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8-K filed September 24, 2025, 7:59 PM ET CIK 0001413898
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DallasNews Corp: M&A transaction — DallasNews completes $16.50/share all-cash merger with Hearst; stock delisted

DallasNews Corp

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

DallasNews Corp: Bylaws of Merger Sub became the bylaws of the Company.

Change
bylaw amendment
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the bylaws of Merger Sub, in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, became the bylaws of the Company (except that all references to the name of Merger Sub were replaced with references to the name of the Company) (the “Bylaws”).
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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

DallasNews Corp: Certificate of Formation amended and restated in its entirety.

Change
charter amendment
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the Certificate of Formation of the Company, as amended, in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time was amended and restated in its entirety (as amended and restated, the “Charter”).
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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

DallasNews Corp underwent a change of control involving Hearst Media West, LLC for $16.50 per share (closed 2025-09-24).

Action
change of control
Counterparty
Hearst Media West, LLC
Consideration
$16.50 per share
Closing
2025-09-24
Exact text from the filing
announced today that the Company’s pending merger with Hearst (the “Hearst Merger”) has now been completed and DallasNews shareholders will receive an all cash consideration of $16.50 per share of DallasNews common stock.  The Dallas Morning News and Medium Giant will now operate as part of Hearst, one of the nation’s leading information, services and media
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