As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2026
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)
2022 Stock Incentive 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)
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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 5,317,289 shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to Sinclair, Inc.’s (the “Registrant” or the “Company”) 2022 Stock Incentive Plan.
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 June 9, 2022 (File No. 333-265508), the Company’s Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on June 1, 2023 (File No. 333-265508-01) and the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on January 17, 2024 (File No. 333-276550), 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 Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed on February 27, 2026. |
| (b) | The description of the Registrant’s capital stock contained in Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on February 29, 2024. |
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
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 6th day of March, 2026.
| 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 Christopher S. Ripley |
President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Narinder K. Sahai* Narinder K. Sahai |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ David R. Bochenek* David R. Bochenek |
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ David D. Smith* David D. Smith |
Executive Chairman, Chairman of the Board and Director | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Frederick G. Smith* Frederick G. Smith |
Director | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ J. Duncan Smith* J. Duncan Smith |
Director | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Robert E. Smith* Robert E. Smith |
Director | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Laurie R. Beyer* Laurie R. Beyer |
Director | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Benjamin S. Carson, Sr.* Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. |
Director | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Howard E. Friedman* Howard E. Friedman |
Director | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Benson E. Legg* Benson E. Legg |
Director | March 6, 2026 | ||
| /s/ Daniel C. Keith* Daniel C. Keith |
Director | March 6, 2026 | ||
| *By: |
/s/ Christopher S. Ripley | |
| Name: |
Christopher S. Ripley | |
| Title: |
Attorney-in-Fact |