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The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Gray Media, Inc. (and its consolidated subsidiaries, except as the context otherwise provides, “Gray Media,” “Gray,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) as of December 31, 2024, which was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of December 31, 2024, and our accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2025 and for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although we believe that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. We manage our business on the basis oftwo operating segments: broadcasting and production companies. Unless otherwise indicated, all station rank, in-market share and television household data herein are derived from reports prepared by The Nielsen Company, LLC (“Nielsen”) and/or Comscore, Inc. (“Comscore”). While we believe this data to be accurate and reliable, we have not independently verified such data nor have we ascertained the underlying assumptions relied upon therein, and cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such data. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Form 10-K”). Our financial condition as of, and operating results for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the financial condition or results that may be expected for any future interim period or for the year ending December 31, 2025.

*Overview.*We are a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 37 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 78 markets with the top-rated television station and 99 markets with the first and/or second highest rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 44 markets. We also own Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

Investments in Broadcasting, Production and Technology Companies. We have investments in several television, production and technology companies. We account for all material investments in which we have significant influence over the investee under the equity method of accounting. Upon initial investment, we record equity method investments at cost. The amounts initially recognized are subsequently adjusted for our appropriate share of the net earnings or losses of the investee. We record any investee losses up to the carrying amount of the investment plus advances and loans made to the investee, and any financial guarantees made on behalf of the investee. We recognize our share in earnings and losses of the investee as miscellaneous (expense) income, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Investments are also increased by contributions made to and decreased by the distributions from the investee. The Company evaluates equity method investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such investments may be impaired.

Investments in non-public businesses that do not have readily determinable pricing, and for which the Company does not have control or does not exert significant influence, are carried at cost less impairments, if any, plus or minus changes in observable prices for those investments. Gains or losses resulting from changes in the carrying value of these investments are included as miscellaneous (expense) income, net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

*Use of Estimates.*The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Our actual results could differ materially from these estimated amounts. Our most significant estimates are our allowance for credit losses in receivables, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, amortization of program rights and intangible assets, pension costs, income taxes, employee medical insurance claims, useful lives of property and equipment and contingencies.

*Earnings Per Share.*We compute basic earnings per share by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the relevant period. The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding does not include restricted shares. These shares, although classified as issued and outstanding, are considered contingently returnable until the restrictions lapse and, in accordance with U.S. GAAP, are not included in the basic earnings per share calculation until the shares vest. Diluted earnings per share are computed by including all potentially dilutive common shares, including restricted shares, in the diluted weighted-average shares outstanding calculation, unless their inclusion would be antidilutive.

The following table reconciles basic weighted-average shares outstanding to diluted weighted-average shares outstanding for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively (in millions):

*Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.*Our accumulated other comprehensive loss balances as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, consist of adjustments to our pension liability, the fair value of our interest rate caps and the related income tax effects. Our comprehensive income (loss) for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the adjustment of the fair value of our pension asset and interest rate caps, net of tax, and net income. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 the balances were as follows (in millions):

*Property and Equipment.*Property and equipment are carried at cost, or in the case of acquired businesses, at fair value. Depreciation is computed principally by the straight-line method. The following table lists the components of property and equipment by major category (dollars in millions):

Maintenance, repairs and minor replacements are charged to operations as incurred; major replacements and betterments are capitalized. The cost of any assets divested, sold or retired and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts at the time of disposition, and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in income or expense for the period.

We incurred costs to build public infrastructure within the Assembly Atlanta project. Pursuant to our Purchase and Sale Agreement with the Doraville Community Improvement District (the “CID”), we receive cash reimbursements for the transfer of specific infrastructure projects to the CID and for other construction costs previously incurred. We received cash proceeds from the CID totaling $5 million and $6 million during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The following tables provide additional information related to the gain (loss) on disposal of assets, net, including certain investments, included in our condensed consolidated statements of operations and purchases of property and equipment included in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in millions):

*Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses.*We record accounts receivable from sales and service transactions in our condensed consolidated balance sheets at amortized cost adjusted for any write-offs and net of allowance for credit losses. We are exposed to credit risk primarily through sales of broadcast and digital advertising with a variety of direct and agency-based advertising customers, retransmission consent agreements with multichannel video program distributors and program production sales and services.

