Sinclair Broadcast (SBGI) Form 4 SINCLAIR BROADCAST / LUCY RUTISHAUSER 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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RUTISHAUSER LUCY

(Last) (First) (Middle)

10706 BEAVER DAM RD

(Street)

COCKEYSVILLE MD 21203

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP & CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2022

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	01/31/2022		A		30,855(1)	A	(2)	66,935(3)	D
Class A Common Stock	01/31/2022		F(4)		15,019	D	$26.49	51,916(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)	01/31/2022		A		99,119(6)		01/31/2023	01/31/2032	Class A Common Stock	99,119	$0	277,131	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Common Stock issued as Restricted Stock, which vests 50% on January 31, 2023 and 50% on January 31, 2024.

2. N/A

3. Common Stock issued as Restricted Stock. Reporting Person also owns 6,480.453444 shares of Class A Common Stock held in a 401(k) unitized stock fund and 5,773.375 shares of Class A Common Stock held in an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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 $27.48 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.

6. Stock Appreciation Right shall vest 50% on January 31, 2023 and 50% on January 31, 2024.

	Clinton R. Black, V, Esq., on behalf of Lucy Rutishauser, by Power of Attorney	02/02/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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