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Exhibit 99.3

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

On July 31, 2014, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc (the “Company” or “SBG”) completed the previously announced acquisition of Perpetual Corporation and the equity interest of Charleston Television, LLC, (collectively the “Allbritton Companies”). The Allbritton Companies owned certain broadcast assets related to the following nine stations along with the respective network affiliation or program service arrangements: WHTM (ABC) in Harrisburg/Lancaster/York, PA; WJLA (ABC) in Washington, DC; WBMA(ABC), WCFT (ABC), and WJSU(ABC), in Birmingham, AL; KATV (ABC) in Little Rock/Pine Bluff, AR; KTUL (ABC) in Tulsa, OK; WSET (ABC) in Roanoke/Lynchburg, VA; and WCIV (ABC), Charleston, SC markets, and NewsChannel 8, a 24-hour cable/satellite news network covering the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

 

In conjunction with the acquisition, we agreed to dispose of the FCC licenses of WCFT, WJSU, and WCIV, and sold the license and related assets of WHTM to Media General Operating, Inc. effective September 3, 2014.  The ABC and other programming of WCFT, WJSU, and WCIV are now carried on multicast signals on our existing stations in their respective markets.

 

The Company paid Allbritton $985.0 million, plus a working capital adjustment of $53.4 million.  The Company financed the total purchase price with proceeds from the issuance of 5.625% senior unsecured notes, draw on our amended bank credit agreement, and cash on hand.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet is presented as if acquisition had occurred as of June 30, 2014.  The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are presented as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013.

 

The unaudited pro forma financial statements were derived from the Company’s and the Allbritton Companies’ historical consolidated financial statements as adjusted for the acquisition and related financing. The Company’s audited historical financial statements are included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 3, 2014, and audited historical combined financial statements of the Allbritton Companies as of and for the year ended September 30, 2013 and unaudited combined financial statements of the Allbritton Companies as of and for the nine months ended June 30, 2014, included as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A, and these pro forma financial statements should be read in conjunction with those financial statements.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved if the acquisition was consummated as of January 1, 2013.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not include the effects of non-recurring income statement impacts from the acquisition or the related financing of the acquisition.  Additionally, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not include any adjustments for expected future incremental operating income as a result of synergies, which the Company expects will be significant.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are based upon currently available information and assumptions and estimates which the Company believes are reasonable.  These assumptions and estimates, however, are subject to change.  The Company’s management believes that all adjustments have been made that are necessary to fairly present the pro forma information.

 



 

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JUNE 30, 2014

(Unaudited) (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Pro

 

 

 

SBG Historical

 

Allbritton Historical

 

Pro Forma

 

Forma

 

 

 

(as reported)

 

(as reported)

 

Adjustments

 

Combined

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

395,546

 

$

4,890

 

$

(25,322

)(A), (C)

$

375,114

 

Account receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

 

300,272

 

43,673

 

(5,594

)(B)

338,351

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

67,187

 

6,591

 

17,285

(B), (D)

91,063

 

Total current assets

 

763,005

 

55,154

 

(13,631

)

804,528

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net

 

636,112

 

25,691

 

20,909

(B), (D)

682,712

 

RESTRICTED CASH, less current portion

 

12,430

 

 

 

12,430

 

GOODWILL

 

1,341,998

 

 

490,547

(B)

1,832,545

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net

 

1,202,466

 

11,590

 

582,510

(B), (D)

1,796,566

 

OTHER ASSETS

 

225,951

 

21,352

 

11,627

(A), (B), (D)

258,930

 

Total assets

 

$

4,181,962

 

$

113,787

 

$

1,091,962

 

$

5,387,711

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable, Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities

 

$

278,081

 

$

26,527

 

(18,126

)(B), (D)

$

286,482

 

Notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing

 

58,603

 

15,000

 

(15,000

)(A)

58,603

 

Total current liabilities

 

336,684

 

41,527

 

(33,126

)

345,085

 

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing, less current portion

 

3,056,374

 

455,000

 

494,000

(A)

4,005,374

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

321,945

 

1,352

 

231,695

(B), (D)

554,992

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

96,786

 

4,408

 

11,226

(B)

112,420

 

Total liabilities

 

3,811,789

 

502,287

 

703,795

 

5,017,871

 

PARENT COMPANY STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A Common Stock

 

714

 

 

 

714

 

Class B Common Stock

 

260

 

 

 

260

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,021,460

 

 

 

1,021,460

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(657,787

)

(388,500

)

388,167

(C)

(658,120

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(1,869

)

 

 

(1,869

)

Total parent company stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

362,778

 

(388,500

)

388,167

 

362,445

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

7,395

 

 

 

7,395

 

Total equity (deficit)

