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):

April 20, 2020

TEGNA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 1-6961
 16-0442930
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8350 Broad Street, Suite 2000, Tysons, Virginia
   22102-5151
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

(703) 873-6600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common Stock
TGNA
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 8.01.
Other Events.

On April 20, 2020, TEGNA Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “TEGNA”) issued a press release announcing that, due to the public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in accordance with state guidance and related orders, the Company will host its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) virtually in lieu of an in-person meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time on April 30, 2020, in accordance with the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement, dated March 25, 2020, as supplemented by the Notice of Change of Location of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.
  
Description
     
 
Press Release of TEGNA Inc., dated April 20, 2020
     
Exhibit 104
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.
   
TEGNA Inc.
     
Date: April 20, 2020
By:
/s/ Akin S. Harrison
   
Akin S. Harrison
   
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary