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): June 6, 2013 (June 5, 2013)
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) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
4370 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30319
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
(404) 504-9828
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Effective June 5, 2013, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Gray Television, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted certain amendments to the bylaws of the Company (the “Bylaws”). These amendments, among other things, provide the Board with additional flexibility to create and constitute committees of the Board and to call and hold Board and shareholder meetings, as well as update the Bylaws to align with current Georgia corporate law relating to indemnification of officers and directors, among other things.
The foregoing description of the amendments to the Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws, as so amended, attached hereto asExhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 5, 2013, the Company held its annual meeting of shareholders. At the meeting, each of the director nominees was elected to hold office until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. In addition, the appointment of McGladrey LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013 was ratified. The results of the voting on the proposals submitted to a vote at the meeting were as follows:
Proposal | Proposal | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
1 | Election of directors: | |||||||||||||
Richard L. Boger | 77,234,165 | 1,078,115 | 18,075,299 | |||||||||||
T. L. Elder | 77,224,762 | 1,087,518 | 18,075,299 | |||||||||||
Hilton H. Howell, Jr. | 75,893,264 | 2,419,016 | 18,075,299 | |||||||||||
Robin R. Howell | 75,842,902 | 2,469,378 | 18,075,299 | |||||||||||
William E. Mayher, III | 77,227,979 | 1,084,301 | 18,075,299 | |||||||||||
Howell W. Newton | 77,233,054 | 1,079,226 | 18,075,299 | |||||||||||
Hugh E. Norton | 77,174,289 | 1,137,991 | 18,075,299 | |||||||||||
Robert S. Prather, Jr. | 76,318,617 | 1,993,663 | 18,075,299 | |||||||||||
Harriett J. Robinson | 76,404,064 | 1,908,216 | 18,075,299 | |||||||||||
Proposal No. | Proposal | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||||||||||
2 | Ratification of the appointment of McGladrey LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2013. | 95,019,644 | 1,321,446 | 46,489 |
Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Number | Exhibit | |
3.1 | Bylaws, as amended through June 5, 2013 |
SIGNATURE
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. | ||||
By: | /s/ James C. Ryan | |||
Name: | James C. Ryan | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President and | |||
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 6, 2013
Exhibit Index
Number | Exhibit | |
3.1 | Bylaws, as amended through June 5, 2013 |