E.W. Scripps director Leigh Radford reported compensation-related equity activity, with no open-market buying or selling. On May 5, 2026, Radford exercised 90,673 restricted stock units, which converted into the same number of Class A Common Shares, bringing direct holdings to 154,827 Class A shares.
On May 4, 2026, Radford also received a grant of 49,575 Restricted Stock Units. According to the disclosure, this award will vest in 2027, and each vested unit will convert into one Class A Common Share. All reported transactions reflect equity awards and conversions rather than market trades.
Director Kim Williams of E.W. Scripps Co converted 90,673 Restricted Stock Units into Class A Common Shares on May 5, 2026. After this exercise, Williams directly holds 323,293 Class A Common Shares, and the corresponding RSU position reported in this filing was reduced to zero.
On May 4, 2026, Williams also received a new grant of 49,575 Restricted Stock Units that will vest in 2027, with each unit converting into one Class A Common Share upon vesting. In addition, Williams has a deferred compensation position of 41,094.31 units of Phantom Stock, linked to the value of Class A Common Shares under the company’s director deferred compensation and stock plan.
E.W. Scripps director Tracy Tunney Ward reported a compensation grant of restricted stock units. On May 4, 2026, she received 49,575 Restricted Stock Units, each representing a right to receive one Class A Common Share.
According to the disclosure, this award will vest in 2027, at which time each unit will convert into one Class A Common Share. The filing also shows that she held 0 Common Voting Shares and 0 Class A Common Shares directly following the reported transactions.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co director Tracy Tunney Ward filed an initial Form 3 reporting no common share ownership. The filing lists 0 Common Voting Shares and 0 Class A Common Shares beneficially owned directly as of 2026-05-04, establishing a baseline ownership position.
The E.W. Scripps Company closed the sale of its ABC-affiliated WRTV station in Indianapolis to Circle City Broadcasting for $83 million in cash. The deal, while for a single station, meets SEC tests for a technically “significant” disposition, so Scripps provided detailed unaudited pro forma financials.
Those 2025 pro forma figures show Scripps’ net loss attributable to shareholders improving from $164.5 million to $150.4 million, with basic and diluted loss per share narrowing from $1.87 to $1.71. Separately, Scripps highlights that the WRTV sale and a recent $40 million WFTX sale together generated $123 million in cash, which it plans to use for debt reduction and to help fund the roughly $54 million purchase of 23 ION-affiliated stations previously divested to INYO Broadcast Holdings.
The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 12 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting beneficial ownership of 0 shares (0%) of The E.W. Scripps Company common stock. The filing states that, following an internal realignment on January 12, 2026, certain Vanguard subsidiaries will report ownership separately and Vanguard no longer is deemed to beneficially own securities held by those units. The form is signed by Ashley Grim as Head of Global Fund Administration on March 26, 2026.
The E.W. Scripps Company is asking shareholders to vote at its May 4, 2026 annual meeting on four items: electing 12 directors, ratifying Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for 2026, an advisory say‑on‑pay vote on executive compensation, and ratifying a shareholder rights plan adopted November 25, 2025.
The meeting will be held in Cincinnati, and shareholders of record as of March 10, 2026 may vote. Scripps has dual‑class stock: Class A shares elect at least one‑third of directors, while Common Voting Shares elect the rest and vote on all other matters, with the Scripps family group holding a majority of the voting class.
The proxy details board structure, committee responsibilities, compensation programs, sustainability initiatives, cybersecurity and AI governance, and extensive ownership information for major shareholders, directors and executives.
The E.W. Scripps Company’s founding family group has filed Amendment No. 15 to its Schedule 13D covering the company’s Class A Common Shares and Common Voting Shares. The amendment notes that the reporting persons are parties to the Second Amended and Restated Scripps Family Agreement, which governs transfer and voting of the Common Voting Shares.
The filing states that, at a March 11, 2026 meeting held under this agreement, the reporting persons agreed to vote in favor of ratifying the shareholder rights plan adopted by the company’s board on November 25, 2025 at the 2026 annual meeting. The amendment also updates detailed beneficial ownership positions, with many reporting persons showing stakes between 12.6% and 14.2% of the class, and shared voting power over 11,130,723 Common Voting Shares.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co 10% owner Mary Ann S. Sanchez increased her stake through open-market purchases of Class A common shares. She bought 93,377 Class A shares at a weighted average price of $4.5927 per share on March 10, 2026, and 127,338 Class A shares at a weighted average price of $4.4333 per share on March 9, 2026, for total reported purchases of 220,715 shares.
After these transactions, she directly owns 547,451 Class A common shares. A separate holding entry shows she also directly holds 322,754 Common Voting shares, providing additional exposure to the company’s equity.
E.W. Scripps Co major holder Samantha J. Brickner reported open-market purchases of Class A Common Shares. She bought 63,955 shares at an average price of $4.4333 on March 9 and 46,412 shares at $4.5927 on March 10. After these trades, she directly holds 110,433 Class A shares and 106 Common Voting Shares.