Filing Details
- Accession Number:
- 0000807249-18-000223
- Form Type:
- 13D Filing
- Publication Date:
- 2018-11-27 16:07:00
- Filed By:
- GAMCO Investors
- Company:
- E.w. Scripps Co (NYSE:SSP)
- Filing Date:
- 2018-11-27
- SEC Url:
- 13D Filing
Ownership Summary
Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabelli Funds | 2,200,357 | 2,200,357 | 2,200,357 | 3.20% | ||
| GAMCO Asset Management Inc. I.D. No. 13-40445 | 7,016,248 | 7,470,450 | 7,470,450 | 10.87% | ||
| Gabelli Company Investment Advisers, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3379374 | 23,700 | 23,700 | 23,700 | 0.03% | ||
| Gabelli Foundation, Inc. I.D. No. 94 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 0.05% | ||
| Teton Advisors, Inc. I.D. No. 13-4008049 | 908,048 | 908,048 | 908,048 | 1.32% | ||
| MJG Associates, Inc. I.D. No. 06-1304 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 0.07% | ||
| GGCP, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3056041 | 0.00% | |||||
| GAMCO Investors, Inc. I.D. No. 13-400786 | 0.00% | |||||
| Associated Capital Group, Inc. I.D. No. 47-3965991 Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 0.00% | ||
| Mario J. Gabelli | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 0.02% |
Filing
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 17)
The E.W. Scripps Company
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common shares, $.01 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
________811054402_________
(CUSIP Number)
David Goldman
GAMCO Investors, Inc.
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10580-1435
(914) 921-5000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
______________________ November 23, 2018________________________
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box .
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) Gabelli Funds, LLC I.D. No. 13-4044523 | ||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | ||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 00-Funds of investment advisory clients | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization New York | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power 2,200,357 (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power 2,200,357 (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 2,200,357 (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 3.20% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IA, CO | ||
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) GAMCO Asset Management Inc. I.D. No. 13-4044521 | ||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | ||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 00-Funds of investment advisory clients | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization New York | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power 7,016,248 (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power 7,470,450 (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 7,470,450 (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 10.87% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IA, CO | ||
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3379374 | ||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | ||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 00 – Client funds | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization Delaware | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power 23,700 (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power 23,700 (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 23,700 (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 0.03% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) HC, CO, IA | ||
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) Gabelli Foundation, Inc. I.D. No. 94-2975159 | ||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | ||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization NV | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power 33,000 (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power 33,000 (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 33,000 (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 0.05% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 00-Private Foundation | ||
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) Teton Advisors, Inc. I.D. No. 13-4008049 | ||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | ||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 00 – Funds of investment advisory clients | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization Delaware | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power 908,048 (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power 908,048 (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 908,048 (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 1.32% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IA, CO | ||
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) MJG Associates, Inc. I.D. No. 06-1304269 | ||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | ||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) 00-Client Funds | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization Connecticut | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power 45,000 (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power 45,000 (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 45,000 (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 0.07% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) CO | ||
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) GGCP, Inc. I.D. No. 13-3056041 | ||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | ||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) None | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization Wyoming | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power None (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power None (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person None (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) X | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 0.00% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) HC, CO | ||
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) GAMCO Investors, Inc. I.D. No. 13-4007862 | ||
| Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | |||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) None | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization Delaware | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power NONE (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power NONE (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person NONE (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) X | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 0.00% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) HC, CO | ||
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) Associated Capital Group, Inc. I.D. No. 47-3965991 | ||
| Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (b) | |||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization Delaware | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power 2,500 (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power 2,500 (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 2,500 (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) X | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 0.00% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) HC, CO | ||
CUSIP No. 811054402
| 1 | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. identification nos. of above persons (entities only) Mario J. Gabelli | ||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) (a) (b) | ||
| 3 | Sec use only | ||
| 4 | Source of funds (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) Private Funds | ||
| 5 | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to items 2 (d) or 2 (e) | ||
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization USA | ||
| Number Of Shares Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person With | : 7 : : : | Sole voting power 10,500 (Item 5) | |
| : 8 : : : | Shared voting power None | ||
| : 9 : : : | Sole dispositive power 10,500 (Item 5) | ||
| :10 : : : | Shared dispositive power None | ||
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 10,500 (Item 5) | ||
| 12 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (11) excludes certain shares (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) X | ||
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (11) 0.02% | ||
| 14 | Type of reporting person (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) IN | ||
Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Amendment No. 17 to Schedule 13D on the Common Stock of The E.W. Scripps Company (the "Issuer") is being filed on behalf of the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D, as amended (the "Schedule 13D") which was originally filed on April 6, 2015. Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Schedule 13D.
