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 9, 2017 (May 5, 2017)
TRIBUNE MEDIA COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-08572 | 36-1880355 | ||
| (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) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 210-2786
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 5, 2017, Tribune Media Company (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, three proposals were submitted to holders of the Company’s Class A common stock (the “Stockholders”). The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2017. The final voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1
The Stockholders elected the following Class I directors to serve for a term expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting. The voting results are set forth below.
| Votes For | Votes Withheld | |||||||
| Craig A. Jacobson |
72,457,441 | 4,784,188 | ||||||
| Laura R. Walker |
72,484,192 | 4,757,437 | ||||||
Broker Non-Votes for all Class I directors totaled 4,892,462.
Proposal 2
The Stockholders approved the non-binding advisory resolution approving executive compensation. The voting results are set forth below.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| 46,161,518 |
30,943,114 | 136,997 | 4,892,462 |
Proposal 3
The Stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year. The voting results are set forth below.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained | ||
| 81,941,290 |
78,655 | 114,146 |
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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.
| Date: May 9, 2017 | Tribune Media Company | |||||
| By: | /s/ Edward P. Lazarus | |||||
| Edward P. Lazarus | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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