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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-23-012830"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GTN"
cik: "0000043196"
company_name: "GRAY MEDIA, INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T18:23:34.888543+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gray Television announces 2023 Annual Meeting voting results; say-on-pay frequency set to every three years

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected; Lorraine McClain received highest support (129.1M for, 558k withhold).
- Advisory say-on-pay passed with 110.4M votes for, 19.0M against, 289k abstain.
- Shareholders voted for say-on-pay every three years (77.9M) over every year (51.6M); board adopts three-year cycle until 2029.
- Ratification of RSM US LLP as auditor approved: 143.6M for, 438k against, 51k abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-23-012830
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GTN
- cik: 0000043196
- company_name: GRAY MEDIA, INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43196/000143774923012830/0001437749-23-012830-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43196/000143774923012830/gtn20230504_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  GRAY MEDIA, INC shareholders approved Election of directors: Hilton H. Howell, Jr., Howell W. Newton, Richard L. Boger, Luis A. Garcia, Richard B. Hare, Robin R. Howell, Donald LaPlatney, Lorraine McClain, Paul H. McTear, Sterling A. Spainhour Jr. at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: Proposal No. 1 (Election of Directors): Nominee Vote For Vote Withheld Broker Non-Votes Hilton H. Howell, Jr. 127,559,981 2,108,347 14,461,164 Howell W. Newton 108,856,237 20,812,091 14,461,164 Richard L. Boger 108,425,609 21,242,719 14,461,164 Luis A. Garcia 128,706,973 961,355 14,461,164 Richard B. Hare 101,303,843 28,364,485 14,461,164 Robin R. Howell 128,746,414 921,914 14,461,164 Donald LaPlatney 128,752,065 916,263 14,461,164 Lorraine McClain 129,109,963 558,365 14,461,164 Paul H. McTear 128,718,642 949,686 14,461,164 Sterling A. Spainhour Jr. 109,069,228 20,599,100 14,461,164
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43196/000143774923012830/0001437749-23-012830-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GRAY MEDIA, INC shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes. at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: Proposal No. 3 (Non-binding advisory vote relating to the frequency (every one, two or three years) of Gray Television, Inc. ’ s future non-binding say-on-pay votes): Every 1 Year Every 2 Years Every 3 years Abstain 51,603,486 91,988 77,875,597 97,257
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43196/000143774923012830/0001437749-23-012830-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GRAY MEDIA, INC shareholders approved Ratification of RSM US LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: Proposal No. 4 (Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company ’ s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023): Votes For Votes Against Abstain 143,639,150 438,612 51,730
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43196/000143774923012830/0001437749-23-012830-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  GRAY MEDIA, INC shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation. at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: Proposal No. 2 (Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company ’ s named executive officers): Votes For Votes Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 110,350,341 19,028,427 289,560 14,461,164
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/43196/000143774923012830/0001437749-23-012830-index.htm

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