Sinclair Announces Supplement to Confidential Offering Memorandum, Offer to Exchange and Consent Solicitation Statement Relating to the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation of 4.375% Second-Out First Lien Secured Notes of Sinclair Television Group
January 30 2025 - 7:00AM
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Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), the “Company” or “Sinclair”)
today announced that Sinclair Television Group, Inc. (“STG” or the
“Issuer”) has supplemented and amended the Confidential Offering
Memorandum, Offer to Exchange and Consent Solicitation Statement,
dated as of January 27, 2025 (the “Offering Memorandum”) with
respect to the previously announced (i) private exchange offer (the
“Exchange Offer”) to Eligible Holders (as defined below) of 4.375%
Second-Out First Lien Secured Notes due 2032 (the “Exchange
Second-Out Notes”) for any and all of the Issuer’s outstanding
4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (the “Existing Notes”) and
(ii) the solicitation of consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) from
Eligible Holders of the Existing Notes, pursuant to a supplement
dated the date hereof (“Supplement No. 1”). Supplement No. 1 amends
certain terms of the asset sale covenant and the definition of
“Permitted Liens” that apply to the Exchange Second-Out Notes as
further set forth in Supplement No. 1.
Except as otherwise described under “Amendments to Description
of Exchange Second-Out Notes” in Supplement No. 1, the terms and
conditions of the Exchange Offer and the Consent Solicitation set
forth in the Offering Memorandum remain unchanged. Capitalized
terms not defined herein shall have the respective meanings
ascribed to them in the Offering Memorandum.
Important Information
The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation, including the
Issuer’s acceptance of validly tendered Existing Notes and payment
of the applicable consideration, is conditioned on the satisfaction
or waiver of certain conditions precedent, including, but not
limited to, the Transactions Condition, as further described in the
Offering Memorandum. The Issuer may terminate, withdraw, amend or
extend the Exchange Offer and/or Consent Solicitation in its sole
discretion, subject to certain exceptions.
The Exchange Offer is being made, and the Exchange Second-Out
Notes are being offered and issued, only to holders of Existing
Notes who are reasonably believed to be (i) “qualified
institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or (ii) not U.S.
persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) or
purchasing for the account or benefit of U.S. persons, other than a
distributor, and are purchasing the Exchange Second-Out Notes in an
offshore transaction in accordance with Regulation S. The holders
of Existing Notes who are eligible to participate in the Exchange
Offer pursuant to the foregoing conditions are referred to as
“Eligible Holders.” Only Eligible Holders are authorized to receive
or review the Offering Memorandum or to participate in the Exchange
Offer and Consent Solicitation.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is acting as sole Dealer Manager for
the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation.
The Offering Memorandum will be distributed only to holders of
Existing Notes that complete and return a letter of eligibility
confirming that they are Eligible Holders. Copies of the
eligibility letter are available to holders through the information
and exchange agent for the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation,
Ipreo LLC, at (888) 593-9546 (U.S. toll-free) or (212) 849-3880
(Banks and Brokers) or ipreo-exchangeoffer@ihsmarkit.com.
The Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation is made only by, and
pursuant to the terms of, the Offering Memorandum, and the
information in this news release is qualified by reference
thereto.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to exchange or purchase the Exchange
Second-Out Notes, nor shall there be any offer or exchange of the
Exchange Second-Out Notes in any state or jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. In addition,
this press release is neither an offer to exchange or purchase nor
a solicitation of an offer to sell any Existing Notes in the
Exchange Offer or a solicitation of consents to the Proposed
Amendments, and this press release does not constitute a notice of
redemption with respect to any securities.
The Exchange Second-Out Notes have not been and will not be
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws
and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from registration
requirements. Accordingly, the Exchange Second-Out Notes are being
offered for exchange only to persons reasonably believed to be (i)
“qualified institutional buyers” (as defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act) or (ii) not U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation
S under the Securities Act) or purchasing for the account or
benefit of U.S. persons, other than a distributor, and are
purchasing the Exchange Second-Out Notes in an offshore transaction
in accordance with Regulation S.
Forward-Looking
Statements:
The matters discussed in this news release, particularly those
in the section labeled “Outlook,” include forward-looking
statements regarding, among other things, the other Transactions.
When used in this news release, the words “outlook,” “intends to,”
“believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “achieves,” “estimates,” and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results in the future could differ materially
and adversely from those described in the forward-looking
statements as a result of various important factors, including and
in addition to the assumptions set forth therein, but not limited
to, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that
could give rise to the termination of the other Transactions or the
Exchange Offer and/or Consent Solicitation, the ability to
negotiate and reach agreement on definitive documentation relating
to the other Transactions or the Exchange Offer and/or Consent
Solicitation, the ability to satisfy closing conditions to the
completion of the other Transactions or the Exchange Offer and/or
Consent Solicitation; the Company’s ability to achieve the
anticipated benefits from the other Transactions and the Exchange
Offer and/or Consent Solicitation; other risks related to the
completion of the other Transactions, the Exchange Offer or the
Consent Solicitation and actions related thereto, the Company’s
ability the rate of decline in the number of subscribers to
services provided by traditional and virtual multi-channel video
programming distributors; the Company’s ability to generate cash to
service its substantial indebtedness; the successful execution of
outsourcing agreements; the successful execution of retransmission
consent agreements; the successful execution of network and
Distributor affiliation agreements; the Company’s ability to
identify and consummate acquisitions and investments, to manage
increased financial leverage resulting from acquisitions and
investments, and to achieve anticipated returns on those
investments once consummated; the Company’s ability to compete for
viewers and advertisers; pricing and demand fluctuations in local
and national advertising; the appeal of the Company’s programming
and volatility in programming costs; material legal, financial and
reputational risks and operational disruptions resulting from a
breach of the Company’s information systems; the impact of FCC and
other regulatory proceedings against the Company; compliance with
laws and uncertainties associated with potential changes in the
regulatory environment affecting the Company’s business and growth
strategy; the impact of pending and future litigation claims
against the Company; the Company’s limited experience in operating
or investing in non-broadcast related businesses; and any risk
factors set forth in the Company’s recent reports on Form 10-Q
and/or Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. There can be no assurances that the assumptions and
other factors referred to in this release will occur. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements except as required by
law.
Category: Financial
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