GAMCO Investors Amends E.W. Scripps Filing

TL;DR

GAMCO updated its E.W. Scripps stake filing. Watch for more details.

AI Summary

On September 27, 2024, GAMCO Investors, Inc. filed an amendment (No. 27) to its Schedule 13D regarding E.W. Scripps Company. The filing indicates a change in beneficial ownership of Class A Common shares, though specific new holdings or dollar amounts are not detailed in this excerpt.

Why It Matters

This filing signals a potential shift in the ownership structure or investment strategy of a significant shareholder in E.W. Scripps Company, which could influence the company's future direction.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — Changes in beneficial ownership filings can indicate activist investor intentions or significant portfolio adjustments, warranting closer monitoring.

Key Players & Entities

• GAMCO Investors, Inc. (company) — Filing entity
• E.W. Scripps Company (company) — Subject company
• David Goldman (person) — Contact person for GAMCO Investors

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Filing Documents

• ssp_27.htm (SC 13D/A) — 240KB
• 0000807249-24-000127.txt ( ) — 242KB

Security and Issuer

Item 1. Security and Issuer This Amendment No. 27 to Schedule 13D on the Common Stock of The E.W. Scripps Company (the "Issuer") is being filed on behalf of the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended (the "Schedule 13D") which was originally filed on April 6, 2015. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Schedule 13D.

Identity and Background

Item 2. Identity and Background

to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows

Item 2 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows: This statement is being filed by various entities which except for LICT Corporation ("LICT) and CIBL, Inc. ("CIBL"), engage in various aspects of the securities business, primarily as investment adviser to various institutional and individual clients, including registered investment companies and pension plans, and as general partner or the equivalent of various private investment partnerships or private funds and as a registered broker-dealer. Certain of these entities may also make investments for their own accounts. Mario J. Gabelli ("Mario Gabelli") is deemed to directly or indirectly control these entities through his ownership interest. The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a particular issuer. Although several of the foregoing persons are treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting their beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the holdings of those who do not qualify as institutional investors may exceed the 1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G or implementation of their investment philosophy may from time to time require action which could be viewed as not completely passive. In order to avoid any question as to whether their beneficial than on the short-form Schedule 13G and thereby to provide more expansive disclosure than may be necessary. (a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one or more of the following persons: GGCP, Inc. ("GGCP"), GGCP Holdings LLC ("GGCP Holdings"), GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GBL"), Associated Capital Group, Inc. ("AC"), Gabelli Funds, LLC ("Gabelli Funds"), GAMCO Asset Management Inc. ("GAMCO"),

Interest In Securities Of The Issuer

Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer

to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows

Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows: (a) The aggregate number of Securities to which this Schedule 13D relates is 4,449,842 shares, representing 6.00% of the approximately 74,185,126 Class A Common shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's most recent Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024. The Reporting Persons beneficially own those Securities as follows: Name Shares of Common Stock % of Class of Common GAMCO Gabelli Funds GCIA Teton Advisors Mario Gabelli MJG Associates GBL 3,031,267 1,063,000 14,025 310,000 7,500 21,000 3,050 4.09% 1.43% 0.02% 0.42% 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons. AC, GBL and GGCP are deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons other than Mario Gabelli and the Foundation. (b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported for it, either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its investment clients or its partners, as the case may be, except that (i) GAMCO does not have the authority to vote 49,000 of its reported shares , (ii) Gabelli Funds has sole dispositive and voting power with respect to the shares of the Issuer held by the Funds so long as the aggregate voting interest of all joint filers does not exceed 25% of their total voting interest in the Issuer and, in that event, the Proxy Voting Committee of each Fund shall respectively vote that Fund's shares, (iii) at any time, the Proxy Voting Committee of each such Fund may take and exercise in its sole discretion the entire voting power with respect to the shares held by such fund under special circumstances such as regulatory considerations, and (iv) the power of Mario Gabelli, AC, GBL, and GGCP is indirect with

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