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
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Media General, Inc.
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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INFORMATION REGARDING POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS
Media General, Inc. (“Media General”), its directors and certain of its officers and employees are potential participants in a solicitation of proxies in connection with Media General’s 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. Each of the directors of Media General and each of the officers and employees of Media General who is a potential participant in the solicitation are listed below, together with the number of shares of Class A Common Stock (other than shares of Performance Accelerated Restricted Stock (PARs)), shares of Class B Common Stock, PARS, Class A Stock Units, stock options (including stock appreciation rights (SARS)) held by each of these persons as of January 17, 2008.
| Name |
Title |
Class A Common Stock |
Class B Common Stock |
PARs | Class A Units |
Outstanding Options | ||||||
| J Stewart Bryan III (1) |
Chairman and Class B Director | 456,295 | 466,162 | 161,200 | — | 327,800 | ||||||
| Marshall N. Morton (2) |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Class B Director | 25,523 | — | 85,600 | — | 276,000 | ||||||
| O. Reid Ashe, Jr. (3) |
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Class B Director | 4,721 | — | 59,800 | — | 137,500 | ||||||
| Diana F. Cantor |
Class B Director | 200 | — | — | 3,962 | — | ||||||
| Charles A. Davis |
Class A Director | 19,581 | — | — | 24,829 | — | ||||||
| Thompson L. Rankin |
Class B Director | 1,200 | — | — | 16,971 | — | ||||||
| Rodney A. Smolla |
Class A Director | 0 | — | — | 2,861 | — | ||||||
| Walter E. Williams |
Class A Director | 0 | — | — | 14,721 | — | ||||||
| Coleman Wortham, III |
Class B Director | 10,000 | — | — | 9,268 | — | ||||||
| George L. Mahoney (4) |
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | 7,249 | — | 25,700 | — | 55,500 | ||||||
| John A. Schauss (5) |
Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer | 1,573 | — | 13,000 | — | 39,166 | ||||||
| Stephen Y. Dickinson (6) |
Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | 10,811 | — | 13,000 | — | 34,400 | ||||||
| Lou Anne J. Nabhan (7) |
Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications | 1,268 | — | 0 | — | 33,600 | ||||||
| H. Graham Woodlief (8) |
Vice President and President of Publishing Division | 927 | — | 41,700 | — | 106,100 | ||||||
| James A. Zimmerman (9) |
Vice President and President of Broadcast Division | 835 | — | 31,900 | — | 82,100 | ||||||
| C. Kirk Read (10) |
Vice President and President of Interactive Media Division | 1,291 | — | 0 | — | 4,000 | ||||||
| James F. Woodward (11) |
Vice President – Human Resources | 2,076 | — | 0 | — | 20,200 |
(1) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for J. Stewart Bryan III include 55,476 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan (the 401(k) Plan) as of December 31, 2007; 400,819 shares held by trust of which Mr. Bryan serves as a fiduciary and shares in the control of the voting and disposition of the shares. The 466,162 shares of Class B Common stock listed for Mr. Bryan are held by the D. Tennant Bryan Media Trust, of which Mr. Bryan serves as sole trustee.
(2) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for Marshall N. Morton include 6,971 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(3) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for O. Reid Ashe, Jr. include 1,625 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(4) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for George L. Mahoney include 5,583 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(5) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for John A. Schauss include 1,573 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(6) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for Stephen Y. Dickinson include 7,433 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(7) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for Lou Anne J. Nabhan include 1,268 shares held for her benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(8) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for H. Graham Woodlief include 0 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(9) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for James A. Zimmerman includes 835 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(10) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for C. Kirk Read includes 1,291 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
(11) The shares of Class A Common Stock listed for James F. Woodward includes 2,076 shares held for his benefit by the MG Advantage 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2007.
Media General will file a proxy statement in connection with its 2008 annual meeting of stockholders. Media General stockholders are strongly advised to read the proxy statement and the accompanying WHITE proxy card when they become available, as they will contain important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain this proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other documents filed by Media General with the Securities and Exchange Commission for free at the Internet website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. Copies of the proxy statement and any amendments and supplements to the proxy statement will also be available for free at Media General’s Internet website at www.mediageneral.com or by writing to Media General, Inc., P.O. Box 85333, Richmond, Virginia 23293. In addition, copies of the proxy materials may be requested by contacting our proxy solicitor, D.F. King & Co. at (800) 487-4870 toll-free or by email at info@dfking.com.