Sirius XM (SIRI) 425Business combination disclosure

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 4, 2024 (September 4, 2024)

SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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On September 4, 2024, Sirius XM Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SiriusXM”), and Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Liberty Media”), issued a joint press release announcing that, assuming the requisite conditions to the previously announced redemptive split-off (the “Split-Off”) of Liberty Sirius XM Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SplitCo”), are satisfied or waived, as applicable, at 4:05 p.m., New York City time, on September 9, 2024, Liberty Media intends to redeem each outstanding share of Liberty Media’s Series A, Series B and Series C Liberty SiriusXM common stock in exchange for 0.8375 of a share of common stock of SplitCo, with cash being paid to entitled record holders of Liberty SiriusXM common stock in lieu of any fractional shares of common stock of SplitCo.

Additionally, assuming all requisite conditions are satisfied or waived, as applicable, at 6:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 9, 2024, Radio Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of SplitCo, will merge with and into SiriusXM (the “Merger” and together with the Split-Off, the “Transactions”), with SiriusXM surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of SplitCo. Upon consummation of the Merger, each share of common stock of SiriusXM issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (other than shares owned by SplitCo and its subsidiaries) will be converted into the right to receive one-tenth (0.1) of a share of SplitCo common stock, with cash being paid to entitled record holders of SiriusXM common stock in lieu of any fractional shares of common stock of SplitCo.

As part of the Transactions SplitCo will change its name to Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (“New SiriusXM”). SiriusXM expects that the common stock of New SiriusXM will begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “SIRI” as of September 10, 2024.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the press release, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 in compliance with Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including certain statements relating to the Transactions and their proposed timing and other matters related to the Transactions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as “possible,” “potential,” “intends” or “expects” or other words or phrases of similar import or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “may,” “might,” “should,” “would,” “could,” or similar variations. These forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, without limitation, the satisfaction of conditions to the Transactions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and SiriusXM expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in SiriusXM’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Please refer to the publicly filed documents of SiriusXM, including its information statement, and its most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as such risk factors may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports SiriusXM subsequently files with the SEC, for additional information about SiriusXM and about the risks and uncertainties related to SiriusXM’s business which may affect the statements made in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Additional Information

Nothing in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall constitute a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of common stock of Liberty Media, SiriusXM or SplitCo. The proposed offer and issuance of shares of SplitCo common stock in the Transactions will be made only pursuant to SplitCo’s effective registration statement on Form S-4, which includes a prospectus of SplitCo. Liberty Media and SiriusXM stockholders and other investors are urged to read the registration statement, Liberty Media’s definitive proxy statement and SiriusXM’s information statement, together with all relevant Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings regarding the Transactions, and any other relevant documents filed as exhibits therewith, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they contain important information about the Transactions. The prospectus/proxy statement/information statement and other relevant materials for the proposed Transactions have previously been provided to all LSXMA, LSXMB and SiriusXM stockholders. Copies of these SEC filings are available, free of charge, at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the filings together with the materials incorporated by reference therein are available, without charge, by directing a request to Liberty Media Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone: (877) 772-1518 or Sirius XM Holdings Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, 35th Floor, New York, New York 10020, Attention: Investor Relations, (212) 584-5100.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: September 4, 2024