SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RICHTER BRET

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA

(Street)

NEW YORK

10001

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MSG NETWORKS INC. [ MSGN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, CFO & Treasurer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/09/2021

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	07/09/2021		D		91,710⁽¹⁾	D	⁽¹⁾	0	D
Class A Common Stock	07/09/2021		D		100	D	⁽¹⁾	0	I⁽²⁾	By member of household

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	07/09/2021		D			58,480⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	58,480	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	07/09/2021		D			23,810⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class A Common Stock	23,810	⁽⁴⁾	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	07/09/2021		D			8,429⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Class A Common Stock	8,429	⁽⁴⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of Class A Common Stock of MSG Networks Inc. ("MSGN") disposed of as a result of the conversion of MSGN Class A Common Stock to Class A Common Stock of Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. ("MSGE") pursuant to the closing of the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 25, 2021, by and among MSGE, Broadway Sub Inc. and MSGN (the "Merger"), a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, calculated based on (x) the number of shares of MSGN Class A Common Stock multiplied by (y) 0.172, and rounded up to the next whole share. On July 8, 2021 (the day prior to the Merger), the closing price of one share of MSGE Class A Common Stock was $82.28.

2. Reporting Person disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities of MSGN beneficially owned and deemed to be beneficially owned by members of his household and this filing shall not be deemed an admission that Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose, the beneficial owner of such securities.

3. Each MSGN restricted stock unit represented a right to receive one share of MSGN Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof.

4. Represents MSGN restricted stock units ("MSGN RSUs") disposed of as a result of the conversion of MSGN RSUs to MSGE restricted stock units pursuant to the closing of the Merger, a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3, calculated based on (x) the number of shares of MSGN Class A Common Stock subject to such MSGN RSUs, multiplied by (y) 0.172.

5. The MSGN RSUs were scheduled to vest and settle in equal installments on September 15, 2021, September 15, 2022 and September 15, 2023.

6. The MSGN RSUs were scheduled to vest and settle in equal installments on September 15, 2021 and September 15, 2022.

7. The MSGN RSUs were scheduled to vest and settle on September 15, 2021.

Remarks:

	/s/ Mark C. Cresitello, Attorney-in-Fact for Bret Richter	07/13/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4: RICHTER BRET returned 91,810 units of Class A Common Stock to the company, closing all direct ownership in the company