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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.
The E.W. Scripps Company reported Q1 2026 operating revenues of $516.9 million and a net loss of $1.8 million, an improvement from a $3.5 million loss a year earlier. Core advertising declined overall, but Local Media revenue grew 5.0% while Scripps Networks revenue fell 11.1%.
Cost of revenues decreased 2.0%, and restructuring costs dropped sharply to $0.6 million from $4.1 million. The company recorded $30.0 million of pre-tax gains from selling Court TV and two TV stations, helping offset higher interest expense of $57.0 million driven by elevated borrowing costs on $2.6 billion of debt.
Scripps outlined an enterprise-wide transformation plan targeting $125–$150 million in annualized EBITDA growth by 2028, with about $75 million expected by the end of 2026. Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash rose to $95.0 million, while cumulative unpaid preferred dividends reached $133 million and preferred stock redemption value totaled $766 million, limiting common shareholder distributions.
The E.W. Scripps Company reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $517 million, down 1.4% from a year earlier, and a net loss attributable to shareholders of $18 million, or $0.20 per share.
Local Media revenue rose 5% to $342 million with segment profit up 33.7% to $46.7 million, driven by higher core and political advertising and modest distribution growth. Scripps Networks revenue fell 11.1% to $176 million, with segment profit down 27.8% to $46.3 million.
The company generated adjusted EBITDA of $66.8 million, below $75.6 million a year ago. Net leverage was 3.9x, helped by asset sales including two TV stations and Court TV; gross proceeds from the WFTX and WRTV station sales were $123 million. Total debt stood at $2.6 billion and cash and cash equivalents at $83.7 million on March 31. Management highlighted a transformation plan targeting $125–$150 million in annualized enterprise EBITDA growth by 2028 and gave Q2 2026 guidance for low single-digit Local Media revenue growth and about a 10% revenue decline in Scripps Networks.
The E.W. Scripps Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to its credit agreement on April 30, 2026, changing the terms of its revolving credit facilities. The amendment provides a revolving credit facility with aggregate commitments of up to $200 million, now maturing on July 7, 2029.
The company also retains a separate non-extended revolving credit facility with aggregate commitments of up to $8.0 million, which continues to mature on July 7, 2027. The full amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference.
E.W. Scripps director Alexander Marcellus Winston Jr reported equity compensation changes involving company stock. On May 5, 2026, he exercised 90,673 restricted stock units, which converted into the same number of Class A Common Shares. Following this conversion, he directly owned 178,458 Class A Common Shares.
Separately, on May 4, 2026, he received a new grant of 49,575 restricted stock units at no cash cost. According to the disclosure, this award will vest in 2027, and each unit will convert into one Class A Common Share when it vests. The filing shows no open-market purchases or sales; the activity is limited to an RSU grant and an RSU-to-share conversion.
E.W. SCRIPPS Co director and 10% owner Charles L. Barmonde reported compensation-related equity activity. On May 5, 2026, a revocable living trust associated with him exercised 90,673 restricted stock units, converting them into the same number of Class A Common Shares, bringing its Class A holdings to 830,742 shares.
On May 4, 2026, he also received a new grant of 49,575 restricted stock units, which are scheduled to vest in 2027 and convert into Class A shares at that time. Form 4 holdings tables show 585,666 Common Voting Shares held indirectly through the revocable living trust and no direct holdings in those share classes.
E.W. Scripps director Kelly P. Conlin exercised 90,673 restricted stock units, converting them into Class A Common Shares on May 5, 2026. This raised Conlin’s direct Class A Common Share holdings to 202,425 shares.
On May 4, 2026, Conlin also received a grant of 49,575 restricted stock units. According to the footnotes, this award will vest in 2027, and each unit will convert into one Class A Common Share at vesting. These are compensation-related equity awards rather than open-market trades.
E.W. Scripps director and 10% owner Raymundo H. Granado Jr. exercised 90,673 restricted stock units into Class A Common Shares on May 5, 2026, increasing his direct Class A holdings to 171,671 shares.
On May 4, 2026, he also received a grant of 49,575 restricted stock units that will vest in 2027, each convertible into one Class A Common Share, and reported direct ownership of 115 Common Voting Shares.
E.W. Scripps Co director John W. Hayden exercised restricted stock units into Class A Common Shares and received a new equity award. On May 5, 2026, 90,673 restricted stock units converted into Class A Common Shares, bringing his direct Class A Common Share holdings to 249,534.848 shares.
On May 4, 2026, he was granted 49,575 new restricted stock units at a conversion price of $0.00; the award will vest in 2027, when each unit converts into one Class A Common Share. He also holds phantom stock tied to Class A Common Shares through a deferred compensation plan, with 86,313.980 underlying shares credited to this phantom stock account.
E.W. Scripps Co director and ten percent owner Monica Holcomb reported compensation-related equity moves with no open-market trades. On May 5, 2026, she exercised 90,673 Restricted Stock Units, converting them into the same number of Class A Common Shares, leaving no remaining RSUs from that award. Following this conversion, she directly holds 148,341 Class A Common Shares.
On May 4, 2026, Holcomb received a new grant of 49,575 Restricted Stock Units that will vest in 2027, each settling into one Class A Common Share upon vesting. Separate holding entries show direct ownership of 6,484 Common Voting Shares and indirect trust ownership of additional Common Voting and Class A Common Shares.
E.W. Scripps Co director Burton F. Jablin exercised restricted stock units that converted into 90,673 Class A Common Shares, according to a Form 4. After this conversion, he directly holds 154,827 Class A Common Shares.
Jablin was also granted 49,575 Restricted Stock Units on Class A Common Shares. According to the filing, this new restricted stock unit award will vest in 2027, and each unit will convert into one Class A Common Share upon vesting. The filing shows no open-market buys or sells.