Our allowance for credit losses is an estimate of expected losses over the remaining contractual life of our receivables based on an ongoing analysis of collectability, historical collection experience, current economic and industry conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The allowance is calculated using a historical loss rate applied to the current aging analysis. We may also apply additional allowance when warranted by specific facts and circumstances. We generally write off accounts receivable balances when the customer files for bankruptcy or when all commonly used methods of collection have been exhausted.

On February 23, 2023, we, certain of our subsidiaries and a wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary (the “SPV”), entered into a revolving accounts receivable securitization facility (the “Securitization Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain third-party financial institutions (the “Purchasers”). On March 31, 2025, we amended the terms of this agreement. As amended, the Securitization Facility permits the SPV to draw up to a total of $400 million, subject to the outstanding amount of the receivables pool and other factors. The Securitization Facility matures on March 31, 2028, and is subject to customary termination events related to transactions of this type. The sale of receivables from the SPV is accounted for in the Company’s financial statements as a "true-sale" under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 860.

Under the Securitization Facility, the SPV sells to the Purchasers certain receivables, including all rights, title, and interest in the related receivables (“Sold Receivables”). The parties intend that the conveyance of accounts receivables to the Purchasers, for the ratable benefit of the Purchasers, will constitute a purchase and sale of receivables and not a pledge for security. The SPV has guaranteed to each Purchaser the prompt payment of Sold Receivables, and to secure the prompt payment and performance of such guaranteed obligations, the SPV has granted a security interest to the Purchasers in all assets of the SPV. In our capacity as servicer under the Securitization Facility, we are responsible for administering and collecting receivables and have made customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities. We do not record a servicing asset or liability since the estimated fair value of the servicing of the receivables approximates the servicing income. We also provided a performance guarantee for the benefit of the Purchasers.

The Securitization Facility is subject to interest charges at the adjusted one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a margin (125-point basis) on the amount of the outstanding facility. The SPV was required to pay an upfront fee and a commitment fee in connection with the Securitization Facility. The SPV is a separate legal entity with its own separate creditors who will be entitled to access the SPV’s assets before the assets become available to us. As a result, the SPV’s assets are not available to pay our creditors or any of our subsidiaries, although collections from the receivables in excess of any amounts required to repay the Purchasers under the Securitization Facility and other creditors of the SPV may be remitted to us.

The proceeds of the Securitization Facility are classified as operating activities in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. Cash received from collections of Sold Receivables is used by the SPV to fund additional purchases of receivables on a revolving basis or to return all or any portion of outstanding capital of the Purchasers. Subsequent collections on the pledged receivables, which have not been sold, will be classified as operating cash flows at the time of collection.

The amount sold to the Purchasers was $400 million and $300 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, which was derecognized from the respective condensed consolidated balance sheets. As collateral against sold receivables, the SPV maintains a certain level of unsold receivables, which was $168 million and $337 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Total receivables sold under the Securitization Facility were $568 million and $597 million at September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

The following table provides a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses. The allowance is deducted from the amortized cost basis of accounts receivable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets (in millions):

*Recent Accounting Pronouncements.*In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-09,*Income Taxes (Topic 740), Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.*The purpose of this amendment was to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Currently we do not expect that the implementation of these changes will have a material effect on our financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03,Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. The purpose of this amendment was to improve the disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses and address requests from investors for more detailed information about the types of expenses in commonly presented expense captions. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Currently we do not expect that the implementation of these changes will have a material impact on our financial statements.

*Revenue Recognition.*We recognize revenue when we have completed a specified service and effectively transferred the control of that service to a customer in return for an amount of consideration we expect to be entitled to receive. The amount of revenue recognized is determined by the amount of consideration specified in a contract with our customers. We have elected to exclude taxes assessed by a governmental authority on transactions with our customers from our revenue. Any unremitted balance is included in current liabilities on our balance sheets.

Deferred Revenue. We record a deferred revenue for cash deposits received from our customers that are to be applied as payment once the performance obligation arises and is satisfied. These deposits are recorded as deferred revenue on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as advertising deposit liabilities. We generally require amounts payable under advertising contracts with our political advertising customers to be paid for in advance. We record the receipt of this cash as an advertising deposit liability. Once the advertisement has been broadcast, the revenue is earned, and we record the revenue and reduce the balance in this deposit liability account. We recorded $12 million of revenue in the nine-months ended September 30, 2025 that was included in the advertising deposit liability balance as of December 31, 2024. We also record other deposit liabilities for cash received in advance for other arrangements, for which revenue is recorded as earned in future periods.

The following table presents our deferred revenue by type (in millions):

*Disaggregation of Revenue.*Revenue from our production companies segment is generated through our direct sales channel. Revenue from our broadcasting and other segment is generated through both our direct and advertising agency intermediary sales channels. The following table presents our revenue from contracts with customers disaggregated by type of service and sales channel (in millions):

During the three months ended September 30, 2025, we entered into separate agreements involving television station acquisitions and divestitures with The E.W. Scripps Company (“Scripps”), Sagamore Hill Broadcasting, Inc. (“SGH”), Block Communications, Inc. (“BCI”) and Allen Media Group, Inc. (“AMG”). As a result we expect to enter six new markets with the local news station that was ranked #1 in all-day ratings in the respective markets in 2024 according to Comscore. In addition, these transactions when closed will create 11 new full-power “duopolies” of stations affiliated with a “Big Four” network. In all of these markets, we expect to leverage our news, sales, and sports strategies for the benefit of the local communities and the public interest.

Each of these transactions also furthers our commitment to pursuing tuck-in and duopoly-creating transactions in a prudent manner. The parties to these transactions are currently working to secure the required regulatory approvals, including certain waivers, and other customary approvals; however, we can provide no assurance that we will receive the necessary regulatory approvals, or that the transactions will close on the timelines currently contemplated, or at all. We expect to fund the closing of these acquisitions with cash on hand and/or borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility. The stations to be acquired and divested under each agreement are as follows:

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, long-term debt consisted of obligations under our Senior Credit Facility, our 5.875% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”), our 7.0% senior notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), our 10.5% senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes (1L)”), our 4.75% senior notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”), our 5.375% notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), our 9.625% senior notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes (2L)”) and our 7.25% senior notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes (1L)”) as follows (in millions):

Interest Rate Caps. On February 23, 2023, we entered into two interest rate caps pursuant to an International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement (the “ISDA Master Agreement”) with two counterparties, Wells Fargo Bank, NA and Truist Bank, respectively. On May 30, 2025 and July 25, 2025, we amended the notional amount of the interest rate caps in order to better match the outstanding amounts of the related outstanding indebtedness. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the caps had a combined notional value of approximately $749 million and $1.9 billion, respectively, and mature on December 31, 2025. The interest rate caps protect us against adverse fluctuations in interest rates by reducing our exposure to variability in cash flows on a portion of our variable-rate debt. The interest rate caps are designated as cash flow hedges of our risk of changes in our cash flows attributable to changes in 1-month SOFR on our outstanding variable-rate debt in accordance with ASC 815. We elected to apply the optional expedient in ASC 848, Reference Rate Reform, that enabled us to consider the amended swaps a continuation of the existing contracts. As a result, the transition did not have an impact on our hedge accounting or a material impact to our financial statements.

The interest rate caps, as amended, effectively limit the annual interest charged on our 2021 Term Loan (1L) and our 2024 Term Loan (1L) to a maximum of 1-month Adjusted Term SOFR of 4.96% and 5.047%. We are required to pay aggregate fees in connection with the interest rate caps of approximately $34 million that is due and payable at maturity on December 31, 2025. On the initial designation date, we recognized an asset and corresponding liability for the deferred premium payable equal to $34 million. The asset is amortized into interest expense straight-line over the term of the hedging relationship. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the recorded value of the asset was $3 million and $12 million, net of accumulated amortization, respectively. At September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of the derivative liability was $33 million and $32 million, respectively. We present the deferred premium, the asset, and the fair value of the derivative, net within other accrued expenses in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The ISDA Master Agreement, together with its related schedules, contain customary representations, warranties and covenants. The interest rate caps were not entered into for speculative trading purposes. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate caps are reported as a component of other comprehensive income. Actual gains and losses are reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings and are presented in the same income statement line item as the earnings effect of the hedged transaction. Gains and losses on the derivative instrument representing hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized currently in earnings and are presented in the same line of the income statement for the hedged item. We recognized $9 million of amortization expense for the asset during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, which is included as a component of cash flows from operating activities in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Cash flows received from the counterparties pursuant to the interest rate caps are included as components of cash flows from financing activities in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. During the nine-months ended September 30, 2025, we didnot receive a refund of interest under the rate caps. During the nine-months ended September 30, 2024, we received $6 million of cash payments from the counterparties that we reclassified as reductions of interest expense from the interest rate caps in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

For all of our interest bearing obligations, we made interest payments of approximately $331 million and $257 million during the nine-months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. During the nine-months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, we capitalized $2 million and $1 million of interest payments, respectively, related to the Assembly Atlanta project.

Because of their relationship to the interest rate caps, described above, borrowings under the 2021 Term Loan (1L) and 2024 Term Loan (1L) bear interest at the 1-month SOFR rate, plus applicable margin. As of September 30, 2025, the interest rate on the balance outstanding under the 2021 Term Loan (1L) and the 2024 Term Loan (1L) were 7.4% and 9.5%, respectively.

2025 Refinancing Activities.

Revolving Credit Facility. On March 31, 2025, we entered into a fourth amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) of our Senior Credit Agreement (as defined below). The Fourth Amendment, among other things, increases the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) by $20 million, resulting in aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility of $700 million. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest, at our option, at either the SOFR rate or the Base Rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin. The costs associated with the amendment were not material.

On July 18, 2025, we entered into a further amendment to the Senior Credit Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment” and as amended, including by the Fifth Amendment, the “Senior Credit Agreement”). The Fifth Amendment, among other things, provided for an increase in the Revolving Credit Facility by $50 million, resulting in aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility of $750 million and an extension of the term of the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility to December 1, 2028. The costs incurred in connection with this amendment were not material.

2032 Notes (2L). On July 18, 2025, we issued $900 million in aggregate principal amount of 2032 Notes (2L) pursuant to an indenture, dated as of July 18, 2025, between us, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (the “2032 Notes (2L) Indenture”). The 2032 Notes (2L) were issued at par. Interest in the 2032 Notes (2L) accrues from July 18, 2025, and is payable semiannually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2026. The 2032 Notes (2L) mature on July 15, 2032.

The net proceeds from the 2032 Notes (2L), together with $50 million borrowed under our Revolving Credit Facility, were used to (i) redeem all of our outstanding 2027 Notes at par; (ii) to repay $403 million of our 2024 Term Loan (1L) under the Senior Credit Agreement; and (iii) to pay transaction expenses incurred in connection with the offering.

The 2032 Notes (2L) and related guarantees are our senior secured second lien obligations. The 2032 Notes (2L):

2033 Notes (1L). On July 25, 2025, we issued $775 million in aggregate principal amount of 2033 Notes (1L) pursuant to an indenture, dated as of July 25, 2025, between us, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (the “2033 Notes (1L) Indenture”). The 2033 Notes (1L) were issued at par. Interest in the 2033 Notes (1L) accrues from July 25, 2025, and is payable semiannually, on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning on February 15, 2026. The 2033 Notes (1L) mature on August 15, 2033.

The net proceeds from the 2033 Notes (1L) were used to: (i) repay $630 million of our 2021 Term Loan (1L); (ii) $80 million of our 2024 Term Loan (1L); (iii) repay all $50 million then outstanding under our Revolving Credit Facility; and (iv) pay transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection with the offering.

The 2033 Notes (1L) and related guarantees are our senior secured first lien obligations of the Company. The 2033 Notes (1L):

As a result of all of these refinancing transactions, we recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $7 million the third quarter of 2025.

As of September 30, 2025, the aggregate minimum principal maturities of our long term debt for the remainder of 2025 and the succeeding 5 years were as follows (in millions):

As of September 30, 2025, there were no significant restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute cash to us or to the guarantor subsidiaries. The Senior Credit Facility contains affirmative and restrictive covenants with which we must comply. The 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes (1L), the 2030 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2032 Notes (2L) and the 2033 Notes (1L) also include covenants with which we must comply. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we were in compliance with all required covenants under all our debt obligations.

We measure certain assets and liabilities at fair value, which are classified by the FASB Codification within the fair value hierarchy as Level 1, 2, or 3, on the basis of whether the measurement employs observable or unobservable inputs. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own assumptions and consider information about readily available market participant assumptions.

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The use of different market assumptions or methodologies could have a material effect on the fair value measurement.

The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, prepaid and other current assets, accounts payable, employee compensation and benefits, accrued interest, other accrued expenses, and deferred revenue approximate fair value at both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the carrying amount of our long-term debt was $5.6 billion and $5.6 billion, respectively, and the fair value was $5.3 billion and $4.6 billion, respectively. The fair value of our long-term debt is based on observable estimates provided by third-party financial professionals as of each date, and as such is classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

We are authorized to issue 245 million shares in total of all classes of stock consisting of 25 million shares of Class A common stock,200 million shares of common stock, and 20 million shares of “blank check” preferred stock for which our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the rights, powers, limitations and restrictions. The rights of our common stock and Class A common stock are identical, except that our Class A common stock has 10 votes per share and our common stock hasone vote per share.

Our common stock and Class A common stock are entitled to receive cash dividends if declared, on an equal per-share basis. The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share on our common stock and Class A common stock to shareholders of record during March, June, and September of 2025 and 2024, payable on the last business day of March, June, and September, 2025 and 2024. The total common stock and Class A common stock dividends declared and paid during each of the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $24 million.

Under our various employee benefit plans, we may, at our discretion, issue authorized and unissued shares, or previously issued shares held in treasury, of our Class A common stock or common stock. As of September 30, 2025, we had reserved 17.0 million shares and 3.4 million shares of our common stock and Class A common stock, respectively, for future issuance under various employee benefit plans.

The Gray Pension Plan.

The components of our net periodic pension benefit are included in miscellaneous income (expense), net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. On April 25, 2025, the Gray Media, Inc. Retirement Plan (“the Gray Pension Plan”) purchased and distributed to the affected employees a non-participating single premium group annuity contract for $18 million, from American United Life Insurance Company, a OneAmerica Financial Company. The contract assumes the obligation to provide monthly annuity payments for a subset of the plan’s retirees beginning July 1, 2025. On September 1, 2025, the Gray Pension Plan paid out $15 million in lump sum payments to terminated participants with a vested benefit. The plan was amended for this temporary opportunity.

The plan was remeasured as of September 30, 2025, to reflect both events, resulting in a decrease to the projected benefit obligation of $33 million. A settlement charge of $4 million is recognized in the net benefit cost for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025. The accumulated other comprehensive income associated with the plan decreased by $3 million, net of the related income tax benefit, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025.

401(k) Savings Plan.

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025, we contributed $19 million in matching cash contributions to our 401(k) plan. Based upon employee participation as of September 30, 2025, during the remainder of 2025, we expect to contribute approximately $5 million of matching cash contributions to this plan.

We recognize compensation expense for stock-based payment awards made to our employees, consultants and directors. The following table provides our stock-based compensation expense and related income tax benefit for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):

All shares of Class A common stock and common stock underlying outstanding restricted stock units and performance awards are counted as issued at target levels under the 2022 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2022 EICP”) for purposes of determining the number of shares available for future issuance.

A summary of restricted Class A common stock, common stock and restricted stock units activity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at its inception. Operating lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We generally use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of future payments, because the implicit rate of the lease is generally not known. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets related to our operating lease liabilities are measured at lease commencement based on the initial measurement of the lease liability, plus any prepaid lease payments and less any lease incentives. Our lease terms that are used in determining our operating lease liabilities at lease commencement may include options to extend or terminate the leases when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise such options. We amortize our ROU assets as operating lease expense generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term and classify both the lease amortization and imputed interest as operating expenses. We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, and in such cases, we generally account for the components separately with only the lease component included in the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability.

We have operating leases that primarily relate to certain of our facilities, data centers and vehicles. As of September 30, 2025, our operating leases substantially have remaining terms ofone year to 99 years, some of which include options to extend and/or terminate the leases. We do not recognize lease assets and lease liabilities for any lease with an original lease term of less than one year.

