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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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): FEBRUARY 22, 1995
A. H. BELO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-8598 75-0135890
(State or other (Commission File (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification Number)
incorporation)
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER, 400 SOUTH RECORD STREET, DALLAS, TEXAS 75202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 977-6606
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Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On February 22, 1995, A. H. Belo Corporation (the
"Registrant") announced a two-for-one stock split in the form of a
dividend on each outstanding share of the Registrant's Series A and
Series B Common Stock. The record date for the split is May 19, 1995
and the payment date is June 9, 1995.
A copy of the Registrant's press release dated February 22,
1995 with respect to the stock split is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Report.
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this Report:
Exhibit 99.1 Press release of Registrant
dated February 22, 1995
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
A. H. BELO CORPORATION
Date: MAY 1, 1995 By: /s/ Michael J. McCarthy
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Michael J. McCarthy
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel, and Secretary
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99.1 Press release of Registrant
dated February 22, 1995
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EXHIBIT 99.1
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A.H. BELO NEWS RELEASE
CORPORATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Perry or Harold Gaar
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Wednesday, February 22, 1995
2:00 P.M. CST
BELO'S BOARD VOTES TO SPLIT STOCK
TWO-FOR-ONE AND INCREASE DIVIDEND
DALLAS--A. H. Belo Corporation's Board of Directors today approved a
two-for-one stock split in the form of a dividend on each outstanding share of
Belo Series A and Series B Common Stock. The Board also voted to increase the
cash dividend per share to 8 cents on a post-split basis. The record date for
the split and the cash dividend is May 19, 1995, and the payment date is June
9, 1995.
Belo owns The Dallas Morning News; DFW Suburban Newspapers, Inc.,
publisher of eight community newspapers; and DFW Printing Company, Inc.. Belo
also owns and operates network-affiliated television stations WFAA-TV (ABC) in
Dallas- Fort Worth; KHOU-TV (CBS) in Houston, Texas; KIRO-TV (CBS) in Seattle,
Washington; KXTV (CBS) in Sacramento, California; WVEC-TV (ABC) in
Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia; WWL-TV (CBS) in New Orleans, Louisiana; and KOTV
(CBS) in Tulsa, Oklahoma; as well as Belo Productions, Inc. (BPI); and is the
majority partner in Maxam Entertainment. Shares of Belo Series A Common Stock
are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BLC.