Item 2. Identity and Background
Item 2 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows:
This statement is being filed by Mario J. Gabelli ("Mario Gabelli") and various entities which he
directly or indirectly controls or for which he acts as chief investment officer. These entities, except for LICT Corporation ("LICT), CIBL, Inc. ("CIBL") and ICTC Group, Inc. ("ICTC"), engage in various aspects of the securities business, primarily as investment adviser to various institutional and individual clients, including registered investment companies and pension plans, and as general partner or the equivalent of various private investment partnerships or private funds. Certain of these entities may also make investments for their own accounts.
The foregoing persons in the aggregate often own beneficially more than 5% of a class of equity securities of a particular issuer. Although several of the foregoing persons are treated as institutional investors for purposes of reporting their beneficial ownership on the short-form Schedule 13G, the holdings of those who do not qualify as institutional investors may exceed the 1% threshold presented for filing on Schedule 13G or implementation of their investment philosophy may from time to time require action which could be viewed as not completely passive. In order to avoid any question as to whether their beneficial ownership is being reported on the proper form and in order to provide greater investment flexibility and administrative uniformity, these persons have decided to file their beneficial ownership reports on the more detailed Schedule 13D form rather than on the short-form Schedule 13G and thereby to provide more expansive disclosure than may be necessary.
(a), (b) and (c) - This statement is being filed by one or more of the following persons: GGCP, Inc. ("GGCP"), GGCP Holdings LLC ("GGCP Holdings"), GAMCO Investors, Inc. ("GBL"), Associated Capital Group, Inc. ("AC"), Gabelli Funds, LLC ("Gabelli Funds"), GAMCO Asset Management Inc. ("GAMCO"), Teton Advisors, Inc. ("Teton Advisors"), Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc. ("GCIA"), G.research, LLC ("G.research"), MJG Associates, Inc. ("MJG Associates"), Gabelli Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation"), Mario Gabelli, LICT, CIBL and ICTC. Those of the foregoing persons signing this Schedule 13D are hereinafter referred to as the "Reporting Persons".
GGCP makes investments for its own account and is the manager and a member of GGCP Holdings which is the controlling shareholder of GBL and AC. GBL, a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is the parent company for a variety of companies engaged in the securities business, including certain of those named below. AC, a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is the parent company for a variety of companies engaged in the securities business, including certain of those listed below.
GAMCO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GBL, is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended ("Advisers Act"). GAMCO is an investment manager providing discretionary managed account services for employee benefit plans, private investors, endowments, foundations and others.
GCIA, a wholly owned subsidiary of AC, is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act and serves as a general partner or investment manager to limited partnerships and offshore investment companies and other accounts. As a part of its business, GCIA may purchase or sell securities for its own account. GCIA is a general partner or investment manager of a number of funds or partnerships, including Gabelli Associates Fund, L.P., Gabelli Associates Fund II, L.P., Gabelli Associates Limited, Gabelli Associates Limited II E, ALCE Partners, L.P., Gabelli Capital Structure Arbitrage Fund LP, Gabelli Capital Structure Arbitrage Fund Limited, Gabelli Intermediate Credit Fund L.P., GAMA Select Energy + L.P., GAMCO Medical Opportunities L.P., and Gabelli Multimedia Partners, L.P.
G.research, a wholly owned subsidiary of GCIA, is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("1934 Act"), which as a part of its business regularly purchases and sells securities for its own account.
