Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP ANNOUNCES
$665 MILLION OFFERING OF ADDITIONAL 5.625% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2027
November 12, 2019
Irving, TX – November 12, 2019 – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) (“Nexstar” or the “Company”) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. (the “Issuer”), intends to offer, subject to market and other customary conditions, up to $665 million in aggregate principal amount of additional 5.625% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) in a private offering. The Notes are being offered as additional notes under the Indenture, dated as of July 3, 2019 (as amended and supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Issuer previously issued $1,120 million aggregate principal amount of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Existing Notes”). The Notes will be treated as a single series with the Existing Notes under the Indenture.
The Notes will be the Issuer’s senior unsecured obligations and will be guaranteed by the Company, Mission Broadcasting, Inc. (“Mission”) and certain of the Issuer’s and Mission’s existing and future restricted subsidiaries on a senior unsecured basis.
The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from the proposed offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem the Issuer’s 6.125% Senior Notes due 2022 and 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 and to pay related premiums, fees and expenses.
The Notes will be offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States, only tonon-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any person to whom, such an offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offers of the Notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 197 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 115 markets or nearly 39% of all U.S. television households. Nexstar’s portfolio includes primary affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. Nexstar’s community portal websites offer additional hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when and how they access content while creating new revenue opportunities. Nexstar also owns WGN America, a growing national general entertainment cable network and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network, a top tier cable asset.
