Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lavey Michael Norman	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/18/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol tronc, Inc. [TRNC]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) C/O TRONC, INC., 2501 S STATE HWY 121 BUS, BUILDING 8008	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) Controller/Chief Acctg Officer /
(Street) LEWISVILLE, TX 75067        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2795	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	7500.0	$0.0   (2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	1000.0	$0.0   (2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	2250.0	$0.0   (2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	7500.0	$0.0   (2)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The award will vest in four equal installments on April 2, 2019, April 2, 2020, April 2, 2021, April 2, 2022 subject to continued service and subject to acceleration upon certain events.
(2)	Restricted stock units convert to Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3)	Represents the outstanding unvested balance of an award granted on May 12, 2015. Such unvested units will vest on May 15, 2019, subject to continued service and subject to acceleration upon certain events.
(4)	Represents the outstanding unvested balance of an award granted on October 25, 2016. 750 units will vest on each October 25, 2018, October 25, 2019, October 25, 2020 subject to continued service and subject to acceleration upon certain events.
(5)	The award will vest in four equal installments on November 8, 2018, November 8, 2019, November 8, 2020, November 8, 2021 subject to continued service and subject to acceleration upon certain events.

Remarks: Exhibit 24 power of attorney filed herewith.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lavey Michael Norman C/O TRONC, INC. 2501 S STATE HWY 121 BUS, BUILDING 8008 LEWISVILLE, TX 75067			Controller/Chief Acctg Officer

Signatures
/s/ Elizabeth Nemeth, Attorney-in-fact		5/23/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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