UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 21, 2007
Commission file number 1-8572
TRIBUNE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 36-1880355 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| incorporation or organization) | | Identification No.) |
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| 435 North Michigan Avenue | | 60611 |
| Chicago, Illinois | | (Zip code) |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | |
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (312) 222-9100 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the obligation of the registrant under any
of the following provisions: |
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 21, 2007, at a special meeting of shareholders of Tribune Company (the "Company"), shareholders voted to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 1, 2007, by and among the Company, GreatBanc Trust Company, not in its individual or corporate capacity, but solely as trustee of the Tribune Employee Stock Ownership Trust, which forms a part of the Tribune Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "ESOP"), Tesop Corporation, a Delaware corporation wholly owned by the ESOP, and, for limited purposes, EGI-TRB, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company wholly owned by a trust established for the benefit of Samuel Zell and his family. A copy of a press release issued by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release, dated August 21, 2007, issued by Tribune Company.
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. |
| | TRIBUNE COMPANY
(Registrant) |
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| Date: August 21, 2007 | | /s/ Mark W. Hianik |
| | | Mark W. Hianik |
| | | Vice President |
