FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SMITH J DUNCAN

(Last) (First) (Middle)
10706 BEAVER DAM RD

(Street)
COCKEYSVILLE MD 21030

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sinclair, Inc. [ SBGI ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Vice President/Secretary
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/23/2026
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock $ 0 09/23/2026   J (1)     222,300   (2)   (2) Class B Common Stock 222,300 $ 12.87 (3) 242,900 (4) I J. Duncan Smith 2025, Series I Irrevocable Trust (5)
Class B Common Stock $ 0 09/23/2026   J (1)   222,300     (2)   (2) Class B Common Stock 222,300 $ 12.87 (3) 5,515,386 (4) D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents shares of Class B Common Stock received by the Reporting Person on September 23, 2026 as an in-kind distribution from the J. Duncan Smith 2025, Series I Irrevocable Trust in satisfaction of an annuity payment. The Reporting Person is the settlor and sole annuitant of the trust. The transaction effected only a change in the form of the Reporting Person's beneficial ownership, from indirect to direct, without changing the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest.
2. The Class B Common Stock is convertible at the Reporting Person's election and has no expiration date.
3. Reflects the closing price of the Common Stock on September 23, 2026, the date of distribution, which was used to value the shares distributed and determine the number of shares required to satisfy the annuity payment.
4. The Reporting Person also owns 185 shares of Class A Common Stock and 21,498.357834 shares of Class A Common Stock held in a 40l(k) unitized stock fund. The Reporting Person indirectly owns (i) 137,154 shares of Class B Common Stock divided equally among three irrevocable trusts, each for the benefit of a child of the Reporting Person, of which the Reporting Person is a co-trustee; (ii) 41,050 shares of Class B Common Stock held in irrevocable trust f/b/o family members; and (iii) 629,700 shares of Class B Common Stock held in irrevocable trust f/b/o the Reporting Person.
5. The Reporting Person has the right to substitute the corpus of trust.
Anastasia Thomas Nardangeli, Esq., on behalf of J. Duncan Smith, by Power of Attorney 09/25/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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