Warner Music Group Data Breach Settlement

California residents who meet the subclass definition do not file for a separate second benefit. Their valid claim is assigned additional weight in the same Net Settlement Fund distribution.

• People in the Settlement Class receive one share of the Net Settlement Fund for each valid claim.
• California Subclass Members receive one additional share, for two shares total, for each valid claim.
• The notice estimates the payment at $50 for Settlement Class Members and $100 for California Subclass Members. These are estimates because payments are weighted and pro rata, meaning the final amount depends on the Net Settlement Fund and valid claims.

The notice does not identify which supporting documents are needed or say whether documents are needed for every claim. It directs readers to the Claim Form and settlement materials for the full claim requirements.

• Submit a Claim Form online by January 22, 2027.
• Or download a Claim Form and mail it to the Settlement Administrator. A mailed form must be completed, signed, and postmarked by January 22, 2027.
• For a mailed claim, include any supporting documentation.

The stated $50 and $100 amounts are estimated, not guaranteed payments.

• The $1,250,000 fund first pays notice and settlement-administration costs, any Court-approved service awards, and attorneys’ fees and expenses.
• The money remaining after those costs is the Net Settlement Fund.
• Valid claims are paid from that remaining fund using the one-share or two-share weighting described in the notice.

If you are uncertain whether you are included, the notice says the Settlement Administrator can provide free help.

• The class includes natural persons living in the United States who made payment-card purchases on qualifying Warner Music Group subsidiary e-commerce websites from April 25 through August 5, 2020.
• The notice excludes Warner Music Group and related entities and personnel, people who validly opt out, people who released these claims in another proceeding, and the assigned judge, the judge’s staff, and immediate family members.

A claim is required to receive money. Doing nothing is different from opting out.

• You will not receive a payment.
• Unless you opted out, you remain part of the Settlement Class and give up the rights released by the settlement, including the right to bring or continue a lawsuit about the legal issues it resolves.

Opting out means leaving the settlement. It is not the same as objecting to it.

• Mail a written Request for Exclusion to the Settlement Administrator, postmarked no later than November 23, 2026.
• Include the case name and number, your contact information, a clear statement that you want to be excluded, your lawyer’s identity and phone number if you have one, and your personal signature.
• If you opt out, you cannot receive settlement benefits. The notice says this preserves any right you may have to sue separately, subject to defenses Warner may have.

Objecting means asking the Court not to approve some or all of the settlement. You cannot object if you opt out.

• An objection must state your contact information, the case name and number, why you believe you are a class member, whether you plan to attend the hearing, your reasons for objecting, and information about any lawyer representing you for the objection.
• File the objection with the Court or mail it so it is postmarked by November 23, 2026.
• You may object and still seek a payment, but only if you submit a timely claim.

Payments will be distributed only if the Court grants final approval and after appeals are resolved or the time to appeal expires.

• The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for January 29, 2027, at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 705 at 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007.
• The Court may approve the settlement, consider requested attorneys’ fees, expenses, and service awards, and consider properly submitted objections.
• You do not have to attend. The hearing date or time may change.