meg_8k-042612.htm
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)
April 26, 2012
 
MEDIA GENERAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commonwealth of Virginia
1-6383
54-0850433
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
333 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA
 
23219
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(804) 649-6000
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
The Annual Meeting of Media General, Inc. was held on April 26, 2012, for the purposes enumerated below.
 
1)   The following votes were cast in reference to electing members to the board of directors.
 
Class A Directors
Class A Shares
Voted “FOR”
Class A Shares
Voted “WITHHELD”
Class A Shares
Broker Non-Votes
Scott D. Anthony
11,557,674
2,830,889
0
Dennis J. FitzSimons
13,727,703
660,860
0
Carl S. Thigpen
13,698,645
689,918
0
 
Class B Directors
Class B Shares
Voted “FOR”
Class B Shares
Voted “WITHHELD”
Class B Shares
Broker Non-Votes
J. Stewart Bryan III
530,932
380
0
Diana F. Cantor
530,932
380
0
Marshall N. Morton
530,932
380
0
Thompson L. Rankin
530,932
380
0
Rodney A. Smolla
530,932
380
0
Coleman Wortham III
530,932
380
0
 
2) Class B Stockholders voted in favor of ratifying Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm as of and for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2012.  530,932 shares were voted in favor; 380 shares were voted against; no shares abstained.
 
3)
Class B Stockholders voted in favor of a resolution approving the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, included in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and narrative discussion.  529,998 shares voted in favor; 380 shares voted against; 934 shares abstained.
 
 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 

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.

 
MEDIA GENERAL, INC.
  
  (Registrant)  
     
 Date April 30, 2012      
 
By:
/s/ James F. Woodward  
   
James F. Woodward
  
   
Vice President - Finance
  
    and Chief Financial Officer