Form 8-K
8-K — GRAY MEDIA, INC
Accession: 0001437749-26-015225
Filed: 2026-05-06
Period: 2026-05-06
CIK: 0000043196
SIC: 4833 (TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS)
Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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 6, 2026 (May 6, 2026)
Gray Media, 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):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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, 2026, Gray Media, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2026 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.
149,824,872
3,203,794
25,487,073
Howell W. Newton
131,846,447
21,182,219
25,487,073
Richard L. Boger
132,410,496
20,618,170
25,487,073
Luis A. Garcia
149,732,111
3,296,555
25,487,073
Richard B. Hare
121,849,008
31,179,658
25,487,073
Robin R. Howell
149,842,359
3,186,307
25,487,073
Donald P. LaPlatney
149,860,542
3,168,124
25,487,073
Lorraine McClain
134,425,816
18,602,850
25,487,073
Paul H. McTear
149,726,438
3,302,228
25,487,073
Sterling A. Spainhour Jr.
134,410,362
18,618,304
25,487,073
Each of the directors listed above were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve as directors of the Company until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
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
138,523,245
14,374,594
130,827
25,487,073
Proposal No. 3 (Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026):
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
177,363,790
1,078,464
73,485
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 Media, Inc.
May 6, 2026
By:
/s/ Jeffrey R. Gignac
Name:
Jeffrey R. Gignac
Title:
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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