 

370,173

 

(388,500

)

388,167

 

369,840

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

4,181,962

 

$

113,787

 

$

1,091,962

 

$

5,387,711

 

 



 

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

(Unaudited) (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

Allbritton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SBG Historical

 

Historical

 

Pro Forma

 

Total Pro Forma

 

 

 

(as reported)

 

(See Note 1)

 

Adjustments

 

Combined

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station broadcast revenues, net of agency commissions

 

$

1,217,504

 

$

216,045

 

$

(19,522

)(D)

$

1,414,027

 

Revenues realized from station barter arrangements

 

88,680

 

5,422

 

(261

)(D)

93,841

 

Other operating divisions revenues

 

56,947

 

 

 

56,947

 

Net revenues

 

1,363,131

 

221,467

 

(19,783

)

1,564,815

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station production expenses

 

385,104

 

71,249

 

(7,346

)(D)

449,007

 

Station selling, general and administrative expenses

 

249,732

 

48,985

 

(4,597

)(D)

294,120

 

Expenses recognized from station barter arrangements

 

77,349

 

5,422

 

(261

)(D)

82,510

 

Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments

 

80,925

 

7,862

 

(525

)(D)

88,262

 

Other operating divisions expenses

 

48,109

 

 

 

48,109

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

70,554

 

7,737

 

1,039

(E)

79,330

 

Corporate general and administrative expenses

 

53,126

 

8,676

 

(2,500

)(F)

59,302

 

Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets

 

70,820

 

 

40,460

(E)

111,280

 

Loss on asset dispositions

 

3,392

 

 

 

3,392

 

Total operating expenses

 

1,039,111

 

149,931

 

26,270

 

1,215,312

 

Operating income (loss)

 

324,020

 

71,536

 

(46,053

)

349,503

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense and amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs

 

(162,937

)

(36,901

)

(9,986

)(G)

(209,824

)

Other income (expense)

 

(55,575

)

(1,385

)

 

(56,960

)

Total other expense

 

(218,512

)

(38,286

)

(9,986

)

(266,784

)

Income (loss) before (provision) benefit for income taxes

 

105,508

 

33,250

 

(56,039

)

82,719

 

(PROVISION) BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAX

 

(41,249

)

(9,778

)

18,317

(H)

(32,710

)

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

64,259

 

23,472

 

(37,722

)

50,009

 

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests

 

(2,349

)

 

 

(2,349

)

Net income attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group

 

61,910

 

23,472

 

(37,722

)

47,660

 

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

 

$

0.66

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.51

 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

 

$

0.66

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.51

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

$

93,207

 

$

 

$

 

$

93,207

 

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding

 

$

93,845

 

$

 

$

 

$

93,845

 

 



 

SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.

PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

(Unaudited) (in thousands)

 

 

 

SBG

 

 

 

 

 

Total Pro

 

 

 

Historical

 

Allbritton Historical

 

Pro Forma

 

Forma

 

 

 

(as reported)

 

(see Note 1)

 

Adjustments

 

Combined

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station broadcast revenues, net of agency commissions

 

$

778,032

 

$

109,728

 

$

(10,776

)(D)

$

876,984

 

Revenues realized from station barter arrangements

 

57,361

 

2,537

 

(165

)(D)

59,733

 

Other operating divisions revenues

 

32,391

 

 

 

32,391

 

Net revenues

 

867,784

 

112,265

 

(10,941

)

969,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Station production expenses

 

261,342

 

36,233

 

(3,899

)(D)

293,676

 

Station selling, general and administrative expenses

 

164,520

 

24,804

 

(2,174

)(D)

187,150

 

Expenses recognized from station barter arrangements

 

51,005

 

2,537

 

(165

)(D)

53,377

 

Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments

 

47,515

 

3,831

 

(253

)(D)

51,093

 

Other operating divisions expenses

 

26,778

 

 

 

26,778

 

Depreciation of property and equipment

 

49,630

 

3,226

 

1,625

(E)

54,481

 

Corporate general and administrative expenses

 

33,238

 

5,619

 

(4,210

)(F)

34,647

 

Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets

 

49,717

 

 

20,230

(E)

69,947

 

Total operating expenses

 

683,745

 

76,250

 

11,154

 

771,149

 

Operating income (loss)

 

184,039

 

36,015

 

(22,095

)

197,959

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense and amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs

 

(79,659

)

(18,547

)

(4,871

)(G)

(103,077

)

Other income (expense)

 

2,772

 

(717

)

 

2,055

 

Total other expense

 

(76,887

)

(19,264

)

(4,871

)

(101,022

)

Income (loss) before (provision) benefit for income taxes

 

107,152

 

16,751

 

(26,966

)

96,937

 

