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): June 21, 2013
Gray Television, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Georgia | 001-13796 | 58-0285030 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
4370 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30319
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
(404) 504-9828
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On June 21, 2013, Gray Television, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Robert S. Prather, Jr. has resigned from his positions as President and Chief Operating Officer, and from the Board of Directors, of the Company, effective June 21, 2013.
The Company also announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Hilton H. Howell, Jr., who has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since August 2008, to also serve as President. Mr. Howell has served as a director of the Company since 1993, and as Vice Chairman since 2002.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Gray Television, Inc. dated June 21, 2013 | |
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.
| GRAY TELEVISION, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ James C. Ryan | |
| Name: | James C. Ryan | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: June 21, 2013
Exhibit Index
| Number |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Gray Television, Inc. dated June 21, 2013 | |