Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit

Plans

In connection with a change to the record-keeper of the TEGNA Inc. (the "Company") 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Plan"), more than 50% of the participants in the Plan will be temporarily unable to exercise certain rights otherwise available under the Plan with respect to the TEGNA stock fund (the "blackout").

On July 22, 2021, the Company sent a notice (the "Blackout Notice") to its directors and officers who are subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, informing them that a blackout will be imposed as described below. The blackout is expected to begin after the market closes on August 26, 2021 and end during the week of September 19, 2021.

Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and Regulation BTR, issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, generally impose restrictions on trading by executive officers and directors in the event that 50% or more of the issuer's 401(k) plan participants are so restricted.

During the blackout, subject to certain limited exceptions, directors and executive officers will be prohibited from directly or indirectly purchasing, selling, acquiring or transferring any TEGNA common stock or derivative security with respect to TEGNA common stock acquired in connection with their service or employment as a director or executive officer of TEGNA.

On July 22, 2021, the Plan administrator of the Plan delivered notice to the Company of the trading restrictions relating to the Plan pursuant to Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the Blackout Notice.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.






Exhibit
  No.       Description

99.1          Form of Notice of Blackout Period to Directors and Executive
            Officers, dated as of July 22, 2021.

104         Cover Page Interactive Data File (the Cover Page Interactive Data File
            is embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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