Gabelli Funds, a wholly owned subsidiary of GBL, is a limited liability company. Gabelli Funds is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act which provides advisory services for The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc., The Gabelli Asset Fund, The GAMCO Growth Fund, The Gabelli Convertible and Income Securities Fund Inc., The Gabelli Value 25 Fund Inc., The Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund, The Gabelli Equity Income Fund, The Gabelli ABC Fund, The GAMCO Global Content & Connectivity Fund, The Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc., The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc., The Gabelli Global Rising Income & Dividend Fund, The Gabelli Capital Asset Fund, The GAMCO International Growth Fund, Inc., The GAMCO Global Growth Fund, The Gabelli Utility Trust, The Gabelli Utilities Fund, The Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund, The Gabelli Focus Five Fund, The Comstock Capital Value Fund, The Gabelli Dividend and Income Trust, The Gabelli Global Utility & Income Trust, The GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources, & Income Trust, The GAMCO Natural Resources Gold & Income Trust, The GDL Fund, Gabelli Enterprise Mergers & Acquisitions Fund, The Gabelli ESG Fund, Inc., The Gabelli International Small Cap Fund, The Gabelli Healthcare & Wellness Rx Trust, The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust, Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust, Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Plc, The Gabelli Global Financial Services Fund, The Gabelli Global Mini Mites Fund, The Gabelli Go Anywhere Trust, The Gabelli U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund, Bancroft Fund Ltd. and Ellsworth Growth & Income Fund Ltd. (collectively, the "Funds"), which are registered investment companies. Gabelli Funds is also the investment adviser to the Gabelli Media Mogul NextSharesTM, the Gabelli Food of All Nations NextSharesTM, the RBI NextSharesTM, and the Gabelli Pet Parents' Fund NextSharesTM, and The GAMCO International SICAV (sub-funds GAMCO Merger Arbitrage and GAMCO All Cap Value), a UCITS III vehicle.
Teton Advisors, an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, provides discretionary advisory services to The TETON Westwood Mighty Mitessm Fund, The TETON Westwood Income Fund, The TETON Westwood SmallCap Equity Fund, TETON Westwood Intermediate Bond Fund, and The TETON Westwood Mid-Cap Equity Fund.
MJG Associates provides advisory services to private investment partnerships and offshore funds. Mario Gabelli is the sole shareholder, director and employee of MJG Associates. MJG Associates is the Investment Manager of Gabelli International Limited and Gabelli Fund, LDC. Mario J. Gabelli is the general partner of Gabelli Performance Partnership, LP.
The Foundation is a private foundation. Mario Gabelli is the Chairman, a Trustee and the Investment Manager of the Foundation. Elisa M. Wilson is the President of the Foundation.
LICT is a holding company with operating subsidiaries engaged primarily in the rural telephone industry. LICT actively pursues new business ventures and acquisitions. LICT makes investments in marketable securities to preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their business activities and acquisitions and are not engaged in the business of investing, or trading in securities. Mario J. Gabelli is the Chief Executive Officer, a director, and substantial shareholder of LICT.
ICTC is a holding company with subsidiaries in voice, broadband and other telecommunications services, primarily in the rural telephone industry. ICTC makes investments in marketable securities to preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their business activities and acquisitions and are not engaged in the business of investing, or trading in securities. Mario J. Gabelli is a director, and substantial shareholder of ICTC.
CIBL is a holding company with interests in telecommunications operations, primarily in the rural telephone industry. CIBL actively pursues new business ventures and acquisitions. CIBL makes investments in marketable securities to preserve capital and maintain liquidity for financing their business activities and acquisitions and are not engaged in the business of investing, or trading in securities. Mario J. Gabelli is a director, and substantial shareholder of CIBL.
Mario Gabelli is the controlling stockholder, Chief Executive Officer and a director of GGCP and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GBL. He is the Executive Chairman of AC. Mario Gabelli is also a member of GGCP Holdings. Mario Gabelli is the controlling shareholder of Teton.
The Reporting Persons do not admit that they constitute a group.
GAMCO is a New York corporation and GBL, AC, GCIA, and Teton Advisors are Delaware corporations, each having its principal business office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. GGCP is a Wyoming corporation having its principal business office at 140 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830. GGCP Holdings is a Delaware limited liability corporation having its principal business office at 140 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830. G.research is a Delaware limited liability company having its principal officers at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. Gabelli Funds is a New York limited liability company having its principal business office at One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580. MJG Associates is a Connecticut corporation having its principal business office at 140 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, CT 06830. The Foundation is a Nevada corporation having its principal offices at 165 West Liberty Street, Reno, Nevada 89501. LICT is a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business as 401 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, New York 10580. CIBL, Inc. is a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business as 165 West Liberty Street, Suite 220, Reno, NV 89501. ICTC Group Inc. is a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business as 556 Main Street, Nome, North Dakota 58062.
