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): January 28, 2020







(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





Commission file number: 1-33741







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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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).

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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In a press release dated January 28, 2020, A. H. Belo Corporation (the “Company”) made certain statements regarding the Company’s results of operations and financial condition for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and for the second half of fiscal 2019. A copy of the press release, which is also referred to under Item 7.01 below, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.

Previously, on November 20, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the late filing of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, and its plan to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019.  A copy of that press release was attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 20, 2019.  In a press release dated January 28, 2020, the Company issued an update on its progress in completing the work associated with these filings. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits.





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 thereunto duly authorized.







EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No. 99.1  Press Release issued by A. H. Belo Corporation on January 28, 2020