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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

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12 Months Ended
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During November 2015, Āé¶¹app’s board of directors authorized management to pursue a reclassification of the Company’s common stock into three new tracking stock groups, one to be designated as the Āé¶¹app Braves common stock, one to be designated as the Āé¶¹app Media common stock and one to be designated as the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM common stock (the ā€œRecapitalizationā€), and to cause to be distributed subscription rights related to the Āé¶¹app Braves common stock following the creation of the new tracking stocks.

The Recapitalization was completed on AprilĀ 15, 2016 and the newly issued shares commenced trading or quotation in the regular way on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the OTC Markets, as applicable, on Monday, AprilĀ 18, 2016. In the Recapitalization, each issued and outstanding share of Āé¶¹app common stock was reclassified and exchanged for (a)Ā 1 share of the corresponding series of Āé¶¹app SiriusXM common stock, (b)Ā 0.1 of a share of the corresponding series of Āé¶¹app Braves common stock and (c)Ā 0.25 of a share of the corresponding series of Āé¶¹app Formula One common stock on AprilĀ 15, 2016. Cash was paid in lieu of the issuance of any fractional shares. In May 2016, the IRS completed its review of the Recapitalization and notified Āé¶¹app that it agreed with the nontaxable characterization of the transaction.

Following the creation of the tracking stocks, SeriesĀ A, SeriesĀ B and SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app SiriusXM common stock trade under the symbols LSXMA/B/K, respectively; SeriesĀ A, SeriesĀ B and SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves common stock trade or are quoted under the symbols BATRA/B/K respectively; and SeriesĀ A, SeriesĀ B and SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Media common stock traded or were quoted under the symbols LMCA/B/K, respectively. Shortly following the Second Closing (as defined below) of the acquisition of FormulaĀ 1, the Āé¶¹app Media Group and Āé¶¹app Media common stock were renamed the Āé¶¹app Formula One Group (the ā€œFormula One Groupā€) and the Āé¶¹app Formula One common stock, respectively, and the corresponding ticker symbols for the SeriesĀ A, SeriesĀ B and SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Media common stock were changed to FWONA/B/K, respectively. Each series (SeriesĀ A, SeriesĀ B and SeriesĀ C) of the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. SeriesĀ A and SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves common stock trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Stock Market and SeriesĀ B Āé¶¹app Braves common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets. SeriesĀ A and SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Formula One common stock continue to trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and the SeriesĀ B Āé¶¹app Formula One common stock continues to be quoted on the OTC Markets. Although the Second Closing, and the corresponding tracking stock name and the ticker symbol change, were not completed until JanuaryĀ 23 and 24, 2017, respectively, historical information of the Āé¶¹app Media Group and Āé¶¹app Media common stock is referred to herein as the Formula One Group and Āé¶¹app Formula One common stock, respectively.

In addition, following the creation of the new tracking stocks, Āé¶¹app distributed to holders of its Āé¶¹app Braves common stock subscription rights to acquire shares of SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves common stock in order to raise capital to repay an intergroup note and for working capital purposes.Ā In the rights distribution, Āé¶¹app distributed 0.47 of a SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves subscription right for each share of SeriesĀ A, SeriesĀ B or SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves common stock held as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on MayĀ 16, 2016. Fractional SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves subscription rights were rounded up to the nearest whole right. Each whole SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves subscription right entitled the holder to purchase, pursuant to the basic subscription privilege, one share of Āé¶¹app’s SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves common stock at a subscription price of $12.80, which was equal to an approximate 20% discount to the trading day volume weighted average trading price of SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves common stock for the 18-day trading period ending on MayĀ 11, 2016. Each SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves subscription right also entitled the holder to subscribe for additional shares of SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves common

