---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-272491"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NXST"
cik: "0001142417"
company_name: "NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2026-06-16T19:33:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T19:34:18.662029+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nexstar shareholders approve all proposals at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All four stockholder proposals approved; 28.66M shares voted (93.8% of 30.54M outstanding).
- Nine director nominees elected; votes in favor ranged from 22.3M (Grossman) to 26.9M (Sook).
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 25.4M for (93.9% of votes cast, excluding broker non-votes).
- Ratification of PwC as auditor and 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved with over 27.8M and 26.2M votes for, respectively.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-272491
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NXST
- cik: 0001142417
- company_name: NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-06-16T19:33:19+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526272491/0001193125-26-272491-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526272491/nxst-20260616.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Election of nine nominees to serve as directors at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-16
  source text: Proposal 1 The voting results of the proposal to elect nine nominees to each serve as director until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES Perry A. Sook 26,191,038 796,925 14,308 1,660,378 Geoff Armstrong 24,856,702 2,130,552 15,017 1,660,378 Bernadette S. Aulestia 26,887,852 97,771 16,648 1,660,378 Jay M. Grossman 22,231,210 4,756,033 15,028 1,660,378 Ellen Johnson 26,767,886 218,547 15,838 1,660,378 C. Thomas McMillen 25,591,338 1,391,724 19,209 1,660,378 Lisbeth McNabb 24,534,861 2,448,627 18,783 1,660,378 John R. Muse 22,260,293 4,721,383 20,595 1,660,378 Tony Wells 26,861,174 126,156 14,941 1,660,378
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526272491/0001193125-26-272491-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-16
  source text: Proposal 3 The voting results of the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS 27,832,434 809,166 21,049
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526272491/0001193125-26-272491-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve executive compensation at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-16
  source text: Proposal 2 The voting results of the proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2025 as reported in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement, were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 25,392,200 1,563,609 46,462 1,660,378
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526272491/0001193125-26-272491-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. shareholders approved Approval of 2026 Long-Term Omnibus Incentive Plan at the 2026-06-16 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-16
  source text: Proposal 4 The voting results of the proposal to approve the 2026 Long-Term Omnibus Incentive Plan were as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES 26,214,589 763,457 24,225 1,660,378
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1142417/000119312526272491/0001193125-26-272491-index.htm

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