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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 SCHEDULE 14A (RULE 14a-101) INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant ☐ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☒ Check the appropriate box: ☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement ☐ Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) ☐ Definitive Proxy Statement ☒ Definitive Additional Materials ☐ Soliciting Material Under Rule 14a-12 TEGNA INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) STANDARD GENERAL L.P. STANDARD GENERAL MASTER FUND L.P. SOOHYUNG KIM COLLEEN B. BROWN ELLEN MCCLAIN HAIME DEBORAH MCDERMOTT STEPHEN USHER DAVID GLAZEK AMIT THAKRAR DANIEL MALMAN (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): ☒ No fee required. ☐ Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: (5) Total fee paid: ☐ Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. ☐ Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: This filing contains screenshots, filed herewith as Exhibit 1, from the website launched by Standard General L.P. (“Standard General”) on March 31, 2020 to communicate with the shareholders of TEGNA Inc. (the “Company”). The website address is www.TomorrowsTEGNA.com. This website contains links to Standard General’s website at http://www.standardgenerallp.com/ and screenshots from Standard General’s website is also filed herewith as Exhibit 2. About Standard General L.P. Standard General L.P. is a New York City-based SEC-registered investment advisor that manages event-driven opportunity funds. Standard General was founded in 2007 and primarily manages capital for public and private pension funds, endowments, foundations, and high net-worth individuals. For more information, please visit http://www.standardgenerallp.com/. Investor Contacts Bruce Goldfarb / Jason Alexander / Pat McHugh Okapi Partners [email protected] (212) 297-0720 Media Contacts [email protected] CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS Standard General L.P., together with the other participants named therein, has filed a definitive proxy statement and accompanying WHITE proxy card with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to be used to solicit votes for the election of its slate of highly-qualified director nominees at the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders of TEGNA Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"). STANDARD GENERAL STRONGLY ADVISES ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE, UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS' PROXY SOLICITOR: OKAPI PARTNERS LLC, BRUCE GOLDFARB / JASON ALEXANDER / PAT MCHUGH, 212-297- 0720, [email protected] Exhibit 1 Screenshots from www.TomorrowsTEGNA.com Receive Email Updates Stay Informed. Email Address Submit What Is This Vote For? How Do You Vote? Who Are The Nominees? For Tomorrow's TEGNA Our Nominees. Join us in demanding real change at TEGNA by voting for Standard General's highly qualified nominees. Colleen Brown Soohyung Kim Founding Partner Standard General L.P. Former President and CEO Fisher Communications, Inc. 3/30/20 - Standard General Responds To TEGNA'S Announcement On Acquisition Approaches 3/20/20 - Standard General Comments On Potential Acquisition Offers For TEGNA View Press Releases Investor Contacts Media Contact Okapi Partners Bruce Goldfarb I Jason Alexander I Pat McHugh [email protected] (212) 297-0720 Ellen McClain Haime Former Vice President, Finance Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. Deborah McDermott Chief Executive Officer Standard Media Group LLC I TOMORROW'S Tegna Disclaimer I © 2020 Standard General L.P. All Rights Reserved Given Standard General's substantial investment in TEGNA, our expertise in the broadcasting industry, and our focus on driving value for all TEGNA shareholders, we strongly believe that TEGNA shareholders would benefit from having Standard General's five diverse, independent and highly qualified nominees on the TEGNA board. Investor Contacts Okapi Partners Bruce Goldfarb I Jason Alexander I Pat McHugh [email protected] (212) 297-0720 Media Contact TOMORRow’s TEGNA Disclaimer I © 2020 Standard General L.P. All Rights Reserved Standard General invested in TEGNA because we believe it owns the most strategic set of local broadcasting assets that, when operated correctly, can be enormously profitable and create significant value for shareholders. However, since becoming a pure-play broadcaster, the Company has drastically underperformed its peers, levering its balance sheet and making acquisitions at premium prices, while the Board has seemingly refused to engage with numerous strategic buyers that reportedly are keenly interested in acquiring the Company at a substantial premium. View Shareholder Letter View Proxy Statement View Press Releases Investor Contacts Okapi Partners Bruce Goldfarb I Jason Alexander I Pat McHugh [email protected] (212) 297-0720 Media Contact I TOMORROW'S TEGNA Disclaimer I © 2020 Standard General L.P. All Rights Reserved 3/20/20 Standard General Comments On Potential Acquisition Offers For TEGNA 3/6/20 Standard General Comments on Media Reports of Potential Acquisition Offers to TEGNA 2/20/20 Standard General Releases New Letter To TEGNA Shareholders 1/16/20 Standard General Responds To TEGNA's Baseless Allegations 1/15/20 Standard General to Nominate Slate of Four Highly Qualified, Diverse Director Candidates for Election at TEGNA's 2020 Annual Meeting Investor Contacts Okapi Partners Bruce Goldfarb I Jason Alexander I Pat McHugh [email protected] (212) 297-0720 Media Contact I TOMORROW'S TEGNA Disclaimer I © 2020 Standard General L.P. All Rights Reserved Replacing four of TEGNA's 12 current directors with our diverse, independent and highly qualified nominees will promote needed changes and benefit all shareholders. Colleen Brown Former President and CEO Fisher Communications, Inc. Soohyung Kim Founding Partner Standard General L.P. Ellen McClain Haime Former Vice President, Finance Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. Standard General has carefully constructed a slate that brings extensive Csuite and Directorship experience in publicly-traded local affiliate broadcasting companies. Unlike the current TEGNA Board, our nominees have decades of local broadcast experience in the TV broadcasting industry and backgrounds spanning strategic planning, finance, M&A and technology. Collectively, they have decades of experience as CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and directors of publicly-traded broadcasting companies. Our nominees are committed to rigorous oversight of TEGNA's management, operations and business strategy, and to ensuring that TEGNA conducts a full and fair evaluation of its strategic alternatives. Importantly, with the addition of our nominees, TEGNA's Board would much better reflect the diversity of its audience. The upcoming annual meeting provides shareholders the opportunity to bring new and independent perspectives to TEGNA’s Board Our nominees are committed to making a Deborah McDermott Chief Executive Officer Standard Media Group LLC difference, and to bringing fundamental change after a lost decade of strategic missteps and underperformance. Investor Contacts Okapi Partners Bruce Goldfarb I Jason Alexander I Pat McHugh [email protected] (212) 297-0720 Media Contact 1Tomorrow’s TEGNA Disclaimer I © 2020 Standard General L.P. All Rights Reserved HOME SHAREHOLDER MATERIALS OUR NOMINEES HOW TO VOTE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT STANDARD GENERAL Investor Contacts Okapi Partners Bruce Goldfarb I Jason Alexander I Pat McHugh [email protected] (212) 297-0720 Colleen Brown Former President and CEO Fisher Communications, Inc. As a director, Ms. Brown will bring to the Board extensive executive experience in strategic planning, operations, finance, and technology. Her leadership as a public company Chief Executive Officer, as well as a senior officer in two large media companies, will be a valuable resource to the Company. Colleen B. Brown is the founder of Marca Global, LLC, a marketing technology company. Ms. Brown served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fisher Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSI) from 2005 to 2013 and as a director of Fisher Communications, Inc. from 2006 to 2013. She also served as Senior Vice President of Bela Corporation, President of the Television Division of Lee Enterprises, and President and General Manager of various