For information required by instruction C to Schedule 13D with respect to the executive officers and directors of the foregoing entities and other related persons (collectively, "Covered Persons"), reference is made to Schedule I annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(d) – Not applicable.
(e) – Not applicable.
(f) – Reference is made to Schedule I hereto.
Item 5. Interest In Securities Of The Issuer
Item 5 to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows:
(a) The aggregate number of Securities to which this Schedule 13D relates is 10,693,555 shares, representing 15.56% of the approximately 68,739,783 Class A Common shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer's most recently filed Form 10Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018. The Reporting Persons beneficially own those Securities as follows:
| Name | Shares of Common Stock | % of Class of Common |
| GAMCO Gabelli Funds GCIA Foundation Teton Advisors Mario Gabelli MJG Associates AC | 7,470,450 2,200,357 23,700 33,000 908,048 10,500 45,000 2,500 | 10.87% 3.20% 0.03% 0.05% 1.32% 0.02% 0.07% 0.00% |
Mario Gabelli is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons. GCIA is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by G.research. AC, GBL and GGCP are deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Securities owned beneficially by each of the foregoing persons other than Mario Gabelli and the Foundation.
(b) Each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons has the sole power to vote or direct the vote and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the Securities reported for it, either for its own benefit or for the benefit of its investment clients or its partners, as the case may be, except that (i) GAMCO does not have the authority to vote 454,202 of its reported shares, (ii) Gabelli Funds has sole dispositive and voting power with respect to the shares of the Issuer held by the Funds so long as the aggregate voting interest of all joint filers does not exceed 25% of their total voting interest in the Issuer and, in that event, the Proxy Voting Committee of each Fund shall respectively vote that Fund's shares, (iii) at any time, the Proxy Voting Committee of each such Fund may take and exercise in its sole discretion the entire voting power with respect to the shares held by such fund under special circumstances such as regulatory considerations, and (iv) the power of Mario Gabelli, AC, GBL, and GGCP is indirect with respect to Securities beneficially owned directly by other Reporting Persons.
(c) Information with respect to all transactions in the Securities which were effected during the past sixty days or since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D, whichever is less, by each of the Reporting Persons and Covered Persons is set forth on Schedule II annexed hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
(e) Not applicable
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 27, 2018
GGCP, INC.
MARIO J. GABELLI
GABELLI FOUNDATION, INC.
MJG ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:/s/ David Goldman
David Goldman
Attorney-in-Fact
TETON ADVISORS, INC.
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC
By:/s/ David Goldman
David Goldman
General Counsel – Gabelli Funds, LLC
Counsel-Teton Advisors, Inc.
GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
By:/s/ Kevin Handwerker
Kevin Handwerker
General Counsel & Secretary – GAMCO Investors, Inc.
ASSOCIATED CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
GAMCO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
GABELLI & COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC.
By:/s/ Douglas R. Jamieson
Douglas R. Jamieson
President & Chief Executive Officer – Associated Capital
Group, Inc.
President – GAMCO Asset Management Inc.
President – Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc.
