UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2026
TKO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-41797 | 92-3569035 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 200 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor | ||
| New York, New York | 10010 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 646-558-8333
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Class A Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share | TKO | The New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
As previously reported, on March 10, 2026, TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement (the “ASR Agreement”) to repurchase $800.0 million of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), and, on the same date, the Company entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (the “Prior 10b5-1 Plan”) for the repurchase of up to $200.0 million shares of Class A Common Stock, which repurchases were to commence once transactions under the ASR Agreement were completed.
On May 11, 2026, the Company entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan (the “10b5-1 Plan”) to supersede, amend and replace the Prior 10b5-1 Plan and authorizing repurchases thereunder to commence on May 14, 2026. The terms of the 10b5-1 Plan are otherwise identical to those of the Prior 10b5-1 Plan.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. TKO intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding the Company’s share repurchase program and the timing and manner of purchases contemplated thereunder. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “could,” “contemplates,” “would,” “project,” “plan,” “target,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions. Any such forward-looking statement represents management’s expectations as of the date of this filing. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from what is expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the important factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in TKO’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, as any such factors may be updated from time to time in TKO’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and TKO’s Investor Relations site at investor.tkogrp.com. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as may be required under applicable law, TKO undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TKO GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 12, 2026 | By: | /s/ Andrew Schleimer | ||||
| Name: Title: | Andrew Schleimer Chief Financial Officer | |||||