UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  

FORM 8-K 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2021

A. H. BELO CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

Commission file number: 1-33741

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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.  ☐
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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On June 11, 2021, A. H. Belo Corporation (the “Company”), acting pursuant to authorization from its Board of Directors, notified the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) of its intention to voluntarily withdraw the listing of its Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Common Stock”), from the NYSE and transfer the listing to the Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”).

The Series A Common Stock has been approved for listing on Nasdaq, where it will trade under the new ticker symbol “DALN.” The Company expects that listing and trading of its Series A Common Stock on the NYSE will end at market close on or about June 28, 2021, and that trading will begin on Nasdaq at market open on or about June 29, 2021.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the transfer of its Series A Common Stock to Nasdaq and the change of the Company’s name to DallasNews Corporation, in each case effective as of June 29, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 (including the information in Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.