UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


SCHEDULE 13G


Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No.  )*


NEXSTAR BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
 
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
 
65336K103
(CUSIP Number)
 
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
 


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:

  Rule 13d-1(b)
  Rule 13d-1(c)
  Rule 13d-1(d)
 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 

 

 
CUSIP No. 65336K103
 
 
(1)
 
Names of Reporting Persons   
 
Park West Asset Management LLC
 
 
(2)
 
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
 (a)    o
(b)    o
 
 
(3)
 
SEC Use Only
 
 
(4)
 
Citizenship or Place of Organization
 
Delaware
 
 
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by
           Each Reporting Person With:
 (5)   Sole Voting Power
   
1,730,300*
 (6)   Shared Voting Power
           0    
 (7)  Sole Dispositive Power
1,730,300*
 (8)   Shared Dispositive Power
 
           0    
 
(9)
 
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
1,730,300*
 
 
(10)
 
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):   o
 
 
(11)
 
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
5.5%*
 
 
(12)
 
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
 
IA
 
 
* Beneficial ownership percentage is based upon 30,687,604 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued and outstanding as of August 8, 2016, based on information reported by the Company in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2016.  Park West Asset Management LLC (“PWAM”) is the investment manager to Park West Investors Master Fund, Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“PWIMF”), and Park West Partners International, Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“PWPI” and, collectively with PWIMF, the “PW Funds”), and Peter S. Park (“Mr. Park” and, collectively with PWAM, the “Reporting Persons”) is the sole member and manager of PWAM.  As of November 1, 2016, PWIMF held 643,874 shares of Common Stock of the Company and options to purchase up to 881,700 shares of Common Stock of the Company and PWPI held 86,426 shares of Common Stock of the Company and options to purchase up to 118,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company.  As a result of the foregoing, for purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the 730,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company and the 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the options held in the aggregate by the PW Funds, or 5.5% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company deemed to be issued and outstanding as November 1, 2016.
 
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CUSIP No. 65336K103
 
 
(1)
 
Names of Reporting Persons   
 
Peter S. Park
 
 
(2)
 
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
 
 (a)    o
(b)    o
 
 
(3)
 
SEC Use Only
 
 
(4)
 
Citizenship or Place of Organization
 
United States of America
 
 
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by
           Each Reporting Person With:
 (5)   Sole Voting Power
   
1,730,300*
 (6)   Shared Voting Power
           0    
 (7)  Sole Dispositive Power
1,730,300*
 (8)   Shared Dispositive Power
 
           0    
 
(9)
 
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
 
1,730,300*
 
 
(10)
 
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions):   o
 
 
(11)
 
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
 
5.5%*
 
 
(12)
 
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
 
IN
 
 
* Beneficial ownership percentage is based upon 30,687,604 shares of Common Stock of the Company, issued and outstanding as of August 8, 2016, based on information reported by the Company in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2016.  PWAM is the investment manager to the PW Funds, and Mr. Park is the sole member and manager of PWAM.  As of November 1, 2016, PWIMF held 643,874 shares of Common Stock of the Company and options to purchase up to 881,700 shares of Common Stock of the Company and PWPI held 86,426 shares of Common Stock of the Company and options to purchase up to 118,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company.  As a result of the foregoing, for purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own the 730,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company and the 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the options held in the aggregate by the PW Funds, or 5.5% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company deemed to be issued and outstanding as November 1, 2016.
 
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Item 1(a).  Name Of Issuer: Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (the “Company”)
 
Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.
 
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, Texas
 
 
Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing.
 
This report on Schedule 13G (this “Schedule 13G”), is being jointly filed by (i) Park West Asset Management LLC (“PWAM”), a Delaware limited liability company and the investment manager to (a) Park West Investors Master Fund, Limited (“PWIMF”), a Cayman Islands exempted company that is the holder of 643,874 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”), of the Company and options to purchase up to 881,700 shares of Common Stock of the Company reported on this Schedule 13G, and (b) Park West Partners International, Limited (“PWPI” and, collectively with PWIMF, the “PW Funds”), a Cayman Islands exempted company that is the holder of 86,426 shares of Common Stock of the Company and options to purchase up to 118,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company reported on this Schedule 13G; and (ii) Peter S. Park, as the sole member and manager of PWAM (“Mr. Park” and, collectively with PWAM, the “Reporting Persons”).
 
The 730,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company and the 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the options held in the aggregate by the PW Funds, which constitute 5.5% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company deemed to be issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2016, may be deemed to be beneficially owned (x) indirectly by PWAM, as the investment adviser to PWIMF and PWPI, and (y) indirectly by Mr. Park, as the sole member and manager of PWAM.
 
Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence.
 
The address for the Reporting Persons is:  900 Larkspur Landing Circle, Suite 165, Larkspur, California 94939.
 
Item 2(c).  Citizenship.
 
PWAM is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.  Mr. Park is a citizen of the United States.
 
Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities.
 
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share.
 
Item 2(e).  CUSIP No.
 
65336K103
 
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Item 3.  If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the Person Filing is a:
 
Not Applicable.
 
Item 4.  Ownership.
 
 
(a)
Amount Beneficially Owned:
1,730,300*
         
 
(b)
Percent of Class:
5.5%*
         
 
(c)
Number of Shares as to which the person has:
 
         
 
(i)
sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,730,300*
         
   
(ii)
shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0  
         
   
(iii)
sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,730,300*
         
   
(iv)
shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0  
         
 
* This Schedule 13G is being jointly filed by (i) PWAM, a Delaware limited liability company and the investment manager to (a) PWIMF, a Cayman Islands exempted company that is the holder of 643,874 shares of Common Stock of the Company and options to purchase up to 881,700 shares of Common Stock of the Company, as reported on this Schedule 13G, and (b) PWPI, a Cayman Islands exempted company that is the holder of 86,426 shares of Common Stock of the Company and options to purchase up to 118,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company, as reported on this Schedule 13G; and (ii) Mr. Park, as the sole member and manager of PWAM.

The 730,300 shares of Common Stock of the Company and the 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company underlying the options held in the aggregate by the PW Funds, which constitute 5.5% of the shares of Common Stock of the Company deemed to be issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2016, may be deemed to be beneficially owned (x) indirectly by PWAM, as the investment adviser to PWIMF and PWPI, and (y) indirectly by Mr. Park, as the sole member and manager of PWAM.  The foregoing beneficial ownership percentage is based upon 30,687,604 shares of Common Stock of the Company, issued and outstanding as of August 8, 2016, based on information reported by the Company in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2016.
 
Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following: 
 
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Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable.
 
Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not Applicable.
 
Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not Applicable.
 
Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not Applicable.
 
Item 10.  Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
 
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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
 
November 14, 2016
 
     
 
PARK WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
 
     
  By:
/s/  Grace Jimenez 
 
 
Name:  Grace Jimenez 
 
  Title:    Chief Financial Officer  
     
     
     
 
/s/  Peter S. Park
 
 
Peter S. Park
 
 
 
 
 


 
Attention:  Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
 
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Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Page
A.  Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2016, by and between Park West Asset Management LLC and Peter S. Park.
 
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Exhibit A


JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as Exhibit A to such Schedule 13G.  In evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this agreement this 14th day of November, 2016.

 
 
 
/s/  Peter S. Park                                                               
 
 
   Peter S. Park
 
     
     
     
 
PARK WEST ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
 
     
 
By:
/s/
  Grace Jimenez
 
     
Name:  Grace Jimenez
 
     
Title:    Chief Financial Officer
 
 

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