Tegna Shareholders Re-elect Board, Approve Say On Pay Proposal And Charter Amendments

Tegna Inc. said today that shareholders “overwhelmingly” approved the re-election of nine board members and an advisory resolution on the compensation of the company’s named executive officers.

Tegna shareholders re-elected Board Chairman Howard D. Elias, President and CEO Dave Lougee, Gina L. Bianchini, Stuart J. Epstein, Karen H. Grimes, Scott K. McCune, Henry W. McGee, Neal B. Shapiro and Melinda C. Witmer to the board of directors at the company’s annual meeting Wednesday morning. Directors will serve one-year terms ending at Tegna’s 2025 annual meeting.

At the meeting, Tegna’s shareholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year and approved amendments to the company’s certificate of incorporation to address the shareholder right to call a special shareholder meeting and officer exculpation.