HILVERSUM, Netherlands, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Music Group N.V. (EURONEXT: UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, will hold its 2024 Capital Markets Day today in London. As part of the Capital Markets Day presentations, senior executives from across the company will present a strategic update and business outlook, and management will share financial targets through the end of FY 2028.

UMG expects to continue achieving high Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth, driven in part by the continued growth in subscription revenue, accelerating superfan monetization, and an expanding partner ecosystem, that it expects will translate into meaningful Free Cash Flow generation.  Management will provide further details to support this outlook during the Capital Markets Day.

Financial Targets through FY 2028

The Capital Markets Day will begin today, September 17, at 2:00 PM BST and will conclude at approximately 6:00 PM BST. The event, including all presentations and a Q&A session with senior management, can be livestreamed here: Universal Music Group Capital Markets Day 2024. A replay of the event will not be available. Presentation materials will be posted to the Financial Reports page of the Universal Music Group Investor Relations website, investors.universalmusic.com, at the conclusion of the event.

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