E.W. Scripps Company filed SEC Form 8-K: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets, Financial Statements and Exhibits, Other Events
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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) March 31, 2026
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THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
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| 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets | 3 | ||||||
| 8.01 | Other Events | 3 | ||||||
| 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | 3 | ||||||
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On March 31, 2026, The E. W. Scripps Company (“Scripps”) closed on the sale of its WRTV television station to Circle City Broadcasting for cash consideration of $83 million.
Although the transaction only relates to a single station and we do not consider it material, under revised Securities and Exchange Commission rules that require us to compare the value of the consideration received against our market capitalization, the WRTV sale met a quantitative threshold to be technically considered a “significant” disposition within the meaning of those rules. Accordingly, in order to comply with these rules, we are filing this Form 8-K under Item 2.01 and providing the pro forma information required by Item 9.01 as provided below.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 31, 2026, Scripps issued a press release announcing the completion of the WRTV sale. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(b) Pro forma financial information
Pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X, the following unaudited pro forma financial information for Scripps, giving effect to the WRTV sale, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference:
•Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2025.
•Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2025.
•Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
(d) Exhibits
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| The E. W. Scripps Company Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements | ||||||||
| Press release dated March 31, 2026 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY | ||||||||
| BY: | /s/ Daniel W. Perschke | |||||||
| Daniel W. Perschke | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, Controller | ||||||||
| (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
Dated: April 1, 2026
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