GRAY MEDIA INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 27, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 27, 2025
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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Set forth below is certain information with respect to our executive officers as of February 21, 2025:
Hilton H. Howell, Jr., age 62, has served as our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since January 2, 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Howell served as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President from June 2013 to December 2018. Mr. Howell is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board, has been a Director since 1993, and served as the Vice Chairman of the Board from 2002 to April 2016 when he was appointed as Chairman. He served as our Executive Vice President from September 2002 to August 2008. In addition, he serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic American Corporation, an insurance holding company, and as Chairman of that company since February 2009. He was Executive Vice President of Delta Life Insurance Company and Delta Fire & Casualty Insurance Company from 1991-2013 and has since served as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Howell has served as General Counsel of Delta Life and Delta Fire since 1991. Mr. Howell also serves as a Director of Atlantic American Corporation and of each of its subsidiaries, American Southern Insurance Company, American Safety Insurance Company and Bankers Fidelity Life Insurance Company, as well as a Director of Delta Life Insurance Company and Delta Fire & Casualty Insurance Company. He is the husband of Mrs. Robin R. Howell, who is a member of our Board of Directors. Previously, Mr. Howell served as a board member of the National Association of Broadcasters and the NBC Affiliate Board.
Donald P. LaPlatney, age 65 has served as our President and Co-Chief Executive Officer since January 2, 2019. Prior to that, from July 2016 until the closing of the Raycom Merger, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Raycom Media, and served as member on their Board of Directors. Before that, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Raycom from April 2014 to July 2016, as Senior Vice President, Digital Media from April 2012 until April 2014, and as Vice President, Digital Media from August 2007 to April 2012. Prior to joining Raycom in 2007, Mr. LaPlatney held various executive positions at The Tube Media Corp., Westwood One, and Raycom Sports. In addition, Mr. LaPlatney serves as Chairman of the Television Board of the National Association of Broadcasters. Previously, Mr. LaPlatney served as Chairman of the NBC Affiliate Board.
Jeffrey R. Gignac, age 49, has served as our Executive Vice President since April 2024 and as our Chief Financial Officer since July 2024. Previously, he served as Managing Director and Head of Media & Telecom Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities. Prior to that he spent 18 years in leveraged finance, focused on the telecom, media and technology industries. Prior to Wells Fargo, Jeff worked at Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen. He holds a BA in Accounting from Michigan State University and is a licensed CPA in the State of Georgia.
Kevin P. Latek, age 54, has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Development Officer since February 2016. Prior to that, he served as our Senior Vice President, Business Affairs since July 2013 and as our Vice President for Law and Development from March 2012 to June 2013. Prior to joining Gray, Mr. Latek practiced law in Washington, DC representing television and radio broadcasters and financial institutions in FCC regulatory and transactional matters. He is a member and officer of the CBS Affiliate Board and a past member of the FOX Affiliate Board of Governors.
Sandra Breland, age 62, has served as our Chief Operating Officer since May 2023. In early 2019, Ms. Breland joined Gray as a Senior Vice President of Local Media upon Gray’s acquisition of Raycom Media, where she served as a Group Vice President. Ms. Breland has over 30 years of experience in local broadcasting. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Carole Kneeland Project. Ms. Breland is past president of the Fox Affiliate Board of Governors and past chairman for the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters.
Part II
Our common stock, no par value, and our Class A common stock, no par value, have been listed and traded on the NYSE since September 24, 1996 and June 30, 1995, respectively, under the symbols “GTN” and “GTN.A,” respectively.
As of February 21, 2025, we had 91,812,952 outstanding shares of common stock held by 16,451 stockholders and 9,730,058 outstanding shares of Class A common stock held by 665 stockholders. The number of stockholders consists of stockholders of record and individual participants in security position listings as furnished to us pursuant to Rule 17Ad-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”).
For matters submitted to a shareholder vote, our Articles provide that each share of common stock is entitled to one vote, and each share of Class A common stock is entitled to 10 votes. Our Articles require that our common stock and our Class A common stock receive dividends on apari passu basis when declared.
During 2024, we have paid quarterly cash dividends totaling $0.32 per share on both classes of our common stock. While we have paid dividends to holders of our common stock on a quarterly basis since the beginning of 2021, any future payments of dividends will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and such other factors as our Board of Directors deems relevant. In addition, the Senior Credit Agreement and our Indentures each contain covenants that could restrict our ability to pay cash dividends on our capital stock, which are currently applicable. See Note 4 “Long-term Debt” of our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein for a further discussion of restrictions on our ability to pay dividends.
During 2024, we paid quarterly cash dividends on our outstanding 650,000 shares of Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”). Shares of the Preferred Stock accrue dividends on the face value of $650 million in (A) cash at a rate of 8% per annum or, (B) at the Company’s option, in-kind at a rate of 8.5% per annum, as declared by our Board of Directors.
Stock Performance Graph
The following graphs compare the cumulative total return of our common stock and Class A common stock from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2024, as compared to the stock market total return indexes for (i) The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index (the “NYSE Composite Index”) and (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Television Broadcasting Stations Index (the “TV Broadcasting Stations Index”).
The graphs assume the investment of $100 in each of our common stock and the Class A common stock, respectively, the NYSE Composite Index and the TV Broadcasting Stations Index on January 1, 2020. Any dividends are assumed to have been reinvested as paid.
| As of | ||||||
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| 1/1/2020 | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2021 | 12/31/2022 | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2024 | |
| Gray Media, Inc. common stock | $100 | $83 | $95 | $54 | $45 | $17 |
| NYSE Composite Index | $100 | $107 | $129 | $117 | $133 | $154 |
| TV Broadcasting Stations Index | $100 | $90 | $95 | $74 | $67 | $74 |
| As of | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2020 | 12/31/2020 | 12/31/2021 | 12/31/2022 | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2024 | |
| Gray Media, Inc. Class A common stock | $100 | $84 | $94 | $57 | $46 | $41 |
| NYSE Composite Index | $100 | $107 | $129 | $117 | $133 | $154 |
| TV Broadcasting Stations Index | $100 | $90 | $95 | $74 | $67 | $74 |
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