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 27, 2015
TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-36230 | 38-3919441 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
435 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
312-222-9100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 27, 2015, Tribune Publishing Company (the “Company”) held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Los Angeles, California. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters with the following results:
1. | The election of six directors nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors. |
Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
David E. Dibble | 19,385,973 | 50,790 | 3,619,390 |
Philip G. Franklin | 18,586,312 | 850,451 | 3,619,390 |
John H. Griffin, Jr. | 19,383,413 | 53,350 | 3,619,390 |
Eddy W. Hartenstein | 19,342,836 | 93,927 | 3,619,390 |
Renetta McCann | 17,729,181 | 1,707,582 | 3,619,390 |
Ellen Taus | 19,382,939 | 53,824 | 3,619,390 |
2. | The approval of an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2014. |
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
19,346,238 | 89,579 | 946 | 3,619,390 |
3. | An advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. |
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
17,920,132 | 448 | 1,515,748 | 435 | 3,619,390 |
4. | The ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 27, 2015. |
For | Against | Abstain | |
23,053,634 | 2,420 | 99 | |
On May 27, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company determined that it will include annually in the proxy materials a stockholder vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers until the next required stockholder vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
SIGNATURE
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.
TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Date: May 29, 2015 | By: /s/ Julie K. Xanders |
Name: Julie K. Xanders
Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel