artists and distributing, marketing and selling their recorded music. In most cases, WMI also markets and distributes the records of those artists for whom the Companys domestic record labels
have international rights. In certain smaller countries, WMI licenses to unaffiliated third-party record labels the right to distribute its records.

Recorded Music distribution operations include Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation (WEA Corp.), which markets and sells music products to retailers and wholesale distributors in the U.S.; Alternative
Distribution Alliance (ADA), which distributes the products of independent labels to retail and wholesale distributors in the U.S.; Ryko Distribution, which distributes music and DVD releases from Rykodisc, Rykos record music
label, and third-party record and video labels; various distribution centers and ventures operated



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internationally; an 80% interest in Word Entertainment, which specializes in the distribution of music products in the Christian retail marketplace; and ADA
U.K., which provides ADAs distribution services to independent labels in the U.K.

Music Publishing Operations

Where Recorded Music is focused on exploiting a particular recording of a song, Music Publishing is an intellectual property business focused on the
exploitation of the song itself. In return for promoting, placing, marketing and administering the creative output of a songwriter, or engaging in those activities for other rights holders, the Companys Music Publishing business garners a
share of the revenues generated from use of the song.

The Companys Music Publishing operations include Warner/Chappell, its global
music publishing company headquartered in Los Angeles, with operations in over 50 countries through various subsidiaries, affiliates and non-affiliated licensees. The Company owns or controls rights to more than one million musical compositions,
including numerous pop hits, American standards, folk songs and motion picture and theatrical compositions. Assembled over decades, our award-winning catalog includes over 65,000 songwriters and composers and a diverse range of genres including pop,
rock, jazz, country, R&B, hip-hop, rap, reggae, Latin, folk, blues, symphonic, soul, Broadway, techno, alternative, gospel and other Christian music. Warner/Chappell also administers the music and soundtracks of several third-party television
and film producers and studios, including Lucasfilm, Ltd. and Hallmark Entertainment. In addition to the more traditional methods, the Company has implemented new initiatives to promote and develop emerging songwriters, such as its label, Perfect
Game Recording Co., which similar to ILG seeks to identify and nurture songwriters earlier in the development process.

Publishing revenues
are derived from four main sources:



| |  |  | Mechanical: the licensor receives royalties with respect to compositions embodied in recordings sold in any format or configuration, including physical
recordings (e.g., CDs, DVDs, video cassettes), online and wireless downloads and mobile phone ringtones.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Performance: the licensor receives royalties if the composition is performed publicly through broadcast of music on television, radio, cable and
satellite, live performance at a concert or other venue (e.g., arena concerts, nightclubs), online and wireless streaming and performance of music in staged theatrical productions.
| | - |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Synchronization: the licensor receives royalties or fees for the right to use the composition in combination with visual images such as in films or
television programs, television commercials and videogames.
| | - |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | Other: the licensor receives royalties from other uses such as in toys or novelty items and for use in sheet music.
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2. Basis of Presentation

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, contain all the adjustments
(consisting of those of a normal recurring nature) considered necessary to present fairly the Companys financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the U.S. (U.S. GAAP) applicable to interim periods. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company included in its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 (Registration No. 001-32502).



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Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated accounts include 100% of the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, income, losses and cash flows of the Company and all entities in which the Company has a controlling voting interest and/or
variable interest entities required to be consolidated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Stock-Based Compensation

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
FASB Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, (FAS 123(R)) which revises FASB Statement No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (FAS 123). FAS 123(R) requires all share-based
payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as compensation expense based on their fair value. Effective March 1, 2004, in connection with the Acquisition, the Company adopted the fair value recognition
provisions of FAS 123 to account for all stock-based compensation plans adopted subsequent to the Acquisition. Under the fair value recognition provisions of FAS 123, stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair
value of the award and is recognized as expense over the vesting period. The Company expenses deferred stock-based compensation on an accelerated basis over the vesting period of the stock award. Effective October 1, 2005, the Company adopted
FAS 123(R) using the modified prospective method. There was no impact to the Companys results of operations or financial position as a result of the adoption of FAS 123(R).

Accounting for Pension and Post-retirement Plans

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement
No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans  an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132(R) (FAS 158). FAS 158 requires all companies to recognize
the funded status of all sponsored plans on the balance sheet. Under FAS 158, all underfunded plans are aggregated and recorded as a liability, and all overfunded plans are aggregated and recorded as an asset. The Company is required to implement
these provisions of FAS 158 in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. The Company recorded an adjustment to reflect the implementation of FAS 158, which resulted in an other pension asset of $1 million, an additional pension liability of $3
million and an other comprehensive loss of approximately $2 million. The Company also recorded related tax adjustments of approximately $2 million.

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3. Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Comprehensive (loss) income consists of net (loss) income and other gains and losses affecting equity that, under U.S. GAAP, are excluded from net income. For the Company, the components of other comprehensive income
primarily consist of foreign currency translation gains and losses and deferred gains and losses on financial instruments designated as hedges under FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative and Hedging Activities, which
include interest-rate swaps and foreign exchange contracts, as well as adjustments to correctly state pension obligations. The following summary sets forth the components of comprehensive (loss) income, net of related taxes, for the three and six
months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 (in millions):



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|----------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | --- | - | -------------------------------- | - | -- | ------------------------------ |  | - | ------------------------------ | - |  | - | -- | -
|                                                |  | Three MonthsEnded March 31, 2007 |     |   | Three MonthsEnded March 31, 2006 |   |    | Six MonthsEnded March 31, 2007 |  |   | Six MonthsEnded March 31, 2006 |  
|Net (loss) income                               |  | $                                | (27 | ) |                                  | $ | (7 | )                              |  | $ | (9                             | ) |  | $ | 62 |  
|Foreign currency translation losses (a)         |  |                                  |    |   |                                  |   |   |                                |  |   | (6                             | ) |  |   | (2 | )
|Derivative financial instruments (losses) gains |  |                                  | (6  | ) |                                  |   | 2  |                                |  |   | (7                             | ) |  |   | 9  |  
|                                                |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |    |                                |  |   |                                |   |  |   |    |  
|Comprehensive (loss) income                     |  | $                                | (33 | ) |                                  | $ | (5 | )                              |  | $ | (22                            | ) |  | $ | 69 |  
|                                                |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |    |                                |  |   |                                |   |  |   |    |  

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|(a) | The foreign currency translation adjustments are not adjusted for income taxes as they relate to permanent investments in international subsidiaries.
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4. Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share

The Company
computes net (loss) income per common share in accordance with FASB Statement No. 128, Earnings per Share (FAS 128). Under the provisions of FAS 128, basic net (loss) income per common share is computed by dividing the
net (loss) income applicable to common shares after preferred dividend requirements, if any, by the weighted average of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net (loss) income per common share adjusts basic net (loss) income per
common share for the effects of stock options, warrants and other potentially dilutive financial instruments, only in the periods in which such effect is dilutive.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share (in millions, except per share amounts):



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|                                                                     |  | Three MonthsEnded March 31,2007 |       |   | Three MonthsEnded March 31,2006 |   |       | Six Months Ended March 31,
2007 |  |   | Six Months Ended March 31,
2006
|Basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share:                |  |                                 |       |   |                                 |   |       |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |      
|Numerator:                                                           |  |                                 |       |   |                                 |   |       |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |      
|Net (loss) income for basic calculation                              |  | $                               | (27   | ) |                                 | $ | (7    | )                               |  | $ | (9                              | ) |  | $ | 62   
|                                                                     |  |                                 |       |   |                                 |   |       |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |      
|Net (loss) income for diluted calculation                            |  | $                               | (27   | ) |                                 | $ | (7    | )                               |  | $ | (9                              | ) |  | $ | 62   
|                                                                     |  |                                 |       |   |                                 |   |       |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |      
|Denominator:                                                         |  |                                 |       |   |                                 |   |       |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |      
|Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic calculation (a) |  |                                 | 145.9 |   |                                 |   | 141.9 |                                 |  |   | 145.4                           |   |  |   | 141.7
|                                                                     |  |                                 |       |   |                                 |   |       |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |      
|Weighted average common outstanding shares for diluted calculation   |  |                                 | 145.9 |   |                                 |   | 141.9 |                                 |  |   | 145.4                           |   |  |   | 150.6
|                                                                     |  |                                 |       |   |                                 |   |       |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |      
|Net (loss) income per common sharebasic                             |  | $                               | (0.19 | ) |                                 | $ | (0.05 | )                               |  | $ | (0.06                           | ) |  | $ | 0.44 
|                                                                     |  |                                 |       |   |                                 |   |       |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |      
|Net (loss) income per common sharediluted                           |  | $                               | (0.19 | ) |                                 | $ | (0.05 | )                               |  | $ | (0.06                           | ) |  | $ | 0.41 
|                                                                     |  |                                 |       |   |                                 |   |       |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |      

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The calculation of diluted net (loss) income per common share for each of the periods includes the
effects of the assumed exercise of any outstanding stock options or warrants and the assumed vesting of shares of restricted stock where dilutive. The assumed exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants and the assumed vesting of restricted
stock represent the following dilutive effect (in millions of shares):



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|---------------- |  | -------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------
|                 |  | Three MonthsEnded March 31, 2007 |  | Three MonthsEnded March 31, 2006 |  | Six Months Ended March 31,
2007 |  | Six Months Ended March 31,
2006
|Stock options    |  | 2                                |  | 3                                |  | 2                               |  | 3                              
|Restricted stock |  | 3                                |  | 6                                |  | 4                               |  | 6                              
|                 |  |                                  |  |                                  |  |                                 |  |                                
|                 |  | 5                                |  | 9                                |  | 6                               |  | 9                              
|                 |  |                                  |  |                                  |  |                                 |  |                                

5. Significant Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisition of Roadrunner Music Group

On January 29, 2007, the Company acquired 73.5% of
Roadrunner, which includes Roadrunner Records, a leading hard rock and heavy metal label. The transaction was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and the results of operations of Roadrunner have been included in the Companys
results of operations from the date of acquisition. The purchase price has been preliminarily allocated to the underlying net assets acquired in proportion to the estimated fair value, principally recorded music catalog, artist contracts and
goodwill. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the following allocation of the approximately $83 million purchase price, consisting of a cash payment of $59 million and estimated future payment obligations of $24 million:
recorded music catalog, $15 million; artists contracts, $26 million; goodwill, $27 million; tangible assets, $47 million; and tangible liabilities, $32 million.

In connection with the signing of the initial agreement in December 2006, the Company had loaned Roadrunner approximately $52 million in the form of a promissory note. The note was repaid in connection with the close
of the acquisition on January 29, 2007. In addition, in connection with the closing, the Company loaned the minority owner approximately $14.3 million in the form of a promissory note, which bears an annual simple rate of interest of 4.73% and
matures in six years and can be utilized to satisfy the future payment obligations.

Acquisition of Ryko Corporation

On May 31, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Ryko, a leading independent, integrated music and entertainment company, for approximately
$67.5 million in cash. Ryko consists of a recorded music label, Rykodisc, which focuses on a range of contemporary music and comedy releases and numerous film and television soundtracks and Ryko Distribution, which distributes music and DVD releases
from Rykodisc as well as from independent third-party record and video labels. Additionally, Ryko owns a catalog of more than 1,000 titles of rock, folk, jazz, world, blues and alternative albums including Restless Records catalog of punk, new
wave and soundtrack recordings. The catalog and roster includes artists such as Frank Zappa, Joe Jackson, Soul Asylum, The Flaming Lips and They Might Be Giants. The transaction was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and the
results of operations of Ryko are included in the Companys results of operations from the acquisition date of Ryko. The purchase price was allocated to the underlying net assets acquired in proportion to the estimated fair value, principally
recorded music catalog and goodwill. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the following allocation of the approximately $67.5 million purchase price: recorded music catalog, $28 million; artists contracts, $1 million;
tangible liabilities, $13 million; and goodwill, $52 million.

Acquisition of Maverick Recording Company

In November 2004, the Company acquired an additional 30% interest in Maverick Recording Company (Maverick) from its existing partner for
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under the purchase method of accounting and the purchase price was allocated to the underlying net assets of Maverick in proportion to the estimated fair
value, principally artist contracts and recorded music catalog.

On July 14, 2006, the Company acquired the remaining 20% interest in
Maverick from its existing partner. The additional purchase price was allocated to the underlying net assets of Maverick in proportion to the estimated fair value, principally goodwill.

6. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in millions):



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|                                                          |  | March 31,2007 |     |   | September 30,2006 |  
|                                                          |  | (unaudited)   |     |   | (audited)         |  
|Compact discs, cassettes and other music-related products |  | $             | 117 |   |                   | $ | 100 |  
|Published sheet music and song books                      |  |               | 2   |   |                   |   | 2   |  
|                                                          |  |               |     |   |                   |   |     |  
|                                                          |  |               | 119 |   |                   |   | 102 |  
|Less reserve for obsolescence                             |  |               | (49 | ) |                   |   | (43 | )
|                                                          |  |               |     |   |                   |   |     |  
|                                                          |  | $             | 70  |   |                   | $ | 59  |  
|                                                          |  |               |     |   |                   |   |     |  

7. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following (in millions):



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|--------------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------- | ----- | - | ------------ | - | --------- |  | ------------- | -- |  | - | ----- | -
|                                                    |  | September 30,2006 |       |   | Acquisitions |   | Other (a) |  | March 31,2007 |   
|                                                    |  | (audited)         |       |   |              |   |           |  | (unaudited)   |   
|Intangible assets subject to amortization:          |  |                   |       |   |              |   |           |  |               |    |  |   |       |  
|Recorded music catalog (b)                          |  | $                 | 1,288 |   |              | $ | 15        |  | $             | 4  |  | $ | 1,307 |  
|Music publishing copyrights                         |  |                   | 852   |   |              |   | 4         |  |               | 16 |  |   | 872   |  
|Artist contracts (b)                                |  |                   | 39    |   |              |   | 27        |  |               |   |  |   | 66    |  
|Trademarks                                          |  |                   | 10    |   |              |   |          |  |               |   |  |   | 10    |  
|Other intangible assets                             |  |                   | 4     |   |              |   | 2         |  |               |   |  |   | 6     |  
|                                                    |  |                   |       |   |              |   |           |  |               |    |  |   |       |  
|                                                    |  |                   | 2,193 |   |              |   | 48        |  |               | 20 |  |   | 2,261 |  
|Accumulated amortization                            |  |                   | (482  | ) |              |   |           |  |               |    |  |   | (582  | )
|                                                    |  |                   |       |   |              |   |           |  |               |    |  |   |       |  
|Total net intangible assets subject to amortization |  |                   | 1,711 |   |              |   |           |  |               |    |  |   | 1,679 |  
|Intangible assets not subject to amortization:      |  |                   |       |   |              |   |           |  |               |    |  |   |       |  
|Trademarks and brands                               |  |                   | 100   |   |              |   |           |  |               |    |  |   | 100   |  
|                                                    |  |                   |       |   |              |   |           |  |               |    |  |   |       |  
|Total net other intangible assets                   |  | $                 | 1,811 |   |              |   |           |  |               |    |  | $ | 1,779 |  
|                                                    |  |                   |       |   |              |   |           |  |               |    |  |   |       |  

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|(a) | Other represents foreign currency translation adjustments.
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|(b) | The acquisitions primarily relate to $26 million of artist contracts and $15 million of recorded music catalog acquired in connection with the acquisition of Roadrunner.
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8. Restructuring Costs

Realignment
Plan for Fiscal Year 2007

The Company announced plans to implement changes intended to better align the Companys workforce with
the changing nature of the music industry. These changes are part of the Companys continued evolution from a traditional record and songs-based business to a music-based content company and its ongoing management of its cost structure. The
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business initiatives to help the Company diversify its revenue streams, including digital opportunities. The realignment plan is also designed to improve the
operating effectiveness of our current businesses and to realign our management structure to, among other things, effectively address the continued development of digital distribution channels along with the decline of industry-wide CD sales.

The Company intends to enhance its effectiveness, flexibility, structure, and performance by reducing and realigning long-term costs. This
will primarily consist of the reorganization of management structures to more adequately and carefully address regional needs and new business requirements, to reduce organizational complexity and to improve leadership channels. The Company also
intends to continue to shift resources from our physical sales channels to efforts focused on digital distribution and emerging technologies and other new revenue streams. Part of the plan will also result in the outsourcing of some back-office
functions as a cost-savings measure. In connection with these reductions, the Company expects to incur a charge ranging from $55 million to $65 million for severance and related benefits. In addition, the Company expects to incur implementation
charges ranging from $10 million to $15 million related to consulting fees, costs of temporary workers and stay bonuses. All of these restructuring and implementation costs will be paid in cash. To implement such changes, the Company expects to
reduce headcount by approximately 400 employees. The Company expects the majority of any cost savings to be offset by new hirings and ongoing investment focused on new business initiatives such as digital distribution and video.

We anticipate that the changes described above will be implemented by the end of the fiscal year 2007. The Company also expects to incur substantially
all of the costs associated with the realignment plan by the end of the current fiscal year. Approximately $12 million of restructuring costs were incurred in the Companys fiscal second quarter of 2007, consisting primarily of the elimination
of duplicative positions and redirecting of resources to growth areas of the Companys businesses in Europe.



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|---------------------------------------------------- |  | -------------------- | ---- | - | --------------- | - | ----- |  | - | ---- | -
|                                                     |  | EmployeeTerminations |      |   | Other ExitCosts |   | Total | 
|                                                     |  | (in millions)        |     
|Liability as of September 30, 2006                   |  |                      | $   |   |                 |   | $    |  |   | $   |  
|Additions in 2007                                    |  |                      | 12   |   |                 |   |      |  |   | 12   |  
|Cash paid during the six months ended March 31, 2007 |  |                      | (2   | ) |                 |   |      |  |   | (2   | )
|                                                     |  |                      |      |   |                 |   |       |  |   |      |  
|Liability as of March 31, 2007                       |  | $                    | 10   |   |                 | $ |      |  | $ | 10   |  
|                                                     |  |                      |      |   |                 |   |       |  |   |      |  

Acquisition-Related Restructuring Costs

As of March 31, 2007, the Company had approximately $26 million of liabilities for acquisition-related restructuring costs that were recognized as
part of the cost of the Acquisition. These liabilities represent estimates of future cash obligations for all restructuring activities that have been implemented, as well as for all restructuring activities that have been committed to by management
but have yet to occur. The outstanding balance of these liabilities primarily relates to extended payment terms for severance obligations and long-term lease obligations for vacated facilities. These remaining lease obligations are expected to be
settled by 2019. The Company expects to pay the majority of the remaining employee termination costs by the end of fiscal year 2007.



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|                                                                   |  | EmployeeTerminations |    |   | Other ExitCosts |   |    | Total | 
|                                                                   |  | (in millions)        |   
|Liability as of September 30, 2006                                 |  | $                    | 4  |   |                 | $ | 28 |       |  | $ | 32 |  
|Cash paid during the six months ended March 31, 2007               |  |                      | (1 | ) |                 |   | (4 | )     |  |   | (5 | )
|Non-cash reductions during the six months ended March 31, 2007 (a) |  |                      |   |   |                 |   | (1 | )     |  |   | (1 | )
|                                                                   |  |                      |    |   |                 |   |    |       |  |   |    |  
|Liability as of March 31, 2007                                     |  | $                    | 3  |   |                 | $ | 23 |       |  | $ | 26 |  
|                                                                   |  |                      |    |   |                 |   |    |       |  |   |    |  

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|(a) | Principally relates to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the non-cash write-off of the carrying value of advances relating to terminating certain artist, songwriter and
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9. Debt

The Companys long-term debt consists of (in millions):



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|                                                                                    |  | March 31,2007 |       |   | September 30,2006 |  
|                                                                                    |  | (unaudited)   |       |   | (audited)         |  
|Senior secured credit facility:                                                     |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Revolving credit facility                                                           |  | $             |      |   |                   | $ |      |  
|Term loan                                                                           |  |               | 1,405 |   |                   |   | 1,413 |  
|                                                                                    |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|                                                                                    |  |               | 1,405 |   |                   |   | 1,413 |  
|7.375% U.S. dollar-denominated Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014Acquisition Corp. |  |               | 465   |   |                   |   | 465   |  
|8.125% Sterling-denominated Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014Acquisition Corp.    |  |               | 196   |   |                   |   | 187   |  
|9.5% Senior Discount Notes due 2014Holdings                                        |  |               | 200   |   |                   |   | 191   |  
|                                                                                    |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total debt                                                                          |  |               | 2,266 |   |                   |   | 2,256 |  
|Less current portion                                                                |  |               | (17   | ) |                   |   | (17   | )
|                                                                                    |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  
|Total long-term debt                                                                |  | $             | 2,249 |   |                   | $ | 2,239 |  
|                                                                                    |  |               |       |   |                   |   |       |  

Restricted Net Assets

The Company is a holding company that conducts substantially all its business operations through the Companys subsidiary, Acquisition Corp. and its subsidiaries. Accordingly, the ability of the Company to obtain
funds from its subsidiaries is restricted by the senior secured credit facility of Acquisition Corp., the indenture for the 7.375% U.S. dollar-denominated Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 and 8.125% Sterling-denominated Senior Subordinated Notes
due 2014 (collectively, the Acquisition Corp. Senior Subordinated Notes) and the indenture for the 9.5% Senior Discount Notes due 2014 issued by Holdings (Holdings Discount Notes).

