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The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) SEC filings page on Stock Titan provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures, along with AI-powered summaries that clarify key points for investors. As an Ohio-incorporated diversified media company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, Scripps files current reports, annual reports and other documents that describe its broadcasting operations, capital structure and governance decisions.
Recent Form 8-K filings for SSP include detailed descriptions of a limited-duration shareholder rights plan adopted after an unsolicited acquisition proposal, as well as material definitive agreements related to senior secured second lien notes. These filings outline terms of new notes, redemption of existing notes, intercreditor arrangements and related covenants. Other 8-Ks report preliminary and quarterly financial results, note offerings, and station swap agreements that adjust Scripps’ local TV portfolio across multiple markets.
Through this page, users can monitor Scripps’ disclosures about its Class A common shares listed under the SSP symbol, including any material modifications to security holder rights and updates on direct financial obligations. AI-generated highlights help explain complex sections, such as rights agreements, change-of-control provisions and collateral priorities, so readers can quickly understand how these items may affect shareholders and creditors.
In addition to 8-Ks, investors can use this hub to locate Scripps’ 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports when available, as well as proxy materials and insider transaction reports like Form 4. Real-time updates from EDGAR ensure that new SSP filings appear promptly, while AI summaries provide plain-language context for the company’s media operations, financing activities and governance actions.
E.W. Scripps SVP and Controller Daniel Perschke reported multiple equity compensation transactions involving restricted stock units (RSUs) and Class A common shares. On March 1, 2026, several RSU grants and conversions were recorded at a price of $0.00 per unit or share.
Perschke acquired RSUs through both new awards and the conversion of existing RSUs into Class A common shares, including performance-based units credited after the company exceeded performance goals. These awards are scheduled to vest in equal parts between 2027 and 2030, with each vested unit converting into one Class A common share.
To satisfy tax obligations tied to these equity events, the company withheld 14,831 Class A common shares, recorded as a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, Perschke directly held 30,820.4354 Class A common shares of E.W. Scripps.
The E.W. Scripps Company outlines a year of heavy refinancing, sports rights expansion and portfolio reshaping in its annual report for the year ended December 31, 2025. The company operates more than 60 local TV stations plus national networks such as ION, Bounce, Grit, ION Mystery, ION Plus, Laff, Scripps News and, until its sale, Court TV.
Scripps refinanced its capital structure in 2025, replacing prior term loans and its revolver with new tranche B-2 and B-3 term loans, a new $208 million revolving credit facility and a three-year accounts receivable securitization facility with commitments up to $450 million. It later issued $750 million of 2030 senior secured second lien notes and used the proceeds to repay 2027 notes, prepay term debt and reduce revolver borrowings. Total debt was about $2.6 billion as of December 31, 2025, alongside $600 million of 9% preferred shares, which restrict common share dividends and buybacks.
The company agreed to sell stations WFTX and WRTV for $40 million and $83 million, respectively, and closed the sale of Court TV, recording a $19.5 million non-cash charge. It also exercised options to acquire up to 23 ION-affiliated INYO stations for a formula-based price currently aggregating about $54 million, subject to FCC approvals and its right to withdraw.
Scripps continues to invest in growth initiatives, including a $12.8 million, 25% stake in EdgeBeam Wireless, a data-delivery joint venture with major broadcasters, and new multi-year media rights deals with the Las Vegas Aces, Tampa Bay Lightning and the WNBA. In February 2026, it launched an enterprise-wide transformation plan targeting annualized EBITDA growth of $125 million to $150 million by 2028 through cost savings, technology-driven efficiencies and revenue initiatives. The filing also highlights segment details, key advertising and distribution revenue drivers, FCC regulatory risks, audience fragmentation, high leverage, preferred stock constraints, cybersecurity oversight and extensive human capital and AI-driven productivity programs.
The E.W. Scripps Company reported Q4 2025 revenue of $560 million and a loss attributable to shareholders of $44.9 million, or $0.51 per share, compared with income of $80.3 million a year earlier. Full-year 2025 revenue was $2.15 billion, with a loss attributable to shareholders of $164.5 million versus prior-year income of $87.6 million.
Local Media revenue fell 30% in the quarter to $360 million, mainly because political advertising dropped to $9 million from $174 million in the prior-year election quarter, while core advertising grew 12% to $165 million. Scripps Networks revenue declined 7.7% to $199 million, but segment profit rose 4.6% to $63.5 million as expenses fell 12.5%.
Management highlighted a transformation plan targeting annualized enterprise EBITDA growth of $125–$150 million by 2028, with benefits expected to begin in the second half of 2026. At December 31, cash was $27.9 million and total debt was $2.6 billion; unpaid cumulative preferred dividends totaled $117 million, and common dividends or buybacks are restricted until the preferred shares are redeemed.
