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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)
 
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
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 Companys 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 Companys 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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