10. Stock-based Compensation

The following table
represents the expense recorded by the Company with respect to its stock-based awards for the three and six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 by segment and on a consolidated basis (in millions):



|                   |  |                                   |    |   |                                   |   |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |  
|------------------ |  | --------------------------------- | -- | - | --------------------------------- | - | ------------------------------- |  | - | ------------------------------- | - |  | - | -
|                   |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 |    |   | Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 |  |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
|Recorded Music     |  | $                                 | 2  |   |                                   | $ | 1                               |  | $ | 4                               |   |  | $ | 4
|Music Publishing   |  |                                   | (1 | ) |                                   |   |                                |  |   | (1                              | ) |  |   | 1
|Corporate expenses |  |                                   | 1  |   |                                   |   | 1                               |  |   | 2                               |   |  |   | 3
|                   |  |                                   |    |   |                                   |   |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |  
|Total              |  | $                                 | 2  |   |                                   | $ | 2                               |  | $ | 5                               |   |  | $ | 8
|                   |  |                                   |    |   |                                   |   |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |  

During the three and six months ended March 31, 2007, employees of the Company exercised
13,790 and 434,759 stock options, respectively. The Company received cash payments in respect of those exercises in the amount of approximately $0.1 million and $2 million, respectively.



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11. Shareholders Equity

Return of Capital and Dividends Paid

On March 8, 2007, the Company declared a dividend on its outstanding stock at a
rate of $0.13 per share, or approximately $19 million in the aggregate, which was paid on April 27, 2007 to the Companys shareholders, except for the portion of the dividends with respect to the unvested restricted stock, which will be
paid at such time as such shares become vested.

On December 29, 2006, the Company declared a dividend on its outstanding common stock
at a rate of $0.13 per share, or approximately $19 million in the aggregate, which was paid to the Companys shareholders on February 16, 2007, except for the portion of the dividends with respect to the unvested restricted stock, which
will be paid at such time as such shares become vested.

On August 31, 2006, the Company declared a dividend on its outstanding common
stock at a rate of $0.13 per share, or approximately $19 million in the aggregate, which was paid to the Companys shareholders on October 20, 2006, except for the portion of the dividends with respect to unvested restricted stock, which
will be paid at such time as such shares become vested.

During the six months ended March 31, 2007, 1,817,902 shares of restricted
stock purchased by or awarded to certain employees vested.

12. Commitments and Contingencies

Radio Promotion Activities

Two independent labels
have filed antitrust suits against the Company alleging that its radio promotion activities are anticompetitive. Radikal Records, Inc. v. Warner Music Group, et al.was filed on March 21, 2006 in U.S. District Court in the Central
District of California, Western Division. TSR Records, Inc. v. Warner Music Group, et al.was filed on March 28, 2006 in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, Western Division. The Company filed a Notice of Related
Case and was successful in having both of these cases consolidated. On May 16, 2006, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss in both cases. On October 11, 2006, the court denied the Companys Motion to Dismiss as to the antitrust claims
but granted the motion, with leave to amend, as to the state tort claim for interference with prospective economic advantage. On October 24, 2006, Plaintiffs filed amended complaints, attempting to cure the defects in their tort claim. The
Company again moved to dismiss the state court claims and on January 31, 2007, the court granted the Companys motion, but allowed plaintiffs to replead. The Company intends to defend against these lawsuits vigorously, but is unable to
predict the outcome of these suits.

Pricing of Digital Music Downloads

On December 20, 2005 and February 3, 2006, the Attorney General of the State of New York served the Company with requests for information in
connection with an industry-wide investigation as to whether the practices of industry participants concerning the pricing of digital music downloads violate Section 1 of the Sherman Act, New York State General Business Law §§ 340 et
seq., New York Executive Law §63(12), and related statutes. On February 28, 2006, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice served the Company with a request for information in the form of a Civil Investigative Demand as to
whether its activities relating to the pricing of digitally downloaded music violate Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The Company has provided documents and other information in response to these requests and intends to continue to fully cooperate
with the New York Attorney Generals and Department of Justices industry-wide inquiries. Subsequent to the announcements of the above governmental investigations, more than thirty putative class action lawsuits concerning the pricing of
digital music downloads have been filed. On August 15, 2006, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated these actions for pre-trial proceedings in the Southern



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District of New York. The consolidated amended complaint, filed on April 13, 2007, alleges conspiracy among record companies to delay the release of
their content for digital distribution, inflate their pricing of CDs and fix prices for digital downloads. The complaint seeks unspecified compensatory, statutory and treble damages. The Company intends to defend against these lawsuits vigorously,
but is unable to predict the outcome of these suits. Any litigation the Company may become involved in as a result of the inquiries of the Attorney General and Department of Justice, regardless of the merits of the claim, could be costly and divert
the time and resources of management.

Statement of Objections

On March 30, 2007, the European Commission (EC) issued a Statement of Objections to Apple Inc., iTunes S.a.r.l. and one of our subsidiaries, WEA International Inc. (WEA). The Company
believes that similar Statements of Objections were also issued to Apple Inc. and each of the other major recorded music companies. The Statement of Objections targets Apple Inc.s practice of applying certain territorial restrictions in
relation to its iTunes stores in the European Economic Area (EEA). The EC alleges that these restrictions arise, among other ways, as a result of the agreement between Apple Inc. and WEA for the sale of downloaded music in the EEA. In
the ECs preliminary view, these restrictions may lead to a distortion of competition, infringing Article 81 of the EC Treaty. In particular, the EC asserts that (i) consumers resident in a particular EEA country in which iTunes does not
operate a dedicated online store are prevented from acquiring downloaded music from iTunes and (ii) consumers resident in a particular EEA country may be required to pay a higher price for the same download than consumers resident in another
EEA country or may not have access to the same downloads as are available to consumers resident in another EEA country. The EC, if it finds an infringement, may require that the alleged restriction be eliminated and also has the authority to impose
fines on the parties to any infringement. The Company intends to cooperate with the EC but believes that its practices have not infringed Article 81 of the EC Treaty.

Other Matters

In addition to the matters discussed above, the Company is involved in other
litigation arising in the normal course of business. Management does not believe that any legal proceedings pending against the Company will have, individually, or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business. However, the Company
cannot predict with certainty the outcome of any litigation or the potential for future litigation. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company, including its brand value, because of defense costs, diversion of
management resources and other factors.

13. Derivative Financial Instruments

During the six months ended March 31, 2007, the Company did not enter into additional interest rate swap agreements to hedge the variability of its
expected future cash interest payments. However, the Company entered into additional foreign exchange contracts to hedge its foreign currency royalty payments for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had
interest rate swap agreements to hedge a total notional debt amount of $897 million and recorded deferred gains in comprehensive income of $1 million. Additionally, as of March 31, 2007, the Company had $1 million of deferred net losses in
comprehensive income related to foreign currency hedging.

14. Segment Information

As discussed more fully in Note 1, based on the nature of its products and services, the Company classifies its business interests into two fundamental
operations: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. Information as to each of these operations is set forth below.

The Company evaluates
performance based on several factors, of which the primary financial measure is operating income before non-cash depreciation of tangible assets and non-cash amortization of intangible assets (OIBDA). The Company has supplemented its
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The Company accounts for inter-segment sales at fair value as if the sales were to third parties. While
intercompany transactions are treated like third-party transactions to determine segment performance, the revenues (and corresponding expenses recognized by the segment that is counterparty to the transaction) are eliminated in consolidation and,
therefore, do not themselves impact consolidated results.



|                                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |       |  
|----------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | --- | - | --------------------------------- | - | --- | ------------------------------- |  | - | ------------------------------- | - |  | - | ----- | -
|                                    |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 |     |   | Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |   |     | Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 |  |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 |  
|                                    |  | (in millions)                     |    
|Revenues                            |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |       |  
|Recorded music                      |  | $                                 | 648 |   |                                   | $ | 676 |                                 |  | $ | 1,448                           |   |  | $ | 1,596 |  
|Music publishing                    |  |                                   | 143 |   |                                   |   | 129 |                                 |  |   | 276                             |   |  |   | 260   |  
|Corporate expenses and eliminations |  |                                   | (7  | ) |                                   |   | (9  | )                               |  |   | (12                             | ) |  |   | (16   | )
|                                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |       |  
|Total revenues                      |  | $                                 | 784 |   |                                   | $ | 796 |                                 |  | $ | 1,712                           |   |  | $ | 1,840 |  
|                                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |       |  



|                                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  
|----------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | --- | - | --------------------------------- | - | --- | ------------------------------- |  | - | ------------------------------- | - |  | - | --- | -
|                                    |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 |     |   | Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |   |     | Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 |  |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 |  
|                                    |  | (in millions)                     |    
|OIBDA                               |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  
|Recorded music                      |  | $                                 | 55  |   |                                   | $ | 81  |                                 |  | $ | 196                             |   |  | $ | 287 |  
|Music publishing                    |  |                                   | 53  |   |                                   |   | 47  |                                 |  |   | 72                              |   |  |   | 68  |  
|Corporate expenses and eliminations |  |                                   | (28 | ) |                                   |   | (24 | )                               |  |   | (48                             | ) |  |   | (49 | )
|                                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  
|Total OIBDA                         |  | $                                 | 80  |   |                                   | $ | 104 |                                 |  | $ | 220                             |   |  | $ | 306 |  
|                                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  



|                                              |  |                                   |    |                                   |   |                                 |  |                                 |    |  |   |   
|--------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | -- | --------------------------------- | - | ------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | -- |  | - | --
|                                              |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 |    | Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 |  | Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
|                                              |  | (in millions)                    
|Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment |  |                                   |    |                                   |   |                                 |  |                                 |    |  |   |   
|Recorded music                                |  | $                                 | 6  |                                   | $ | 7                               |  | $                               | 12 |  | $ | 14
|Music publishing                              |  |                                   | 1  |                                   |   | 1                               |  |                                 | 2  |  |   | 2 
|Corporate expenses and eliminations           |  |                                   | 3  |                                   |   | 3                               |  |                                 | 6  |  |   | 6 
|                                              |  |                                   |    |                                   |   |                                 |  |                                 |    |  |   |   
|Total depreciation                            |  | $                                 | 10 |                                   | $ | 11                              |  | $                               | 20 |  | $ | 22
|                                              |  |                                   |    |                                   |   |                                 |  |                                 |    |  |   |   



|                                    |  |                                   |    |                                   |   |                                 |  |                                 |     |  |   |   
|----------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | -- | --------------------------------- | - | ------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | --- |  | - | --
|                                    |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 |    | Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 |  | Six Months Ended March 31, 2006
|                                    |  | (in millions)                    
|Amortization of Intangibles Assets  |  |                                   |    |                                   |   |                                 |  |                                 |     |  |   |   
|Recorded music                      |  | $                                 | 36 |                                   | $ | 34                              |  | $                               | 72  |  | $ | 67
|Music publishing                    |  |                                   | 14 |                                   |   | 14                              |  |                                 | 29  |  |   | 28
|Corporate expenses and eliminations |  |                                   | 1  |                                   |   |                                |  |                                 |    |  |   |  
|                                    |  |                                   |    |                                   |   |                                 |  |                                 |     |  |   |   
|Total amortization                  |  | $                                 | 51 |                                   | $ | 48                              |  | $                               | 101 |  | $ | 95
|                                    |  |                                   |    |                                   |   |                                 |  |                                 |     |  |   |   



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|                                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  
|----------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | --- | - | --------------------------------- | - | --- | ------------------------------- |  | - | ------------------------------- | - |  | - | --- | -
|                                    |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 |     |   | Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |   |     | Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 |  |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 |  
|                                    |  | (in millions)                     |    
|Operating Income                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  
|Recorded music                      |  | $                                 | 13  |   |                                   | $ | 40  |                                 |  | $ | 112                             |   |  | $ | 206 |  
|Music publishing                    |  |                                   | 38  |   |                                   |   | 32  |                                 |  |   | 41                              |   |  |   | 38  |  
|Corporate expenses and eliminations |  |                                   | (32 | ) |                                   |   | (27 | )                               |  |   | (54                             | ) |  |   | (55 | )
|                                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  
|Total operating income              |  | $                                 | 19  |   |                                   | $ | 45  |                                 |  | $ | 99                              |   |  | $ | 189 |  
|                                    |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  



|                                            |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  
|------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | --- | - | --------------------------------- | - | --- | ------------------------------- |  | - | ------------------------------- | - |  | - | --- | -
|                                            |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 |     |   | Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |   |     | Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 |  |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 |  
|                                            |  | (in millions)                     |    
|Reconciliation of OIBDA to Operating Income |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  
|OIBDA                                       |  | $                                 | 80  |   |                                   | $ | 104 |                                 |  | $ | 220                             |   |  | $ | 306 |  
|Depreciation expense                        |  |                                   | (10 | ) |                                   |   | (11 | )                               |  |   | (20                             | ) |  |   | (22 | )
|Amortization expense                        |  |                                   | (51 | ) |                                   |   | (48 | )                               |  |   | (101                            | ) |  |   | (95 | )
|                                            |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  
|Operating income                            |  | $                                 | 19  |   |                                   | $ | 45  |                                 |  | $ | 99                              |   |  | $ | 189 |  
|                                            |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |                                 |  |   |                                 |   |  |   |     |  

15. Additional Financial Information

Cash Interest and Taxes

The Company made interest payments of approximately $73 million and $71
million during the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company paid approximately $37 million and $26 million of income and withholding taxes in the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The
Company received $6 million and $4 million of income tax refunds in the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

16.
Subsequent Events

Napster Settlement

On April 24, 2007, the Company and Bertelsmann AG (Bertelsmann) jointly announced a settlement of contingent claims held by the Company relating to Bertelsmanns relationship with Napster in 2000-2001. The settlement
covers the resolution of the related legal claims against Bertelsmann by the Companys recorded music and music publishing businesses. As part of the settlement, the Company has received $110 million which the Company will be sharing with its
artists and songwriters. Bertelsmann admits no liability in making this settlement.



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Supplementary Information

Consolidating Financial Statements

The Company is the direct parent of Holdings, which is the direct parent of Acquisition Corp.

Holdings has issued and outstanding
the Holdings Discount Notes. The Holdings Discount Notes are guaranteed by the Company. These guarantees are full, unconditional, joint and several. The following consolidating financial statements are presented for the information of the holders of
the Holdings Discount Notes and present the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of (i) the Company, which is the guarantor of the Holdings Discount Notes, (ii) Holdings, which is the issuer of the Holdings Discount
Notes, (iii) the subsidiaries of Holdings (Acquisition Corp. is the only direct subsidiary of Holdings) and (iv) the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis. Investments in consolidated
subsidiaries are presented under the equity method of accounting.

The Company and Holdings are holding companies that conduct
substantially all their business operations through Acquisition Corp. Accordingly, the ability of the Company to obtain funds from its subsidiaries is restricted by the senior secured credit facility of Acquisition Corp., the indenture for the
Acquisition Corp. Senior Subordinated Notes and the indenture for the Holdings Discount Notes.



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Supplementary Information

Consolidating Balance Sheet (unaudited)

March 31, 2007



|                                                                |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | --- | - | -------------------------- | - | --- | ------------------- |  | ------------ | ----- |  | ------------------------------------ | --- | - |  | - | -----
|                                                                |  | Warner Music Group Corp. |     |   | WMG HoldingsCorp. (issuer) |   |     | WMGAcquisitionCorp. |  | Eliminations |       |  | Warner MusicGroup Corp. Consolidated
|                                                                |  | (in millions)           
|Assets:                                                         |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Current assets:                                                 |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Cash and equivalents                                            |  | $                        | 101 |   |                            | $ |    |                     |  | $            | 261   |  | $                                    |    |   |  | $ | 362  
|Short-term investments                                          |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              |      |  |                                      |    |   |  |   |     
|Due (to) from affiliates                                        |  |                          | (3  | ) |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 3     |  |                                      |    |   |  |   |     
|Accounts receivable, net                                        |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 513   |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 513  
|Inventories                                                     |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 70    |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 70   
|Royalty advances expected to be recouped within one year        |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 194   |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 194  
|Deferred tax assets                                             |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 61    |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 61   
|Other current assets                                            |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 37    |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 37   
|                                                                |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Total current assets                                            |  |                          | 98  |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 1,139 |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 1,237
|Royalty advances expected to be recouped after one year         |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 238   |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 238  
|Investments in and advances (from) to consolidated subsidiaries |  |                          | (70 | ) |                            |   | 126 |                     |  |              |      |  |                                      | (56 | ) |  |   |     
|Investments                                                     |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 26    |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 26   
|Property, plant and equipment, net                              |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 135   |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 135  
|Goodwill                                                        |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 984   |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 984  
|Intangible assets subject to amortization, net                  |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 1,679 |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 1,679
|Intangible assets not subject to amortization                   |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 100   |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 100  
|Other assets                                                    |  |                          |    |   |                            |   | 4   |                     |  |              | 89    |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 93   
|                                                                |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Total assets                                                    |  | $                        | 28  |   |                            | $ | 130 |                     |  | $            | 4,390 |  | $                                    | (56 | ) |  | $ | 4,492
|                                                                |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Liabilities and shareholders equity:                           |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Current liabilities:                                            |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Accounts payable                                                |  | $                        |    |   |                            | $ |    |                     |  | $            | 200   |  | $                                    |    |   |  | $ | 200  
|Accrued royalties                                               |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 1,178 |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 1,178
|Taxes and other withholdings                                    |  |                          | 2   |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 30    |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 32   
|Current portion of long-term debt                               |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 17    |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 17   
|Dividends payable                                               |  |                          | 22  |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              |      |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 22   
|Other current liabilities                                       |  |                          | (1  | ) |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 334   |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 333  
|                                                                |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Total current liabilities                                       |  |                          | 23  |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 1,759 |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 1,782
|Long-term debt                                                  |  |                          |    |   |                            |   | 200 |                     |  |              | 2,049 |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 2,249
|Deferred tax liabilities, net                                   |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 205   |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 205  
|Dividends payable                                               |  |                          | 1   |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              |      |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 1    
|Other noncurrent liabilities                                    |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |    |                     |  |              | 251   |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 251  
|                                                                |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Total liabilities                                               |  |                          | 24  |   |                            |   | 200 |                     |  |              | 4,264 |  |                                      |    |   |  |   | 4,488
|                                                                |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Shareholders equity                                            |  |                          | 4   |   |                            |   | (70 | )                   |  |              | 126   |  |                                      | (56 | ) |  |   | 4    
|                                                                |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      
|Total liabilities and shareholders equity                      |  | $                        | 28  |   |                            | $ | 130 |                     |  | $            | 4,390 |  | $                                    | (56 | ) |  | $ | 4,492
|                                                                |  |                          |     |   |                            |   |     |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |      



