MSG NETWORKS INC. (NYSE:MSGN) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective April 9, 2018, Ms.KristinA. Dolan was appointed as a director of MSG Networks Inc. (the “Company”) by the directors elected by the holders of the Company’s ClassB Common Stock.

Ms.Dolan, 51, is the Chief Executive Officer of 605, LLC (formerly known as DataCo Ventures LLC). Ms.Dolan previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of Cablevision Systems Corporation (“Cablevision”) from April2014 to June2016. Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, Ms.Dolan served in various other roles at Cablevision, including: President of Optimum Services from April2013 to April2014; Senior Executive Vice President of Product Management and Marketing from November2011 to April2013; and Senior Vice President from 2003 to 2011. Ms.Dolan also serves on the boards of Revlon, Inc., The Wendy’s Company, AMC Networks Inc. and The Madison Square Garden Company, and previously served as a director of Cablevision from May 2010 to June2016 and the Company from February2010 to September2015. Ms.Dolan is the spouse of James L. Dolan (the Executive Chairman and a director of the Company), and has the following relationships with individuals who are directors of the Company: the step-mother of Quentin F. Dolan, the daughter-in-law of Charles F. Dolan, the sister-in-law of Thomas C. Dolan and Brian G. Sweeney and the cousin by marriage of Paul J. Dolan.

About MSG NETWORKS INC. (NYSE:MSGN)

MSG Networks Inc., formerly The Madison Square Garden Company, is engaged in sports production, and content development and distribution. The Company owns and operates two regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network (MSGN) and MSG+, collectively MSG Networks. Its networks are distributed throughout its territory, which includes all of New York State and significant portions of New Jersey and Connecticut, as well as parts of Pennsylvania. The Company delivers live games of the New York Knicks (the Knicks) of the National Basketball Association (NBA); the New York Rangers (the Rangers), New York Islanders (the Islanders), New Jersey Devils (the Devils) and Buffalo Sabres (the Sabres) of the National Hockey League (NHL); the New York Liberty (the Liberty) of the Women’s National Basketball Association; the New York Red Bulls (the Red Bulls) of Major League Soccer (MLS), and the Westchester Knicks of the National Basketball Association Developmental League.