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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , DC 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 0 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 1.00 per share Commission file number 1-6961 TEGNA INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 8350 Broad Street , Suite 2000 , Tysons , ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 703 ) 873-6600 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Virginia Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol TGNA Accelerated filer 16-0442930 ( I.R.S. Employer identification No. ) 22102-5151 ( Zip Code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No Non - accelerated filer Name of each exchange on which registered The New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No No No > Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act : Large Accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company n 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No X The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non - affiliates of the registrant based on the closing sales price of the registrant's Common Stock as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 , was $ 2,425,933,543 . The registrant has no non - voting common equity . As of February 19 , 2021 , 219,656,092 shares of the registrant's Common Stock were outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of our 2021 definitive proxy statement are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10 - K . The 2021 definitive proxy statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of our fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 .