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Supplementary Information

Consolidating Balance Sheet (audited)

September 30, 2006



|                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|--------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | -- | - | -------------------------- | - | ------------------- |  | ------------ | ----- |  | ------------------------------------ | ---- | - |  | - | -----
|                                                                |  | Warner Music Group Corp. |    |   | WMG HoldingsCorp. (issuer) |   | WMGAcquisitionCorp. |  | Eliminations |       |  | Warner MusicGroup Corp. Consolidated
|                                                                |  | (in millions)           
|Assets:                                                         |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Current assets:                                                 |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Cash and equivalents                                            |  | $                        | 41 |   |                            | $ |                    |  | $            | 326   |  | $                                    |     |   |  | $ | 367  
|Short-term investments                                          |  |                          | 18 |   |                            |   |                    |  |              |      |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 18   
|Due (to) from affiliates                                        |  |                          | (4 | ) |                            |   |                    |  |              | 4     |  |                                      |     |   |  |   |     
|Accounts receivable, net                                        |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 585   |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 585  
|Inventories                                                     |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 59    |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 59   
|Royalty advances expected to be recouped within one year        |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 191   |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 191  
|Deferred tax assets                                             |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 45    |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 45   
|Other current assets                                            |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 35    |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 35   
|                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Total current assets                                            |  |                          | 55 |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 1,245 |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 1,300
|Royalty advances expected to be recouped after one year         |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 207   |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 207  
|Investments in and advances to (from) consolidated subsidiaries |  |                          | 28 |   |                            |   | 215                 |  |              |      |  |                                      | (243 | ) |  |   |     
|Investments                                                     |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 25    |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 25   
|Property, plant and equipment, net                              |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 146   |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 146  
|Goodwill                                                        |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 929   |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 929  
|Intangible assets subject to amortization, net                  |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 1,711 |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 1,711
|Intangible assets not subject to amortization                   |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 100   |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 100  
|Other assets                                                    |  |                          |   |   |                            |   | 4                   |  |              | 98    |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 102  
|                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Total assets                                                    |  | $                        | 83 |   |                            | $ | 219                 |  | $            | 4,461 |  | $                                    | (243 | ) |  | $ | 4,520
|                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Liabilities and shareholders equity:                           |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Current liabilities:                                            |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Accounts payable                                                |  | $                        |   |   |                            | $ |                    |  | $            | 209   |  | $                                    |     |   |  | $ | 209  
|Accrued royalties                                               |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 1,142 |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 1,142
|Taxes and other withholdings                                    |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 32    |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 32   
|Current portion of long-term debt                               |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 17    |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 17   
|Dividends payable                                               |  |                          | 22 |   |                            |   |                    |  |              |      |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 22   
|Other current liabilities                                       |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 377   |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 377  
|                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Total current liabilities                                       |  |                          | 22 |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 1,777 |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 1,799
|Long-term debt                                                  |  |                          |   |   |                            |   | 191                 |  |              | 2,048 |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 2,239
|Deferred tax liabilities, net                                   |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 197   |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 197  
|Dividends payable                                               |  |                          | 3  |   |                            |   |                    |  |              |      |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 3    
|Other noncurrent liabilities                                    |  |                          |   |   |                            |   |                    |  |              | 224   |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 224  
|                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Total liabilities                                               |  |                          | 25 |   |                            |   | 191                 |  |              | 4,246 |  |                                      |     |   |  |   | 4,462
|                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Shareholders equity                                            |  |                          | 58 |   |                            |   | 28                  |  |              | 215   |  |                                      | (243 | ) |  |   | 58   
|                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      
|Total liabilities and shareholdersequity                       |  | $                        | 83 |   |                            | $ | 219                 |  | $            | 4,461 |  | $                                    | (243 | ) |  | $ | 4,520
|                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                            |   |                     |  |              |       |  |                                      |      |   |  |   |      



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Supplementary Information

Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)

For The Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006



|                                                          |  |                                   |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | --- | - | -------------------------- | - | --- | --------------------- |  | - | ------------ | - | ------------------------------------- | - | -- |  | - | ---- | -
|                                                          |  | Three months ended March 31, 2007 |    
|                                                          |  | Warner Music Group Corp.          |     |   | WMG Holdings Corp.(issuer) |   |     | WMG Acquisition Corp. |  |   | Eliminations |   | Warner Music Group Corp. Consolidated |  
|                                                          |  | (in millions)                     |    
|Revenues                                                  |  | $                                 |    |   |                            | $ |    |                       |  | $ | 784          |   |                                       | $ |   |  | $ | 784  |  
|Costs and expenses:                                       |  |                                   |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|Cost of revenues                                          |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (427         | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (427 | )
|Selling, general and administrative expenses              |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (275         | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (275 | )
|Restructuring costs                                       |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (12          | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (12  | )
|Amortization of intangible assets                         |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (51          | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (51  | )
|                                                          |  |                                   |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|Total costs and expenses                                  |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (765         | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (765 | )
|                                                          |  |                                   |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|Operating income                                          |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | 19           |   |                                       |   |   |  |   | 19   |  
|Interest expense, net                                     |  |                                   | 1   |   |                            |   | (4  | )                     |  |   | (42          | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (45  | )
|Equity in the (losses) gains of consolidated subsidiaries |  |                                   | (28 | ) |                            |   | (24 | )                     |  |   |             |   |                                       |   | 52 |  |   |     |  
|                                                          |  |                                   |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|(Loss) income before income taxes                         |  |                                   | (27 | ) |                            |   | (28 | )                     |  |   | (23          | ) |                                       |   | 52 |  |   | (26  | )
|Income tax expense                                        |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (1           | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (1   | )
|                                                          |  |                                   |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|Net (loss) income                                         |  | $                                 | (27 | ) |                            | $ | (28 | )                     |  | $ | (24          | ) |                                       | $ | 52 |  | $ | (27  | )
|                                                          |  |                                   |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  



|                                                          |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | -- | - | -------------------------- | - | -- | --------------------- |  | - | ------------ | - | ------------------------------------- | - | -- |  | - | ---- | -
|                                                          |  | Three months ended March 31, 2006 |   
|                                                          |  | Warner Music Group Corp.          |    |   | WMG Holdings Corp.(issuer) |   |    | WMG Acquisition Corp. |  |   | Eliminations |   | Warner Music Group Corp. Consolidated |  
|                                                          |  | (in millions)                     |   
|Revenues                                                  |  | $                                 |   |   |                            | $ |   |                       |  | $ | 796          |   |                                       | $ |   |  | $ | 796  |  
|Costs and expenses:                                       |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|Cost of revenues                                          |  |                                   |   |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (409         | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (409 | )
|Selling, general and administrative expenses              |  |                                   |   |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (294         | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (294 | )
|Amortization of intangible assets                         |  |                                   |   |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (48          | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (48  | )
|                                                          |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|Total costs and expenses                                  |  |                                   |   |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (751         | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (751 | )
|                                                          |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|Operating income                                          |  |                                   |   |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | 45           |   |                                       |   |   |  |   | 45   |  
|Interest expense, net                                     |  |                                   |   |   |                            |   | (4 | )                     |  |   | (41          | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (45  | )
|Equity in the gains of equity-method investees, net       |  |                                   |   |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | 1            |   |                                       |   |   |  |   | 1    |  
|Equity in the (losses) gains of consolidated subsidiaries |  |                                   | (7 | ) |                            |   | (3 | )                     |  |   |             |   |                                       |   | 10 |  |   |     |  
|Other income, net                                         |  |                                   |   |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | 2            |   |                                       |   |   |  |   | 2    |  
|                                                          |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|(Loss) income before income taxes                         |  |                                   | (7 | ) |                            |   | (7 | )                     |  |   | 7            |   |                                       |   | 10 |  |   | 3    |  
|Income tax expense                                        |  |                                   |   |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (10          | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (10  | )
|                                                          |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  
|Net (loss) income                                         |  | $                                 | (7 | ) |                            | $ | (7 | )                     |  | $ | (3           | ) |                                       | $ | 10 |  | $ | (7   | )
|                                                          |  |                                   |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |      |  



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Supplementary Information

Consolidating Statements of Operations (unaudited)

For The Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006



|                                                          |  |                                 |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |        |  
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | --- | - | -------------------------- | - | --- | --------------------- |  | - | ------------ | - | ------------------------------------- | - | -- |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                          |  | Six months ended March 31, 2007 |    
|                                                          |  | Warner Music Group Corp.        |     |   | WMG Holdings Corp.(issuer) |   |     | WMG Acquisition Corp. |  |   | Eliminations |   | Warner Music Group Corp. Consolidated |  
|                                                          |  | (in millions)                   |    
|Revenues                                                  |  | $                               |    |   |                            | $ |    |                       |  | $ | 1,712        |   |                                       | $ |   |  | $ | 1,712  |  
|Costs and expenses:                                       |  |                                 |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |        |  
|Cost of revenues                                          |  |                                 |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (935         | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (935   | )
|Selling, general and administrative expenses              |  |                                 |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (565         | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (565   | )
|Restructuring costs                                       |  |                                 |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (12          | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (12    | )
|Amortization of intangible assets                         |  |                                 |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (101         | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (101   | )
|                                                          |  |                                 |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |        |  
|Total costs and expenses                                  |  |                                 |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (1,613       | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (1,613 | )
|                                                          |  |                                 |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |        |  
|Operating income                                          |  |                                 |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | 99           |   |                                       |   |   |  |   | 99     |  
|Interest expense, net                                     |  |                                 | 1   |   |                            |   | (9  | )                     |  |   | (84          | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (92    | )
|Equity in the (losses) gains of consolidated subsidiaries |  |                                 | (10 | ) |                            |   | (1  | )                     |  |   |             |   |                                       |   | 11 |  |   |       |  
|                                                          |  |                                 |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |        |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes                         |  |                                 | (9  | ) |                            |   | (10 | )                     |  |   | 15           |   |                                       |   | 11 |  |   | 7      |  
|Income tax expense                                        |  |                                 |    |   |                            |   |    |                       |  |   | (16          | ) |                                       |   |   |  |   | (16    | )
|                                                          |  |                                 |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |        |  
|Net (loss) income                                         |  | $                               | (9  | ) |                            | $ | (10 | )                     |  | $ | (1           | ) |                                       | $ | 11 |  | $ | (9     | )
|                                                          |  |                                 |     |   |                            |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |                                       |   |    |  |   |        |  



|                                                          |  |                                 |    |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |  |                                       |      |   |  |   |        |  
|--------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | -- | -------------------------- | - | -- | --------------------- |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ------------------------------------- | ---- | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                          |  | Six months ended March 31, 2006 |   
|                                                          |  | Warner Music Group Corp.        |    | WMG Holdings Corp.(issuer) |   |    | WMG Acquisition Corp. |  |   | Eliminations |   |  | Warner Music Group Corp. Consolidated |     
|                                                          |  | (in millions)                   |   
|Revenues                                                  |  | $                               |   |                            | $ |   |                       |  | $ | 1,840        |   |  | $                                     |     |   |  | $ | 1,840  |  
|Costs and expenses:                                       |  |                                 |    |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |  |                                       |      |   |  |   |        |  
|Cost of revenues                                          |  |                                 |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (939         | ) |  |                                       |     |   |  |   | (939   | )
|Selling, general and administrative expenses              |  |                                 |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (617         | ) |  |                                       |     |   |  |   | (617   | )
|Amortization of intangible assets                         |  |                                 |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (95          | ) |  |                                       |     |   |  |   | (95    | )
|                                                          |  |                                 |    |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |  |                                       |      |   |  |   |        |  
|Total costs and expenses                                  |  |                                 |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (1,651       | ) |  |                                       |     |   |  |   | (1,651 | )
|                                                          |  |                                 |    |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |  |                                       |      |   |  |   |        |  
|Operating income                                          |  |                                 |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | 189          |   |  |                                       |     |   |  |   | 189    |  
|Interest expense, net                                     |  |                                 |   |                            |   | (8 | )                     |  |   | (82          | ) |  |                                       |     |   |  |   | (90    | )
|Equity in the gains of equity-method investees, net       |  |                                 |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | 1            |   |  |                                       |     |   |  |   | 1      |  
|Equity in the gains (losses) of consolidated subsidiaries |  |                                 | 62 |                            |   | 70 |                       |  |   |             |   |  |                                       | (132 | ) |  |   |       |  
|Other income, net                                         |  |                                 |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | 2            |   |  |                                       |     |   |  |   | 2      |  
|                                                          |  |                                 |    |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |  |                                       |      |   |  |   |        |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes                         |  |                                 | 62 |                            |   | 62 |                       |  |   | 110          |   |  |                                       | (132 | ) |  |   | 102    |  
|Income tax expense                                        |  |                                 |   |                            |   |   |                       |  |   | (40          | ) |  |                                       |     |   |  |   | (40    | )
|                                                          |  |                                 |    |                            |   |    |                       |  |   |              |   |  |                                       |      |   |  |   |        |  
|Net income (loss)                                         |  | $                               | 62 |                            | $ | 62 |                       |  | $ | 70           |   |  | $                                     | (132 | ) |  | $ | 62     |  
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Supplementary Information

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

For The Six Months Ended March 31, 2007



|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | --- | - | --------------------------- | - | --- | --------------------- |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ------------ | ---- | - |  | - | ---- | -
|                                                                                                   |  | Warner Music Group Corp. |     |   | WMG Holdings Corp. (issuer) |   |     | WMG Acquisition Corp. |  |   | Eliminations |   |  | Consolidated |     
|                                                                                                   |  | (in millions)            |    
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                              |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Net (loss) income                                                                                  |  | $                        | (9  | ) |                             | $ | (10 | )                     |  | $ | (1           | ) |  | $            | 11   |   |  | $ | (9   | )
|Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                                      |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 121          |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 121  |  
|Deferred taxes                                                                                     |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (22          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (22  | )
|Non-cash interest expense                                                                          |  |                          |    |   |                             |   | 9   |                       |  |   | 22           |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 31   |  
|Non-cash stock compensation expense                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 5            |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 5    |  
|Equity in the (gains) losses of equity-method investees, including distributions                   |  |                          | 10  |   |                             |   | 1   |                       |  |   |             |   |  |              | (11  | ) |  |   |     |  
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                       |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Accounts receivable                                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 118          |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 118  |  
|Inventories                                                                                        |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (7           | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (7   | )
|Royalty advances                                                                                   |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (28          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (28  | )
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                           |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (102         | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (102 | )
|Other balance sheet changes                                                                        |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   |             |   |  |              |     |   |  |   |     |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                                          |  |                          | 1   |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 106          |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 107  |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                              |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Loan to third parties                                                                              |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (24          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (24  | )
|Purchases in short term investments                                                                |  |                          | 18  |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   |             |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 18   |  
|Investments and acquisitions                                                                       |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (57          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (57  | )
|Proceeds from the sale of buildings                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 7            |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 7    |  
|Capital expenditures                                                                               |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (13          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (13  | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities                                                |  |                          | 18  |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (87          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (69  | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                              |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Quarterly debt repayments                                                                          |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (8           | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (8   | )
|Change in intercompany                                                                             |  |                          | (1  | ) |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 1            |   |  |              |     |   |  |   |     |  
|Proceeds from the exercise of stock options                                                        |  |                          | 2   |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   |             |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 2    |  
|Return of capital received                                                                         |  |                          | 80  |   |                             |   | 80  |                       |  |   |             |   |  |              | (160 | ) |  |   |     |  
|Return of capital and dividends paid                                                               |  |                          | (40 | ) |                             |   | (80 | )                     |  |   | (80          | ) |  |              | 160  |   |  |   | (40  | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                                |  |                          | 41  |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (87          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (46  | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash                                           |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 3            |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 3    |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents                                                    |  |                          | 60  |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (65          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (5   | )
|Cash and equivalents at beginning of period                                                        |  |                          | 41  |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 326          |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 367  |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Cash and equivalents at end of period                                                              |  | $                        | 101 |   |                             | $ |    |                       |  | $ | 261          |   |  | $            |     |   |  | $ | 362  |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |      |  



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Warner Music Group Corp.

Supplementary Information

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)

For The Six Months Ended March 31, 2006



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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | --- | - | --------------------------- | - | --- | --------------------- |  | - | ------------ | - |  | ------------ | ---- | - |  | - | --- | -
|                                                                                                   |  | Warner Music Group Corp. |     |   | WMG Holdings Corp. (issuer) |   |     | WMG Acquisition Corp. |  |   | Eliminations |   |  | Consolidated |     
|                                                                                                   |  | (in millions)            |    
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                              |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Net income (loss)                                                                                  |  | $                        | 62  |   |                             | $ | 62  |                       |  | $ | 70           |   |  | $            | (132 | ) |  | $ | 62  |  
|Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                                      |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 117          |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 117 |  
|Deferred taxes                                                                                     |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (2           | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (2  | )
|Non-cash interest expense                                                                          |  |                          |    |   |                             |   | 8   |                       |  |   | 18           |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 26  |  
|Non-cash stock compensation expense                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 8            |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 8   |  
|Equity in the gains of equity-method investees, including distributions                            |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (1           | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (1  | )
|Equity in the (gains) losses of consolidated subsidiaries                                          |  |                          | (62 | ) |                             |   | (70 | )                     |  |   |             |   |  |              | 132  |   |  |   |    |  
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                       |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Accounts receivable                                                                                |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 108          |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 108 |  
|Inventories                                                                                        |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 8            |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 8   |  
|Royalty advances                                                                                   |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (29          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (29 | )
|Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                                           |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (70          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (70 | )
|Other balance sheet changes                                                                        |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (22          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (22 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Net cash provided by operating activities                                                          |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 205          |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 205 |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                              |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Investments and acquisitions                                                                       |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (18          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (18 | )
|Purchases in short term investments                                                                |  |                          | (34 | ) |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (27          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (61 | )
|Capital expenditures                                                                               |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (12          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (12 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Net cash used in investing activities                                                              |  |                          | (34 | ) |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (57          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (91 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                              |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Quarterly debt repayments                                                                          |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | (8           | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (8  | )
|Capital contributions received/paid                                                                |  |                          | (3  | ) |                             |   | 3   |                       |  |   |             |   |  |              |     |   |  |   |    |  
|Change in intercompany                                                                             |  |                          |    |   |                             |   | (8  | )                     |  |   | 8            |   |  |              |     |   |  |   |    |  
|Return of capital and dividends paid                                                               |  |                          | 45  |   |                             |   | 4   |                       |  |   | (86          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (37 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                                                |  |                          | 42  |   |                             |   | (1  | )                     |  |   | (86          | ) |  |              |     |   |  |   | (45 | )
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash                                           |  |                          |    |   |                             |   |    |                       |  |   | 2            |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 2   |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents                                                    |  |                          | 8   |   |                             |   | (1  | )                     |  |   | 64           |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 71  |  
|Cash and equivalents at beginning of period                                                        |  |                          | 40  |   |                             |   | 1   |                       |  |   | 247          |   |  |              |     |   |  |   | 288 |  
|                                                                                                   |  |                          |     |   |                             |   |     |                       |  |   |              |   |  |              |      |   |  |   |     |  
|Cash and equivalents at end of period                                                              |  | $                        | 48  |   |                             | $ |    |                       |  | $ | 311          |   |  | $            |     |   |  | $ | 359 |  
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|ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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You should read the following discussion of our results of operations and financial condition with the unaudited interim financial statements included
elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 (the Quarterly Report). This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties. Actual results
may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

