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): November 1, 2010
BELO CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | | 1-8598 | | 75-0135890 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | | | | Identification No.) |
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| P. O. Box 655237 | | |
| Dallas, Texas | | 75265-5237 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 977-6606
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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Effective November 1, 2010, the Company’s non-executive Chairman, Robert W. Decherd, terminated the personal trading plan that he adopted in August 2009 under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b5-1. Under the terms of the plan, Mr. Decherd had been able to sell, subject to a series of limit orders to be executed by a broker, up to 120,000 shares of Belo Corp. Series A common stock after the end of each fiscal quarter during the term of the plan. Mr. Decherd sold a total of 600,000 shares of Belo Corp. Series A Common Stock under the plan. The adoption of the personal trading plan was disclosed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2009.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: November 2, 2010 | BELO CORP.
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| | By: | /s/ R. Paul Fry | |
| | | R. Paul Fry | |
| | | Vice President/Investor Relations
and Treasury Operations | |
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