SCHEDULE I
Information with Respect to Executive
Officers and Directors of the Undersigned
Schedule I to Schedule 13D is amended, in pertinent part, as follows:
| The following sets forth as to each of the executive officers and directors of the undersigned: his name; his business address; his present principal occupation or employment and the name, principal business and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted. Unless otherwise specified, the principal employer of each such individual is GAMCO Asset Management Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC, Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc., G.research, LLC, Teton Advisors, Inc., Associated Capital Group, Inc. or GAMCO Investors, Inc., the business address of each of which is One Corporate Center, Rye, New York 10580, and each such individual identified below is a citizen of the United States. To the knowledge of the undersigned, during the last five years, no such person has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), and no such person was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities law or finding any violation with respect to such laws except as reported in Item 2(d) and (e) of this Schedule 13D. |
| GAMCO Investors, Inc. Directors: | |||
| Edwin L. Artzt Raymond C. Avansino Leslie B. Daniels | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Procter & Gamble Company 900 Adams Crossing Cincinnati, OH 45202 Chairman & Chief Executive Officer E.L. Wiegand Foundation 165 West Liberty Street Reno, NV 89501 Operating Partner AE Industrial Partners, LP 2500 N. Military Trail, Suite 470 Boca Raton, FL 33431 | ||
| Mario J. Gabelli Elisa M. Wilson | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of GGCP, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC. Director c/o GAMCO Investors, Inc. One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580 | ||
| Eugene R. McGrath | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Consolidated Edison, Inc. 4 Irving Place New York, NY 10003 | ||
| Robert S. Prather | President & Chief Executive Officer Heartland Media, LLC 1843 West Wesley Road Atlanta, GA 30327 | ||
| Officers: | |||
| Mario J. Gabelli | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Henry G. Van der Eb Bruce N. Alpert Agnes Mullady Kevin Handwerker Kieran Caterina Diane LaPointe | Senior Vice President Senior Vice President Senior Vice President Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Co-Chief Accounting Officer Co-Chief Accounting Officer | ||
| GAMCO Asset Management Inc. Directors: | |||
| Douglas R. Jamieson Regina M. Pitaro William S. Selby | |||
| Officers: | |||
| Mario J. Gabelli | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios | ||
| Douglas R. Jamieson David Goldman | President, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer | ||
| Gabelli Funds, LLC Officers: | |||
| Mario J. Gabelli | Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios | ||
| Bruce N. Alpert | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | ||
| Agnes Mullady | President and Chief Operating Officer – Open End Fund Division | ||
| David Goldman | General Counsel | ||
| Gabelli Foundation, Inc. Officers: | |||
| Mario J. Gabelli | Chairman, Trustee & Chief Investment Officer | ||
| Elisa M. Wilson Marc Gabelli Matthew R. Gabelli Michael Gabelli | President Trustee Trustee Trustee | ||
| GGCP, Inc. Directors: | ||
| Mario J. Gabelli | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of GGCP, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC. | |
| Marc Gabelli | President – GGCP, Inc. | |
| Matthew R. Gabelli | Vice President – Trading G.research, LLC One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580 | |
| Michael Gabelli | President & COO Gabelli & Partners, LLC One Corporate Center Rye, NY 10580 | |
| Frederic V. Salerno | Chairman Former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer Verizon Communications | |
| Vincent S. Tese | Executive Chairman – FCB Financial Corp | |
| Officers: | ||
| Mario J. Gabelli | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | |
| Marc Gabelli | President | |
| Francis J. Conroy | Special Assistant to CEO, Secretary | |
| Silvio A. Berni | Chief Financial and Accounting Officer, Vice President Corporate Development and Controller, Assistant Secretary | |
| GGCP Holdings LLC Members: GGCP, Inc. Mario J. Gabelli | Manager and Member Member | |
| Teton Advisors, Inc. Directors: | |
| Stephen G. Bondi Nicholas F. Galluccio Vincent J. Amabile John M. Tesoro, CPA Aaron J. Feingold, M.D. | Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer and President Founder- Amabile Partners Retired Partner – KPMG LLP President and Founder – Raritan Bay Cardiology Group |
| Officers: | |
| Nicholas F. Galluccio Michael J. Mancuso Tiffany Hayden | See above Chief Financial Officer Secretary |
| Associated Capital Group, Inc. Directors: | |
| Mario J. Gabelli | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of GGCP, Inc. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Director/Trustee of all registered investment companies advised by Gabelli Funds, LLC. |
| Richard L. Bready | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Nortek, Inc. 50 Kennedy Plaza Providence, RI 02903 |
| Marc Gabelli | President – GGCP, Inc. |
| Douglas R. Jamieson | President and Chief Executive Officer |
| Bruce Lisman | Former Chairman - JP Morgan – Global Equity Division |
| Daniel R. Lee | Chief Executive Officer Full House Resorts, Inc. 4670 South Ford Apache Road, Suite 190 Las Vegas, NV 89147 |
| Salvatore F. Sodano | Vice Chairman – Broadridge Financial Solutions |
| Frederic V. Salerno | See above |
| Officers: | |
| Mario J. Gabelli Douglas R. Jamieson Francis J. Conroy Kevin Handwerker David Fitzgerald | Executive Chairman President and Chief Executive Officer Interim Chief Financial Officer Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Assistant Secretary |
| Gabelli & Company Investment Advisers, Inc. | |
| Directors: | |
| Douglas R. Jamieson |
| Officers: | |
| Douglas R. Jamieson Francis J. Conroy John Givissis Kevin Handwerker David Fitzgerald | Chief Executive Officer and President Chief Financial Officer Controller Secretary Assistant Secretary |
| G.research, LLC | |
| Officers: | |
| Cornelius V. McGinity Maria Gigi | President Controller and Financial Operations Principal |
| Bruce N. Alpert Douglas R. Jamieson Kevin Handwerker David Fitzgerald David Goldman Josephine D. LaFauci | Vice President Secretary Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary Assistant Secretary Chief Compliance Officer |
SCHEDULE II
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)
SHARES PURCHASED AVERAGE
DATE SOLD(-) PRICE(2)
COMMON STOCK-THE E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
GABELLI & COMPANY INVESTMENT ADVISERS,INC.