We make available on our Internet website free of charge our
annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K as soon as practicable after we electronically file such reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Our website address is
www.wmg.com. The information contained in our website is not incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
UNDER PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This Quarterly Report includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Quarterly Report, including,
without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs, savings and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking
statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will, expect, intend, estimate, anticipate, believe or
continue or the negative thereof or variations thereon or similar terminology. Such statements include, among others, statements regarding our ability to develop talent and attract future talent, to reduce future capital expenditures, to
monetize our music content, including through new distribution channels and formats, to effectively deploy our capital, the development of digital music and the effect of digital distribution channels on our business, including whether or not the
Internet will become an important sales channel and whether we will be able to achieve higher margins from digital sales, our success in limiting piracy, our ability to compete in the highly competitive markets in which we operate, the growth of the
music industry and the effect of our and the music industrys efforts to combat piracy on the industry, our intention to pay regular quarterly dividends, the adequacy of our existing sources of cash to support our existing operations during the
next twelve months and, the effect of litigation and other investigations on us. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to
have been correct.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report. Additionally important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this Quarterly Report. As stated elsewhere in this
Quarterly Report, such risks, uncertainties and other important factors include, among others:



| |  |  | the impact of our substantial leverage on our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, on our ability to react to changes in the economy or our
industry and on our ability to meet our obligations under our indebtedness;
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| |  |  | the continued decline in the global recorded music industry and the rate of overall decline in the music industry;
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| |  |  | our ability to continue to identify, sign and retain desirable talent at manageable costs;
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| |  |  | the threat posed to our business by piracy of music by means of home CD-R activity and Internet peer-to-peer file-sharing;
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| |  |  | the significant threat posed to our business and the music industry by organized industrial piracy;
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| |  |  | the popular demand for particular recording artists and/or songwriters and albums and the timely completion of albums by major recording artists and/or songwriters;
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| |  |  | the diversity and quality of our portfolio of songwriters;
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| |  |  | the diversity and quality of our album releases;
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| |  |  | significant fluctuations in our results of operations and cash flows due to the nature of our business;
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| |  |  | our involvement in intellectual property litigation;
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| |  |  | the possible downward pressure on our pricing and profit margins;
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| |  |  | the seasonal and cyclical nature of recorded music sales;
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| |  |  | our ability to continue to enforce our intellectual property rights in digital environments;
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| |  |  | the ability to develop a successful business model applicable to a digital environment;
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| |  |  | the ability to maintain product pricing in a competitive environment;
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| |  |  | the impact of heightened and intensive competition in the recorded music and music publishing businesses and our inability to execute our business strategy;
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| |  |  | risks associated with our non-U.S. operations, including limited legal protections of our intellectual property rights and restrictions on the repatriation of
capital;
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| |  |  | the impact of legitimate music distribution on the Internet or the introduction of other new music distribution formats;
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| |  |  | the reliance on a limited number of online music stores and their ability to significantly influence the pricing structure for online music stores;
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| |  |  | the impact of rate regulations on our Recorded Music and Music Publishing business;
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| |  |  | the impact of rates on other income streams that may be set by arbitration proceedings on our business; risks associated with the fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates;
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| |  |  | our ability and the ability of our joint venture partners to operate our existing joint ventures satisfactorily;
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| |  |  | the enactment of legislation limiting the terms by which an individual can be bound under a personal services contract;
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| |  |  | potential loss of catalog if it is determined that recording artists have a right to recapture recordings under the U.S. Copyright Act;
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| |  |  | changes in law and government regulations;
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| |  |  | legal or other developments related to pending litigation or investigations by the Attorney General of the State of New York, the Department of Justice and the
European Commission;
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| |  |  | trends that affect the end uses of our musical compositions (which include uses in broadcast radio and television, film and advertising businesses);
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| |  |  | the growth of other products that compete for the disposable income of consumers;
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| |  |  | risks inherent in relying on one supplier for manufacturing, packaging and distribution services in North America and Europe;
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| |  |  | risks inherent in our acquiring or investing in other businesses including our ability to successfully manage new businesses that we may acquire as we diversify
revenue streams within the music industry;
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| |  |  | the impact of our recently announced realignment plan on our business;
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| |  |  | the possibility that our owners interests will conflict with ours or yours;
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| |  |  | increased costs and diversion of resources associated with complying with the internal control reporting or other requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
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| |  |  | the effects associated with the formation of Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG) or the potential acquisition of BMG Music Publishing Group by
Universal; and
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| |  |  | failure to attract and retain key personnel.
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There may be other factors not presently known to us or which we currently consider to be immaterial that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf apply only as of the date of this Quarterly Report and are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this Quarterly Report. We disclaim any duty to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.

INTRODUCTION

Warner Music Group Corp. (the Company or Parent) was formed by a private equity consortium of Investors (the Investor Group) on November 21, 2003. The original Investor Group
included Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and its affiliates (THL), Bain Capital and its affiliates (Bain), Providence Equity Partners, Inc. and its affiliates (Providence) and Music Capital Partners, L.P.
(Music Capital). The shares held by Music Capital had been subject to a stockholders agreement among Music Capital, THL, Bain and Providence and certain other parties. On May 7, 2007, Music Capital made a pro rata distribution of
all shares of common stock of the Company held by it to its partners. Music Capitals partnership agreement requires that the Music Capital partnership dissolve and commence winding up by the second anniversary of the Companys May 2005
initial public offering. At such time, the shares distributed by Music Capital ceased to be subject to the voting and other provisions of the stockholders agreement and Music Capital was no longer part of the Investor Group subject to the
stockholders agreement. The Company is the direct parent of WMG Holdings Corp. (Holdings), which is the direct parent of WMG Acquisition Corp. (Acquisition Corp.). Acquisition Corp. is one of the worlds major
music-based content companies and the successor to substantially all of the interests of the recorded music and music publishing businesses of Time Warner Inc. (Time Warner). Effective March 1, 2004, Acquisition Corp. acquired such
interests from Time Warner for approximately $2.6 billion (the Acquisition).

The Company and Holdings are holding companies
that conduct substantially all of their business operations through their subsidiaries. The terms we, us, our, ours, and the Company refer collectively to Warner Music Group Corp. and its
consolidated subsidiaries, except where otherwise indicated.

Managements discussion and analysis of results of operations and
financial condition (MD&A) is provided as a supplement to the unaudited financial statements and footnotes included elsewhere herein to help provide an understanding of our financial condition, changes in financial condition and
results of our operations. MD&A is organized as follows:



| |  |  | Overview. This section provides a general description of our business, as well as recent developments that we believe are important in understanding our
results of operations and financial condition and in anticipating future trends.
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| |  |  | Results of operations. This section provides an analysis of our results of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.
This analysis is presented on both a consolidated and segment basis.
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| |  |  | Financial condition and liquidity. This section provides an analysis of our cash flows for the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, as well as
a discussion of our financial condition and liquidity as of March 31, 2007. The discussion of our financial condition and liquidity includes (i) our available financial capacity under the revolving credit portion of our senior secured
credit facility and (ii) a summary of our key debt compliance measures under our debt agreements.
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Use of OIBDA

We evaluate our operating performance based on several factors, including our primary financial measure of operating income (loss) before non-cash depreciation of tangible assets and non-cash amortization of intangible assets (which we
refer to as OIBDA). We consider OIBDA to be an important indicator of the operational strengths and performance of our businesses, including the ability to provide cash flows to service debt. However, a limitation of the use of OIBDA as
a performance measure is that it does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in our businesses. Accordingly, OIBDA should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute
for, operating income (loss), net income (loss) and other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

OVERVIEW

Description of Business

We are one
of the worlds major music-based content companies. We classify our business interests into two fundamental operations: Recorded Music and Music Publishing. A brief description of each of these operations is presented below.

Our business is seasonal. Therefore, operating results for the three and six month periods ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of
the results that may be expected for fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

Recorded Music Operations

Our Recorded Music business consists of the discovery and development of artists and the related marketing, distribution and licensing of recorded music
produced by such artists. In addition to the more traditional methods of discovering and developing artists, we established our Independent Label Group (ILG) to discover artists earlier in their careers and at a lower cost by leveraging
our independent distribution network.

In the U.S., our Recorded Music operations are conducted principally through our major record
labelsWarner Bros. Records and The Atlantic Records Group. Our Recorded Music operations also include Rhino Entertainment (Rhino), a division that specializes in marketing our music catalog through compilations and reissuances of
previously released music and video titles, as well as in the licensing of recordings to and from third parties for various uses, including film and television soundtracks. On May 31, 2006, the Company completed the acquisition of Ryko
Corporation (Ryko), a leading independent, integrated music and entertainment company. In January 2007, the Company acquired a majority interest in Roadrunner, which includes Roadrunner Records, one of the leading hard rock and heavy
metal labels.

Outside the U.S., our Recorded Music activities are conducted in more than 50 countries through Warner Music International
(WMI) and its various subsidiaries, affiliates and non-affiliated licensees. WMI engages in the same activities as our U.S. labels: discovering and signing artists and distributing, marketing and selling their recorded music. In most
cases, WMI also markets and distributes the records of those artists for whom our domestic record labels have international rights. In certain smaller countries, WMI licenses to unaffiliated third-party record labels the right to distribute its
records.

Our Recorded Music distribution operations include Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation (WEA Corp.), which markets and
sells music products to retailers and wholesale distributors in the U.S.; Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA), which distributes the products of independent labels to retail and wholesale distributors in the U.S.; Ryko Distribution,
which distributes music and DVD releases from Rykodisc, Rykos record music label, and third-party record and video labels; various distribution centers and ventures operated internationally; an 80% interest in Word Entertainment, which
specializes in the distribution of music products in the Christian retail marketplace; and ADA U.K., which provides ADAs distribution services to independent labels in the U.K.



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Our principal Recorded Music revenue sources are sales of CDs, digital downloads, mobile phone ringtones
and other recorded music products and license fees received for the ancillary uses of our recorded music catalog. The principal costs associated with our Recorded Music operations are as follows:



| |  |  | royalty costs and artist and repertoire coststhe costs associated with (i) paying royalties to artists, producers, songwriters, other copyright holders
and trade unions, (ii) signing and developing artists, (iii) creating master recordings in the studio and (iv) creating artwork for album covers and liner notes;
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | product coststhe costs to manufacture, package and distribute product to wholesale and retail distribution outlets;
| | - |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



| |  |  | selling and marketing coststhe costs associated with the promotion and marketing of artists and recorded music products, including costs to produce music
videos for promotional purposes and artist tour support; and
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| |  |  | general and administrative coststhe costs associated with general overhead and other administrative costs.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Music Publishing Operations

Where Recorded Music is
focused on exploiting a particular recording of a song, Music Publishing is an intellectual property business focused on the exploitation of the song itself. In return for promoting, placing, marketing and administering the creative output of a
songwriter, or engaging in those activities for other rights holders, our Music Publishing business garners a share of the revenues generated from use of the song.

Our Music Publishing operations include Warner/Chappell, our global Music Publishing company headquartered in Los Angeles with operations in over 50 countries through various subsidiaries, affiliates and
non-affiliated licensees. We own or control rights to more than one million musical compositions, including numerous pop hits, American standards, folk songs and motion picture and theatrical compositions. Assembled over decades, our award-winning
catalog includes over 65,000 songwriters and composers and a diverse range of genres including pop, rock, jazz, country, R&B, hip-hop, rap, reggae, Latin, folk, blues, symphonic, soul, Broadway, techno, alternative, gospel and other Christian
music. Warner/Chappell also administers the music and soundtracks of several third-party television and film producers and studios, including Lucasfilm, Ltd. and Hallmark Entertainment. In addition to the more traditional methods, we have
implemented new initiatives to promote and develop emerging songwriters, such as our label, Perfect Game Recording Co., which, similar to ILG, seeks to identify and nurture songwriters earlier in their careers.

Publishing revenues are derived from four main sources:



| |  |  | Mechanical: the licensor receives royalties with respect to compositions embodied in recordings sold in any format or configuration, including physical
recordings (e.g., CDs, DVDs, video cassettes), online and wireless downloads and mobile phone ringtones.
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| |  |  | Performance: the licensor receives royalties if the composition is performed publicly through broadcast of music on television, radio, cable and
satellite, live performance at a concert or other venue (e.g., arena concerts, nightclubs), online and wireless streaming and performance of music in staged theatrical productions.
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| |  |  | Synchronization: the licensor receives royalties or fees for the right to use the composition in combination with visual images such as in films or
television programs, television commercials and videogames.
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| |  |  | Other: the licensor receives royalties from other uses such as in toys or novelty items and for use in sheet music.
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The principal costs associated with our Music Publishing operations are as follows:



| |  |  | artist and repertoire coststhe costs associated with (i) signing and developing songwriters and (ii) paying royalties to songwriters, co-publishers
and other copyright holders in connection with income generated from the exploitation of their copyrighted works; and
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| |  |  | administration coststhe costs associated with general overhead and other administrative costs.
| | - |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Factors Affecting Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Market Factors

Since 1999, the recorded music industry has been unstable, which has adversely affected our operating
results. The industry-wide decline can be attributed primarily to digital piracy. Other drivers of this decline are the bankruptcies of record retailers and wholesalers, growing competition for consumer discretionary spending and retail shelf space,
and the maturation of the CD format, which has slowed the historical growth pattern of recorded music sales. While CD sales still generate most of the recorded music revenues, CD sales continue to decline industry-wide and we expect that trend to
continue. While new formats for selling recorded music product have been created, including the legal downloading of digital music using the Internet, DVD-Audio formats and the distribution of music on mobile devices, significant revenue streams
from these new formats are just beginning to emerge. The recorded music industry performance may continue to negatively impact our operating results. In addition, a declining recorded music industry could continue to have an adverse impact on the
music publishing business. This is because our music publishing business generates a portion of its revenues from mechanical royalties received from the sale of music in recorded music formats such as the CD. Due in part to the development of the
new formats mentioned above and ongoing anti-piracy initiatives, we believe that the recorded music industry is positioned to improve over the coming years. However, the industry may relapse into a period of decline. In addition, there can be no
assurances as to the timing or the extent of any improvement in the industry.

Realignment Plan for Fiscal Year 2007

The Company announced plans to implement changes intended to better align the Companys workforce with the changing nature of the music industry.
These changes are part of the Companys continued evolution from a traditional record and songs-based business to a music-based content company and its ongoing management of its cost structure. The changes include a continued redeployment of
resources to focus on new business initiatives to help the Company diversify its revenue streams, including digital opportunities. The realignment plan is also designed to improve the operating effectiveness and efficiency of our current businesses
and to realign our management structure to, among other things, effectively address the continued development of digital distribution channels along with the decline of industry-wide CD sales.

The Company intends to enhance its effectiveness, flexibility, structure, and performance by reducing and realigning long-term costs. This will primarily
consist of the reorganization of management structures to more adequately and carefully address regional needs and new business requirements, to reduce organizational complexity and to improve leadership channels. The Company also intends to
continue to shift resources from our physical sales channels to efforts focused on digital distribution and emerging technologies and other new revenue streams. Part of the plan will also result in the outsourcing of some back-office functions as a
cost-savings measure. To implement such changes, the Company expects to reduce its headcount by approximately 10%. In connection with these reductions, the Company expects to incur a charge ranging from $55 million to $65 million for severance and
related benefits. In addition, the Company expects to incur implementation charges ranging from $10 million to $15 million related to consulting fees, costs of temporary workers and stay bonuses. All of these restructuring and implementation costs
will be paid in cash. To implement such changes, the Company expects to reduce headcount by approximately 400 employees. The Company expects the majority of any cost savings to be offset by new hirings and ongoing investment focused on new business
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We anticipate that the changes described above will be implemented by the end of fiscal year 2007. The
Company also expects to incur substantially all of the costs associated with the realignment plan by the end of the current fiscal year. Approximately $12 million of restructuring costs were incurred in the Companys fiscal second quarter
of 2007, consisting primarily of the elimination of duplicative positions and redirecting of resources to growth areas of the Companys businesses in Europe.

The 2004 Restructuring Plan

Immediately following the Acquisition, we executed a number of cost-saving initiatives in an
attempt to realign our cost structure with the changing economics of the industry. These initiatives included significant headcount reductions from the consolidation of operations and the streamlining of corporate and label overhead, exiting certain
leased facilities in an effort to consolidate locations and the sale of our manufacturing, packaging and physical distribution operations. We completed substantially all of our historical restructuring efforts in fiscal year 2005 and implemented
approximately $250 million of annualized cost savings.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2006

The
following table summarizes our historical results of operations:



|                                                 |  |                                  |      |   |                                  |   |      |  
|------------------------------------------------ |  | -------------------------------- | ---- | - | -------------------------------- | - | ---- | -
|                                                 |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2007 |      |   | Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                                                 |  | (unaudited)                      |      |   | (unaudited)                      |  
|                                                 |  | (in millions)                    |     
|Revenues                                         |  | $                                | 784  |   |                                  | $ | 796  |  
|Costs and expenses:                              |  |                                  |      |   |                                  |   |      |  
|Cost of revenues (1)                             |  |                                  | (427 | ) |                                  |   | (409 | )
|Selling, general and administrative expenses (1) |  |                                  | (275 | ) |                                  |   | (294 | )
|Restructuring costs                              |  |                                  | (12  | ) |                                  |   |     |  
|Amortization of intangible assets                |  |                                  | (51  | ) |                                  |   | (48  | )
|                                                 |  |                                  |      |   |                                  |   |      |  
|Total costs and expenses                         |  |                                  | (765 | ) |                                  |   | (751 | )
|                                                 |  |                                  |      |   |                                  |   |      |  
|Operating income                                 |  |                                  | 19   |   |                                  |   | 45   |  
|Interest expense, net                            |  |                                  | (45  | ) |                                  |   | (45  | )
|Equity in gains of equity-method investees, net  |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   | 1    |  
|Other income, net                                |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   | 2    |  
|                                                 |  |                                  |      |   |                                  |   |      |  
|(Loss) income before income taxes                |  | $                                | (26  | ) |                                  | $ | 3    |  
|Income tax expense                               |  |                                  | (1   | ) |                                  |   | (10  | )
|                                                 |  |                                  |      |   |                                  |   |      |  
|Net loss                                         |  | $                                | (27  | ) |                                  | $ | (7   | )
|                                                 |  |                                  |      |   |                                  |   |      |  

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|(1) | Includes depreciation expense of $10 million and $11 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
|--- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Consolidated Historical Results

Revenues

Our revenues decreased $12 million, or 2%, to $784 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $796 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding a $30 million favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates, total revenue declined by $42 million, or 5%, primarily resulting from a decrease in physical sales of $66 million. This decrease was due
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months ended March 31, 2007, as compared to the prior year, and was offset in part by increases in digital revenue of $19 million. Music Publishing
revenues, excluding digital sales, increased by approximately $12 million in the three months ended March 31, 2007. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, Music Publishing revenues, excluding digital sales, increased by
$3 million.

Digital revenues increased $21 million to $111 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $90
million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Digital revenues represent 14% and 11% of consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Total digital revenues were comprised of U.S. revenues of
$80 million, or 72% of total digital revenues, and international revenues of $31 million, or 28% of total digital revenues.

International
operations represented $365 million of consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $379 million of consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2006, comprising 47% and 48% of total
revenues, respectively.

See Business Segment Results presented hereinafter for a discussion of revenue by business segment.

Cost of revenues

Our cost of revenues
increased $18 million, or 4%, to $427 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $409 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Expressed as a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues was 54% and 51% for the
three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Excluding a $19 million impact of foreign currency exchange rates, our cost of revenues decreased $1 million which was primarily driven by lower physical sales as compared to the prior
year. As a percentage of revenues, royalty expenses grew approximately 3%, which was driven by a change in product mix,. Product costs decreased by $8 million, which was primarily driven by the decline in physical sales and increase in digital
revenues.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $19 million, or 6%, to $275 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $294 million for the three months ended March 31,
2006. Excluding an $8 million impact of foreign currency exchange rates, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $27 million, or 9%, which was driven primarily by a decrease in sales and marketing costs of $14 million and a
decrease in distribution costs of $2 million, primarily associated with the decline in physical sales previously described. The remaining decrease was driven primarily by cost management efforts, which was offset in part by employee termination
costs of $4 million associated with our realignment plan.

