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
Date of Report (Date of earliest | Commission File Number 000-26076 | |
event reported) June 1, 2017 | ||
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant)
Maryland | 52-1494660 | |
(State of organization) | (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
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of shareholders of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 1, 2017. At the meeting, five items, as set forth in the Proxy Statement, were submitted to the shareholders for a vote.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
In response to Proposal 1, the shareholders elected all persons nominated for directors as set forth in the Proxy Statement, for a term expiring at the next annual shareholders meeting in 2018 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 | 281,657,634 | 17,019,148 | 6,410,626 | |||||||
Frederick G. Smith | 281,748,281 | 16,928,501 | 6,410,626 | |||||||
J. Duncan Smith | 281,748,069 | 16,928,713 | 6,410,626 | |||||||
Robert E. Smith | 282,304,175 | 16,372,607 | 6,410,626 | |||||||
Lawrence E. McCanna | 295,693,967 | 2,982,815 | 6,410,626 | |||||||
Daniel C. Keith | 294,340,813 | 4,335,969 | 6,410,626 | |||||||
Martin R. Leader | 278,947,066 | 19,729,716 | 6,410,626 | |||||||
Howard E. Friedman | 295,347,171 | 3,329,611 | 6,410,626 | |||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
In response to Proposal 2, the shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
302,604,829 | 2,476,577 | 6,002 | — | ||||||||
Proposal 3: A Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
In response to Proposal 3, the shareholders approved the Company's executive compensation, in a non-binding vote. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for the executive compensation:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
292,791,327 | 5,811,192 | 74,263 | 6,410,626 | ||||||||
Proposal 4: A Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Executive Compensation
In response to Proposal 4, the shareholders approved by a non-binding advisory vote a triennial advisory vote on our executive compensation. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for the frequency vote on our executive compensation:
Three Years | Two Years | One Year | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
258,937,423 | 31,518 | 39,655,044 | 52,797 | 6,410,626 | ||||||||||
The Board of Directors have considered the outcome of this vote and determined to implement a triennial advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Proposal 5: Approval of the Company's Executive Performance Formula and Incentive Plan
In response to Proposal 5, the shareholders approved the Company's Executive Performance Formula and Incentive Plan. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for the the Executive Performance Formula and Incentive Plan:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
279,218,767 | 19,394,438 | 63,577 | 6,410,626 | ||||||||
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 BROADCAST GROUP, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ David R. Bochenek | |
Name: | David R. Bochenek | |
Title: | Senior Vice President / Chief Accounting Officer | |
Dated: June 6, 2017 | ||