Sinclair Broadcast (SBGI) Form 4 SINCLAIR BROADCAST / J DUNCAN 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 J DUNCAN

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10706 BEAVER DAM RD

(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)
Secretary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/09/2021

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	04/09/2021		J(1)		31,025	A	$0	31,210(3)	D
Class A Common Stock	04/09/2021		S		31,025	D	$30.0966(4)(5)	185(3)	D
Class A Common Stock	04/12/2021		J(1)		69,366	A	$0	69,551(3)	D
Class A Common Stock	04/12/2021		S		69,366	D	$30.0027(4)(6)	185(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
Class B Common Stock	$0	04/09/2021		J(1)			31,025	(2)	(2)	Class B Common Stock	31,025	$0	5,876,052	D
Class B Common Stock	$0	04/12/2021		J(1)			69,366	(2)	(2)	Class B Common Stock	69,366	$0	5,806,686	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Conversion of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock

2. The Class B Common Stock is convertible at the Reporting Person's election and has no expiration date.

3. The Reporting Person also owns 11,996.611691 shares of Class A Common Stock held in a 401(k) unitized stock fund. The Reporting Person indirectly owns 137,154 shares of Class B Common Stock divided equally among three irrevocable trusts each for the benefit of a child of the Reporting Person of which the Reporting Person is a co-trustee, and 594,900 shares of Class B Common Stock held in an irrevocable trust f/b/o family members.

4. The sale price is a weighted average for the sale reported. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide, upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

5. The range of prices for the sale was $30.00-$30.295.

6. The range of prices for the sale was $30.00-$30.045.

	Clinton R. Black, V, Esq., on behalf of J. Duncan Smith, by Power of Attorney	04/13/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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