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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Under </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SINCLAIR, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Maryland</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">92-1076143</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10706 Beaver Dam Road</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive office, zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Executive Chairman</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sinclair, Inc.</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10706
Beaver Dam Road</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (410) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">568-1500</FONT></B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jeffrey B. Grill,&nbsp;Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman&nbsp;LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20036</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(202)&nbsp;663-8000</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>number of agent for service)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;small reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. (Check one) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule&nbsp;462 under the Securities Act. </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART&nbsp;I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Explanatory Note and General Instruction E Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 1,283,783 shares
of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to Sinclair, Inc.&#146;s (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is the successor issuer to Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC (formerly known as Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., the &#147;Predecessor&#148;) pursuant
to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12g-3(a)</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). The
Predecessor&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on December&nbsp;23, 1997 (File
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-43047),</FONT> November&nbsp;10, 2005 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-129615),</FONT> February&nbsp;11, 2016 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209476),</FONT>
June&nbsp;29, 2021 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-257503),</FONT> and June&nbsp;9, 2022 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-265508)</FONT> and the Company&#146;s Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement
on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;1, 2023 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-43047-01),</FONT></FONT> June&nbsp;1, 2023 (File <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-129615-01),</FONT></FONT> June&nbsp;1, 2023 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-209476-01),</FONT></FONT> June&nbsp;1, 2023
(File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-257503-01),</FONT></FONT> June&nbsp;1, 2023 (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-265508-01),</FONT></FONT> excluding
reports that the Registrant or the Predecessor filed with the Commission that were incorporated into the Registration Statements on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> in order to maintain current information about the Registrant or the
Predecessor, are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The document(s) containing the information required by Item 1 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and the statement of availability of
registrant information and any other information required by Item 2 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> have been sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428 under the Securities Act. In accordance with Rule 428 and the
requirements of Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under
the Securities Act. The Registrant will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428. Upon request, the Registrant shall furnish the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the documents included in such
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
following documents and information previously filed with the Commission by the Registrant are incorporated by reference herein. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Predecessor&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000091275223000010/sbgi-20221231.htm">Form&nbsp;10-K
</A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, filed on March&nbsp;1, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Predecessor&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000091275223000025/sbgi-20230331.htm">Form&nbsp;10-Q
</A> for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2023 on May&nbsp;10, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Predecessor and Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000197121323000019/sbgi-20230630.htm">Form
<U></U>&nbsp;10-Q</A> for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2023, filed on August&nbsp;9, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Predecessor and Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000197121323000026/sbgi-20230930.htm">
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-Q</FONT></A> for the fiscal quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2023, filed on November&nbsp;9, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Predecessor and Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K,</FONT>
filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000197121323000011/sbgi-20230719.htm">July&nbsp;
21, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000912752/000197121323000006/sbgi-20230620.htm">June&nbsp;
21, 2023</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000912752/000119312523158935/d530850d8k.htm">June&nbsp;1, 2023</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(f)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Predecessor&#146;s Current Reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;
8-K,</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000912752/000091275223000030/sbgi-20230524.htm">May&nbsp;
24, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000912752/000091275223000028/sbgi-20230518.htm">May&nbsp;
19, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000912752/000119312523089606/d494452d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
3, 2023</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000912752/000091275223000003/sbgi-20230210.htm">February&nbsp;10, 2023</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Predecessor&#146;s capital stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000091275223000010/exhibit44-descriptionofthe.htm">Exhibit
 4.4</A> to the Predecessor&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;1, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (excluding any
portions thereof furnished by the Registrant, including but not limited to information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 and any exhibits relating to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 furnished under Item 9.01 of Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and any certification required by 18 U.S.C. &#167; 1350), on or after the date of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement modifies or supersedes such statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000119312523158935/d530850dex31.htm">Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Sinclair, Inc., effective June&nbsp;
1, 2023 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on June&nbsp;1, 2023.) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000119312523158935/d530850dex32.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Sinclair, Inc., effective June&nbsp;
1, 2023 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on June&nbsp;1, 2023.) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000091275221000031/proxystmt-def2020def14a.htm#if47791eedc494bf28738cb7737480f56_793">1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Predecessor&#146;s
 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April&nbsp;29, 2021). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d729240dex51.htm">Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop&nbsp;Shaw Pittman LLP (filed herewith).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d729240dex231.htm">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d729240dex51.htm">Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d729240dex241.htm">Power of Attorney (filed herewith).</A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d729240dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table (filed herewith). </A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Hunt Valley, Maryland, on the 17<SUP
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">SINCLAIR, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Christopher S. Ripley</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Christopher S. Ripley</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Christopher S. Ripley</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;17, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Christopher S. Ripley</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Lucy A. Rutishauser*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;17, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Lucy A. Rutishauser</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David R. Bochenek*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;17, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">David R. Bochenek</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David D. Smith*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2">Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Board and Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;17, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">David D. Smith</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Frederick G. Smith*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Frederick G. Smith</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ J. Duncan Smith*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;17, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert E. Smith*</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Robert E. Smith</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Laurie R. Beyer*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;17, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Laurie R. Beyer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Benjamin S. Carson, Sr.*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Howard E. Friedman*</P></TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2024
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SINCLAIR, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
92-1076143
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10706 Beaver Dam Road
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030
(Address of principal executive office, zip code)
1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
David D. Smith
Executive Chairman
Sinclair, Inc.
