Sinclair Announces Private Offering of Senior Notes of Sinclair Television Group

BALTIMORE, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. ("Sinclair" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: SBGI) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sinclair Television Group, Inc. ("Issuer") intends to offer in a private placement, subject to market conditions and other factors, $500 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes").

The net proceeds from the private placement of the 2030 Notes are intended to be used to fund the Issuer's redemption of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "2022 Notes").  On November 12, 2019, the Issuer notified the trustee of the 2022 Notes that it intends to redeem, in full, its outstanding $500 million aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes on November 27, 2019 (the "Redemption Date").  The redemption of the 2022 Notes is contingent upon the Issuer's successful incurrence of new debt financing in the amount of at least $500 million, which is expected to be satisfied upon closing of the offering of the 2030 Notes.

The redemption will be effected in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the 2022 Notes.  The redemption price will be equal to the sum of 101.021% of the principal amount of the 2022 Notes outstanding together with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed up to, but not including, the Redemption Date.  The redemption of the 2022 Notes, including the payment of accrued and unpaid interest and related fees and expenses, is expected to be funded from the net proceeds of the 2030 Notes and cash on hand.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the 2030 Notes or any other securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of the 2030 Notes in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the 2022 Notes, and this press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

The 2030 Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.  Accordingly, the 2030 Notes are expected to be offered and sold only (a) to persons reasonably believed to be "qualified institutional buyers" (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act) and (b) outside the United States, to non-U.S. persons in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Forward-Looking Statements:  

The matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, future events and actions.  When used in this news release, the words "outlook," "intends to," "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "achieves," "estimates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.  Actual results in the future could differ materially and adversely from those described in the forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including and in addition to the assumptions set forth therein, but not limited to, STG's ability to consummate the offering of the 2030 Notes and the redemption of the 2022 Notes, the impact of changes in national and regional economies, our ability to generate cash to service our substantial indebtedness, the completion of the FCC spectrum repack, successful execution of outsourcing agreements, pricing and demand fluctuations in local and national advertising, volatility in programming costs, the market acceptance of new programming, the successful execution of retransmission consent agreements, the successful execution of network and MVPD affiliation agreements, the successful execution of media rights agreements with professional sports teams, the impact of OTT and other emerging technologies and their potential impact on cord-cutting, the impact of MVPDs, vMVPDs, and OTT distributors offering "skinny" programming bundles that may not include all programming of our networks, our ability to identify and consummate acquisitions and investments and to achieve anticipated returns on those investments once consummated, the impact of pending and future litigation claims against the Company, the impact of FCC and other regulatory proceedings against the Company, uncertainties associated with potential changes in the regulatory environment affecting our business and growth strategy, and any risk factors set forth in the Company's recent reports on Form 10-Q and/or Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  There can be no assurances that the assumptions and other factors referred to in this release will occur.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements except as required by law.

SOURCE Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

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