(PROVISION) BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAX

 

(37,894

)

(6,623

)

10,455

(H)

(34,062

)

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

 

69,258

 

10,128

 

(16,511

)

62,875

 

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests

 

(765

)

 

 

(765

)

Net income attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group

 

68,493

 

10,128

 

(16,511

)

62,110

 

Basic earnings per share from continuing operations

 

$

0.70

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.63

 

Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

 

$

0.69

 

$

 

$

 

$

0.63

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

$

97,994

 

$

 

$

 

$

97,994

 

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding

 

$

98,678

 

$

 

$

 

$

98,678

 

 



 

NOTES TO THE PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(1)   BASIS OF PRO FORMA PRESENTATION

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and explanatory notes give effect to the combination of the Company and the Allbritton Companies.  The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet is presented as if acquisition had occurred as of June 30, 2014.  The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are presented as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2013.

 

The acquisition has been accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting which requires the total purchase price to be allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values.  The excess purchase price over the amounts assigned to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recognized as goodwill.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are based on the historical financial statements of the Company and Allbritton after giving effect to the acquisition, as well as the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.  The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved if the acquisition was consummated as of January 1, 2013.  This information should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, the historical consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of the Company’s annual report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, filed on March 3, 2014 and August 8, 2014, respectively, and the combined financial statements as of and for the two years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and the unaudited combined financial statement as of and for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 of Allbritton included as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.

 

The fiscal year of the Allbritton Companies ended September 30, which differs from SBG’s calendar fiscal year.  The historical results of the Allbritton Companies in the unaudited condensed combined pro forma statements of operations have been presented on a calendar year basis, consistent with SBG’s fiscal year, due to the cyclicality of political advertising revenues.  The Allbritton Companies’ historical audited combined statement of operations, as included in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A, for the year ended September 30, 2013, included results for the three-months ended December 31, 2012, which included higher political advertising revenues, compared to the three-months ended December 31, 2013, due to the presidential election in November 2012.  As a result, the historical combined revenues of the Allbritton Companies for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2013 were $13.9 million lower than the revenues for the fiscal year-ended September 30, 2013.  Operating income, income before provision for income taxes and net income of the Allbritton Companies for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2013, compared to the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, were lower by $16.0 million, $20.0 million, and $16.2 million, respectively, due primarily to the lower revenues.  The unaudited condensed combined pro forma statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2014, only includes the historical results of the Allbritton Companies for this same comparable period.  The difference between these historical results and the unaudited combined statement of operations for the nine-months ended June 30, 2014,  included in Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A, is due to the exclusion of the results for the three-months ended December 31, 2013.

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the historical presentation of the Allbritton financial statements to conform to the presentation used in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements and the unaudited pro forma financial information.

 



 

(2) PRELIMINARY PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATION

 

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price for the Allbritton acquisition (in thousands):

 

Aggregate cash purchase price for the acquisition

 

$

985,000

 

Estimated net working capital adjustment

 

53,354

 

Total estimated purchase price

 

$

1,038,354

 

 

The purchase price is preliminary and is subject to adjustment based upon the difference between the estimated net working capital to be transferred and the actual amount of net working capital transferred on the date of closing.  The initial purchase price has been allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on estimated fair values.  The purchase price allocation is preliminary pending a final determination of the fair values of the assets and liabilities.  The initial allocated fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

Accounts receivable

 

$

38,079

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

23,876

 

Property and equipment

 

46,600

 

Intangible assets, net

 

594,100

 

Assets Held for Sale

 

83,200

 

Other assets

 

19,034

 

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities

 

(8,401

)

Deferred Tax Liabilities

 

(233,047

)

Other Long-Term Liabilities

 

(15,634

)

Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired

 

547,807

 

Goodwill

 

490,547

 

Total

 

$

1,038,354

 

 

The preliminary allocation presented above is based upon management’s estimate of the fair values using valuation techniques including income, cost and market approaches.  In estimating the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, the fair value estimates are based on, but not limited to, expected future revenue and cash flows, expected future growth rates, and estimated discount rates.  The amount allocated to definite-lived intangible assets represents the estimated fair values of network affiliations of $391.1 million, the decaying advertiser base of $35.6 million, and other intangible assets of $162.4 million.  These intangible assets will be amortized over the estimated remaining useful lives of 15 years for network affiliations, 10 years for the decaying advertiser base and a weighted average life of 15 years for the other intangible assets.  Acquired property and equipment will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the respective estimated remaining useful lives.  Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired and represents the future economic benefits expected to arise from other intangible assets acquired that do not qualify for separate recognition, including assembled workforce and noncontractual relationships, as well as expected future synergies.  The Company expects that there will be no goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes.  The initial purchase price allocation is based upon all information available to us at the present time and is subject to change, and such changes could be material.

