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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) May 7, 2020 (May 6, 2020)
 
Gray Television, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
Georgia
001-13796
58-0285030
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
4370 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia
 
30319
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
404-504-9828
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock (no par value)
GTN.A
New York Stock Exchange
common stock (no par value)
GTN
New York Stock Exchange
 
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).
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
 
 
 

 
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 6, 2020, Gray Television, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The results of voting on the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
 
Proposal No. 1 (Election of Directors):
 
Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Hilton H. Howell, Jr.
 
137,211,425
 
2,547,736
 
13,456,533
Howell W. Newton
 
135,622,017
 
4,137,144
 
13,456,533
Richard L. Boger
 
134,957,391
 
4,801,770
 
13,456,533
T. L. Elder
 
138,892,667
 
866,494
 
13,456,533
Luis A. Garcia
 
138,493,931
 
1,265,230
 
13,456,533
Richard B. Hare
 
134,395,015
 
5,364,146
 
13,456,533
Robin R. Howell
 
136,345,292
 
3,413,869
 
13,456,533
Donald P. LaPlatney
 
138,093,909
 
1,665,252
 
13,456,533
Paul H. McTear
 
136,341,188
 
3,417,973
 
13,456,533
 
 
Proposal No. 2 (Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers):
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
114,200,531
 
25,287,445
 
271,185
 
13,456,533
 
 
Proposal No. 3 (Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020):
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
152,607,282
 
494,784
 
113,628
 
 

 
 
 
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.
 
 
Gray Television, Inc.
 
 
 
 
May 7, 2020
By:  
 /s/ James C. Ryan
 
 
 
Name:  
James C. Ryan 
 
 
 
Title:  
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer