On January 25, 2019, upon the unanimous recommendation of the independent members of the Sinclair Board of Directors, the Board of Directors voted to increase the size of the board from eight (8) to nine (9) members and named the Honorable Benson Everett Legg to serve as its newest member. Judge Legg was also appointed to the Special Litigation Committee where he will join Martin R. Leader and Larry E. McCanna. Judge Legg will stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.’s next annual meeting of shareholders.

Judge Legg is the former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, serving in that role from 2003 to 2010. He was nominated to the Federal Court by President George H. W. Bush in September 1991 and was a member of the Court until he retired in February 2013. Judge Legg clerked for the Honorable Frank A. Kaufman of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland from 1973 until 1974, after which he joined the law firm of Venable, Baetjer & Howard (now known as Venable LLP) in 1975. Judge Legg became a partner of the firm in 1982 and remained in private practice until 1991 when he was confirmed as a Federal Judge.

During his time on the bench, Judge Legg presided over a wide array of civil and criminal cases, including multi-district litigation, class actions, securities and antitrust claims, and litigation involving constitutional rights, civil rights, intellectual property, patents, and employment discrimination. Since retiring from the court, Judge Legg has served as an arbitrator and mediator with JAMS, a global provider of dispute resolution services.

Judge Legg grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended Gilman School and served on the school’s Board of Trustees (including the Executive Committee) for many years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (magna cum laude) from Princeton University and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a member of the Virginia Law Review and the Order of the Coif.

A copy of the Registrant’s press release relating to this director appointment is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit related to Item 5.02 shall be deemed to be furnished and not filed.

Exhibit 99.1 Sinclair Press Release (dated January 30, 2019)

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About SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC. (NASDAQ:SBGI)

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is a television broadcasting company. The Company owns or provides certain programming, operating or sales services to television stations in the United States. The Company’s segments include Broadcast, Other and Corporate. The Broadcast segment consists of all of its television stations. The Other segment primarily consists of original networks and content, digital and Internet solutions, technical services and other non-media investments. The Company owns and provides programming and operating services pursuant to local marketing agreements (LMAs), or provides sales services and other non-programming operating services pursuant to joint sales agreements (JSA) and shared services agreements (SSA) to approximately 160 stations in over 80 markets. These stations broadcast over 440 channels, including 215 channels affiliated with primary networks or program service providers. It has a total of over 10 other low powered stations.