Tegna Inc.

05/23/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/23/2023 14:42

Material Agreement - Form 8-K

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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 19, 2023
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).
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 15, 2023, TEGNA Inc. (the "Company") entered into an amendment (the "Amendment"), that became effective on May 19, 2023, to that certain Amended and Restated Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2004 and effective as of January 5, 2005, and as amended and restated as of August 5, 2013, as further amended as of June 29, 2015, as further amended as of September 30, 2016, as further amended as of August 1, 2017, as further amended as of June 21, 2018, as further amended as of August 15, 2019 and as further amended as of June 11, 2020, among the Company, the several lender parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as syndication agents, and Barclays Bank PLC, Citizens Bank, N.A., Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., RBC Capital Markets, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, SunTrust Bank, U.S. Bank, National Association, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agents and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citibank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC and Royal Bank of Canada, as the issuing lenders (the "Credit Agreement").

Among other things, the Amendment amends the Credit Agreement to replace the London interbank offered rate with the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) as an interest rate benchmark.

Several of the lenders and agents under the Credit Agreement and their respective affiliates have performed, and may in the future perform, various commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services for the Company and its subsidiaries for which they have received, and will receive, customary fees and expenses.

The description of the Amendment contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

See Item 1.01 which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
10.1
Fourteenth Amendment, dated as of May 15, 2023 and effective as of May 19, 2023, to the Amended and Restated Competitive Advance and Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2004 and effective as of January 5, 2005, and as amended and restated as of August 5, 2013, as further amended as of June 29, 2015, as further amended as of September 30, 2016, as further amended as of August 1, 2017, as further amended as of June 21, 2018, as further amended as of August 15, 2019 and as further amended as of June 11, 2020, among TEGNA Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the several banks and other financial institutions from time to time parties thereto.
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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: May 23, 2023 By: /s/ Clifton A. McClelland III
Clifton A. McClelland III
Senior Vice President and Controller