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Nexstar Media Group Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend by 25 Percent and Announces $1.0 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization
Eighth Annual Consecutive Rise in Cash Dividend and Upsized Share Repurchase Authorization Highlights Long-term Commitment to Enhancing Shareholder Returns
About this update from Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"\nEighth Annual Consecutive Rise in Cash Dividend and Upsized Share Repurchase Authorization Highlights Long-term Commitment to Enhancing Shareholder Returns\n\n IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a 25 percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.70 per share of its Class A common stock beginning with the dividend declared for the first quarter of 2021. The dividend is payable on Friday, February 26, 2021, to shareholders of record on Friday, February 12, 2021.\n\nThe Board of Directors also approved a new share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its Class A common stock. The Board’s repurchase authorization reflects the attractiveness of Nexstar’s free cash flow yield and their view of a potential acceleration of share repurchases over the next several years as Nexstar’s leverage moderates and large-scale acquisitions become more challenging from a regulatory perspective. The new $1.0 billion share repurchase program will augment the Company’s existing share repurchase authorization, of which $259.2 million remained as of September 30, 2020.\n\nPerry Sook, Nexstar Media Group’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, “Throughout Nexstar’s history, our disciplined approach to growth has resulted in strong and consistent free cash flow generation, affording us the financial flexibility to reduce leverage, return capital to shareholders and make select accretive acquisitions, all while continuing to invest in our business and teams. Consistent with our capital allocation priorities and long-standing commitment to enhancing shareholder value, we are increasing Nexstar's dividend for the eighth consecutive year and establishing a significant share repurchase authorization, which will allow us to continue delivering industry leading risk-adjusted returns to our shareholders.”\n\nWhile 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.\n\nThe share repurchase authorization will be executed at the Board’s discretion as market conditions warrant throughout the authorization period and are subject to regulatory considerations.\n\nAbout ...