10/31/18 300- 16.9800
GAMCO ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
11/23/18 2,000- 17.2700
11/23/18 200,001- *DO
11/21/18 2,000- 17.2538
11/21/18 1,000- 17.2930
11/20/18 89 17.0349
11/19/18 15,000- 17.3399
11/16/18 4,000 17.5070
11/16/18 4,000- 17.5070
11/16/18 4,000- 17.5070
11/15/18 700- 17.3500
11/14/18 28,000- 17.3141
11/14/18 400- 17.6400
11/14/18 86 17.3750
11/13/18 200- 17.7627
11/12/18 710- 17.5055
11/12/18 1- 17.5100
11/12/18 21- 17.5052
11/12/18 500- 17.5040
11/12/18 700- 17.8536
11/09/18 438 16.8014
11/08/18 259 17.4353
11/07/18 7,000- 17.6976
11/07/18 1,035- *DO
11/07/18 5,000- 17.8200
11/06/18 500- 17.5305
11/06/18 3,600- 17.5400
11/05/18 4,000 17.4257
11/05/18 400- 17.1900
11/02/18 1,500- 17.3100
11/01/18 500- 17.3600
11/01/18 1,500- *DO
10/31/18 3,000- 16.9240
10/31/18 3,156- 16.9100
10/31/18 1,578 16.9100
10/26/18 25,000- *DO
10/25/18 12,000- 16.3102
10/24/18 94 16.0644
10/24/18 616 *DI
10/24/18 308- *DO
10/24/18 308- *DO
10/24/18 8,000- 16.8376
10/23/18 1,600- *DO
10/23/18 517- *DO
10/23/18 1,535- 16.9800
10/22/18 2,000- 17.8476
10/19/18 2,000- 17.2000
10/19/18 2,000- 17.2800
10/19/18 600- 17.1800
10/18/18 470- 16.8900
10/18/18 2,000- 16.7300
10/17/18 342 16.6053
10/17/18 1,500- *DO
10/17/18 2,342- *DO
10/16/18 1,640- 16.4754
10/12/18 1,200- 16.1067
10/11/18 5,000- 16.2132
10/08/18 270- 16.7731
10/08/18 500- 16.3760
10/05/18 1,000- 16.2500
10/04/18 500- 16.4155
10/03/18 100- 16.5700
10/03/18 91 16.5099
10/02/18 2,700- 16.2583
10/01/18 2,700- 16.2531
10/01/18 25,000- 16.3565
MJG ASSOCIATES, INC.
11/13/18 400- 17.4825
11/02/18 600- 17.3549
GABELLI FUNDS, LLC.
GABELLI VALUE PLUS+ TRUST
11/16/18 1,000- 17.4511
11/12/18 8,100- 17.7672
11/09/18 1,000- 18.2300
11/09/18 3,300- 18.3309
11/07/18 66,225- 17.7148
11/06/18 23,575- 17.5967
11/05/18 10,200- 17.5184
11/02/18 25,196- 17.5444
11/01/18 4,804- 17.3239
10/22/18 15,000- 18.1346
10/19/18 3,500- 17.2882
10/18/18 2,500- 17.0289
10/09/18 500- 16.8700
10/08/18 2,300- 16.6394
GABELLI SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
9/28/18 27,000- 16.4657
MARIO J. GABELLI
10/31/18 3,000- 16.9000
(1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
ON THE NYSE.
(2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.
(*) RESULTS IN CHANGE OF DISPOSITIVE POWER AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.
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