Restructuring costs

Our restructuring costs were $12 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007. These are mainly severance costs incurred in connection with our
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Reconciliation of Consolidated Historical OIBDA to Operating Income and Net Income

As previously described, we use OIBDA as our primary measure of financial performance. The following table reconciles OIBDA to operating income and
further provides the components from operating income to net income for purposes of the discussion that follows:



|                                           |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |  
|------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------------------- | --- | - | --------------------------------- | - | --- | -
|                                           |  | Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 |     |   | Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 |  
|                                           |  | (unaudited)                       |     |   | (unaudited)                       |  
|                                           |  | (in millions)                     |    
|OIBDA                                      |  | $                                 | 80  |   |                                   | $ | 104 |  
|Depreciation expense                       |  |                                   | (10 | ) |                                   |   | (11 | )
|Amortization expense                       |  |                                   | (51 | ) |                                   |   | (48 | )
|                                           |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |  
|Operating income                           |  |                                   | 19  |   |                                   |   | 45  |  
|Interest expense, net                      |  |                                   | (45 | ) |                                   |   | (45 | )
|Equity in gains of equity-method investees |  |                                   |    |   |                                   |   | 1   |  
|Other income, net                          |  |                                   |    |   |                                   |   | 2   |  
|                                           |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |  
|(Loss) income before income taxes          |  | $                                 | (26 | ) |                                   | $ | 3   |  
|Income tax expense                         |  |                                   | (1  | ) |                                   |   | (10 | )
|                                           |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |  
|Net loss                                   |  | $                                 | (27 | ) |                                   | $ | (7  | )
|                                           |  |                                   |     |   |                                   |   |     |  

OIBDA

Our OIBDA decreased $24 million, or 23% to $80 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $104 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006, primarily driven by the decline in physical sales and costs
associated with our restructuring plan as previously discussed.

Depreciation expense

Our depreciation expense decreased by $1 million to $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $11 million for the three
months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease primarily relates to lower capital spending since the date of the Acquisition.

Amortization expense

Our amortization expense increased by $3 million, or 6%, to $51 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to
$48 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase relates to the acquisition of certain recorded music catalog assets, including Ryko, and the acquisition of various music publishing copyrights.

Operating income

Our operating income decreased $26
million, or 58% to $19 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $45 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006, which mainly relates to the decline in physical sales and to the restructuring costs previously
discussed.

Interest expense, net

Our
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Equity in gains of equity-method investees, net

Equity in the gains of equity method investees was less than $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $1 million for the
three months ended March 31, 2006.

Other income, net

Other income, net was less than $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Our other income relates primarily to favorable foreign currency
exchange rate movements associated with intercompany receivables and payables that are short-term in nature and therefore, required to be recognized in the Statement of Operations under U.S. GAAP.

Income tax expense

We provided an income tax expense
of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. This was a result of the decline in pre-tax income, which was primarily a result of the decrease in operating income
discussed previously.

Net loss

Our
net loss increased $20 million to $27 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease was due primarily to the decline in physical sales and restructuring
costs previously discussed, off set in part by the decrease in income tax expense.

Business Segment Results

Revenue, OIBDA and operating income by business segment are as follows:



|                                   |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  
|---------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | --- | - | -------------------------------- | - | --- | -
|                                   |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2007 |     |   | Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                                   |  | (unaudited)                      |     |   | (unaudited)                      |  
|                                   |  | (in millions)                    |    
|Recorded Music                     |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  
|Revenue                            |  | $                                | 648 |   |                                  | $ | 676 |  
|OIBDA                              |  | $                                | 55  |   |                                  | $ | 81  |  
|Operating income                   |  | $                                | 13  |   |                                  | $ | 40  |  
|                                   |  |                                 
|Music Publishing                   |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  
|Revenue                            |  | $                                | 143 |   |                                  | $ | 129 |  
|OIBDA                              |  | $                                | 53  |   |                                  | $ | 47  |  
|Operating income                   |  | $                                | 38  |   |                                  | $ | 32  |  
|                                   |  |                                 
|Corporate and Revenue Eliminations |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  
|Revenue                            |  | $                                | (7  | ) |                                  | $ | (9  | )
|OIBDA                              |  | $                                | (28 | ) |                                  | $ | (24 | )
|Operating loss                     |  | $                                | (32 | ) |                                  | $ | (27 | )
|                                   |  |                                 
|Total                              |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  
|Revenue                            |  | $                                | 784 |   |                                  | $ | 796 |  
|OIBDA                              |  | $                                | 80  |   |                                  | $ | 104 |  
|Operating income                   |  | $                                | 19  |   |                                  | $ | 45  |  

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|(1) | The OIBDA and Operating Income for the three months ended March 31, 2007 has been reduced by $12 million of restructuring costs. Of such an amount, $11 million relates to
Recorded Music and $1 million relates to Corporate.
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Recorded Music

Recorded Music revenues decreased by $28 million, or 4%, to $648 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 from $676 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding a $22 million
favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates, revenues decreased by $50 million, or 7%, primarily resulting from a $66 million decrease in physical sales, offset in part by an increase in digital sales of $17 million. Physical sales declined
as the current quarter reflected fewer major artist releases and weaker international markets, primarily in Europe, offset in part by increases in sales of domestic repertoire in the Asia Pacific region. The digital sales increase was comprised of
an increase in U.S. and international digital sales of $14 million and $5 million, respectively, which reflect our efforts to develop new digital products and distribution methods. Digital sales comprised approximately 16% of Recorded Music revenues
for the three months ended March 31, 2007, up from 13% of Recorded Music revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2006.

Recorded Music revenues represented 83% and 85% of consolidated revenues, prior to corporate and revenue eliminations, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. U.S. Recorded Music revenues were $358 million and
$361 million, or 55% and 53% of consolidated Recorded Music revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. International Recorded Music revenues were $290 million and $315 million, or 45% and 47 % of
consolidated Recorded Music revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Recorded Music OIBDA decreased
by $26 million, or 32% to $55 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $81 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Expressed as a percentage of Recorded Music revenues, Recorded Music OIBDA was 8% and 12%
for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Excluding a $2 million impact of foreign currency exchange rates, OIBDA decreased by $28 million, which was primarily caused by the significant decline in physical sales
previously described, increased royalty costs related to product mix and $11 million of severance costs related to our realignment plan.

Recorded Music operating income was $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007, down 68% as compared to $40 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Recorded Music operating income included the following
components:



|                              |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  
|----------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | --- | - | -------------------------------- | - | --- | -
|                              |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2007 |     |   | Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                              |  | (unaudited)                      |     |   | (unaudited)                      |  
|                              |  | (in millions)                    |    
|OIBDA                         |  | $                                | 55  |   |                                  | $ | 81  |  
|Depreciation and amortization |  |                                  | (42 | ) |                                  |   | (41 | )
|                              |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  
|Operating income              |  | $                                | 13  |   |                                  | $ | 40  |  
|                              |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  

The $27 million decrease in Recorded Music operating income related to the $26 million decrease in
Recorded Music OIBDA more fully discussed above, and a $1 million an increase in Recorded Music depreciation and amortization.

Music Publishing

Music Publishing revenues increased $14 million, or 11%, to $143 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to
$129 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding a $9 million favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates, Music Publishing revenues increased by $5 million, or 4%, which was primarily a result of timing and increases
in performance revenue of $7 million and digital revenue of $2 million, offset by a decrease in mechanical revenue of $4 million, which primarily related to market declines across a number of territories. Synchronization revenue was relatively flat
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Music Publishing OIBDA increased $6 million, or 13% to $53 million for the three months ended
March 31, 2007 as compared to $47 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding a $1 million impact of foreign currency exchange rates, OIBDA increased $5 million, which resulted primarily from the increase in revenue above
and from adjustments to settlements of royalties payable balances to certain songwriters, offset in part by an increase in new songwriter spending.

Music Publishing operating income was $38 million for the three months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $32 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. Music Publishing operating income includes the following components:



|                              |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  
|----------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | --- | - | -------------------------------- | - | --- | -
|                              |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2007 |     |   | Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                              |  | (unaudited)                      |     |   | (unaudited)                      |  
|                              |  | (in millions)                    |    
|OIBDA                         |  | $                                | 53  |   |                                  | $ | 47  |  
|Depreciation and amortization |  |                                  | (15 | ) |                                  |   | (15 | )
|                              |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  
|Operating income              |  | $                                | 38  |   |                                  | $ | 32  |  
|                              |  |                                  |     |   |                                  |   |     |  

The $6 million increase in Music Publishing operating income related to the $6 million increase in
Music Publishing OIBDA described above.

Corporate Expenses and Eliminations

Corporate expenses before depreciation and amortization expense increased $4 million, or 17% to $28 million for the three months ended March 31,
2007 as compared to $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2006. The increase primarily relates to an increase in consulting and professional fees costs along with $1 million of restructuring costs.

Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 Compared to Six Months Ended March 31, 2006

The following table summarizes our historical results of operations:



|                                                 |  |                               |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|------------------------------------------------ |  | ----------------------------- | ------ | - | ----------------------------- | - | ------ | -
|                                                 |  | Six MonthsEndedMarch 31, 2007 |        |   | Six MonthsEndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                                                 |  | (unaudited)                   |        |   | (unaudited)                   |  
|                                                 |  | (in millions)                 |       
|Revenues                                         |  | $                             | 1,712  |   |                               | $ | 1,840  |  
|Costs and expenses:                              |  |                               |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Cost of revenues (1)                             |  |                               | (935   | ) |                               |   | (939   | )
|Selling, general and administrative expenses (1) |  |                               | (565   | ) |                               |   | (617   | )
|Restructuring costs                              |  |                               | (12    | ) |                               |   |       |  
|Amortization of intangible assets                |  |                               | (101   | ) |                               |   | (95    | )
|                                                 |  |                               |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Total costs and expenses                         |  |                               | (1,613 | ) |                               |   | (1,651 | )
|                                                 |  |                               |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Operating income                                 |  |                               | 99     |   |                               |   | 189    |  
|Interest expense, net                            |  |                               | (92    | ) |                               |   | (90    | )
|Equity in gains of equity-method investees, net  |  |                               |       |   |                               |   | 1      |  
|Other income, net                                |  |                               |       |   |                               |   | 2      |  
|                                                 |  |                               |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Income before income taxes                       |  | $                             | 7      |   |                               | $ | 102    |  
|Income tax expense                               |  |                               | (16    | ) |                               |   | (40    | )
|                                                 |  |                               |        |   |                               |   |        |  
|Net (loss) income                                |  | $                             | (9     | ) |                               | $ | 62     |  
|                                                 |  |                               |        |   |                               |   |        |  

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|(1) | Includes depreciation expense of $20 million and $22 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
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Consolidated Historical Results

Revenues

Our revenues decreased $128 million, or 7%, to $1.712 billion for the six months ended
March 31, 2007 as compared to $1.840 billion for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding a $64 million favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates, total revenue declined by $192 million, or 10%, primarily resulting from a
decrease in physical sales of $259 million. This decrease was due to fewer major artist releases during the six months ended March 31, 2007, as compared to the prior year, and was offset in part by increases in digital revenue of $50 million
and licensing revenue of $16 million. Music Publishing revenues, excluding digital sales, increased by $12 million or 5% in the six months ended March 31, 2007 to $263 million compared to $251 million in the six months ended March 31,
2006. Excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates, Music Publishing revenues, excluding digital sales, decreased by $3 million.

Digital revenues increased $52 million to $211 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $159 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Digital revenues represent 12% and 9% of consolidated revenues for
the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Total digital revenues were comprised of U.S. revenues of $145 million, or 69% of total digital revenues, and international revenues of $66 million, or 31% of total digital revenues.

International operations represented $887 million of consolidated revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to
$964 million of consolidated revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2006, comprising 52% of total revenues for each of the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

See Business Segment Results presented hereinafter for a discussion of revenue by business segment.

Cost of revenues

Our cost of revenues decreased $4
million to $935 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $939 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Expressed as a percentage of revenues, cost of revenues was 55% and 51% for the six months ended
March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Excluding a $39 million impact of foreign currency exchange rates, our cost of revenues decreased $43 million which was primarily driven by lower physical sales as compared to the prior year. As a
percentage of revenues, royalty expenses grew approximately 3%, which was driven by a change in product mix. In addition, royalty advance write-offs drove an additional 1% increase in costs of revenues as a percentage of revenue, due primarily to
increased new artist spending in the current year, in both our Recorded Music and our Music Publishing businesses.

Selling, general and administrative
expenses

Our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $52 million, or 8%, to $565 million for the six months ended
March 31, 2007 as compared to $617 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding a $16 million impact of foreign currency exchange rates, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $68 million, or 11%, which was
driven primarily by decreases in distribution expenses of $13 million and decreases in marketing costs of $38 million, primarily related to the decrease in physical sales. The remaining decrease was driven by cost management efforts, which was
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Reconciliation of Consolidated Historical OIBDA to Operating Income and Net Income

As previously described, we use OIBDA as our primary measure of financial performance. The following table reconciles OIBDA to operating income and
further provides the components from operating income to net income for purposes of the discussion that follows:



|                                                |  |                                 |      |   |                                 |   |     |  
|----------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ---- | - | ------------------------------- | - | --- | -
|                                                |  | Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 |      |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 |  
|                                                |  | (unaudited)                     |      |   | (unaudited)                     |  
|                                                |  | (in millions)                   |     
|OIBDA                                           |  | $                               | 220  |   |                                 | $ | 306 |  
|Depreciation expense                            |  |                                 | (20  | ) |                                 |   | (22 | )
|Amortization expense                            |  |                                 | (101 | ) |                                 |   | (95 | )
|                                                |  |                                 |      |   |                                 |   |     |  
|Operating income                                |  |                                 | 99   |   |                                 |   | 189 |  
|Interest expense, net                           |  |                                 | (92  | ) |                                 |   | (90 | )
|Equity in gains of equity-method investees, net |  |                                 |     |   |                                 |   | 1   |  
|Other Income, net                               |  |                                 |     |   |                                 |   | 2   |  
|                                                |  |                                 |      |   |                                 |   |     |  
|Income before income taxes                      |  | $                               | 7    |   |                                 | $ | 102 |  
|Income tax expense                              |  |                                 | (16  | ) |                                 |   | (40 | )
|                                                |  |                                 |      |   |                                 |   |     |  
|Net (loss) income                               |  | $                               | (9   | ) |                                 | $ | 62  |  
|                                                |  |                                 |      |   |                                 |   |     |  

OIBDA

Our OIBDA decreased $86 million, or 28% to $220 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $306 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006, primarily driven by the decline in physical sales and costs
associated with our restructuring plan and cost-saving initiatives previously discussed.

Depreciation expense

Our depreciation expense decreased by $2 million to $20 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $22 million for the six months
ended March 31, 2006. The decrease primarily relates to lower capital spending since the date of the Acquisition.

Amortization expense

Our amortization expense increased by $6 million, or 6%, to $101 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to
$95 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. The increase relates to the recent acquisition of certain recorded music catalog, including Ryko, and the acquisition of various music publishing copyrights.

Operating income

Our operating income decreased $90
million, or 48% to $99 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $189 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006, which mainly relates to the decline in physical sales and costs associated with our restructuring
plan and cost-saving initiatives previously discussed.

Interest expense, net

Our interest expense, net increased to $92 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $90 million for the six months ended
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Income tax expense

We provided an income tax expense of $16 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $40 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. This was a result of the decline in pre-tax income,
which was primarily a result of the decrease in operating income discussed previously.

Equity in gains of equity method investees

The six months ended March 31, 2007 includes less than $1 million of equity in the gains of equity method investees. The six months ended
March 31, 2006 includes $1 million of equity in the gains of equity method investees.

Other income, net

We recognized other income, net of $2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Our other income relates primarily to favorable foreign
currency on exchange rate movements associated with intercompany receivables and payables that are short-term in nature and therefore, required to be recognized in the Statement of Operations under U.S. GAAP. There was no such income in the six
months ended March 31, 2007.

Net (loss)income

We incurred a net loss of $9 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 compared to net income of $62 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease was due primarily to the decline in
physical sales previously discussed, offset in part by the decrease in income tax expense.

Business Segment Results

Revenue, OIBDA and operating income by business segment are as follows:



|                                   |  |                                |       |   |                                |   |       |  
|---------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | ----- | - | ------------------------------ | - | ----- | -
|                                   |  | Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2007 |       |   | Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                                   |  | (unaudited)                    |       |   | (unaudited)                    |  
|                                   |  | (in millions)                  |      
|Recorded Music                     |  |                                |       |   |                                |   |       |  
|Revenue                            |  | $                              | 1,448 |   |                                | $ | 1,596 |  
|OIBDA                              |  | $                              | 196   |   |                                | $ | 287   |  
|Operating income                   |  | $                              | 112   |   |                                | $ | 206   |  
|                                   |  |                               
|Music Publishing                   |  |                                |       |   |                                |   |       |  
|Revenue                            |  | $                              | 276   |   |                                | $ | 260   |  
|OIBDA                              |  | $                              | 72    |   |                                | $ | 68    |  
|Operating income                   |  | $                              | 41    |   |                                | $ | 38    |  
|                                   |  |                               
|Corporate and Revenue Eliminations |  |                                |       |   |                                |   |       |  
|Revenue                            |  | $                              | (12   | ) |                                | $ | (16   | )
|OIBDA                              |  | $                              | (48   | ) |                                | $ | (49   | )
|Operating loss                     |  | $                              | (54   | ) |                                | $ | (55   | )
|                                   |  |                               
|Total                              |  |                                |       |   |                                |   |       |  
|Revenue                            |  | $                              | 1,712 |   |                                | $ | 1,840 |  
|OIBDA                              |  | $                              | 220   |   |                                | $ | 306   |  
|Operating income                   |  | $                              | 99    |   |                                | $ | 189   |  

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|(1) | The OIBDA and Operating Income for the six months ended March 31, 2007 has been reduced by $12 million of restructuring costs. Of such an amount, $11 million relates to
Recorded Music and $1 million relates to Corporate.
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Recorded Music

Recorded Music revenues decreased by $148 million, or 9%, to $1.448 billion for the six months ended March 31, 2007 from $1.596 billion for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding a $49 million
favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates, revenues decreased by $197 million, or 12%, primarily resulting from a $259 million decrease in physical sales, offset in part by an increase in digital sales of $46 million and an increase in
licensing revenues of $16 million. Physical sales declined as the current six month period end March 31, 2007 reflected fewer major artist releases and weaker international markets, primarily in Europe, offset in part by increases in sales of
domestic repertoire in the Asia Pacific region. Digital sales were comprised of an increase in U.S. digital sales of $29 million and an increase in international digital sales of $17 million, excluding the impact of foreign currency exchange rates,
which reflect our efforts to develop new digital products and distribution methods. Digital sales comprised approximately 14% of Recorded Music revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2007, up from 9% of Recorded Music revenues for the six
months ended March 31, 2006.

Recorded Music revenues represented 85% and 87% of consolidated revenues, prior to corporate and revenue
eliminations, for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. U.S. Recorded Music revenues were $720 million and $768 million, or 50% and 48% of consolidated Recorded Music revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2007
and 2006, respectively. International Recorded Music revenues were $728 million and $828 million, or 50% and 52% of consolidated Recorded Music revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Recorded Music OIBDA decreased by $91 million, or 32% to $196 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $287 million for the six
months ended March 31, 2006. Expressed as a percentage of Recorded Music revenues, Recorded Music OIBDA was 14% and 18% for the six months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Excluding a $7 million impact of foreign currency
exchange rates, OIBDA decreased by $98 million, which was primarily caused by the significant decline in physical sales previously described, the increase in royalty expense related to a variance in product mix from the prior period and the impact
of the restructuring plan.

Recorded Music operating income was $112 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to
$206 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Recorded Music operating income included the following components:



|                              |  |                                |     |   |                                |   |     |  
|----------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | --- | - | ------------------------------ | - | --- | -
|                              |  | Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2007 |     |   | Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                              |  | (unaudited)                    |     |   | (unaudited)                    |  
|                              |  | (in millions)                  |    
|OIBDA                         |  | $                              | 196 |   |                                | $ | 287 |  
|Depreciation and amortization |  |                                | (84 | ) |                                |   | (81 | )
|                              |  |                                |     |   |                                |   |     |  
|Operating income              |  | $                              | 112 |   |                                | $ | 206 |  
|                              |  |                                |     |   |                                |   |     |  

The $94 million decrease in Recorded Music operating income related to the $91 million decrease in
Recorded Music OIBDA more fully discussed above, and an increase in Recorded Music depreciation and amortization of $3 million.

