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


May 24, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland

000-26076

52-1494660

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

10706 Beaver Dam Road

Hunt Valley, MD 21030

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(410) 568-1500

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A Common Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share

SBGI

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). 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 special meeting of stockholders of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 24, 2023. At the meeting, one proposal, as set forth in the Company’s joint proxy statement/prospectus on Schedule 14A previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2023, was submitted to the stockholders for a vote.

Proposal 1: Approval of the Agreement of Share Exchange and Plan of Reorganization among Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair, Inc., and Sinclair Holdings, LLC and the share exchange described therein.

In response to Proposal 1, the stockholders approved the Agreement of Share Exchange and Plan of Reorganization among Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Sinclair, Inc., and Sinclair Holdings, LLC and the share exchange described therein.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
257,729,837	1,625,136	860,689	—

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.						Description
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 hereunto duly authorized.

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

By: /s/ David R. Bochenek

Name: David R. Bochenek

Title: Senior Vice President / Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: May 24, 2023

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC 8-K