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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

June 5, 2018 (May 10, 2018)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Ohio
 
0-16914
 
31-1223339
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
312 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
 
 
 
45202
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 977-3000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K/A
 

Item No.
 
Page
 
 
 
5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Explanatory Note

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed by The E.W. Scripps Company (the "Company") as an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Current Report on Form 8-K that the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2018 to announce the preliminary results of the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 10, 2018 (the "Annual Meeting"). This Amendment is being filed to disclose the final certified voting results received from IVS Associates, Inc. ("IVS"), the independent inspector of elections for the Annual Meeting.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 31, 2018, IVS delivered its final vote tabulation that certified the voting results for each of the matters set forth below that were submitted to a vote at the Annual Meeting.

As of the close of business on March 16, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, the Company had 69,729,158 Class A Common Shares and 11,932,722 Common Voting Shares that were outstanding and entitled to vote. Based on the final voting results from IVS, at the Annual Meeting, the holders of 66,050,593 shares of the Company's Class A Common Shares and holders of 11,665,389 shares of the Common Voting Shares were represented in person or by proxy, representing more than 95 percent of the shares entitled to be voted.

The final voting results from IVS for the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

The Company's Board of Director Nominees
 
 
In Favor
 
Authority Withheld
 
 
 
 
 
Directors elected by holders of Class A Common Shares:
 
 
 
 
   Lauren R. Fine
 
42,057,723

 
241,329

   Roger L. Ogden
 
32,855,866

 
7,433,347

   Kim Williams
 
41,422,776

 
876,275

Directors elected by holders of Common Voting Shares:
 
 
 
 
   Charles L. Barmonde
 
11,665,389

 

   Richard A. Boehne
 
11,665,389

 

   Kelly P. Conlin
 
11,665,389

 

   John W. Hayden
 
11,665,389

 

   Anne M. La Dow
 
11,665,389

 

   R. Michael Scagliotti
 
11,665,389

 

   Adam P. Symson
 
11,665,389

 


GAMCO's Nominees
 
 
In Favor
 
Authority Withheld
 
 
 
 
 
Directors elected by holders of Class A Common Shares:
 
 
 
 
   Colleen Birdnow Brown
 
15,638,368

 
8,113,173

   Raymond H. Cole
 
15,286,468

 
8,465,073

   Vincent L. Sadusky
 
25,749,695

 
11,684


Based on the final results from IVS, the ten directors elected at the meeting were: Lauren R. Fine, Roger L. Ogden, Kim Williams, Charles L. Barmonde, Richard A. Boehne, Kelly P. Conlin, John W. Hayden, Anne M. La Dow, R. Michael Scagliotti and Adam P. Symson.


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Proposal 2 - Executive Compensation - "Say-on-pay"

The holders of Common Voting Shares held an advisory (non-binding) vote on executive compensation of named executive officers:
In Favor
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
 
 
 
11,665,389
 
 




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SIGNATURES

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.
 
 
 
 
THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
 
 
 
BY:
 
/s/ Douglas F. Lyons
 
 
Douglas F. Lyons
 
 
Senior Vice President, Controller and Treasurer
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)
Dated: June 5, 2018




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