Sinclair Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Sinclair's CEO is Chris Ripley, appointed in Jan 2017, has a tenure of 7.33 years. total yearly compensation is $7.21M, comprised of 18.2% salary and 81.8% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.89% of the company’s shares, worth €7.21M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 7.3 years and 23 years respectively.

Key information

Chris Ripley

Chief executive officer

US$7.2m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	18.2%
CEO tenure	7.3yrs
CEO ownership	0.9%
Management average tenure	7.3yrs
Board average tenure	23yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Chris Ripley's remuneration changed compared to Sinclair's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$7m	US$1m	-US$291m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$105m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$172m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$250m
Dec 31 2022	US$10m	US$1m	US$3b
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$3b
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$2b
Dec 31 2021	US$16m	US$1m	-US$414m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$142m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$3b
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$3b
Dec 31 2020	US$13m	US$1m	-US$2b
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$3b
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$358m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$148m
Dec 31 2019	US$10m	US$1m	US$47m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$210m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$334m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$320m
Dec 31 2018	US$7m	US$1m	US$341m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$579m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$545m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$562m
Dec 31 2017	US$2m	US$1m	US$576m

Compensation vs Market: Chris 's total compensation ($USD7.21M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.18M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Chris 's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Chris Ripley (46 yo)

7.3yrs

Tenure

US$7,211,320

Compensation

Mr. Christopher S. Ripley, also known as Chris, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (“Sinclair“) since January 01, 2017. From April 2014 to January 2017, he ser...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Smith	Executive Chairman of the Board	33.7yrs	US$7.19m	14.07% $ 114.0m
Christopher Ripley	President & CEO	7.3yrs	US$7.21m	0.89% $ 7.2m
Lucy Rutishauser	Executive VP & CFO	7.3yrs	US$5.95m	0.17% $ 1.4m
Robert Weisbord	COO & President of Local Media	2.3yrs	US$5.06m	0.24% $ 2.0m
David Gibber	Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer	5.1yrs	US$2.25m	0.23% $ 1.9m
Frederick Smith	VP & Director	34.3yrs	no data	5.31% $ 43.0m
J. Smith	VP, Secretary & Director	38.3yrs	no data	9.76% $ 79.0m
David Bochenek	Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer	21.5yrs	no data	0.017% $ 138.0k
Michael Kralec	Senior VP & CTO	no data	no data	no data
Brian Bark	Executive VP & Chief Information Officer	5.9yrs	no data	no data
Christopher King	Vice President of Investor Relations	less than a year	no data	no data
Jeffrey Lewis	VP & Chief Compliance Officer	3.3yrs	no data	0.029% $ 236.9k

7.3yrs

Average Tenure

60yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: HQ7's management team is seasoned and experienced (7.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
David Smith	Executive Chairman of the Board	33.7yrs	US$7.19m	14.07% $ 114.0m
Frederick Smith	VP & Director	38.3yrs	no data	5.31% $ 43.0m
J. Smith	VP, Secretary & Director	38.3yrs	no data	9.76% $ 79.0m
Benjamin Carson	Independent Director	1.9yrs	US$296.91k	0.036% $ 288.8k
Robert Smith	Director	38.3yrs	US$282.91k	9.46% $ 76.6m
Daniel Keith	Independent Director	23yrs	US$338.91k	0.045% $ 368.1k
Howard Friedman	Independent Director	9.3yrs	US$322.91k	0.084% $ 679.5k
Benson Legg	Independent Director	5.3yrs	US$327.41k	0.062% $ 499.3k
Laurie Beyer	Independent Director	3.1yrs	US$308.41k	0.046% $ 369.2k

23.0yrs

Average Tenure

69yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HQ7's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 23 years average tenure).

Sinclair Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Insufficient new directors

Sinclair, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 11, 2024

Sinclair, Inc. Promotes David Gibber to Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Independent Director recently sold €376k worth of stock

Sinclair, Inc. Announces Promotions

Sinclair, Inc. Appoints Ryan Moore SVP and Chief Revenue Officer

Recent updates

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Insufficient new directors

Sinclair, Inc. Launches Broadspan Datacasting Platform

Sinclair, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 08, 2024

Sinclair, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 11, 2024

Sinclair, Inc. Promotes David Gibber to Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

Independent Director recently sold €376k worth of stock

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.25 announced

Sinclair, Inc. Provides Consolidated Revenue Guidance for the Three Months Ending March 31, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$4.47 loss per share (vs US$37.54 profit in FY 2022)

Sinclair Reportedly Is Exploring Options for the Tennis Channel Network

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

Sinclair, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 28, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

Sinclair, Inc. Announces Global Settlement of All Diamond Sports Group-Related Litigation Issues, Including Agreement with Diamond on Management Services Agreement Amendment

Sinclair, Inc. Announces Promotions

Sinclair, Inc. Appoints Ryan Moore SVP and Chief Revenue Officer

Sinclair, Inc. Appoints Patrick McFadden as Senior Vice President for Global Public Policy and Communications

Sinclair, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2023

Sinclair, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 01, 2023

Sinclair, Inc. Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Three Months Ending September 30, 2023

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share at 5.7% yield

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 19%

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on June 15, 2023

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$2.65 (vs US$35.85 in 1Q 2022)

Insider recently sold €121k worth of stock

Insider recently bought €695k worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$37.54 (vs US$5.52 loss in FY 2021)

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 22, 2023

Sinclair Broadcast Group and ONE Media To Demonstrate Enhanced NextGen Broadcast Datacasting at CES 2023

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Announces Management Changes

Sinclair Introduces A New Live Infotainment Service for Connected Vehicles Leveraging Nextgen Broadcast Technology

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Names Scott Shapiro Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share

Sinclair Broadcast Group Names Camie Nicholas Vice President/General Manager in Wichita, Kansas

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.30 (vs US$0.25 in 3Q 2021)

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on December 15, 2022

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Appoints John Manzi as Vice President/General Manager in Chico, CA

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Nov 02, 2022

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Announces Legal Department Promotions

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Announces Expansion of Digital Executive Leadership Team

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.15 loss per share (vs US$4.41 loss in 2Q 2021)

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Three Months Ending September 30, 2022 and Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2022

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Appoints Stephen Clare Vice President, Finance

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 03, 2022

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Announces Finance Organization Promotions

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.(NasdaqGS:SBGI) dropped from Russell 2000 Value Index

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Announces Board Changes

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Elects Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. as Director

Upcoming dividend of US$0.25 per share

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Appoints Scott Ehrlich as Chief Innovation Officer

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$35.40 (vs US$0.16 loss in 1Q 2021)

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Provides Consolidated Revenue Guidance for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. to Offer Sophisticated Open-Source Broadcast App to the Broadcast Industry

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 04, 2022

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s The National Desk Launches Weekend Edition Across US

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Announces Executive Changes

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Announces Consolidated Revenues Guidance for the Three Months Ending March 31, 2022

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. to Report Q4, 2021 Results on Feb 23, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Announces Executive Promotions

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.25 (vs US$43.52 loss in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

Independent Director recently sold €84k worth of stock