UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
 
FORM 8-K/A
 
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 18, 2017
 
TRONC, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-36230
38-3919441
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 o

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Explanatory Note:
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed to update scrivener’s errors on the cover and signature page of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by tronc, Inc. on April 20, 2017. The text of Item 5.07 has not changed from the original filing.

Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 18, 2017, tronc, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in Chicago, Illinois. The Company’s stockholders voted on the following matters with the following results:
1.
The election of seven directors nominated by the Board.
Director
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Carol Crenshaw
19,330,312
302,292
5,796,139
Justin C. Dearborn
19,423,211
209,393
5,796,139
David Dreier
19,471,846
160,758
5,796,139
Michael W. Ferro, Jr.
19,107,535
525,069
5,796,139
Philip G. Franklin
19,349,510
283,094
5,796,139
Eddy W. Hartenstein
18,224,657
1,407,947
5,796,139
Richard A. Reck
19,345,616
286,988
5,796,139
2.
The approval of an advisory resolution approving the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2016.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
17,715,181
1,799,806
117,617
5,796,139
3.
The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017
For
Against
Abstain
25,332,078
67,097
29,568





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.
 


 
 TRONC, INC.
Date: April 20, 2017
By: /s/ Julie K. Xanders    
Name: Julie K. Xanders
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary