SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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) March 24, 2003
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The Liberty Corporation
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
South Carolina 1-5846 57-0507055
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
135 South Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (864) 241-5400
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n/a
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of The Liberty Corporation (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Hayne Hipp, Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to
the best of my knowledge:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and result of
operations of the Company.
/s/ Hayne Hipp
Chief Executive Officer
March 24, 2003
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of The Liberty Corporation (the "Company")
on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Howard L. Schrott,
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that
to the best of my knowledge:
(3) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(4) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and result of
operations of the Company.
/s/ Howard L. Schrott
Chief Financial Officer
March 24, 2003
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.
THE LIBERTY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Martha Williams
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Name: Martha Williams
Title: Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
March 24, 2003