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): May 15, 2018 |
MEREDITH CORPORATION | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Iowa | 1-5128 | 42-0410230 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa | 50309-3023 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (515) 284-3000 | ||
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On May 15, 2018, Meredith Corporation (the Company) announced that Mr. Paul Karpowicz, Local Media Group President, will retire effective June 30, 2018. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors elected Mr. Patrick McCreery Local Media Group President, effective July 1, 2018. Mr. McCreery, 47, will succeed Mr. Karpowicz, 65.
Mr. Karpowicz has been Local Media Group President since 2005. Mr. McCreery joined Meredith in 2002 as Special Projects Executive Producer at KPHO-TV in Phoenix. He held various roles within the Local Media Group including Vice President & General Manager of KPTV and KPDX, the Company's Portland-based duopoly. In 2014 he served as Vice President of News and Marketing until his promotion in January 2018 to Executive Vice President.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
(d) | Exhibits | ||
Press release announcing the retirement of Paul Karpowicz and the election of Patrick McCreery by the Board of Directors. | |||
SIGNATURE | |||
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, thereunto duly authorized. | |||
MEREDITH CORPORATION | ||
Registrant | ||
/s/ Joseph Ceryanec | ||
Joseph Ceryanec | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 17, 2018 | ||