The record label behind Taylor Swift plans to launch a U.S. offering of some shares owned Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square, as the hedge-fund billionaire pushes for a U.S. listing.

Universal Music Group NV has agreed to plan a US share sale by Sept. 15, in order to fulfill an agreement with billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square.

Further to Universal Music Group’s (UMGNF) statement of November 9, 2024, UMG announced Wednesday that Pershing Square has exercised its right under the previously disclosed Registration Rights Agreement between UMG and Pershing to request an offering and secondary listing of UMG in the U.

Universal Music Group shares will be dual-listed on a U.S. exchange in 2025 as Pershing Square sells some of its stake for a U.S. listing.

The deal requires Pershing to sell at least $500 million worth of its UMG holdings as part of the listing process.

Universal Music Group said on Wednesday that billionaire Bill Ackman-led Pershing Square has exercised its right to request an offering and secondary listing of the record label in the United States.

Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced that Pershing Square and some of its affiliates will sell off some of its 7.6% stake in UMG on the US stock exchange by September 15, 2025. Pershing Square waived the 120-day filing requirement.

With close to half of the stocks in the hedge fund ending 2024 in negative territory, Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings posted a net gain of 10.2 percent in a year when the S&P 500 climbed 23 percent, making it the first time since 2017 that Ackman has failed to beat the broader stock market.

Investing.com-- Universal Music Group NV (AS: UMG) said on Wednesday that it will launch a U.S. share sale and seek a U.S. listing as part of deal with activist investor Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square Holdings Ltd (LON: PSHP ).