8-K

Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI)

8-K 2025-06-06 For: 2025-06-05
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

June 5, 2025
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Sinclair, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland 333-271072 92-1076143
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

10706 Beaver Dam Road Hunt Valley, MD  21030

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(410) 568-1500

(Registrants' telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Sinclair, Inc.

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share SBGI The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of stockholders of Sinclair, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 5, 2025. At the meeting, four proposals, as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2025 and related materials, were submitted to the stockholders for a vote.

Proposal 1: Election of Nine Directors

In response to Proposal 1 as set forth in the Proxy Statement, the stockholders elected all persons nominated to the board of directors of the Company, for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2026 or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for nominated directors:

Election of Directors For Against or Withheld Broker Non-Votes
David D. Smith 256,657,151 5,252,749 10,070,867
Frederick G. Smith 256,594,594 5,315,306 10,070,867
J. Duncan Smith 256,598,210 5,311,690 10,070,867
Robert E. Smith 254,192,744 7,717,156 10,070,867
Laurie R. Beyer 259,705,546 2,204,354 10,070,867
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. 259,894,533 2,015,367 10,070,867
Howard E. Friedman 252,933,323 8,976,577 10,070,867
Daniel C. Keith 255,849,296 6,060,604 10,070,867
Benson E. Legg 256,541,694 5,368,206 10,070,867

Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

In response to Proposal 2 as set forth in the Proxy Statement, the stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for Proposal 2:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
271,271,328 655,810 53,629

Proposal 3: A Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Our Executive Compensation

In response to Proposal 3 as set forth in the Proxy Statement, the stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in the Proxy Statement. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for Proposal 3:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
260,660,171 1,168,293 81,436 10,070,867

Proposal 4: Approval of the Amendment to the Company's Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation

In response to Proposal 4 as set forth in the Proxy Statement, the stockholders approved the amendment to the Company's Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Incorporation to expand the definition of “Permitted Transferees” of the Company’s Class B Common Stock. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for Proposal 4:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
245,995,904 10,995,019 4,918,977 10,070,867

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

SINCLAIR, INC.

By: /s/ David R. Bochenek

Name:    David R. Bochenek

Title:    Senior Vice President / Chief Accounting Officer

Dated: June 6, 2025