---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001971213-24-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBGI"
cik: "0001971213"
company_name: "Sinclair, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T05:35:29.209628+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sinclair promotes David Gibber to EVP & Chief Legal Officer; details compensation package

## Summary
- Annual base salary of $950k for 2024, rising to $980k for 2025-2026; cash bonuses up to $575k-$675k.
- Equity grants: initial $1M restricted stock vesting Jan 2028, plus annual grants of $600k-$800k.
- One-time cash bonus of $2.5M if continuously employed through June 2029, payable Jan 2032.
- Severance: 12 months' total compensation (base + avg bonus) for termination without cause or after change in control.
- Non-competition and confidentiality restrictions included in agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001971213-24-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBGI
- cik: 0001971213
- company_name: Sinclair, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121324000015/0001971213-24-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912752/000197121324000015/sbgi-20240327.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001971213-24-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001971213-24-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001971213-24-000015.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David B. Gibber changed role as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Sinclair, Inc..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
  source text: Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Gibber was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer effective as of the date of the Agreement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121324000015/0001971213-24-000015-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.