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Filed May 5, 2023 · 3y ago · Accession 0001437749-23-012830
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View original ↗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 5, 2023 ( May 4, 2023 )
Gray Television, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Georgia
001-13796
58-0285030
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4370 Peachtree Road, NE , Atlanta , Georgia
30319
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
404 - 504-9828
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 (no par value)
GTN.A
New York Stock Exchange
common stock (no par value)
GTN
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).
Emerging growth company ☐
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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 4, 2023, Gray Television, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The results of voting on the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal No. 1 (Election of Directors):
Nominee
Vote For
Vote Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Hilton H. Howell, Jr.
127,559,981
2,108,347
14,461,164
Howell W. Newton
108,856,237
20,812,091
14,461,164
Richard L. Boger
108,425,609
21,242,719
14,461,164
Luis A. Garcia
128,706,973
961,355
14,461,164
Richard B. Hare
101,303,843
28,364,485
14,461,164
Robin R. Howell
128,746,414
921,914
14,461,164
Donald LaPlatney
128,752,065
916,263
14,461,164
Lorraine McClain
129,109,963
558,365
14,461,164
Paul H. McTear
128,718,642
949,686
14,461,164
Sterling A. Spainhour Jr.
109,069,228
20,599,100
14,461,164
Proposal No. 2 (Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company ’ s named executive officers):
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
110,350,341
19,028,427
289,560
14,461,164
Proposal No. 3 (Non-binding advisory vote relating to the frequency (every one, two or three years) of Gray Television, Inc. ’ s future non-binding say-on-pay votes):
Every 1 Year
Every 2 Years
Every 3 years
Abstain
51,603,486
91,988
77,875,597
97,257
Proposal No. 4 (Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company ’ s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023):
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
143,639,150
438,612
51,730
In light of the results of the advisory vote on proposal No. 3 above, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that the Company will hold future say-on-pay votes every three years until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay votes, which will be no later than the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2029.
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.
Gray Television, Inc.
May 5, 2023
By:
/s/ James C. Ryan
Name:
James C. Ryan
Title:
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Filing details
- Company
- GRAY MEDIA, INC
- Ticker
- GTN
- CIK
- 43196
- Form type
- 8-K
- Filing date
- May 5, 2023
- Report date
- May 4, 2023
- Document
- gtn20230504_8k.htm
- Size
- 194 KB