Nexstar Media Group Raises Quarterly Cash Dividend by 10% to $1.86 Per Share
January 29 2025 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Dividend Represents a 4.7% Annualized Yield
Based on the Closing Stock Price on January 28, 2025
Increase Marks Twelfth Consecutive Annual
Cash Dividend Increase
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that
its Board of Directors approved a 10% increase to its quarterly
cash dividend to $1.86 per share beginning with the dividend
declared for the first quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable on
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, to shareholders of record on
Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
Perry Sook, Nexstar Media Group’s Founder, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer stated, “Nexstar’s twelfth annual dividend
increase highlights the significant free cash flow of our
businesses and capital allocation policies which have consistently
demonstrated our commitment to delivering increased returns to our
shareholders. Our industry leadership and operating practices
combined with the 2025 cash dividend increase, opportunistic share
repurchases, debt reduction and potential growth M&A are key
components in our strategies to enhance shareholder value.”
While the Company intends to pay regular quarterly cash
dividends for the foreseeable future, all subsequent dividends will
be reviewed quarterly and declared by the Board of Directors at its
discretion.
About Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading
diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging
local and national news, sports and entertainment content across
its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000
hours of programming produced annually by its business units.
Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group
comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner
stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s
national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth
major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network
providing “News for All Americans,” popular entertainment multicast
networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in
TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets,
including its local TV station websites, The Hill and
NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and
information property. For more information, please visit
nexstar.tv.
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Investor Contacts: Lee Ann Gliha Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
972/373-8800
Joseph Jaffoni or Jennifer Neuman JCIR 212/835-8500 or
nxst@jcir.com
Media Contact: Gary Weitman EVP and Chief Communications
Officer 972/373-8800 gweitman@nexstar.tv
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