Exhibit 3.3
ARTICLES OF SHARE EXCHANGE
between
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
(a Maryland corporation)
and
Sinclair, Inc.
(a Maryland corporation)
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT:
FIRST: The share exchange described in these Articles of Share Exchange (the “Share Exchange”) shall become effective at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2023 (the “Effective Time”).
SECOND: The parties to the Share Exchange are Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“SBG”), and Sinclair, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“New Sinclair”). New Sinclair agrees to acquire the stock of SBG, and SBG agrees to have its stock acquired, in a share exchange. New Sinclair will be the successor corporation in the Share Exchange. Each of SBG and New Sinclair has its principal office in Baltimore County, Maryland.
THIRD: The terms and conditions of the transaction set forth in these Articles of Share Exchange were advised, authorized and approved by each of SBG and New Sinclair in the manner required by its charter and the laws of the place where it is organized, which is the State of Maryland. The manner of such approval was as follows:
(a) At a meeting held on February 21, 2023, the board of directors of SBG adopted a resolution declaring the Share Exchange to be advisable on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in the resolution and directed that the Share Exchange be submitted for consideration at a special meeting of the shareholders of SBG, pursuant to Section 3-105(b) of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”). Such special meeting of the shareholders of SBG was held on May 24, 2023. At such special meeting of the shareholders of SBG, the Share Exchange was approved by the affirmative vote of more than two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, pursuant to Section 3-105(e) of the MGCL.
(b) At a meeting held on February 21, 2023, the board of directors of New Sinclair approved the Share Exchange, pursuant to Section 3-105(a)(3) of the MGCL. No approval of the shareholders of New Sinclair was required under applicable law or New Sinclair’s charter.