Music Publishing

Music Publishing revenues increased $16 million, or 6%, to $276 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to
$260 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding a $15 million favorable impact of foreign currency exchange rates, Music Publishing revenues increased by $1 million, which was primarily the result of timing and increases in
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million, offset by a decrease in mechanical revenue of $7 million related to market declines across various territories and a decrease in other revenue of $3
million. Synchronization revenue was flat for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to the six months ended March 31, 2006.

Music Publishing OIBDA increased $4 million to $72 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $68 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Excluding a $2 million impact of foreign currency exchange
rates, OIBDA increased $2 million, which resulted primarily from the increase in revenue discussed above and a decrease in costs of revenues due to the change in revenue composition. Additionally, the increase was due to adjustments to settlements
of royalties payable balances of certain songwriters, offset in part by an increase in new songwriter spending.

Music Publishing operating
income was $41 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $38 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. Music Publishing operating income includes the following components:



|                              |  |                                |     |   |                                |   |     |  
|----------------------------- |  | ------------------------------ | --- | - | ------------------------------ | - | --- | -
|                              |  | Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2007 |     |   | Six Months EndedMarch 31, 2006 |  
|                              |  | (unaudited)                    |     |   | (unaudited)                    |  
|                              |  | (in millions)                  |    
|OIBDA                         |  | $                              | 72  |   |                                | $ | 68  |  
|Depreciation and amortization |  |                                | (31 | ) |                                |   | (30 | )
|                              |  |                                |     |   |                                |   |     |  
|Operating income              |  | $                              | 41  |   |                                | $ | 38  |  
|                              |  |                                |     |   |                                |   |     |  

The $3 million increase in Music Publishing operating income related to the $4 million increase in
Music Publishing OIBDA described above and the $1 million increase in depreciation and amortization.

Corporate Expenses and Eliminations

Corporate expenses before depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $1 million, or 2% to $48 million for the six months
ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $49 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. The decrease primarily relates to a decrease in consulting and professional fees.

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY

Financial Condition

At March 31, 2007, we had $2.266 billion of debt, $362 million of cash and equivalents (net debt of $1.904 billion, defined as total debt less
cash and equivalents and short-term investments) and $4 million of shareholders equity. This compares to $2.256 billion of debt, $367 million of cash and equivalents, $18 million of short-term investments (net debt of $1.871 billion) and $58
million of shareholders equity at September 30, 2006. Net debt increased by $33 million as a result of (i) a $5 million decrease in cash and equivalents, (ii) an $18 million decrease in short-term investments, (iii) a $9
million impact of foreign exchange rates on our Acquisition Corp. Sterling-denominated Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 and (iv) $9 million of accretion on our Holdings Discount Notes, offset by a $8 million decrease in debt as a result of
quarterly repayments of our term loans under our senior secured credit facility.

Short-term investments include high-quality, investment
grade securities such as taxable auction rate securities as well as commercial paper and corporate bonds with maturities greater than 90 days but less than one year. We have expanded our investment portfolio in order to increase yield while
maintaining safety of principal consistent with an investment policy approved by our Board of Directors. At March 31, 2006, our short-term investment balance was $18 million. At March 31, 2007, we had no short-term investment balance.



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The $54 million decrease in shareholders equity during the six months ended March 31, 2007
consisted of $5 million of stock compensation and $2 million of stock option exercises, offset primarily by $9 million of net losses for the six months ended March 31, 2007, deferred losses on derivative financial instruments of $7 million,
foreign currency exchange movements of $6 million and by our $38 million in dividends declared on December 29, 2006 and March 8, 2007.

Cash
Flows

The following table summarizes our historical cash flows. The financial data for the six months ended March 31, 2007 and
2006 are unaudited and are derived from our interim financial statements included elsewhere herein.



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|--------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | --- | - | ------------------------------- | - | --- | -
|                            |  | Six Months Ended March 31, 2007 |     |   | Six Months Ended March 31, 2006 |  
|                            |  | (unaudited)                     |     |   | (unaudited)                     |  
|                            |  | (in millions)                   |    
|Cash provided by (used in): |  |                                 |     |   |                                 |   |     |  
|Operating activities        |  | $                               | 107 |   |                                 | $ | 205 |  
|Investing activities        |  |                                 | (69 | ) |                                 |   | (91 | )
|Financing activities        |  |                                 | (46 | ) |                                 |   | (45 | )

Operating Activities

Cash provided by operations was $107 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 compared to $205 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. The $98 million decrease in cash provided by
operations primarily reflects the decrease in physical sales for the last six months of calendar 2006, which resulted in lower collections in the first six months of fiscal year 2007 as compared to the first six months of fiscal year 2006. This
decrease was offset in part by the variable timing of our working capital requirements in association with the variances in our business.

Investing
Activities

Cash used in investing activities was $69 million for the six months ended March 31, 2007 as compared to
$91 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. The $69 million of cash used in investing activities in the six months ended March 31, 2007 consisted primarily of payments to acquire Roadrunner, which included $36 million
paid to acquire 73.5% of Roadrunner, net of cash acquired of $23 million, and a loan to the seller of approximately $14 million. In addition, we paid approximately $11 million to acquire a video production company in the U.K., net of cash acquired,
and $5 million to acquire a digital distribution company in Germany, net of cash acquired, and paid approximately $13 million for capital expenditures. This was offset by the receipt of approximately $7 million related to the sale of certain
buildings and $18 million related to the liquidation of short-term investments, including auction-rate securities. The $91 million of cash used in investing activities in the six months ended March 31, 2006 primarily reflects $61 million of
cash invested in auction-rate securities and other short-term investments, $12 million of capital expenditures, and the acquisition of a small independent record label in Australia.

Financing Activities

Cash used in financing activities was $46 million for the six months ended
March 31, 2007 compared to $45 million for the six months ended March 31, 2006. The $46 million of cash used in financing activities in the six months ended March 31, 2007 consisted of $8 million of our quarterly repayments of
debt and dividend payments of approximately $40 million offset by the receipt of cash for stock option exercises. The $45 million of cash used in financing activities in the six months ended March 31, 2006 consisted of $8 million of our
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Liquidity

Our primary sources of liquidity are the cash flow generated from our subsidiaries operations, availability under the unused $250 million (less $4 million of outstanding letters of credit as of March 31, 2007) revolving credit
portion of our senior secured credit facility and available cash and equivalents and short-term investments. These sources of liquidity are needed to fund our debt service requirements, working capital requirements, capital expenditure requirements,
and regular quarterly dividends. We believe that our existing sources of cash will be sufficient to support our existing operations over the next twelve months.

As of March 31, 2007, our long-term debt consisted of $1.405 billion of borrowings (including $17 million of debt that is classified as a current obligation) under the term loan portion of our senior secured
credit facility, $661 million of Acquisition Corp. Senior Subordinated Notes and $200 million of Holdings Discount Notes. There were no borrowings under the revolving portion of our senior secured credit facility as of March 31, 2007.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

The
senior secured credit facility consists of a $1.405 billion outstanding term loan portion and a $250 million revolving credit portion. The term loan portion of the facility matures in February 2011. We are required to prepay outstanding term
loans, subject to certain exceptions and conditions, with excess cash flow or in the event of certain asset sales and casualty and condemnation events and incurrence of debt. We are required to make minimum repayments under the term loan portion of
our facility in quarterly principal amounts of approximately $4 million through November 2010, with a remaining balloon payment in February 2011. The revolving credit portion of the senior secured credit facility matures in February 2010. There are
no mandatory reductions in borrowing availability for the revolving credit portion of the facility through its term.

Borrowings under both the term loan and revolving credit portion of the senior secured credit
facility currently bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the higher of (1) the prime rate of Bank of America, N.A. and (2) the federal funds rate
plus1/2of 1% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the costs of funds for deposits in the currency of such borrowing for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain
additional costs. As of March 31, 2007, the applicable margins with respect to base rate borrowings and LIBOR borrowings were 1.25% and 2.25%, respectively, for borrowings under the revolving credit facility. The applicable margins are variable
subject to changes in certain leverage ratios. For borrowings under the term loan facility, the margins with respect to the base rate borrowings and LIBOR borrowings are 1.00% and 2.00%, respectively, but will be 0.75% and 1.75%, respectively, if
the senior secured debt of Acquisition Corp. is rated at least BB by S&P and Ba2 by Moodys. As of May 4, 2007, our term loan facility was rated BB- by S&P and Ba2 by Moodys.

In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the senior secured credit facility, we are required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders
under the revolving credit facility in respect of the unutilized commitments. The initial commitment fee rate was 0.5%. As of March 31, 2007, the commitment fee rate was 0.375%. The commitment fee rate is variable subject to changes in certain
of our leverage ratios. We also are required to pay customary letter of credit fees, as necessary.

The senior secured credit facility
contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to sell assets, incur additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock, repay other indebtedness, pay
dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock, create liens on assets, make investments, loans or advances, make certain acquisitions, engage in mergers or consolidations, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, amend certain
material agreements, change the business conducted by us and enter into agreements that restrict dividends from subsidiaries. In addition, the senior secured credit facility requires us to maintain the following financial covenants: a maximum total
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amounts outstanding under the facility to be immediately due and payable, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial
position and cash flows. As of March 31, 2007, we were in compliance with all covenants under the senior secured credit facility.

Senior
Subordinated Notes of Acquisition Corp.

Acquisition Corp. has outstanding two
tranches of senior subordinated notes due 2014: $465 million principal amount of U.S. dollar-denominated notes and £100 million principal amount of Sterling-denominated notes (collectively, the Subordinated Notes). The
Subordinated Notes mature on April 15, 2014. The Subordinated Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 73/8% per annum on the $465 million dollar notes and 81/8% per annum on the £100 million sterling notes. The indenture governing the notes limits our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares;
to pay dividends on or make other distributions in respect of its capital stock or make other restricted payments; to make certain investments; to sell certain assets; to create liens on certain debt without securing the notes; to consolidate,
merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; to enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and to designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. Subject to certain exceptions, the indenture governing
the notes permits us and our restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, including secured indebtedness, and to make certain restricted payments and investments.

Holdings Notes

The Holdings Discount Notes were
issued at a discount and had an initial accreted value of $630.02 per $1,000 principal amount at maturity. Prior to December 15, 2009, no cash interest payments are required. However, interest accrues on the Holdings Discount Notes in the form
of an increase in the accreted value of such notes such that the accreted value of the Holdings Discount Notes will equal the principal amount at maturity on December 15, 2009. Thereafter, cash interest on the Holdings Discount Notes is payable
semiannually at a fixed rate of 9.5% per annum. The Holdings Discount Notes mature on December 15, 2014. The Company redeemed 35% of the Holdings Discount Notes on June 15, 2005.

The terms of the indentures governing the Acquisition Corp. Senior Subordinated Notes and Holdings Discount Notes significantly restrict Acquisition
Corp., Holdings and our other subsidiaries from paying dividends and otherwise transferring assets to us. For example, the ability of Acquisition Corp. and Holdings to make such payments is governed by a formula based on 50% of each of their
consolidated net income (which, as defined in the indentures governing such notes, excludes goodwill impairment charges and any after-tax extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains and losses) accruing from June 1, 2004 and July 1, 2004,
respectively. In addition, as a condition to making such payments to us based on such formula, Acquisition Corp. and Holdings must each have an adjusted EBITDA to interest expense ratio of at least 2.0 to 1 after giving effect to any such payments.
Acquisition Corp. may also make a restricted payment, including payments to Holdings, prior to April 15, 2009 if, immediately after giving pro forma effect to such restricted payment and any indebtedness incurred to finance such restricted
payment, its net indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA ratio would not exceed 3.75 to 1 and its net senior indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA ratio would not exceed 2.50 to 1. In addition, Holdings may make a restricted payment if, immediately after giving
pro forma effect to such restricted payment and any indebtedness incurred to finance such restricted payment, its net indebtedness to adjusted EBITDA ratio would not exceed 4.25 to 1.0. Notwithstanding such restrictions, the indentures permit an
aggregate of $45.0 million and $75.0 million of such payments to be made by Acquisition Corp. and Holdings, respectively, whether or not there is availability under the formula or the conditions to its use are met. Acquisition Corp.s senior
secured credit facility permits Acquisition Corp. to make additional restricted payments to Holdings, the proceeds of which may be utilized by Holdings to make additional restricted payments, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million (such
amount subject to increase to $35.0 million if the leverage ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding four fiscal quarters was less than 4.0 to 1 and to $50.0 million if the leverage ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding
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not otherwise applied pursuant to Acquisition Corp.s senior secured credit facility, and, in addition, permits Acquisition Corp. to make restricted
payments to Holdings, the proceeds of which may be utilized by Holdings to make additional restricted payments not to exceed $90 million in any fiscal year, provided that the proceeds of such restricted payments shall be applied solely to pay cash
dividends on the Companys common stock. Furthermore, Holdings subsidiaries will be permitted under the terms of Acquisition Corp.s existing senior secured credit facility, as it may be amended, and under other indebtedness, to
incur additional indebtedness that may restrict or prohibit the making of distributions, the payment of dividends or the making of loans by such subsidiaries to Holdings.

Dividends

We intend to pay regular quarterly dividends on our common stock outstanding in an amount
not to exceed $80 million per year. Any decision to declare and pay dividends in the future will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements, financial
condition, contractual restrictions and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant.

Summary

Management believes that future funds generated from our operations and available borrowing capacity will be sufficient to fund our debt service
requirements, working capital requirements, capital expenditure requirements and payment of regular dividends on our common stock. However, our ability to continue to fund these items and to reduce debt may be affected by general economic,
financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors, as well as other industry-specific factors such as the ability to control music piracy and the continued decline of industry-wide CD sales.



|ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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As discussed in Note 21 to our audited consolidated financial statements for the twelve months ended September 30, 2006, the Company is exposed to market risk arising from changes in market rates and prices, including movements in
foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. As of March 31, 2007, other than as described below, there have been no material changes to the Companys exposure to market risk since September 30, 2006.

We have transactional exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar due to the global scope of our operations. We
use foreign exchange contracts, primarily to hedge the risk that unremitted or future royalties and license fees owed to our domestic companies for the sale, or anticipated sale, of U.S.-copyrighted products abroad may be adversely affected by
changes in foreign currency exchange rates. We focus on managing the level of exposure to the risk of foreign current exchange rate fluctuations on our major currencies, which include the British pound sterling, euro, Japanese yen, Canadian dollar
and Australian dollar. During the six months ended March 31, 2007, the Company entered into additional foreign exchange hedge contracts and, as of March 31, 2007, the Company has outstanding hedge contracts for the sale of
$413 million and the purchase of $161 million of foreign currencies at fixed rates. The Company did not enter into any significant foreign exchange contracts subsequent to March 31, 2007.

The fair value of foreign exchange contracts is subject to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. For the purpose of assessing the specific risks,
we use a sensitivity analysis to determine the effects that market risk exposures may have on the fair value of our financial instruments.

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to our Acquisition Corp. £100 million principal amount of Sterling-denominated notes that were issued in April 2004. These sterling notes mature on April 15,
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$196 million. However, a weakening or strengthening of the U.S. dollar compared to the British Pound Sterling would not have an impact on the fair value
of these Sterling notes, as these notes are completely hedged as of March 31, 2007. We did not enter into any additional hedges related to this debt subsequent to March 31, 2007.

We are exposed to interest rate risk with respect to our floating rate debt. The Company did not enter into additional interest rate swap agreements to
hedge the variability of its expected future cash interest payments. The total notional amount of debt hedged as of March 31, 2007 was $897 million. We did not enter into any additional interest rate swap agreements subsequent to March 31,
2007.

We monitor our positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions that are party to any of our financial
transactions. Credit risk relating to the interest rate swaps is considered low because the swaps are entered into with strong, credit-worthy counterparties, and the credit risk is confined to the net settlement of the interest over the remaining
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Certification

The certifications of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer (or persons performing similar functions) required by Rules
13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Certifications) are filed as exhibits to this report. This section of the report contains the information concerning the evaluation of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) (Disclosure Controls) and changes to internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) (Internal
Controls) referred to in the Certifications and this information should be read in conjunction with the Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.

Introduction

The SECs rules define disclosure controls and procedures as controls
and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by public companies in the reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in
the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by public companies in the reports that they file or submit under
the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to a companys management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.

The SECs rules define internal control over financial reporting as a process designed by, or under the
supervision of, a public companys principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, including those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the
maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company and (iii) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or Internal Controls will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the limitations in any and all control systems, no evaluation of controls can
provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. Further, the design of any control system is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and
there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of these inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and
not be detected even when effective Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls are in place.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on our managements evaluation (with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer),
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information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act will be recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting or other factors during the period ended March 31, 2007 that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our Internal Controls.

Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting

Managements report on internal control over financial reporting is located on page 83 in the Companys annual
report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. Ernst & Young LLPs Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on internal control over financial reporting is located on page 85 in the Companys
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PART IIOTHER INFORMATION



|ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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Litigation

Radio Promotion Activities

Two independent labels
have filed antitrust suits against the Company alleging that its radio promotion activities are anticompetitive. Radikal Records, Inc. v. Warner Music Group, et al.was filed on March 21, 2006 in U.S. District Court in the Central
District of California, Western Division. TSR Records, Inc. v. Warner Music Group, et al.was filed on March 28, 2006 in U.S. District Court in the Central District of California, Western Division. The Company filed a Notice of Related
Case and was successful in having both of these cases consolidated. On May 16, 2006, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss in both cases. On October 11, 2006, the court denied the Companys Motion to Dismiss as to the antitrust claims
but granted the motion, with leave to amend, as to the state tort claim for interference with prospective economic advantage. On October 24, 2006, Plaintiffs filed amended complaints, attempting to cure the defects in their tort claim. The
Company again moved to dismiss the state court claims and on January 31, 2007, the court granted the Companys motion, but allowed plaintiffs to replead. The Company intends to defend against these lawsuits vigorously, but is unable to
predict the outcome of these suits.

Pricing of Digital Music Downloads

On December 20, 2005 and February 3, 2006, the Attorney General of the State of New York served the Company with requests for information in
connection with an industry-wide investigation as to whether the practices of industry participants concerning the pricing of digital music downloads violate Section 1 of the Sherman Act, New York State General Business Law §§ 340 et
seq., New York Executive Law §63(12), and related statutes. On February 28, 2006, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice served the Company with a request for information in the form of a Civil Investigative Demand as to
whether its activities relating to the pricing of digitally downloaded music violate Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The Company has provided documents and other information in response to these requests and intends to continue to fully cooperate
with the New York Attorney Generals and Department of Justices industry-wide inquiries. Subsequent to the announcements of the above governmental investigations, more than thirty putative class action lawsuits concerning the pricing of
digital music downloads have been filed. On August 15, 2006, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated these actions for pre-trial proceedings in the Southern District of New York. The consolidated amended complaint, filed on
April 13, 2007, alleges conspiracy among record companies to delay the release of their content for digital distribution, inflate their pricing of CDs and fix prices for digital downloads. The complaint seeks unspecified compensatory, statutory
and treble damages. The Company intends to defend against these lawsuits vigorously, but is unable to predict the outcome of these suits. Any litigation the Company may become involved in as a result of the inquiries of the Attorney General and
Department of Justice, regardless of the merits of the claim, could be costly and divert the time and resources of management.

Statement of Objections

On March 30, 2007, the European Commission (EC) issued a Statement of Objections to Apple Inc., iTunes S.a.r.l. and
one of our subsidiaries, WEA International Inc. (WEA). The Company believes that similar Statements of Objections were also issued to Apple Inc. and each of the other major recorded music companies. The Statement of Objections targets
Apple Inc.s practice of applying certain territorial restrictions in relation to its iTunes stores in the European Economic Area (EEA). The EC alleges that these restrictions arise, among other ways, as a result of the agreement
between Apple Inc. and WEA for the sale of downloaded music in the EEA. In the ECs preliminary view, these restrictions may lead to a distortion of competition, infringing Article 81 of the EC Treaty. In particular, the EC asserts that
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iTunes does not operate a dedicated online store are prevented from acquiring downloaded music from iTunes and (ii) consumers resident in a particular
EEA country may be required to pay a higher price for the same download than consumers resident in another EEA country or may not have access to the same downloads as are available to consumers resident in another EEA country. The EC, if it finds an
infringement, may require that the alleged restriction be eliminated and also has the authority to impose fines on the parties to any infringement. The Company intends to cooperate with the EC but believes that its practices have not infringed
Article 81 of the EC Treaty.