stock that were unsubscribed for in the rights offering pursuant to an oversubscription privilege. The rights offering commenced on MayĀ 18, 2016, which was also the ex-dividend date for the distribution of the SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves subscription rights. The rights offering expired at 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on JuneĀ 16, 2016 and was fully subscribed with 15,833,634 shares of SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves common stock issued to those rightsholders exercising basic and, if applicable, oversubscription privileges. Approximately $150Ā million of the proceeds from the rights offering were used to repay the outstanding balance on an intergroup note and accrued interest to Āé¶¹app.Ā The remaining proceeds were used for development costs attributed to the Braves Group. In September 2016, the IRS completed its review of the distribution of the SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves subscription rights and notified Āé¶¹app that it agreed with the nontaxable characterization of the distribution.

Additionally, as a result of the Recapitalization, Āé¶¹app’s 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 are now convertible into cash based on the product of the conversion rate specified in the indenture and the basket of tracking stocks into which each outstanding share of SeriesĀ A Āé¶¹app common stock was reclassified (the ā€œSecurities Basketā€). The SeriesĀ A Āé¶¹app Braves common stock component of the Securities Basket was subsequently adjusted pursuant to anti-dilution adjustments arising out of the distribution of subscription rights to purchase shares of SeriesĀ C Āé¶¹app Braves common stock made to all holders of Āé¶¹app Braves common stock. Furthermore, the Company entered into amended agreements with the counterparties with regard the Recapitalization-related adjustments to the outstanding SeriesĀ A Āé¶¹app common stock warrants as well as the outstanding cash convertible note hedges and purchased call options. See noteĀ 9 for a more detailed discussion of the amendments made to these financial instruments as a result of the Recapitalization.

As discussed in more detail in noteĀ 5, on SeptemberĀ 7, 2016 Āé¶¹app, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Āé¶¹app GR Cayman Acquisition Company, entered into two definitive stock purchase agreements relating to the acquisition of Delta Topco. The transactions contemplated by the first purchase agreement were completed on SeptemberĀ 7, 2016, resulting in the acquisition of slightly less than a 20% minority stake in FormulaĀ 1 on an undiluted basis. On OctoberĀ 27, 2016 under the terms of the first purchase agreement, Āé¶¹app acquired an additional incremental equity interest of Delta Topco, maintaining Āé¶¹app’s investment in Delta Topco on an undiluted basis and increasing slightly to 19.1% on a fully diluted basis. Āé¶¹app’s interest in Delta Topco and by extension FormulaĀ 1 is attributed to the Āé¶¹app Formula One Group (the ā€œFormula One Groupā€). Āé¶¹app acquired 100% of the fully diluted equity interests of Delta Topco, other than a nominal number of shares held by certain FormulaĀ 1 teams, in a closing under the second purchase agreement (following the unwind of the first purchase agreement) on JanuaryĀ 23, 2017 (the ā€œSecond Closingā€). Āé¶¹app’s acquired interest in FormulaĀ 1, along with existing FormulaĀ 1 cash and debt (which is non-recourse to Āé¶¹app), is attributed to the Formula One Group.

A tracking stock is a type of common stock that the issuing company intends to reflect or ā€œtrackā€ the economic performance of a particular business or ā€œgroup,ā€ rather than the economic performance of the company as a whole. While the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group, Āé¶¹app Braves Group (the ā€œBraves Groupā€) and Formula One Group have separate collections of businesses, assets and liabilities attributed to them, no group is a separate legal entity and therefore cannot own assets, issue securities or enter into legally binding agreements. Therefore, the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group, Braves Group and Formula One Group do not represent separate legal entities, but rather represent those businesses, assets and liabilities that have been attributed to each respective group. Holders of tracking stock have no direct claim to the group’s stock or assets and therefore, do not own, by virtue of their ownership of a Āé¶¹app tracking stock, any equity or voting interest in a public company, such as Sirius XM Holdings or Live Nation, in which Āé¶¹app holds an interest and that is attributed to a Āé¶¹app tracking stock group, such as the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group or the Formula One Group. Holders of tracking stock are also not represented by separate boards of directors. Instead, holders of tracking stock are stockholders of the parent corporation, with a single board of directors and subject to all of the risks and liabilities of the parent corporation.

