ssp-20210806

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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) August 6, 2021

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio

001-10701

31-1223339

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)


312 Walnut Street
Cincinnati,	Ohio	45202
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 977-3000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	SSP	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR § 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR § 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY

INDEX TO CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K


Item No.		Page

2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition	3

9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits	3

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 6, 2021, we released information regarding results of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Description of Item

99.1						Press release dated August 6, 2021

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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
						Vice President, Controller
						(Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: August 6, 2021

E.W. Scripps Company (The) filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits