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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):	May 12, 2020



MEREDITH CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa	001-05128	42-0410230
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



	1716 Locust Street,	Des Moines,	Iowa	50309-3023
(Address of principal executive offices)				(ZIP Code)



Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:	(515)	284-3000
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: Not applicable

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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 ☐

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Act. ¨



Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

On May 13, 2020, Meredith Corporation (Meredith or the Company) announced that on May 12, 2020, its Board of Directors appointed Greg Coleman to serve as a Class I Director effective at its next board meeting in August 2020. Mr. Coleman will serve on the Audit Committee. Mr. Coleman will stand for election for a full three-year term expiring in November 2023 at Meredith's Annual Shareholders Meeting in November 2020.

Mr. Coleman will participate in Meredith's standard compensation program for non-employee directors as described in the Meredith Corporation Proxy Statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2019.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d)	Exhibits

	99	News release issued by Meredith Corporation dated May 13, 2020
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)



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.




	MEREDITH CORPORATION
	Registrant

	/s/ Jason Frierott
	Jason Frierott
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: May 14, 2020