Tegna INC DEFA14A Filing
Ticker: TGNA · Form: DEFA14A · Filed: Nov 6, 2025 · CIK: 39899
Sentiment: neutral
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Filed by the Registrant Filed by a party other than the Registrant   Check the appropriate box: Preliminary Proxy Statement Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) Definitive Proxy Statement Definitive Additional Materials Soliciting Material under §240.14a-12 TEGNA INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): No fee required. Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101) per Item 1 of this Schedule and Exchange Act Rules 14c-5(g) and 0-11. 8350 BROAD STREET, SUITE 2000, TYSONS, VA, 22102 YOUR VOTE MATTERS PLEASE VOTE YOUR PROXY TODAY November 6, 2025 Dear TEGNA Stockholder: We recently sent you proxy materials for the Special Meeting of Stockholders of TEGNA Inc. scheduled to take place on November 18, 2025. Our recent records show that you have not yet voted your shares. Your vote is very important. Please take one moment of your time to participate in the voting for this important meeting. As indicated in the proxy to consider and vote on three proposals: (i) a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 18, 2025 (as it may be further amended or supplemented, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among TEGNA, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Nexstar”), and Teton Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar (“Merger Sub”) (the “Merger Agreement Proposal”), (ii) a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to TEGNA’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise related to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Compensation Proposal”) and (iii) a proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to adopt the Merger Agreement at the time of the Special Meeting (the “Adjournment Proposal”). TEGNA’s Board unanimously recommends that you vote: (1) “FOR” the adoption of the Merger Agreement Proposal; (2) “FOR” the Compensation Proposal; and (3) “FOR” the Adjournment Proposal. Internet and telephone voting are available for your convenience and represent the most prompt methods to record your vote. Please follow the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction form sent to you in order to vote electronically. Otherwise, please mark, sign, date and mail the proxy card or voting instruction form in the postage-paid envelope you received. Please vote your shares today. If you need assistance voting your shares, please contact D.F. King & Co., Inc., which is assisting us, toll free at (800) 848-2998. On behalf of your Board of Directors, thank you for your participation and continued support. Sincerely, Howard D. Elias Chairman of the Board of Directors of TEGNA Additional Information and Where to Find It In connection with the Merger, TEGNA has filed relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on October 10, 2025 (the “Proxy Statement”). This communication is not a substitute for the Proxy Statement or for any other document that TEGNA may file with the SEC and send to its stockholders in connection with the Merger. Before making any voting decision, TEGNA’s stockholders are urged to read all relevant documents filed or to be filed with the SEC, including the Proxy Statement, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they contain or will contain important information about the Merger. TEGNA’s stockholders are able to obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement, as well as other filings containing information about TEGNA (when available), without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov). Copies of the Proxy Statement and the filings with the SEC that are incorporated by reference therein can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to TEGNA Inc., 8350 Broad Street, Suite 2000, Tysons, VA 22102, or from TEGNA’s website, https://www.investors.tegna.com . Participants in the Solicitation TEGNA and certain of its directors, executive officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the Merger. Information regarding TEGNA’s directors and executive officers is set forth in (i) TEGNA’s