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): February 22, 2018 (December 12, 2017)
TEGNA INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-6961 | 16-0442930 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean, Virginia |
22107-0150 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(703) 873-6600
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
TEGNA Inc. (the “Company”) files this Current Report on Form 8-K/A (“Current Report”) to amend and supplement the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 12, 2017 (the “Prior Report”) and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company on December 15, 2017. The Prior Report announced the election of Melinda C. Witmer to the Company’s board of directors. At the time of the Prior Report, the Company’s board of directors had not determined on which committee Ms. Witmer would serve.
The Company files this Current Report to disclose that the Company’s board of directors has appointed Ms. Witmer to the Executive Compensation Committee, effective immediately following the conclusion of the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders on April 26, 2018, and to the Government Policy and Regulation Committee, effective immediately.
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.
| TEGNA INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Akin S. Harrison | |
| Akin S. Harrison | ||
| Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: February 27, 2018