Sinclair Broadcast Group Shareholders  Class A  Common  Stock  Class B  Common  Stock  Additional  Paid-In  Capital  Accumulated  Deficit  Accumulated  Other  Comprehensive  Loss  Noncontrolling  Interests  Total  Equity  (Deficit)  BALANCE, December 31, 2007  $ 528 $ 345  $ 631,621  $ (364,049)  $ (1,931) $ 3,067 $269,581  Dividends declared on Class  A and Class B Common  Stock — — — (67,603) — — (67,603) Class A Common Stock  issued pursuant to  employee benefit plans 4  —  4,021  —  —  —  4,025  Issuance of subsidiary stock  awards  — — — — — 2,479 2,479 Contributions from  noncontrolling interest, net  of distributions  —  —  —  —  —  10,989  10,989  Consolidation of variable  interest entity  —  —  —  —  —  1,900  1,900  Tax provision on employee  stock awards  —  —  (8)  —  —  —  (8) Change in pension funded  status and amortization of  net periodic pension  benefit costs, net of taxes  — — — — (1,564) — (1,564) Repurchase of 6,722,310  shares of Class A Common  Stock  (67)  —  (29,769)  —  —  —  (29,836)  Net loss  —  —  —  (246,530)  —  (2,133)  (248,663)  BALANCE, December 31, 2008  $ 465  $ 345  $ 605,865  $ (678,182)  $ (3,495)  $ 16,302  $ (58,700) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.  2010 Annual Report    27  (In thousands)  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010, 2009 AND 2008 