Smith David D Form 4 SINCLAIR BROADCAST / DAVID D SMITH ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SMITH DAVID D

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD

(Street)

COCKEYSVILLE MD 21030

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP INC [ SBGI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/02/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	03/02/2023		A		134,221(1)	A	(2)	446,072(3)	D
Class A Common Stock	03/02/2023		F(4)		64,830	D	$15.97	381,242(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights	(5)	03/02/2023		A		413,337		03/02/2023	03/02/2033	Class A Common Stock	413,337	$0	743,733	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Common Stock issued as Restricted Stock which vests 50% on March 2, 2024 and 50% on March 2, 2025.

2. N/A

3. Common Stock issued as Restricted Stock. The Reporting Person also directly owns (i) 607,154 shares of Class A Common Stock (ii) 911,072 shares of Class B Common Stock, and (iii) 15,697.415415 shares of Class A Common Stock held in a 401(k) unitized stock fund. The Reporting Person indirectly owns (i) 28,160 shares of Class A Common Stock held in separate custodial accounts established by the Reporting Person for the benefit family members of which the Reporting Person is the custodian, (ii) 338,400 shares of Class A Common Stock held by trusts f/b/o family members of which the Reporting Person is a trustee, (iii) 6,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held by trusts f/b/o family members, (iv) 162,553 shares of Class A Common Stock held by a limited liability company controlled by the Reporting Person, and (v) 803,178 shares of Class A Common Stock held f/b/o David D. Smith Family Foundation, Inc., which the Reporting Person controls, but does not derive any benefit.

4. Designates withholding of shares to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax liability

5. The Stock Appreciation Right is exercisable at the price equal in value to the difference between the stock appreciation right's base value of $15.97 per stock appreciation right which is the fair market value of one share as of the grant date and the per share closing price of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. common stock on the date of exercise.

	Clinton R. Black, V, Esq., on behalf of David D. Smith, by Power of Attorney	03/06/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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