Nexstar Broadcasting Group Announces Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option for 450,000 Shares of Common Stock in Secondary Offering by Selling Stockholders
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) (the “Company”)
announced today that, in connection with its previously announced
underwritten offering of 3.0 million shares of Class A common stock of
the Company by selling stockholders, funds affiliated with ABRY
Partners, LLC, the underwriter exercised in full its option to purchase
an additional 450,000 shares of Class A common stock. The additional
450,000 shares of Class A common stock were sold on the same terms and
conditions as the first 3.0 million shares. The Company did not sell any
shares in the offering and did not receive any proceeds from the
offering.
BofA Merrill Lynch acted as sole underwriter of the offering.
A shelf registration statement (including prospectus) relating to the
shares has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). This press release shall not constitute an offer to
sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor has there
been any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state or other jurisdiction. The offering of these securities has been
made only by means of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus.
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, e-MEDIA, digital and mobile
media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and
other services to 67 television stations and 11 related digital
multicast signals reaching 39 markets or approximately 11.6% of all U.S.
television households.
Assuming completion of all announced transactions, Nexstar will own,
operate, program or provide sales and other services to 72 television
stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 41 markets or
approximately 12.1% of all U.S. television households
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