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SINCLAIR PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT AGREEMENTS TO SELL TV STATIONS RELATED TO CLOSING TRIBUNE MEDIA ACQUISITION
SINCLAIR (AND LICENSEES OF CERTAIN STATIONS TO WHICH IT PROVIDES SERVICES) ALSO REACHES AGREEMENT FOR MULTI-YEAR RENEWALS OF 34 FOX AFFILIATIONS, INCLUDING ALL TRIBUNE FOX AFFILIATIONS, AND OBTAINS AN OPTION TO PURCHASE STATIONS IN CHICAGO AND AUSTIN FROM FOX
BALTIMORE (May 9, 2018) — Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) (the “Company” or “Sinclair”) announced that Fox Broadcasting Company (“Fox”), is a purchaser, along with previously announced purchasers, Standard Media Group, LLC (an affiliate of Standard General L.P.), Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP) (“Meredith”), Howard Stirk and Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation, of certain television stations Tribune and Sinclair expect to sell as a condition to the consummation of Sinclair’s acquisition of the stock of Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) (“Tribune”) in an accretive transaction valued at $4.6 billion after divestitures.
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Sinclair Provides Additional Information About Agreements to Sell TV Stations Related to Closing Tribune Media Acquisition
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