Other Matters

In addition to the matters discussed above, we are involved in other litigation arising in the normal course of our business. Management does not believe that any legal proceedings pending against us will have, individually, or in the
aggregate, a material adverse effect on our business. However, we cannot predict with certainty the outcome of any litigation or the potential for future litigation. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us, including
our brand value, because of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.



|ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS
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You should carefully consider the
following risks and other information in this report before making an investment decision with respect to shares of our common stock. Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of
operations.

Risks Related to our Business

The recorded music industry has been declining and may continue to decline, which may adversely affect our prospects and our results of operations.

The industry began experiencing negative growth rates in 1999, on a global basis. Illegal downloading of music from the Internet, CD-R piracy, industrial piracy, economic recession, bankruptcies of record wholesalers
and retailers and growing competition for consumer discretionary spending and retail shelf space may all be contributing to a declining recorded music industry. Additionally, the period of growth in recorded music sales driven by the introduction
and penetration of the CD format has ended. While CD sales still generate most of the recorded music revenues, CD sales continue to decline industry-wide and we expect that trend to continue. According to RIAA, from 1999 to 2004, annual dollar sales
of physical music product in the U.S. are estimated to have declined at a CAGR of 4%, although there was a 2.5% year-over-year increase recorded in 2004. In 2005, the physical business experienced an 8% year-over-year decline. However, new formats
for selling recorded music product have been created, including the legal downloading of digital music using the Internet, physical format product innovations such as DVD-Audio and the soon-to-be launched MVI disc and the distribution of music on
mobile devices, and revenue streams from these new markets are beginning to emerge. These new digital revenue streams are important to offset declines in physical sales and represent the fastest growing area of our business. As reported by IFPI,
sales of music via the Internet and mobile phones generated an estimated $2 billion in trade revenues for record companies in 2006, doubling the worldwide digital music market year-over-year and sales of music through new avenues such as digital
tracks are beginning to offset the declines seen in prior years. RIAA announced in April 2007 that the overall value of the U.S. record industry was $11.5 billion in 2006, a 6.2% decline compared to 2005. RIAA additionally reported that the
value of CD shipments to retail and specialty outlets totaled $9.2 billion in 2006, a 12.9% drop from the previous year, while sales of digital music contentvia online as well as mobile outletsrose 73% in value to $1.9 billion. For 2006,
according to SoundScan, total album sales were down 5% on a unit basis compared with the same period last year. However, when including Track Equivalent Albums, total album sales were down 1.2% for 2006. Track Equivalent Albums convert
digital track sales to album sales using SoundScans standard of ten tracks per album. This SoundScan comparison with prior years also does not reflect the impact of sales on mobile devices or online subscription sales. However, it is too soon
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music through new channels might have on the industry and the recorded music industry performance may continue to negatively impact our operating results. A
declining recorded music industry is likely to lead to reduced levels of revenue and operating income generated by our Recorded Music business. Additionally, a declining recorded music industry is also likely to have a negative impact on our Music
Publishing business, which generates a significant portion of its revenues from mechanical royalties, primarily from the sale of music in CD and other recorded music formats.

There may be downward pressure on our pricing and our profit margins.

There are a variety of factors
that could cause us to reduce our prices and reduce our profit margins. They are, among others, increased price competition among record companies resulting from the Universal and Sony BMG recorded music duopoly, price competition from the sale of
motion pictures in DVD-Video format and videogames, the negotiating leverage of mass merchandisers, big box retailers and distributors of digital music, the increased costs of doing business with mass merchandisers and big box retailers as a result
of complying with operating procedures that are unique to their needs, the adoption by record companies of initially lower-margin formats such as DVD-Audio and any changes in costs associated with new digital formats. In addition, we are currently
dependent on a small number of leading online music stores, which allows them to significantly influence wholesale prices we can charge in connection with the distribution of digital music. Over the course of the last decade, U.S. mass-market and
other stores share of U.S physical music sales has continued to grow. While we cannot predict how future competition will impact music retailers, as the music industry continues to transform it is possible that the share of music sales by
mass-market retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target and online music stores such as Apple will continue to grow as a result of the decline of specialty music retailers, which could increase their negotiating leverage. Several large specialty music
retailers, including Tower Records and Musicland, have recently filed for bankruptcy protection. See Risk FactorsWe may be materially and adversely affected by the formation of Sony BMG Music Entertainment and the potential acquisition
of BMG Music Publishing Group by Universal and Risk FactorsWe are substantially dependent on a limited number of online music stores, in particular Apple iTunes Music Store, for the online sale of our music recordings and they are
able to significantly influence the pricing structure for online music stores.

Our prospects and financial results may be adversely affected if
we fail to identify, sign and retain artists and songwriters and by the existence or absence of superstar releases and by local economic conditions in the countries in which we operate.

We are dependent on identifying, signing and retaining artists with long-term potential, whose debut albums are well received on release, whose subsequent
albums are anticipated by consumers and whose music will continue to generate sales as part of our catalog for years to come. The competition among record companies for such talent is intense. Competition among record companies to sell records is
also intense and the marketing expenditures necessary to compete have increased as well. We are also dependent on signing and retaining songwriters who will write the hit songs of today and the classics of tomorrow under terms that are economically
attractive to us. Our competitive position is dependent on our continuing ability to attract and develop talent whose work can achieve a high degree of public acceptance. Our financial results may be adversely affected if we are unable to identify,
sign and retain such artists and songwriters under terms that are economically attractive to us. Our financial results may also be affected by the existence or absence of superstar artist releases during a particular period. Some music industry
observers believe that the number of superstar acts with long-term appeal, both in terms of catalog sales and future releases, has declined in recent years. Additionally, our financial results are generally affected by the general economic and
retail environment of the countries in which we operate, as well as the appeal of our recorded music catalog and our music publishing library.

We may
have difficulty addressing the threats to our business associated with home copying and Internet downloading.

The combined effect of
the decreasing cost of electronic and computer equipment and related technology such as CD burners and the conversion of music into digital formats have made it easier for consumers to create unauthorized copies of our recordings in the form of, for
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revenue comes from the sale of audio products that are potentially subject to unauthorized consumer copying and widespread dissemination on the Internet
without an economic return to us. We are working to control this problem through litigation, by lobbying governments for new, stronger copyright protection laws and more stringent enforcement of current laws and technological means and by
establishing legitimate new media business models. We cannot give any assurances that such measures will be effective. If we fail to obtain appropriate relief through the judicial process or the complete enforcement of judicial decisions issued in
our favor (or if judicial decisions are not in our favor), if we are unsuccessful in our efforts to lobby governments to enact and enforce stronger legal penalties for copyright infringement or if we fail to develop effective means of protecting our
intellectual property (whether copyrights or other rights such as patents, trademarks and trade secrets) or entertainment-related products or services, our results of operations, financial position and prospects may suffer.

Organized industrial piracy may lead to decreased sales.

The global organized commercial pirate trade is a significant threat to the music industry. Worldwide, industrial pirated music (which encompasses unauthorized physical copies manufactured for sale but does not include Internet downloads or
home CD burning) is estimated to have generated over $4.5 billion in revenues in 2005, according to IFPI. IFPI estimates that 1.2 billion pirated units were manufactured in 2005. According to IFPI estimates, approximately 37% of all music CDs sold
worldwide in 2005 were pirated. Unauthorized copies and piracy have contributed to the decrease in the volume of legitimate sales and put pressure on the price of legitimate sales. They have had, and may continue to have, an adverse effect on our
business.

Our involvement in intellectual property litigation could adversely affect our business.

Our business is highly dependent upon intellectual property, a field that has encountered increasing litigation in recent years. If we are alleged to
infringe the intellectual property rights of a third party, any litigation to defend the claim could be costly and would divert the time and resources of management, regardless of the merits of the claim. There can be no assurance that we would
prevail in any such litigation. If we were to lose a litigation relating to intellectual property, we could be forced to pay monetary damages and to cease the sale of certain products or the use of certain technology. Any of the foregoing may
adversely affect our business.

Due to the nature of our business, our results of operations and cash flows may fluctuate significantly from period to
period.

Our net sales, operating income and profitability, like those of other companies in the music business, are largely affected by
the number and quality of albums that we release, our release schedule and, more importantly, the consumer demand for these releases. We also make advance payments to recording artists and songwriters, which impact our operating cash flows. The
timing of album releases and advance payments is largely based on business and other considerations and is made without regard to the timing of the release of our financial results. We report results of operations quarterly and our results of
operations and cash flows in any reporting period may be materially affected by the timing of releases and advance payments, which may result in significant fluctuations from period to period.

Our operating results fluctuate on a seasonal and quarterly basis, and, in the event we do not generate sufficient net sales in our first fiscal quarter, we may not
be able to meet our debt service and other obligations.

Our business is seasonal. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, we
derived approximately 85% of our revenues from our Recorded Music business. In the recorded music business, purchases are heavily weighted towards the last three months of the calendar year, which represent our first quarter under our
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full-year performance. We realized 28%, 32% and 32% of recorded music calendar year net sales during the last three months of calendar 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively. This sales seasonality affects our operating cash flow from quarter to quarter. We cannot assure you that our recorded music net sales for the last three months of any calendar year will continue to be sufficient to meet our
obligations or that they will be higher than such net sales for our other quarters. In the event that we do not derive sufficient recorded music net sales in such last three months, we may not be able to meet our debt service requirements, working
capital requirements, capital expenditure requirements, payment of regular dividends on our common stock and other obligations. As digital revenue increases as a percentage of our total revenue, this may affect the overall seasonality of our
business. For example, sales of MP3 players or gift cards to purchase digital music sold in the holiday season tend to result in sales of digital music in subsequent periods. However, seasonality with respect to the sale of music in new formats,
such as digital, is still developing.

We may be unable to compete successfully in the highly competitive markets in which we operate and we may suffer
reduced profits as a result.

The industry in which we operate is highly competitive, is based on consumer preferences and is rapidly
changing. Additionally, the music industry requires substantial human and capital resources. We compete with other recorded music companies and music publishers to identify and sign new recording artists and songwriters who subsequently achieve
long-term success and to renew agreements with established artists and songwriters. In addition, our competitors may from time to time reduce their prices in an effort to expand market share and introduce new services, or improve the quality of
their products or services. We may lose business if we are unable to sign successful artists or songwriters or to match the prices or the quality of products and services, offered by our competitors. Our Music Publishing business competes not only
with other music publishing companies, but also with songwriters who publish their own works. Our Recorded Music business is to a large extent dependent on technological developments, including access to and selection and viability of new
technologies, and is subject to potential pressure from competitors as a result of their technological developments. For example, our Recorded Music business may be adversely affected by technological developments that facilitate the piracy of
music, such as Internet peer-to-peer file-sharing and CD-R activity; by its inability to enforce our intellectual property rights in digital environments; and by its failure to develop a successful business model applicable to a digital environment,
including such channels of distribution as satellite radio. It also faces competition from other forms of entertainment and leisure activities, such as cable and satellite television, pre-recorded films on videocassettes and DVD, the Internet and
computer and videogames.

Our business operations in some countries subject us to trends, developments or other events in foreign countries which may
affect us adversely.

We are a global company with strong local presences, which have become increasingly important as the popularity of
music originating from a countrys own language and culture has increased in recent years. Our mix of national and international recording artists and songwriters provides a significant degree of diversification for our music portfolio.
However, our creative content does not necessarily enjoy universal appeal. As a result, our results can be affected not only by general industry trends, but also by trends, developments or other events in individual countries, including:



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We may not
be able to insure or hedge against these risks, and we may not be able to ensure compliance with all of the applicable regulations without incurring additional costs. Furthermore, financing may not be available in countries with less than
investment-grade sovereign credit ratings. As a result, it may be difficult to create or maintain profit-making operations in developing countries.

In addition, our results can be affected by trends, developments and other events in individual countries. There can be no assurance that in the future other country-specific trends, developments or other events will not have such a
significant adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our business may be adversely affected by competitive market
conditions and we may not be able to execute our business strategy.

We intend to increase revenues and cash flow through a business
strategy which requires us to, among other things, continue to maximize the value of our music assets, significantly reduce costs to maximize flexibility and adjust to new realities of the market, continue to act to contain digital piracy, to
diversify our revenue streams and capitalize on digital distribution and emerging technologies.

Each of these initiatives requires
sustained management focus, organization and coordination over significant periods of time. Each of these initiatives also requires success in building relationships with third parties and in anticipating and keeping up with technological
developments and consumer preferences. The results of the strategy and the success of our implementation of this strategy will not be known for some time in the future. If we are unable to implement the strategy successfully or properly react to
changes in market conditions, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely affected.

Our ability to operate
effectively could be impaired if we fail to attract and retain our executive officers.

Our success depends, in part, upon the
continuing contributions of our executive officers. Although we have employment agreements with our executive officers, there is no guarantee that they will not leave. The loss of the services of any of our executive officers or the failure to
attract other executive officers could have a material adverse effect on our business or our business prospects.

Legitimate channels for digital
distribution of our creative content are a recent development, and their impact on our business is unclear and may be adverse.

We have
positioned ourselves to take advantage of online and wireless technology as a sales distribution channel and believe that the development of legitimate channels for digital music distribution holds promise for us in the future. Digital revenue
streams of all kinds are important to offset continued declining revenues from CD sales industry-wide over time. However, legitimate channels for digital distribution are a recent development and we cannot predict their impact on our business. In
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products such as manufacturing, distribution, inventory and return costs do not apply. While there are some digital-specific variable costs and
infrastructure investments necessary to produce, market and sell music in digital formats, we believe it is reasonable to expect that we will generally derive a higher contribution margin from digital sales than physical sales. However, we cannot
assure you that we will generally continue to achieve higher margins from digital sales. Any legitimate digital distribution channel that does develop may result in lower or less profitable sales for us than comparable physical sales. In addition,
the transition to greater sales through digital channels introduces uncertainty regarding the potential impact of the unbundling of the album on our business. While recent studies have indicated that consumers spend more on music in
general when they begin to purchase music in digital form than previously, it remains unclear how consumer behavior will change when faced with the opportunity to purchase only their favorite tracks from a given album rather than the entire album.
In addition, if piracy continues unabated and legitimate digital distribution channels fail to gain consumer acceptance, our results of operations could be harmed. In addition, as new distribution channels continue to develop we have to implement
systems to process royalties on these new revenue streams. If we are not able to successfully expand our processing capability or introduce technology to allow us to determine and pay royalty amounts due in a timely manner and automate these tasks,
we may experience delays as we increase the volume of our digital sales, which could have a negative effect on our relationships with artists and brand identity.

We are substantially dependent on a limited number of online music stores, in particular Apple iTunes Music Store, for the online sale of our music recordings and they are able to significantly influence the pricing structure for online
music stores.

We derive an increasing portion of our revenue from sales of music through digital distribution channels. We are
currently dependent on a small number of leading online music stores that sell to consumers digital music. Currently, the largest U.S. online music store, iTunes, charges U.S. consumers $0.99 per single track download. We have limited ability to
increase our wholesale prices to digital service providers for digital downloads as we believe Apples iTunes controls more than 70% of the legitimate digital music download business. If iTunes were to adopt a lower pricing model for our music
recordings or if there is a pricing structure change to other pricing models, we may receive substantially less per download for our music recordings, which could cause a material reduction in our revenue, unless it is offset by a corresponding
increase in the number of downloads. Additionally, Apples iTunes and other online music stores at present accept and post for sale all the recordings that we and other distributors deliver to them. However, if online stores in the future
decide to limit the types or amount of music recordings they will accept from music content owners like us, our revenue could be significantly reduced.

A significant portion of our music publishing revenues is subject to rate regulation either by government entities or by local third-party collection societies throughout the world and rates on other income streams may be set by
arbitration proceedings, which may limit our profitability.

Mechanical royalties and performance royalties are the two largest sources
of income to our Music Publishing business and mechanical royalties are a significant expense to our Recorded Music business. In the U.S., mechanical rates are set pursuant to industry negotiations contemplated by the U.S. Copyright Act and
performance rates are set by performing rights societies and subject to challenge by performing rights licensees. Outside the U.S., mechanical and performance rates are typically negotiated on an industry-wide basis. The mechanical and performance
rates set pursuant to such processes may adversely affect us by limiting our ability to increase the profitability of our Music Publishing business. If the mechanical rates are set too high it may also adversely affect us by limiting our ability to
increase the profitability of our Recorded Music business. The U.S. Copyright Office recently decided that the use of compositions as ringtones fall under the compulsory license provisions of section 115 of the Copyright Act. If this decision is not
reversed on appeal, it will likely lower the cost of mechanical licenses for ringtones, which is favorable for our Recorded Music business but unfavorable for our Music Publishing business. In addition, rates our Recorded Music business receives in
the U.S. for, among other sources of income and potential income, webcasting and satellite radio are set by appealable arbitration process under the U.S. Copyright Act unless rates are determined through voluntary negotiations. It is



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important as sales shift from physical to diversified distribution channels that we receive fair value for all of the uses of our intellectual property as
our business model now depends upon multiple revenue streams from multiple sources. If the rates for these and other income sources are set too low through this process, it could have a material adverse impact on our Recorded Music business or our
business prospects.

Unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations could adversely affect our results of operations.

The reporting currency for our financial statements is the U.S. dollar. We have substantial assets, liabilities, revenues and costs denominated in
currencies other than U.S. dollars. To prepare our consolidated financial statements, we must translate those assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses into U.S. dollars at then-applicable exchange rates. Consequently, increases and decreases in
the value of the U.S. dollar versus other currencies will affect the amount of these items in our consolidated financial statements, even if their value has not changed in their original currency. These translations could result in significant
changes to our results of operations from period to period. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, approximately 52% of our revenues related to operations in foreign territories. For the six months ended March 31, 2007 approximately
52% of our revenues related to operations in foreign territories. From time to time, we enter into foreign exchange contracts to hedge the risk of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rate movements. As of March 31, 2007, we have hedged our
material foreign currency exposures related to royalty payments remitted between our foreign affiliates and our U.S. affiliates for the next fiscal year.

We may not have full control and ability to direct the operations we conduct through joint ventures.

We currently have
interests in a number of joint ventures and may in the future enter into further joint ventures as a means of conducting our business. In addition, we structure certain of our relationships with recording artists and songwriters as joint ventures.
We may not be able to fully control the operations and the assets of our joint ventures, and we may not be able to make major decisions or may not be able to take timely actions with respect to our joint ventures unless our joint venture partners
agree.

The enactment of legislation limiting the terms by which an individual can be bound under a personal services contract could impair
our ability to retain the services of key artists.

California Labor Code Section 2855 (Section 2855) limits the
duration of time any individual can be bound under a contract for personal services to a maximum of seven years. In 1987, Subsection (b) was added, which provides a limited exception to Section 2855 for recording contracts,
creating a damages remedy for record companies. Legislation was introduced in California to repeal Subsection (b) and then withdrawn. A bill regarding personal service contracts was introduced into the California legislature this year. Unlike
in prior years, the bill does not seek to repeal sections applying to the music industry. Legislation was also reintroduced in New York in January 2007 to create a statute similar to Section 2855 to limit contracts between artists and
record companies to a term of three years, potentially affecting the duration of artist contracts. There is no assurance that California or any other state will not reintroduce legislation in the future seeking to repeal Subsection (b). The repeal
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We face a potential loss of catalog if it is determined that recording artists have a right to recapture rights in
their recordings under the U.S. Copyright Act.

