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)

April 28, 2014 (April 24, 2014)

 

MEDIA GENERAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Commonwealth of Virginia

1-6383

54-0850433

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

     

333 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA

23219

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(804) 887-5000

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On April 24, 2014, Media General, Inc. (the “Company”) committed to a corporate reduction-in-force of approximately 45 positions that will be implemented over the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2014. The reduction-in-force results from the Company’s ongoing integration efforts following the business combination of the Company and New Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc., which was completed on November 12, 2013. As a result of the reduction-in-force, the Company expects that it will record severance and other restructuring charges in the range of $5.5 million and $6.5 million over the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2014. As part of the corporate reduction-in-force described above, John R. Cottingham and James R. Conschafter, both Vice Presidents of Broadcast Markets, will cease employment effective November 30, 2014, and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The Annual Meeting of the Company was held on April 24, 2014, for the purposes enumerated below. As of the February 28, 2014 record date, there were 87,733,971 shares of Media General’s Voting Common Stock, issued and outstanding and entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting. 72,078,228 shares of Media General’s Voting Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the meeting.

 

1)     The following votes were cast in reference to electing members to the board of directors.

 

   

Shares

Voted “FOR”

   

Shares

Voted “WITHHELD”

   

Shares

Broker Non-Votes

 

J. Stewart Bryan III

    69,772,801       308,686       1,996,741  

Diana F. Cantor

    69,762,281       319,206       1,996,741  

H.C. Charles Diao

    69,674,542       406,945       1,996,741  

Dennis J. FitzSimons

    69,861,390       220,097       1,996,741  

Soohyung Kim

    69,492,654       588,833       1,996,741  

George L. Mahoney

    69,747,004       334,483       1,996,741  

Marshall N. Morton

    69,575,179       506,308       1,996,741  

Wyndham Robertson

    66,763,501       3,317,986       1,996,741  

Howard L. Schrott

    69,865,504       215,983       1,996,741  

Kevin T. Shea

    66,871,071       3,210,416       1,996,741  

Thomas J. Sullivan

    66,816,088       3,265,399       1,996,741  

 

 

2)    Stockholders voted in favor of the proposed amendments to the 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan. 60,585,430 shares were voted in favor; 9,391,351 shares were voted against; 104,706 shares abstained. There were 1,996,741 broker non-votes.

 

3)    Stockholders voted in favor of ratifying Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as of and for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014. 71,761,106 shares were voted in favor; 141,224 shares were voted against; 175,898 shares abstained.

 

4)    Stockholders voted in favor of a resolution approving the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, included in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and narrative discussion. 64,431,697 shares were voted in favor; 573,464 shares were voted against; 5,076,326 shares abstained. There were 1,996,741 broker non-votes.

 

 

 
 

 

 

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.

 

     

 

 

 

    MEDIA GENERAL, INC.  
    (Registrant)  
       

Date April 28, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ James F. Woodward

 

 

 

James F. Woodward

 

    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer