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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): August 14, 2018 (August 9, 2018)
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) | ||
515 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois | 60654 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (312) 222-3394
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02. Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 9, 2018, in connection with Tribune Media Companys (the Company) termination of the merger agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Sinclair), the compensation committee of the Companys board of directors approved payment, within 30 days, of retention bonuses previously granted to Messrs. Bigelow, Lazarus and Wert (the Executives) equal to 16% of their respective target annual bonuses under the Companys Management Incentive Plan for the 2018 fiscal year, which had been conditioned on completion of the Sinclair merger. These retention bonuses are being paid to the Executives, like other recipients of unpaid retention bonuses, in recognition of the substantial efforts and time that each of them devoted to the Companys anticipated merger with Sinclair and their contributions to maintain and grow the Companys business in the period preceding termination of the Companys merger agreement with Sinclair.
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: August 14, 2018 | Tribune Media Company | |||||
By: | /s/ Edward P. Lazarus | |||||
Name: Edward P. Lazarus | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Strategy Officer and Corporate Secretary |