Cash flow movements related to our lease activities are included in other assets and accounts payable and other liabilities as presented in net cash provided by operating activities in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

As of September 30, 2025, the weighted-average remaining term of our operating leases was approximately 8.9 years. The weighted-average discount rate used to calculate the values associated with our operating leases was 6.88%. The table below describes the nature of lease expense and classification of operating lease expense recognized in the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively (in millions):

The maturities of operating lease liabilities as of September 30, 2025, for the remainder of 2025 and the succeeding years were as follows (in millions):

As a Lessor. We lease or sublease our owned or leased production facilities, land, towers and office space through operating leases with third parties. Payments received associated with these leases consist of fixed and variable payments. Fixed payments are received for the rental of space including fixed rate rent escalations over the applicable term of the lease agreements. Variable payments are received for short-term rental of space, variable rent escalations and reimbursement of operating costs related to the asset leased or subleased.

We recognize revenue from fixed payments on a straight-line basis over the applicable term of the lease agreements, whose lives range betweenone and 43 years.** **The excess of straight-line revenue recognized over the fixed payments received is recorded as deferred rent receivable in other assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The deferred rent receivable balance was $9 million at each of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. We recognize revenue from variable payments each period as earned.

Cash flow activities related to our lease activities for assets we lease to third parties are included in other assets and accounts receivable as presented in net cash provided by operating activities in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

The following table describes the nature of our lease revenue and classification of operating lease revenue recognized in the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (in millions):

The following table presents our future minimum rental receipts for non-cancelable leases and subleases as of September 30, 2025 (in millions):

We are and expect to continue to be subject to legal actions, proceedings and claims that arise in the normal course of our business. In the opinion of management, the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to these actions, proceedings and claims will not materially affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, although legal proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties, and unfavorable rulings or events could have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

During the nine-months ended September 30, 2025, we recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $28 million related to the changes to the network affiliation at one station. As a result of this change, our finite-lived intangible assets decreased during that period. The following table presents a summary of changes in our goodwill and other intangible assets, on a net basis (in millions):

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our intangible assets and related accumulated amortization expense consisted of the following (in millions):

Amortization expense for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $80 million and $94 million, respectively. Based on the intangible assets subject to amortization as of September 30, 2025, we expect that amortization expense for the remainder of 2025 would be approximately $23 million, and, for the succeeding five years, amortization expense will be approximately as follows: 2026, $70 million; 2027, $42 million; 2028, $13 million; 2029, $3 million; and 2030, $2 million. If and when acquisitions and dispositions occur in the future, actual amounts may vary materially from these estimates.

On July 4, 2025, the United States enacted tax reform legislation through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which changed existing U.S. tax laws, including extending or making permanent certain provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and easing the interest expense limitation rules of Section 163(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, in addition to other changes.

For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, our income tax (benefit) expense and effective income tax rates were as follows (dollars in millions):

We estimate our differences between taxable income or loss and recorded income or loss on an annual basis. Our tax provision for each quarter is based upon these full year projections, which are revised each reporting period. These projections incorporate estimates of permanent differences between U.S. GAAP income or loss and taxable income or loss, state income taxes and adjustments to our liability for unrecognized tax benefits to adjust our statutory federal income tax rate of 21% to our effective income tax rate. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025, these estimates increased or decreased our statutory Federal income tax rate to our effective income tax benefit rate of 14% as follows: state income taxes added 2%, permanent differences between our U.S. GAAP income and taxable income reduced our rate by 7% and discrete items reduced our rate by 2%. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, these estimates increased or decreased our statutory federal income tax rate to our effective income tax rate of 25% as follows: state income taxes added 5%, permanent differences between our U.S. GAAP income and taxable income added 1% and changes to our reserve accounts reduced our rate by 2%.

During the nine-months ended September 30, 2025, we made $39 million of federal and state income tax payments, net of refunds. As of September 30, 2025, we have an aggregate of approximately $252 million of various state operating loss carryforwards, of which we expect that approximately $173 million will not be utilized due to Section 382 limitations under the Internal Revenue Code and those that will expire prior to utilization. After applying our state effective tax rate, this amount is included in our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the chief executive officer (“CEO”). The CODM assesses segment performance and allocates resources to each segment by using each segment’s operating profit. The CODM uses operating profit for each segment in the annual budgeting and forecasting process as well as reviewing segment operating profit quarterly when making decisions about allocating capital and operating resources to segments. Disaggregated total assets and goodwill by segment are not regularly provided to the CODM. The following tables present our business segment information (in millions):