Sinclair Elects Board And Ratifies Independent Auditor

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s shareholders elected the nominated nine directors at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting held today.

The elected directors are David D. Smith, executive chairman, chairman of the board; Frederick G. Smith, director and vice president; J. Duncan Smith, director, vice president and secretary; Robert E. Smith, director; Laurie R. Beyer, director; Benjamin S. Carson Sr., director; Howard E. Friedman, director; Daniel C. Keith, director; and Benson E. Legg, director.

The shareholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, approved the company’s 2022 Stock Incentive Plan and approved the amendment to the company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to provide for the exculpation of directors and officers.

A tabulation of the votes on these matters will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.