UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ☒ Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 or ☐ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from __________ to __________. Commission File Number 1-13796 _________________________________________ GRAY TELEVISION, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Georgia 58-0285030 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 4370 Peachtree Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30319 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 504-9828 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Class A common stock (no par value) GTN.A New York Stock Exchange common stock (no par value) GTN New York Stock Exchange 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 ☒ No ☐ 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 ☐ No ☒ 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 ☐ 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 ☐ 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 definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one). Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ 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. ☒ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒ The aggregate market value of the voting stock (based upon the closing sales prices quoted on the New York Stock Exchange) held by non-affiliates of the registrant (solely for purposes of this calculation, all directors, executive officers and 10% or greater stockholders of the registrant are considered to be “affiliates”) as of June 30, 2020: Class A common stock and common stock; no par value –$1,124,589,521. Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Common Stock (No Par Value) Class A Common Stock (No Par Value) 88,223,962 shares outstanding as of February 19, 2021 7,214,838 shares outstanding as of February 19, 2021 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s proxy statement for the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, are incorporated by reference into Part III. GRAY TELEVISION, INC. Table of Contents PAGE Forward-Looking Statements .................................................................................................................... 3 PART I Item 1. Business ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 Item 1A. Risk Factors ............................................................................................................................................... 19 Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments ...................................................................................................................... 33 Item 2. Properties ................................................................................................................................................... 33 Item 3. Legal Proceedings...................................................................................................................................... 33 Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures ............................................................................................................................ 34 Information About our Executive Officers ................................................................................................ 34 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities............................................................................................................................................. 35 Item 6. Selected Financial Data ............................................................................................................................. 39 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations .................... 40 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk ................................................................... 53 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data .......................................................................................... 54 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure .................... 104 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures ............................................................................................................................ 104 Item 9B. Other Information ...................................................................................................................................... 105 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance ......................................................................... 105 Item 11. Executive Compensation ........................................................................................................................... 105 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters .. 106 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence ........................................... 107 Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services .................................................................................................... 107 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules ............................................................................................. 107 Item 16. Form 10-K Summary ................................................................................................................................. 111 Signatures .................................................................................................................................................. 112 2 This page intentionally left blank FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This annual report on Form 10-K contains and incorporates by reference “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than those of historical fact. When used in this annual report, the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “will,” “may,” “should” and similar words and expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect our then-current expectations and are based upon data available to us at the time the statements are made. Forward- looking statements may relate to, among other things, statements about the evolving and uncertain nature of novel coronavirus and its related disease (“COVID-19”) global pandemic and its impact on us, the media industry, and the economy in general, our strategies, expected results of operations, general and industry-specific economic conditions, future pension plan contributions, future capital expenditures, future income tax payments, future payments of interest and principal on our long-term debt, assumptions underlying various estimates and estimates of future obligations and commitments, and should be considered in context with the various other disclosures made by us about our business. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking statements, including those regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of our management, are not guarantees of future