UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: (Date of earliest event reported): October 23, 2015

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-50478
(Commission File Number)

23-3083125
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700
Irving, Texas 75062
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including  Zip Code)

(972) 373-8800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

On October 23, 2015, Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit No. 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, announcing that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share of its outstanding Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on November 20, 2015, to stockholders of record on November 6, 2015.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release issued on October 23, 2015

 

 


 


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas E. Carter

Date: October 29, 2015

Name:

Thomas E. Carter

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 


 


 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release issued on October 23, 2015

 

 

 

 



Exhibit 99.1

 

News Announcement         For Immediate Release

 

 

NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP DECLARES

QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.19 PER SHARE

 

IRVING, Texas (October 23, 2015) – Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share of its Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on Friday, November 20, 2015, to shareholders of record on Friday, November 6, 2015.

 

While the Company intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, all subsequent dividends will be reviewed quarterly and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion.

 

About Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

Nexstar Broadcasting Group is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 107 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 58 markets or approximately 18.0% of all U.S. television households. Nexstar’s portfolio includes affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV, The CW, Telemundo, Bounce TV, Me-TV, LATV, RTV, Estrella, This TV, Weather Nation Utah, Movies! and News/Weather. Nexstar’s community portal websites offer additional hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when and how they access content while creating new revenue opportunities.

 

Pro-forma for the completion of all announced transactions Nexstar will own, operate, program or provide sales and other services to 114 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 59 markets or approximately 18.0% of all U.S. television households.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. Forward-looking statements include information preceded by, followed by, or that includes the words "guidance," "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "could," or similar expressions. For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this news release, concerning, among other things, changes in net revenue, cash flow and operating expenses, involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various important factors, including the impact of changes in national and regional economies, our ability to service and refinance our outstanding debt,


 

successful integration of acquired television stations (including achievement of synergies and cost reductions), pricing fluctuations in local and national advertising, future regulatory actions and conditions in the television stations' operating areas, competition from others in the broadcast television markets served by the Company, volatility in programming costs, the effects of governmental regulation of broadcasting, industry consolidation, technological developments and major world news events. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this news release might not occur.  You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.  For more details on factors that could affect these expectations, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

Contact:

 

Thomas E. Carter

Joseph Jaffoni, Jennifer Neuman

Chief Financial Officer

JCIR

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

212/835-8500 or nxst@jcir.com

972/373-8800

 

 

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