The U.S. Copyright Act provides authors (or their heirs) a right to terminate licenses
or assignments of rights in their copyrighted works. This right does not apply to works that are works made for hire. Since the effective date of U.S. copyright liability for sound recordings (February 15, 1972), virtually all of our
agreements with recording artists provide that such recording artists render services under an employment-for-hire relationship. A termination right exists under the U.S. Copyright Act for musical compositions that are not works made for
hire. If any of our commercially available recordings were determined not to be works made for hire, then the recording artists (or their heirs) could have the right to terminate the rights they granted to us, generally during a
five-year period starting at the end of 35 years from the date of a post-1977 license or assignment (or, in the case of a pre-1978 grant in a pre-1978 recording, generally during a five-year period starting either at the end of 56 years from the
date of copyright or on January 1, 1978, whichever is later). A termination of rights could have an adverse effect on our Recorded Music business. From time to time, authors (or their heirs) can terminate our rights in musical compositions.
However, we believe the effect of those terminations is already reflected in the financial results of our Music Publishing business.

If we acquire or
invest in other businesses, we will face certain risks inherent in such transactions.

We may acquire, make investments in, or enter
into strategic alliances or joint ventures with, companies engaged in businesses that are similar or complementary to ours. If we make such acquisitions or investments or enter into strategic alliances, we will face certain risks inherent in such
transactions. For example, gaining regulatory approval for significant acquisitions or investments could be a lengthy process and there can be no assurance of a successful outcome and we could increase our leverage in connection with acquisitions or
investments. We could face difficulties in managing and integrating newly acquired operations. Additionally, such transactions would divert management resources and may result in the loss of artists or songwriters from our rosters. If we invest in
companies involved in new businesses or develop our own new business opportunities, we will need to integrate and effectively manage these new businesses before any new line of business can become successful, and as such its progress and success are
uncertain. We cannot assure you that if we make any future acquisitions, investments, strategic alliances or joint ventures that they will be completed in a timely manner, that they will be structured or financed in a way that will enhance our
credit-worthiness and allow for continued payment of regular dividends or that they will meet our strategic objectives or otherwise be successful. We also may not be successful in implementing appropriate operational, financial and management
systems and controls to achieve the benefits expected to result from these transactions. Failure to effectively manage any of these transactions could result in material increases in costs or reductions in expected revenues, or both. In addition, if
any new business in which we invest or which we attempt to develop does not progress as planned, we may not recover the funds and resources we have spent and this could have a negative impact on our businesses or our company as a whole.

Our realignment plan may not be successful and may adversely affect our business.

We have recently began to implement a realignment plan aimed at better aligning our workforce with the changing nature of the music industry. These changes are part of the continued evolution from a traditional record
and songs-based business to a music-based content company and the ongoing management of our cost structure. The changes include a continued redeployment of resources to focus on new business initiatives to help us diversify our revenue streams,
including digital opportunities. The realignment plan is also designed to improve the operating effectiveness of our current businesses and to realign our management structure to, among other things, effectively address the continued development of
digital distribution channels along with declining physical sales. Our future competitiveness depends upon our continued success in implementing these initiatives throughout our operations. Although we will seek to successfully implement these
actions in a manner that does not negatively impact our results of operations or impair our ability to compete successfully, we cannot be certain that these actions will accomplish their intended objective. Substantially all of the restructuring
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We are controlled by entities that may have conflicts of interest with us.

The Investor Group controls a majority of our common stock on a fully diluted basis. In addition, representatives of the Investor Group occupy
substantially all of the seats on our board of directors and pursuant to a stockholders agreement, will have the right to appoint all of the independent directors to our board. As a result, the Investor Group has the ability to control our policies
and operations, including the appointment of management, the entering into of mergers, acquisitions, sales of assets, divestitures and other extraordinary transactions, future issuances of our common stock or other securities, the payments of
dividends, if any, on our common stock, the incurrence of debt by us and the amendment of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. The Investor Group will have the ability to prevent any transaction that requires the approval of our board of
directors or the stockholders regardless of whether or not other members of our board of directors or stockholders believe that any such transaction is in their own best interests. For example, the Investor Group could cause us to make acquisitions
that increase our indebtedness or to sell revenue-generating assets. Additionally, the Investor Group are in the business of making investments in companies and may from time to time acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or
indirectly with us. The Investor Group may also pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and, as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us. So long as the Investor Group continues to hold
a majority of our outstanding common stock the Investor Group will be entitled to nominate a majority of our board of directors, and will have the ability to effectively control the vote in any election of directors. In addition, so long as the
Investor Group continues to own a significant amount of our equity, even if such amount is less than 50%, they will continue to be able to strongly influence or effectively control our decisions.

Our reliance on one company for the manufacturing, packaging and physical distribution of our products in North America and Europe could have an adverse impact on our
ability to meet our manufacturing, packaging and physical distribution requirements.

Cinram is currently our exclusive supplier of
manufacturing, packaging and physical distribution services in North America and most of Europe. Accordingly, our continued ability to meet our manufacturing, packaging and physical distribution requirements in those territories depends largely on
Cinrams continued successful operation in accordance with the service level requirements mandated by us in our service agreements. If, for any reason, Cinram were to fail to meet contractually required service levels, we would have difficulty
satisfying our commitments to our wholesale and retail customers, which could have an adverse impact on our revenues. Even though our agreements with Cinram give us a right to terminate based upon failure to meet mandated service levels, and there
are several capable substitute suppliers, it might be difficult for us to switch to substitute suppliers for any such services, particularly in the short term, and the delay and transition time associated with finding substitute suppliers could
itself have an adverse impact on our revenues.

On March 13, 2007, we entered into amendments to our existing manufacturing, packaging
and physical distribution arrangements with Cinram for our physical products in North America and Europe. Cinram will remain our exclusive supplier of manufacturing, packaging and physical distribution services in North America and most of Europe.
The terms of the Cinram agreements remain substantially the same as the terms of the original agreements. We believe that the terms of these agreements, as amended, continue to reflect market rates. The agreements, as amended, now expire on
December 31, 2010.

We may be materially and adversely affected by the formation of Sony BMG Music Entertainment and the potential acquisition of
BMG Music Publishing Group by Universal.

In August 2004, Sony Music Entertainment (Sony) and Bertelsmann Music Group
(BMG) merged their recorded music businesses to form Sony BMG. As a result, the recorded music industry now consists of four major players (Universal, Sony BMG, EMI and us) rather than five (Universal, Sony, BMG, EMI and us). Prior to
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of recorded music revenues. Now there are two appreciably larger majors, Universal and Sony BMG, and two significantly smaller majors, EMI and us. On
July 13, 2006, the European Court of First Instance annulled the European Commissions decision approving the formation of Sony BMG. Sony and Bertelsmann are now re-applying to the European Commission to seek clearance for the formation of
Sony BMG and the European Commission will have to re-examine the combination. As a result of this re-examination, the European Commission could clear the transaction without conditions, clear the transaction with conditions or block the transaction
forcing Sony BMG to unwind. In the interim, Sony BMG has appealed the ruling to the European Court of Justice. We cannot predict what actions will be taken by the European Commission, Sony or Bertelsmann as a result of the ruling or the outcome or
timing of the European Commissions re-examination of Sony BMG or the appeal of the ruling, or what impact the final decision regarding the formation of SonyBMG might have on us. Further, in September 2006, it was announced that Universal had
agreed to acquire the BMG Music Publishing Group from Bertelsmann. The acquisition has been approved by U.S. merger authorities but still requires the approval of EU merger authorities and, if approved, would result in the formation of the largest
music publishing company with a share of global revenues potentially in excess of 25%, making Universal both the largest recorded music company and music publishing company. We cannot predict what impact the acquisition of BMG Music Publishing by
Universal might have on us.

Risks Related to our Leverage

Our substantial leverage on a consolidated basis could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our
ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry and prevent us from meeting our obligations under our indebtedness.

We are
highly leveraged. As of March 31, 2007, our total consolidated indebtedness was $2,266 billion. We have an additional $250 million available for borrowing under the revolving portion of our senior secured credit facility (less $4 million of
letters of credit).

Our high degree of leverage could have important consequences for you, including:



| |  |  | making it more difficult for us and our subsidiaries to make payments on indebtedness;
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| |  |  | increasing our vulnerability to general economic and industry conditions;
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| |  |  | requiring a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on indebtedness, therefore reducing our
ability to use our cash flow to fund our operations, capital expenditures and future business opportunities;
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| |  |  | exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates as certain of the borrowings of our subsidiaries, including borrowings under our senior secured credit facility,
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| |  |  | limiting our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, product development, debt service
requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes; and
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| |  |  | limiting our ability to adjust to changing market conditions and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who are less highly leveraged.
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We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future, subject to the
restrictions contained in our senior secured credit facility and the indentures relating to our outstanding notes. If new indebtedness is added to our current debt levels, the related risks that we and our subsidiaries now face could intensify.



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We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness, and may be forced to take other
actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.

Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to
refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We cannot assure
you that we will maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, including the notes.

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments in
recording artists, and songwriters capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt
service obligations. In the absence of such operating results and resources, we could face substantial liquidity problems and might be required to dispose of material assets or operations to meet our debt service and other obligations. Our senior
secured credit facility and the indenture governing our outstanding notes restrict our ability to dispose of assets and use the proceeds from dispositions. We may not be able to consummate those dispositions or to obtain the proceeds which we could
realize from them and these proceeds may not be adequate to meet any debt service obligations then due.

Holdings also will be relying on
Acquisition Corp. and its subsidiaries to make payments on the Holdings Notes. If Acquisition Corp. does not dividend funds to Holdings in an amount sufficient to make such payments, Holdings may default under the indenture governing the Holdings
Notes, which would result in all such notes becoming due and payable. Because Acquisition Corp.s debt agreements have covenants that limit its ability to make payments to Holdings, Holdings may not have access to funds in an amount sufficient
to service its indebtedness.

Our debt agreements contain restrictions that limit our flexibility in operating our business.

Our senior secured credit facility and the indentures governing our outstanding notes contain various covenants that limit our ability to engage in
specified types of transactions. These covenants limit the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to, among other things:



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| |  |  | pay dividends on or make distributions in respect of our common stock or make other restricted payments;
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| |  |  | sell certain assets;
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| |  |  | create liens on certain indebtedness without securing the notes;
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| |  |  | consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;
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| |  |  | enter into certain transactions with our affiliates; and
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| |  |  | designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.
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In addition, under our senior secured credit facility, our subsidiaries are required to satisfy and maintain specified financial ratios and other financial condition tests. Their ability to meet those financial ratios
and tests can be affected by events beyond our control, and they may not be able to meet those ratios and tests. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under our senior secured credit facility. Upon the occurrence of an event
of default under our senior secured credit facility, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under our senior secured credit facility to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. If we
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secured credit facility could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. We have pledged a significant portion of our assets
as collateral under our senior secured credit facility. If the lenders under our senior secured credit facility accelerate the repayment of borrowings, we may not have sufficient assets to repay our senior secured credit facility as well as any
unsecured indebtedness.

Risks Related to our Common Stock

We are a controlled company within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange rules and, as a result, will qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.

The Investor Group controls a majority of our outstanding common stock. As a result, we are a controlled company within the
meaning of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance standards. Under the New York Stock Exchange rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, a group, or another company is a controlled
company and may elect not to comply with certain New York Stock Exchange corporate governance requirements, as applicable, including (1) the requirement that a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors,
(2) the requirement that we have a nominating/corporate governance committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committees purpose and responsibilities and (3) the requirement
that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committees purpose and responsibilities. We are and intend to continue to utilize these exemptions while we are a
controlled company. As a result, we will not have a majority of independent directors nor will our nominating and corporate governance committee, which also serves as our executive committee, and compensation committee consist entirely of
independent directors. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance requirements.

Future sales of our shares could depress the market price of our common stock.

The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of common stock in the market or the perception that such sales could occur. These sales, or the possibility that
these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate. As of March 31, 2007 we had approximately 149.6 million shares of common stock
outstanding. As of May 8, 2007, approximately 93.3 million shares are held by the Investor Group and are eligible for resale from time to time, subject to contractual and Securities Act restrictions. The Investor Group has the ability to cause
us to register the resale of their shares and certain other holders of our common stock, including members of our management and certain other parties that have piggyback registration rights, will be able to participate in such registration. In
addition we registered approximately 8.3 million shares of restricted common stock and approximately 8.4 million shares underlying options issued and securities that may be issued in the future pursuant to our benefit plans and
arrangements on registration statements on Form S-8. Shares registered on these registration statements on Form S-8 may be sold as provided in the respective registration statements on Form S-8.

The market price of our common stock may be volatile, which could cause the value of your investment to decline.

Securities markets worldwide experience significant price and volume fluctuations. This market volatility, as well as general economic, market or
potential conditions, could reduce the market price of our common stock in spite of our operating performance. In addition, our operating results could be below the expectations of securities analysts and investors, and in response, the market price
of our common stock could decrease significantly. As a result, the market price of our common stock could decline below price at which you purchase it. You may be unable to resell your shares of our common stock at or above such price. Among other
factors that could affect our stock price are:



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| |  |  | actual or anticipated changes in economic, political or market conditions, such as recessions or international currency fluctuations;
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| |  |  | actual or anticipated changes in the regulatory environment affecting the music industry;
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| |  |  | changes in the retailing environment;
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| |  |  | changes in the market valuations of other music industry peers; and
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| |  |  | announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, divestitures, joint ventures or other strategic initiatives.
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See Risk FactorsDue to the nature of our business, our results of operations and cash flows may fluctuate
significantly from period to period. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a companys securities, stockholders have often instituted class action securities litigation against those companies. Such
litigation, if instituted, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management attention and resources, which could significantly harm our profitability and reputation.

Provisions in our Charter and amended and restated bylaws and Delaware law may discourage a takeover attempt.

Provisions contained in our Charter and amended and restated bylaws (Bylaws) and Delaware law could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so might be beneficial to our stockholders. Provisions of
our Charter and Bylaws impose various procedural and other requirements, which could make it more difficult for shareholders to effect certain corporate actions. For example, our Charter authorizes our board of directors to determine the rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions of unissued series of preferred stock, without any vote or action by our shareholders. Thus, our board of directors can authorize and issue shares of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that
could adversely affect the voting or other rights of holders of our common stock. These rights may have the effect of delaying or deterring a change of control of our company. These provisions could limit the price that certain investors might be
willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.



|ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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The following table provides information about purchases by us during the three months ending March 31, 2007 of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Act:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities



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|Period           |  | Total Number ofShares Purchased |     |  | Average Price Paid per Share |       | Total Number ofShares Purchased asPart of
PubliclyAnnounced Plans or Programs |   | Maximum Numberof Shares thatMayYet Be PurchasedUnder
the Plans or Programs
|10/1/06-10/31/06 |  | 10,841                          | (1) |  | $                            | 25.95 |                                                                               |  |                                                                            | 
|3/1/07-3/31/07   |  | 28,498                          | (1) |  | $                            | 16.54 |                                                                               |  |                                                                            | 
|                 |  |                                 |     |  |                              |       |                                                                               |   |                                                                            |  
|Total            |  | 39,339                          |     |  | $                            | 19.13 |                                                                               |  |                                                                            | 

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|(1) | Reflects shares of common stock withheld from restricted stock that vested during fiscal year 2007 that were surrendered to the Company to satisfy withholding tax requirements
related to the vesting of the awards. The value of these shares was determined based on the average of the high and low prices of our common stock on the day prior to the date of vesting.
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|ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
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Item 3 is not
applicable and has been omitted.



|ITEM 4. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Warner Music Group Corp. was held on February 23, 2007. The following matters were voted on at the meeting: (i) the election of 14 directors for a term of one year and until their successors
are duly elected and qualified, (ii) the approval of the Companys Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Award Plan and (iii) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the independent auditors of the
Company for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007.

(i) The entire nominated board of directors was elected and the votes cast for
or withheld with respect to the election of each director were as follows:



|                    |  |                          |  |                         
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|Name                |  | Number of Votes Cast For |  | Number of Votes Withheld
|Edgar Bronfman, Jr. |  | 129,188,839              |  | 10,247,685              
|Len Blavatnik       |  | 121,811,819              |  | 17,624,705              
|Shelby W. Bonnie    |  | 138,267,659              |  | 1,168,865               
|Richard Bressler    |  | 128,524,493              |  | 10,911,581              
|John P. Connaughton |  | 128,492,638              |  | 10,943,886              
|Phyllis E. Grann    |  | 138,262,196              |  | 1,174,328               
|Michele J. Hooper   |  | 138,295,096              |  | 1,141,428               
|Scott L. Jaeckel    |  | 128,492,638              |  | 10,943,886              
|Seth W. Lawry       |  | 126,967,951              |  | 12,468,573              
|Thomas H. Lee       |  | 126,940,514              |  | 12,496,010              
|Ian Loring          |  | 126,940,514              |  | 12,496,010              
|Jonathan M. Nelson  |  | 121,062,500              |  | 18,374,024              
|Mark Nunnelly       |  | 126,940,514              |  | 12,496,010              
|Scott M. Sperling   |  | 126,772,114              |  | 12,664,410              

(ii) The votes cast for, against or abstaining with respect to the approval of the Companys
Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Award Plan were as follows:



|            |  |           |  |         
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|For:        |  | Against:  |  | Abstain:
|136,622,682 |  | 2,806,995 |  | 6,847   

(iii) The votes cast for, against or abstaining with respect to the ratification of the
appointment of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 were as follows:



|            |  |          |  |         
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|For:        |  | Against: |  | Abstain:
|139,410,669 |  | 16,108   |  | 9,747   



|ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION
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The Company entered into an
employment agreement amendment, effective as of April 1, 2007, with David H. Johnson, under which Mr. Johnson will serve as Chairman & CEO of Warner/Chappell Music Inc. The employment agreement amendment extends the term of
Mr. Johnsons employment agreement through June 30, 2008. Under the terms of the employment agreement amendment, Mr. Johnson will be paid an annual salary equal to $700,000. Mr. Johnson is also eligible to receive an annual
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employment for good reason, as defined in the agreement, the amendment provides that his severance payment would equal one year of salary plus one year of
bonus target, plus a pro rata bonus for the year of termination. In the event of non-renewal of his agreement, Mr. Johnson would receive a payment equal to one year of salary plus one year of bonus target, plus a pro rata bonus for the year of
termination. Other terms of his agreement remain unchanged by this amendment.

Simultaneously with the execution of the employment
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|ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS
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|3.1  |  | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Warner Music Group Corp. (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|3.2  |  | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Warner Music Group Corp. (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
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|10.1 |  | Amendment dated March 13, 2007 to U.S. Manufacturing and Packaging Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2003, between Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation and Cinram Manufacturing LLC, formerly
known as Cinram Manufacturing Inc., and International Manufacturing and Packaging Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2003, between WEA International Inc. and Cinram GmbH*(2)
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|10.2 |  | Amendment dated March 13, 2007 to U.S. Pick, Pack and Shipping Services Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2003, between Warner-Elektra-Atlantic Corporation and Cinram Distribution LLC and
International Pick, Pack and Shipping Services Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2003, between WEA International Inc. and Cinram GmbH* (2)                                    
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|10.3 |  | Amended and Restated 2005 Omnibus Award Plan*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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|10.4 |  | Employment Agreement Amendment dated May 4, 2007, between Warner Music Inc. and David H. Johnson*                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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|31.1 |  | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended*                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|31.2 |  | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-15(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended*                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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|32.1 |  | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|32.2 |  | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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|* | Filed herewith.
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|** | Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8212, this certification will be treated as accompanying this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and not filed as part of such
report for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, or otherwise subject the liability of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and this certification will not be deemed to be incorporated
by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
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|(1) | Incorporated by reference to Warner Music Group Corp.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2005.
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|(2) | Exhibit omits certain information that has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a confidential treatment request pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

May 8, 2007



WARNER MUSIC GROUP CORP.By:

/s/    EDGAR BRONFMAN,
JR.Name: Title:

Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive
Officer)By:

/s/    MICHAEL D.
FLEISHERName: Title:

Michael D. Fleisher Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer)




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