Scripps exercised call options to re-acquire 23 ION-affiliated stations previously sold to INYO Broadcast Holdings, estimating an aggregate purchase price of about $54 million, subject to FCC approval, ownership waivers in some cases, and the company’s ability to withdraw before closing. The board also approved a new employment agreement for President and CEO Adam P. Symson running through December 31, 2029, with at least $1.4 million base salary, a 175% target annual bonus, a $4.7 million 2026 long-term incentive in restricted share units, and a one-time $10 million performance-based cash award tied to 2026–2029 enterprise EBITDA growth and stock price hurdles, plus detailed severance protections and non-compete covenants.
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting a passive ownership stake in E.W. Scripps Co. The firm beneficially owns 4,722,317 shares of common stock, representing 6.14% of the class, with sole voting and dispositive power over all these shares.
The filing states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of E.W. Scripps. The reporting person is organized in Delaware, and the event date for this ownership information is December 31, 2025.
The E.W. Scripps Company reports expected plans for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Members of the Scripps family group informed the company that current directors Charles Barmonde, Monica Holcomb and Raymundo H. Granado, Jr. are expected to stand for re-election to the board.
The Scripps family group is also recommending that Tracy Tunney Ward be nominated for election as a new director. Ward previously worked for many years at Miramar Services, Inc., the family office for the Scripps family group. The Nominating & Governance Committee will evaluate this recommendation in the ordinary course.
The E.W. Scripps Company’s controlling family group has updated its ownership report on the company’s Class A Common Shares and Common Voting Shares. Numerous Scripps family members and related trusts each report aggregate beneficial ownership generally around 11.1–12.6 million common shares, corresponding to roughly 12.6–14.3% of the class.
The reporting persons are parties to the Second Amended and Restated Scripps Family Agreement dated March 26, 2021, which restricts transfers and governs how their Common Voting Shares are voted. This amendment adds new family-related reporting persons, refreshes detailed beneficial ownership figures and discloses actions the group has taken regarding candidates for the company’s board of directors.
Gabelli-affiliated investment entities have updated their ownership disclosure in E.W. Scripps’ Class A common shares. The reporting group now beneficially owns 4,383,703 Class A shares, or 5.70% of the 76,869,408 Class A shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025.
The group, led by Mario Gabelli–related entities such as GAMCO Asset Management and Gabelli Funds, spent approximately $1,656,713 to buy additional shares since their most recent filing, with recent purchases in January 2026 mostly between about $3.34 and $3.90 per share. E.W. Scripps has a dual‑class structure, with separate voting stock controlling most corporate decisions.
GAMCO previously nominated three director candidates in 2018, who were not elected, and is again evaluating whether to nominate directors ahead of a February 4, 2026 deadline. The filing states that no offer or proposal has been made, no negotiations are underway, and no agreement exists regarding the company at this time.
Sinclair, Inc. filed Amendment No. 4 to its Schedule 13D regarding its investment in The E.W. Scripps Company Class A common stock. Sinclair reports beneficial ownership of 7,625,401 shares, representing 9.9% of the Class A shares, based on 76,869,408 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025. The amendment updates the purpose of the investment, stating that on January 16, 2026 Sinclair issued a press release saying it has continued to express willingness to engage with Scripps on a proposed combination, but Scripps has indicated a preference to pursue its standalone plan. The amendment also attaches Sinclair’s press release, its earlier letter to Scripps, and Scripps’ written response as exhibits.
The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) has adopted a shareholder rights plan. On November 25, 2025, its board declared a dividend of one right for each outstanding Class A Common Share and Common Voting Share, payable to holders of record on December 8, 2025. Each right will, once exercisable, allow the holder to buy one corresponding share at an exercise price of $2.19, subject to adjustment.
The rights become exercisable if any person or group acquires 10% or more of the outstanding Class A Common Shares or starts a tender or exchange offer that would reach that level. If triggered, the plan includes “flip-in” and “flip-over” features that let other holders buy shares at terms designed to substantially dilute the acquiring person’s position. The rights expire on the earliest of November 26, 2026, redemption or exchange by the board, or the 2026 annual meeting if stockholders do not approve the plan.
The E.W. Scripps Company (SSP) reported a third‑quarter net loss and lower revenue. For the quarter ended September 30, 2025, total operating revenues were $525.9 million versus $646.3 million a year ago, as advertising declined. Operating income was $37.6 million compared with $121.8 million last year. Net loss attributable to shareholders was $49.0 million versus net income of $33.0 million in 2024, reflecting higher interest costs and financing charges.
Year to date, revenues were $1.59 billion versus $1.78 billion, and net loss to shareholders was $119.5 million versus income of $7.3 million last year. Cash provided by operating activities was $8.0 million year to date, down from $212.4 million.
Scripps executed significant 2025 refinancing: a new accounts receivable securitization facility with aggregate commitments up to $450 million (outstanding $360 million as of September 30, 2025), issuance of $750 million senior secured second‑lien notes at 9.875% due 2030, and redemption of the remaining $426 million of 2027 senior notes. Long‑term debt (net of current portion) was $2.64 billion. Restructuring costs were $2.7 million in the quarter.