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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): August 11, 2014 (August 6, 2014)
TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 001-36230 | 38-3919441 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
435 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
312-222-9100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(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 August 6, 2014, Tribune Publishing Company (the “Company”) determined that the annual base salary of John B. Bode, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, should be increased to $550,000 effective as of August 17, 2014. Such increase in base salary also will result in a proportionate increase in his target bonus and potential severance under his employment agreement.
The foregoing description of certain provisions of the employment agreement for Mr. Bode does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the text of his employment agreement dated September 11, 2013, as amended by the amendment dated June 12, 2014. His employment agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed April 11, 2014, and the amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.10 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed July 9, 2014, and the employment agreement and the amendment are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On August 11, 2014, Tribune Publishing Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated August 11, 2014 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Date: August 11, 2014 | By: /s/ Julie K. Xanders |
Name: Julie K. Xanders
Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel