8-K

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 5, 2021 (May 4, 2021)

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CUMULUS MEDIA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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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 ☐

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. ☐

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Cumulus Media Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 4, 2021. The results of voting on the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal No. 1 (Election of Directors):

As a result of the foregoing vote, each of the seven listed nominees were elected to serve as directors of the Company until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Proposal No. 2 (Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers):

As a result of the foregoing, the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers was approved.

Proposal No. 3 (Proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021):

As a result of the foregoing, the proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2021 was approved.

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.