 



 

(3) PRO FORMA ADJUSTMENTS

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflecting the Allbritton acquisition include the adjustments attributed to the acquisition of the Allbritton Stations and additional borrowings used to finance the acquisition which consisted of $550.0 million of new 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes and $400.0 million of incremental Term Loan B.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations does not include any costs that may result from acquisition and integration activities.   The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not include any adjustments for expected future incremental operating income as a result of synergies, which the Company expects will be significant.

 

ADJUSTMENTS TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The pro forma adjustments in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet related to the acquisition of the Allbritton Stations and the related acquisition financing as of June 30, 2014 and in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations related to the Allbritton acquisition and the related acquisition financing as of January 1, 2013 are as follows:

 

(A)             The pro forma adjustments reflect the acquisition financing including the $550.0 issuance of 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes and $400.0 of incremental term loans.  The net proceeds from the refinancing were approximately $935.1 million after deducting related fees and expenses, including the original issue discount on the incremental Term Loan B of $1.0 million and $13.9 million in financing related costs.  The financing costs are reflected as a pro forma adjustment to deferred financing costs included in other assets, and the original issue discount is reflected net of the debt issuance.  Additionally, the $470.0 million of outstanding debt held by the Allbritton Companies was redeemed by Allbritton Companies upon closing of the acquisition.

 

(B)             The assets acquired and liabilities assumed of the Allbritton Companies have been adjusted to their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, as reflected in the purchase price allocation in Note 2.

 

(C)             The pro forma adjustments reflect the cash that would have been paid had closing occurred on June 30, 2014, the balance sheet date, and totals $1,052.6 million.  The cash paid represents the purchase price of $985.0 million, plus the working capital adjustment of $53.4 million, plus fees paid related to the financing transactions of $13.9 million.  As shown in Note 2, cash and cash equivalents of the Allbritton Companies was not included in working capital acquired.  In connection with the Allbritton acquisition, the Company incurred a total of $0.3 million of costs primarily related to legal and other professional services, which were expensed as incurred subsequent to June 30, 2014 and are included in the pro forma retained earnings amount in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet.  The total costs incurred in 2013 and 2014 included in proforma retained earnings in the June 30, 2014 unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet was $2.5 million.

 

(D)             The Allbritton historical financial statement amounts include balances related to WHTM, a station in Harrisburg, PA that was acquired as part of the transaction, and was subsequently sold to Media General effective September 1, 2014 for $83.2 million.  This is included as a cash inflow within the cash and cash equivalents line item in the condensed combined pro forma balance sheet.  The purchase price allocation, as disclosed under Note 2, reflects the fair values of assets and liabilities of WHTM as assets held for sale.  The historical operating results of WHTM for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2013 and six-months ended June 30, 2014 have been excluded from the respective pro forma statements of operations as pro forma adjustments.

 

(E)              The pro forma adjustments include the difference in depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangible assets related to the fair value step-up of these acquired assets.  The

 



 

total pro forma depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2013 and six-month period ended June 30, 2014 is $49.2 million and $25.1 million, respectively.

 

(F)               The pro forma adjustments include the reversal of certain acquisition-related costs reflected in the historical financial statements for the six-months ended June 30, 2014 that are directly related to the acquisition and are non-recurring in nature.  The total of these costs related to the Allbritton acquisition that are included within the Sinclair historical financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and six-months ended June 30, 2014 were $0.9 million and $1.7 million, respectively.  The total of these costs related to the Allbritton acquisition that are included within the Allbritton historical financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 and six-months ended June 30, 2014 were $1.6 million and $2.5, respectively.

 

(G)             The pro forma adjustments reflect the additional interest expense, including the amortization of additional deferred financing costs, related to the issuance of the $550.0 million 5.625% Senior Unsecured Notes and $400.0 million draw under the incremental Term Loan B commitment.  The additional interest expense for the variable rate term loans was calculated based on the interest rates in effect during the pro forma period presented.  The weighted average interest rate applied to the incremental term loan B was 3.5% for both the year ended December 31, 2013 and six months ended June 30, 2014. A one-eighth percent increase or decrease in interest rates, related to the incremental variable rate debt, would have increased or decreased cash interest expense by $0.7 million and $0.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and six-months ended June 30, 2014.

 

(H)            The Company applied the statutory tax rates in effect for the year ended December 31, 2013 and six-month period ended June 30, 2014 of 37.5% for both periods to the pro forma adjustments.  The pro forma provision for income taxes does not necessarily reflect the amounts that would have resulted had the Allbritton Companies and the Company filed consolidated returns for the periods presented.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

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: October 16, 2014