SEC Form 5
FORM 5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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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Form 3 Holdings Reported.
  
Form 4 Transactions Reported.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ripley Christopher

(Last) (First) (Middle)
10706 BEAVER DAM ROAD

(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)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President & CEO
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2022
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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 01/15/2021 G(1)5 34,933 D $0 201,540(2) D
Class A Common Stock 01/15/2021 G(1)5 34,933 A $0 226,983(3) D
Class A Common Stock 03/10/2021 G(1)5 74,387 D $0 201,540(2) D
Class A Common Stock 03/10/2021 G(1)5 74,387 A $0 226,983(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)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Gifted shares to Reporting Person's Revocable Trust
2. After giving effect to the transactions reported on this Form 5 and the subsequent Form 5 for this Reporting Person, the Reporting Person directly owns 201,540 shares of Class A Common Stock issued as Restricted Stock at the end of the issuer's fiscal year. Reporting Person also owns 2,225.045132 shares of Class A Common Stock held in a 401(k) unitized stock fund.
3. After giving effect to the transactions reported on this Form 5 and the subsequent Form 5 for this Reporting Person, at the end of the issuer's fiscal year, there are 226,983 shares of Class A Common Stock held in a revocable trust for which the Reporting Person serves as co-trustee.
Clinton R. Black, V, Esq., on behalf of Christopher Ripley, by Power of Attorney 02/10/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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