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Basis of Presentation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Basis of Presentation  
Basis of Presentation

(1) Basis of Presentation

In November 2024, the board of directors of Liberty Media Corporation (“Liberty Media” or “Former Parent”) authorized Liberty Media management to pursue a plan to split-off the Liberty Live Group (the “Split-Off”), which was completed on December 15, 2025. Immediately prior to effecting the Split-Off, Liberty Media’s subsidiary QuintEvents, LLC (“Quint”), interests in certain private assets and $171.7 million of cash were reattributed from Liberty Media’s Formula One Group to its Liberty Live Group in exchange for interests in certain other private assets. Liberty Media effected the Split-Off through the redemption of Liberty Media’s Liberty Live common stock in exchange for Liberty Live Group common stock of a newly formed company called Liberty Live Holdings, Inc. (“Liberty Live” or the “Company”). Liberty Media redeemed each outstanding share of its Series A, Series B and Series C Liberty Live common stock for one share of the corresponding series of Liberty Live Group common stock of Liberty Live.

Liberty Live beneficially owns approximately 69.6 million shares of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (“Live Nation”) common stock, Quint, interests in certain private assets, corporate cash and debt obligations.

The accompanying (a) condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2025, which has been derived from audited financial statements, and (b) the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes to the financial statements required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such periods have been included.  The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. Additionally, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparability with current period presentation. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements represent the combination of the historical financial information of Liberty Media until the date of the Split-Off. Although Liberty Live was reported as a combined company until the date of the Split-Off, all periods reported herein are referred to as consolidated. The condensed consolidated financial statements refer to the combination of businesses, assets and liabilities to be included in Liberty Live as “Liberty Live,” “the Company,” “us,” “we” and “our” in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Split-Off was accounted for at historical cost due to the pro rata nature of the distribution to holders of Liberty Live Group common stock. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Liberty Live considers (i) application of the equity method of accounting for investments in affiliates (ii) fair value of non-financial instruments, and (iii) accounting for income taxes to be its most significant estimates.

As Liberty Live does not control the decision making process or business management practices of our affiliates accounted for using the equity method, Liberty Live relies on management of its affiliates to provide it with accurate financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP that the Company uses in the application of the equity method. In addition, Liberty Live relies on the audit reports that are provided by the affiliates’ independent auditors on the financial statements of such affiliates. The Company is not aware, however, of any errors in or possible misstatements of the financial information provided by its equity affiliates that would have a material effect on Liberty Live’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Quint revenue is seasonal due to its highest revenue earning events taking place during the second and fourth quarters each year.

Split-Off of Liberty Live from Liberty Media

Following the Split-Off, Liberty Media and Liberty Live operate as separate, publicly traded companies, and neither has any continuing stock ownership, beneficial or otherwise, in the other. In connection with the Split-Off, Liberty Media and Liberty Live entered into certain agreements in order to govern certain of the ongoing relationships between the two companies after the Split-Off and to provide for an orderly transition. These agreements include a services agreement, an aircraft time sharing agreement, and a facilities sharing agreement, in addition to a reorganization agreement and a tax sharing agreement.

The reorganization agreement provides for, among other things, the principal corporate transactions (including the internal restructuring) required to effect the Split-Off, certain conditions to the Split-Off and provisions governing the relationship between Liberty Live and Liberty Media with respect to and resulting from the Split-Off. The tax sharing agreement provides for the allocation and indemnification of tax liabilities and benefits between Liberty Media and Liberty Live and other agreements related to tax matters. Pursuant to the services agreement, Liberty Media provides Liberty Live with general and administrative services including legal, tax, accounting, treasury and investor relations support. Liberty Live reimburses Liberty Media for direct, out-of-pocket expenses and pays a services fee to Liberty Media under the services agreement that is subject to adjustment quarterly, as necessary. Under the facilities sharing agreement, Liberty Live shares office space with Liberty Media and related amenities at Liberty Media’s corporate headquarters. The aircraft time sharing agreement provides for Liberty Media to lease its aircraft to Liberty Live for use on a periodic, non-exclusive time sharing basis.

A portion of Liberty Media’s general and administrative expenses, including legal, tax, accounting, treasury and investor relations support was previously allocated to the Liberty Live Group, and are currently allocated to Liberty Live each reporting period based on an estimate of time spent. Under these various agreements $2.6 million and $6.9 million was reimbursable to Liberty Media during the three months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, and $8.4 million and $13.5 million was reimbursable to Liberty Media during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively.

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Quint Acquisition

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On September 9, 2026, QuintEvents International, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quint, purchased substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Topnotch Tennis Tours, LLC (“TNTT”), a company that specializes in tennis event packages and experiences. The transaction was accounted for as a business combination. The Company recorded $5.6 million of goodwill, $4.3 million of customer relationships, and $5.7 million of other assets, offset by $6.3 million of liabilities. The goodwill recognized in the acquisition is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The acquisition price allocation is preliminary and subject to revision as of September 30, 2026.