WWE® Announces 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
14 April 2022 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced its 2022 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders will be held on May 19, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Time. The Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting of
stockholders, conducted via live audio webcast and available at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WWE2022. Stockholders will not be
able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
As described in the distributed proxy materials, stockholders
are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and
at any adjournment or postponement thereof if they were a
stockholder of record as of the close of business on March 22,
2022. To be admitted to the Annual Meeting at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WWE2022, stockholders must enter
the control number found on the proxy card and related instructions
provided with the Company’s distributed proxy materials. Beneficial
owners of shares held in street name will need to follow the
instructions provided by the broker, bank or other nominee that
holds their shares. Eligible stockholders may participate in and
vote at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions available
on the meeting website during the meeting. The Company has designed
the format of the Annual Meeting to ensure that stockholders are
afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate as they
would at an in-person meeting, using online access and
participation.
Further information regarding the matters to be acted upon at
the Annual Meeting is set forth in the proxy statement and other
proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. The proxy statement and the
Company’s 2021 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at
www.proxyvote.com. Eligible stockholders may use the proxy card to
vote their shares of common stock in connection with the Annual
Meeting. Stockholders who have already submitted a proxy or voting
instructions will not be required to submit an additional proxy
card or to confirm the prior voting instructions. Whether or not
stockholders plan to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, the
Company strongly encourages its stockholders to vote and submit
voting instructions in advance of the meeting by one of the several
methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual
Meeting.
About WWE WWE, a publicly
traded company (NYSE: WWE), is an integrated media organization and
recognized leader in global entertainment. The Company consists of
a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content
52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to
family-friendly entertainment on its television programming,
premium live events, digital media and publishing platforms. WWE’s
TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion homes
worldwide in 30 languages through world-class distribution partners
including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, BT Sport, Sony India, and
Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all premium live
events, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library
and is currently available in more than 180 countries. In the
United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the
exclusive home to WWE Network.
Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and
corporate.wwe.com.
Trademarks: All WWE programming,
talent names, images, likenesses, slogans, wrestling moves,
trademarks, logos and copyrights are the exclusive property of WWE
and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks, logos and copyrights
are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-Looking Statements: This
press release contains forward-looking statements pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These
risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks relating
to: the COVID-19 outbreak, which may continue to affect negatively
world economies as well as our industry, business and results of
operations; entering, maintaining and renewing major distribution
and licensing agreements; a rapidly evolving and highly competitive
media landscape; WWE Network; computer systems, content delivery
and online operations of our Company and our business partners;
privacy norms and regulations; our need to continue to develop
creative and entertaining programs and events; our need to retain
and continue to recruit key performers; the possibility of a
decline in the popularity of our brand of sports entertainment; the
possible unexpected loss of the services of Vincent K. McMahon;
possible adverse changes in the regulatory atmosphere and related
private sector initiatives; the highly competitive, rapidly
changing and increasingly fragmented nature of the markets in which
we operate and/or our inability to compete effectively, especially
against competitors with greater financial resources or marketplace
presence; uncertainties associated with international markets
including possible disruptions and reputational risks; our
difficulty or inability to promote and conduct our live events
and/or other businesses if we do not comply with applicable
regulations; our dependence on our intellectual property rights,
our need to protect those rights, and the risks of our infringement
of others’ intellectual property rights; the complexity of our
rights agreements across distribution mechanisms and geographical
areas; potential substantial liability in the event of accidents or
injuries occurring during our physically demanding events; large
public events as well as travel to and from such events; our
expansion into new or complementary businesses, strategic
investments and/or acquisitions; our accounts receivable; the
construction and move to our new leased corporate and media
production headquarters; litigation; a change in the tax laws of
key jurisdictions; our feature film business; a possible decline in
general economic conditions and disruption in financial markets
including any resulting from COVID-19; our indebtedness including
our convertible notes; our potential failure to meet market
expectations for our financial performance; Vincent K. McMahon
exercises control over our affairs, and his interests may conflict
with the holders of our Class A common stock; our share repurchase
program; a substantial number of shares are eligible for sale by
the McMahons and the sale, or the perception of possible sales, of
those shares could lower our stock price; and the volatility of our
Class A common stock. In addition, our dividend is dependent on a
number of factors, including, among other things, our liquidity and
historical and projected cash flow, strategic plan (including
alternative uses of capital), our financial results and condition,
contractual and legal restrictions on the payment of dividends
(including under our revolving credit facility), general economic
and competitive conditions and such other factors as our Board of
Directors may consider relevant. Forward-looking statements made by
the Company speak only as of the date made and are subject to
change without any obligation on the part of the Company to update
or revise them. Undue reliance should not be placed on these
statements. For more information about risks and uncertainties
associated with the Company’s business, please refer to the
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s
SEC filings, including, but not limited to, our annual report on
Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
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