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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, 2021 (May 5, 2021)
 
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 5, 2021, Gray Television, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 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.
 
     133,588,693
 
         2,574,837
 
7,492,015
Howell W. Newton
 
     129,974,916
 
         6,188,614
 
7,492,015
Richard L. Boger
 
     129,504,025
 
         6,659,505
 
7,492,015
T. L. Elder
 
     134,859,522
 
         1,304,008
 
7,492,015
Luis A. Garcia
 
     135,464,099
 
            699,431
 
7,492,015
Richard B. Hare
 
     126,433,514
 
         9,730,016
 
7,492,015
Robin R. Howell
 
     134,618,475
 
         1,545,055
 
7,492,015
Donald P. LaPlatney
 
     135,147,771
 
         1,015,759
 
7,492,015
Paul H. McTear
 
     134,647,536
 
         1,515,994
 
7,492,015
Sterling A. Spainhour, Jr.
 
     135,896,929
 
            266,601
 
7,492,015
 
Proposal No. 2 (Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for 2021):
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
143,199,510
 
408,999
 
47,036
 
 

 
 
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 6, 2021
By:  
/s/ James C. Ryan
 
   
Name:  
James C. Ryan 
 
   
Title:  
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer