The Liberty Corporation

0000950144-05-008028.txt : 20050802 0000950144-05-008028.hdr.sgml : 20050802 20050802130511 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950144-05-008028 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050802 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050802 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050802 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LIBERTY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000059229 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS [4833] IRS NUMBER: 570507055 STATE OF INCORPORATION: SC FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05846 FILM NUMBER: 05990985 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 135 SOUTH MAIN STREET CITY: GREENVILLE STATE: SC ZIP: 29601 BUSINESS PHONE: 8642415400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 502 STREET 2: 135 SOUTH MAIN ST CITY: GREENVILLE STATE: SC ZIP: 29602 8-K 1 g96533ae8vk.htm THE LIBERTY CORPORATION The Liberty Corporation

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) August 2, 2005

The Liberty Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


South Carolina	1-5846	57-0507055

(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)


135 South Main Street, Greenville, SC		29601

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (864) 241-5400

n/a

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.”

On August 2, 2005 The Liberty Corporation issued a press release announcing the board of directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.25 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable on October 4, 2005, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2005.

A copy of that press release is attached as Exhibit 99 (herein incorporated by reference).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

99. Press release, dated August 2, 2005, issued by The Liberty Corporation

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.


	THE LIBERTY CORPORATION


August 2, 2005
	By:	/s/ Martha Williams

		Name: Martha Williams Title: Vice President and General Counsel

EX-99 2 g96533aexv99.htm EX-99 Ex-99

Exhibit 99

For further information: Howard Schrott, 864-241-5400

THE LIBERTY CORP. DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

Greenville, SC (August 2, 2005) –The board of directors of The Liberty Corporation (NYSE:LC) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share on common stock, payable on October 4, 2005, to shareholders of record on September 15, 2005. Liberty currently has approximately 18,298,000 common shares outstanding.

A major group broadcaster, Liberty owns fifteen network-affiliated television stations, including eight NBC affiliates (WAVE-TV, Louisville, KY; WIS-TV, Columbia, SC; WLBT-TV, Jackson, MS; WFIE-TV, Evansville, IN; WSFA-TV, Montgomery, AL; KCBD-TV, Lubbock, TX; WALB-TV, Albany, GA and KPLC-TV, Lake Charles, LA); five ABC affiliates (KLTV-TV, Tyler, TX; KTRE-TV, the satellite affiliate of KLTV in Lufkin, TX; WLOX-TV, Biloxi, MS; WWAY-TV, Wilmington, NC and KAIT-TV, Jonesboro, AR); and two CBS affiliates (WTOL-TV, Toledo, OH and KGBT-TV, Harlingen, TX).

For further information about Liberty, visit the corporate website, http://www.libertycorp.com/

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The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements. Certain information contained herein or in any other written or oral statements made by, or on behalf of the Company, is or may be viewed as forward-looking. The words “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate” or similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company has used appropriate care in developing any such forward-looking information, forward-looking information involves risks and uncertainties that could significantly impact actual results. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: changes in national and local markets for television advertising; changes in general economic conditions, including the performance of financial markets and interest rates; competitive, regulatory, or tax changes that affect the cost of or demand for the Company’s products; and adverse litigation results. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.

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