The Āé¶¹app SiriusXM common stock is intended to track and reflect the separate economic performance of the businesses, assets and liabilities attributed to the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group: its subsidiary Sirius XM Holdings, corporate

cash, Āé¶¹app’s 2.125% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2048, Āé¶¹app’s 2.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2049 and a margin loan obligation incurred by a wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary of Āé¶¹app. The Formula One Group holds an intergroup interest in the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group. As of DecemberĀ 31, 2019, the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group has cash and cash equivalents of approximately $493Ā million, which includes $106Ā million of subsidiary cash.

The Āé¶¹app Braves common stock is intended to track and reflect the separate economic performance of the businesses, assets and liabilities attributed to the Braves Group: its subsidiary, Braves Holdings, which indirectly owns the Atlanta Braves Major League Baseball Club (ā€œANLBCā€ or the ā€œAtlanta Bravesā€) and certain assets and liabilities associated with ANLBC’s stadium and mixed use development project (the ā€œDevelopment Projectā€) and cash. The Formula One Group holds an intergroup interest in the Braves Group. As of DecemberĀ 31, 2019, the Braves Group has cash and cash equivalents of approximately $142Ā million, which includes $59Ā million of subsidiary cash.

The Āé¶¹app Formula One common stock is intended to track and reflect the separate economic performance of the businesses, assets and liabilities attributed to the Formula One Group, which include all of the businesses, assets and liabilities of Āé¶¹app other than those specifically attributed to the Braves Group or the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group, including Āé¶¹app’s interests in FormulaĀ 1 and Live Nation, cash, intergroup interests in the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group and the Braves Group, Āé¶¹app’s 1.375% Cash Convertible Notes due 2023 and related financial instruments, Āé¶¹app’s 1% Cash Convertible Notes due 2023, Āé¶¹app’s 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2046 and Āé¶¹app’s 2.25% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2048. As of DecemberĀ 31, 2019, the Formula One Group has cash and cash equivalents of approximately $587Ā million, which includes $402Ā million of subsidiary cash.

As part of the Recapitalization, the Formula One Group initially held a 20% intergroup interest in the Braves Group. As a result of the rights offering, the number of notional shares representing the intergroup interest held by the Formula One Group was adjusted to 9,084,940, representing a 15.1% intergroup interest in the Braves Group at DecemberĀ 31, 2019. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2019, the Formula One Group began purchasing shares of Āé¶¹app SiriusXM common stock. As of December 31, 2019, the number of notional shares representing the intergroup interest held by the Formula One Group was 493,278, representing a 0.2% intergroup interest in the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group. The intergroup interests represent quasi-equity interests which are not represented by outstanding shares of common stock; rather, the Formula One Group has attributed interests in the Braves Group and the Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group which are generally stated in terms of a number of shares of Āé¶¹app Braves common stock and Āé¶¹app Sirius XM common stock, respectively, issuable to the Formula One Group with respect to its interests in the Braves Group and Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group, respectively. The intergroup interests may be settled, at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, through the transfer of newly issued shares of Āé¶¹app Braves common stock and Āé¶¹app SiriusXM common stock, respectively, cash and/or other assets to the Formula One Group. Accordingly, the intergroup interests attributable to the Formula One Group are presented as assets and the intergroup interests attributable to the Braves Group and Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group are presented as liabilities in the attributed financial statements and the offsetting amounts between tracking stock groups are eliminated in consolidation. The intergroup interests will remain outstanding until the cancellation of the outstanding interests, at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, through transfer of securities, cash and/or other assets from the Braves Group or Āé¶¹app SiriusXM Group, respectively, to the Formula One Group.

See ExhibitĀ 99.1 to this Annual Report on FormĀ 10-K for unaudited attributed financial information for Āé¶¹app’s tracking stock groups.