Aug 17 (Reuters) - Tegna Inc TGNA.N :
* TEGNA SHAREHOLDERS APPROVED RE-ELECTION OF NINE BOARD
MEMBERS
AND ADVISORY RESOLUTION ON COMPENSATION OF CO'S NAMED EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS
* TEGNA SHAREHOLDERS OVERWHELMINGLY RE-ELECT BOARD MEMBERS
AND
APPROVE SAY ON PAY PROPOSAL AT ANNUAL MEETING
* TEGNA INC - SHAREHOLDERS DID NOT APPROVE PROPOSAL SEEKING
TO
REQUIRE CO TO OBTAIN SHAREHOLDER RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN
EXECUTIVE TERMINATION PAY DEALS
* TEGNA INC - TEGNA SHAREHOLDERS RE-ELECTED BOARD CHAIRMAN
HOWARD
D. ELIAS, PRESIDENT AND CEO DAVE LOUGEE, GINA L. BIANCHINI,
STUART J. EPSTEIN
* TEGNA INC - LIDIA FONSECA AND BRUCE P. NOLOP EACH RETIRED
FROM
TEGNA'S BOARD AFTER SERVING COMPANY FOR NINE AND EIGHT YEARS,
RESPECTIVELY
* TEGNA INC - SHAREHOLDERS RE-ELECTED KAREN H. GRIMES,
SCOTT K.
MCCUNE, HENRY W. MCGEE, NEAL SHAPIRO AND MELINDA C. WITMER TO
BOARD
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