---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001971213-26-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SBGI"
cik: "0001971213"
company_name: "Sinclair, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-05T12:01:46+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T12:05:29.399961+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sinclair stockholders elect 9 directors, ratify PwC, approve say-on-pay at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected; Howard E. Friedman received highest withhold count of ~7.97M shares.
- Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers as 2026 auditor: 264.6M for, 412.9K against, 40K abstain.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 252.2M for, 6.7M against, 57.8K abstain.
- Broker non-votes of ~6.1M shares appeared on director elections and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001971213-26-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SBGI
- cik: 0001971213
- company_name: Sinclair, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-05T12:01:46+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121326000027/0001971213-26-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121326000027/sbgi-20260604.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001971213-26-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Sinclair, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal 2: Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm In response to Proposal 2 as set forth in the Proxy Statement, the stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for Proposal 2: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 264,590,910 412,936 39,999 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121326000027/0001971213-26-000027-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Sinclair, Inc. shareholders approved A Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Our Executive Compensation at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal 3: A Non-Binding Advisory Vote on Our Executive Compensation In response to Proposal 3 as set forth in the Proxy Statement, the stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the accompanying tables in the Proxy Statement. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for Proposal 3: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 252,180,048 6,673,805 57,836 6,132,156
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121326000027/0001971213-26-000027-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Sinclair, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Nine Directors at the 2026-06-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-04
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Nine Directors In response to Proposal 1 as set forth in the Proxy Statement, the stockholders elected all persons nominated to the board of directors of the Company, for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders in 2027 or until their respective successors have been elected and qualified. The table below sets forth the results of the voting for nominated directors: Election of Directors For Against or Withheld Broker Non-Votes David D. Smith 255,063,410 3,848,279 6,132,156 Frederick G. Smith 255,079,678 3,832,011 6,132,156 J. Duncan Smith 255,079,319 3,832,370 6,132,156 Robert E. Smith 252,762,144 6,149,545 6,132,156 Laurie R. Beyer 257,349,912 1,561,777 6,132,156 Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. 257,176,293 1,735,396 6,132,156 Howard E. Friedman 250,945,578 7,966,111 6,132,156 Daniel C. Keith 254,247,119 4,664,570 6,132,156 Benson E. Legg 254,876,053 4,035,636 6,132,156
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1971213/000197121326000027/0001971213-26-000027-index.htm

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