tracking stocks. These are specialized equities that highlight a specific division or segment of a business but where outside investors have little or no control. They became big in the 1990s and have been a hallmark of Malone, a former telco and cable titan and highly regarded investor and financial engineer. Liberty’s holdings over the years have touched much of media, including a big stake in Warner Bros. Discovery.
Terms: In connection with the split, Liberty Media would redeem each outstanding share of its Series A, Series B and Series C Liberty Braves common stock for one share of the corresponding series of common stock of Atlanta Braves Holdings, so Liberty Media and Atlanta Braves Holdings would be separate publicly traded companies.
Liberty Media stockholders must the transactions, which is also subject to tax counsel, a signoff by Major League Baseball and a ruling by the IRS.