10706
Beaver Dam Road
Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030
Telephone: (410)
568-1500
Copy to:
Jeffrey B. Grill, Esq.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
1200 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 663-8000
(Name, address and telephone
number of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "small reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in
Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one)
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☒
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐
The Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Explanatory Note and General Instruction E Information
This Registration Statement on Form
S-8
is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 1,283,783 shares
of Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to Sinclair, Inc.'s (the "Registrant" or the "Company") 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.
The Company is the successor issuer to Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC (formerly known as Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., the "Predecessor") pursuant
to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Rule
12g-3(a)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The
Predecessor's Registration Statement on Form
S-8
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on December 23, 1997 (File
No. 333-43047),
November 10, 2005 (File
No. 333-129615),
February 11, 2016 (File
No. 333-209476),
June 29, 2021 (File
No. 333-257503),
and June 9, 2022 (File
No. 333-265508)
and the Company's Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement
on Form
S-8
filed with the Commission on June 1, 2023 (File
No. 333-43047-01),
June 1, 2023 (File
No. 333-129615-01),
June 1, 2023 (File
No. 333-209476-01),
June 1, 2023
(File
No. 333-257503-01),
June 1, 2023 (File
No. 333-265508-01),
excluding
reports that the Registrant or the Predecessor filed with the Commission that were incorporated into the Registration Statements on Form
S-8
in order to maintain current information about the Registrant or the
Predecessor, are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to General Instruction E of Form
S-8.
The document(s) containing the information required by Item 1 of Form
S-8
and the statement of availability of
registrant information and any other information required by Item 2 of Form
S-8
have been sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428 under the Securities Act. In accordance with Rule 428 and the
requirements of Part I of Form
S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under
the Securities Act. The Registrant will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428. Upon request, the Registrant shall furnish the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the documents included in such
file.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The
following documents and information previously filed with the Commission by the Registrant are incorporated by reference herein.
(a)
The Predecessor's Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed on March 1, 2023.
(b)
The Predecessor's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 on May 10, 2023.
(c)
The Predecessor and Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023, filed on August 9, 2023.
(d)
The Predecessor and Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, filed on November 9, 2023.
(e)
The Predecessor and Registrant's Current Reports on
Form 8-K,
filed on
July 
21, 2023
,
June 
21, 2023
, and
June 1, 2023
.
(f)
The Predecessor's Current Reports on
Form 
8-K,
filed on
May 
24, 2023
,
May 
19, 2023
,
April 
3, 2023
, and
February 10, 2023
.
(g)
The description of the Predecessor's capital stock contained in
Exhibit
 4.4
to the Predecessor's Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the Commission on March 1, 2023.
In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (excluding any
portions thereof furnished by the Registrant, including but not limited to information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 and any exhibits relating to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 furnished under Item 9.01 of Form
8-K
and any certification required by 18 U.S.C. § 1350), on or after the date of this Registration Statement, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in this Registration Statement or in any subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement modifies or supersedes such statement.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Sinclair, Inc., effective June 
1, 2023 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on June 1, 2023.)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Sinclair, Inc., effective June 
1, 2023 (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on June 1, 2023.)
4.3
1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Predecessor's
 Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 29, 2021).
5.1
Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (filed herewith).
23.2
Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (filed herewith).
107.1
Filing Fee Table (filed herewith).
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Hunt Valley, Maryland, on the 17
th
day of January, 2024.
SINCLAIR, INC.
By
/s/ Christopher S. Ripley
Christopher S. Ripley
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Christopher S. Ripley
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
January 17, 2024
Christopher S. Ripley
/s/ Lucy A. Rutishauser*
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
January 17, 2024
Lucy A. Rutishauser
/s/ David R. Bochenek*
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
January 17, 2024
David R. Bochenek
/s/ David D. Smith*
Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Board and Director
January 17, 2024
David D. Smith
/s/ Frederick G. Smith*
Director
January 17, 2024
Frederick G. Smith
/s/ J. Duncan Smith*
Director
January 17, 2024
J. Duncan Smith
/s/ Robert E. Smith*
Director
January 17, 2024
Robert E. Smith
/s/ Laurie R. Beyer*
Director
January 17, 2024
Laurie R. Beyer
/s/ Benjamin S. Carson, Sr.*
Director
January 17, 2024
Benjamin S. Carson, Sr.
/s/ Howard E. Friedman*
Director
January 17, 2024
Howard E. Friedman
/s/ Benson E. Legg*
Director
January 17, 2024
Benson E. Legg
/s/ Daniel C. Keith*
Director
January 17, 2024
Daniel C. Keith
*
By:
/s/ Christopher S. Ripley
Name:
Christopher S. Ripley
Title:
Attorney-in-Fact