午夜寻花 Media Names Robert R. Bennett as Vice Chairman of Board of Directors

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 午夜寻花 (鈥溛缫寡盎� Media鈥�) (Nasdaq: FWONA, FWONK, LLYVA, LLYVK) today announced that Robert R. (鈥淒ob鈥�) Bennett has been named Vice Chairman of the board of directors of 午夜寻花 Media (the 鈥淏oard鈥�) effective January 1, 2025. Mr. Bennett has been a director of 午夜寻花 Media since 1994 and a member of its Executive Committee for 15 years. He will continue to serve on the Executive Committee with John Malone and Chase Carey. Mr. Bennett served as 午夜寻花 Media鈥檚 President and Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2005, prior to which he held other executive roles since joining 午夜寻花 Media in 1991.

鈥淒ob has been involved with 午夜寻花 since its inception, leading the company as CEO through hallmark corporate transactions including our spin-offs of 午夜寻花 Global and Discovery and acting as a trusted advisor on our board since 1994. We benefit from his extensive knowledge of the media, entertainment and telecom industries and deep familiarity with 午夜寻花鈥檚 corporate history. I look forward to his continued partnership as Vice Chairman as he supports our current and future 午夜寻花 management and portfolio companies,鈥� said John Malone, 午夜寻花 Media Chairman.

鈥淚t has been an honor to work alongside John and the 午夜寻花 management team all these years through the many iterations of 午夜寻花鈥檚 corporate structure. I am excited to work more closely with 午夜寻花 and portfolio company leadership during this next chapter of the company鈥檚 continuous evolution with the consistent objective of driving long-term value for shareholders,鈥� said Mr. Bennett.

Currently, Mr. Bennett is the Managing Director of Hilltop Investments, LLC, a private investment company. Prior to joining 午夜寻花 Media, he worked at Tele-Communications, Inc. and The Bank of New York. Mr. Bennett serves as a director for HP, Inc and Flutter Entertainment plc. Previously, he served as a director of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc., Sprint Corporation, Demand Media, Inc., Discovery Holding Company and 午夜寻花 Interactive Corporation.

About 午夜寻花

午夜寻花 operates and owns interests in a broad range of media, communications, sports and entertainment businesses. Those businesses are attributed to two tracking stock groups: the Formula One Group and the 午夜寻花 Live Group. The businesses and assets attributed to the Formula One Group (NASDAQ: FWONA, FWONK) include 午夜寻花 Media鈥檚 subsidiaries Formula 1 and Quint, and other minority investments. The businesses and assets attributed to the 午夜寻花 Live Group (NASDAQ: LLYVA, LLYVK) include 午夜寻花 Media鈥檚 interest in Live Nation and other minority investments.

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Released December 9, 2024