Sec Form 4 Filing - BELL WILLIAM J @ MSG NETWORKS INC. - 2021-07-09

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

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BELL WILLIAM J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MSG NETWORKS INC. [ MSGN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/09/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10001 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Restricted Stock Units ( 1 ) 07/09/2021 D 38,421 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 38,421 ( 2 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BELL WILLIAM J 11 PENNSYLVANIA PLAZA NEW YORK, NY10001 X Signatures /s/ Mark C. Cresitello, Attorney-in-Fact for William J. Bell 07/13/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Each MSG Networks Inc. ("MSGN") restricted stock unit represented a right to receive one share of MSGN Class A Common Stock or the cash equivalent thereof. ( 2 )Represents MSGN restricted stock units ("MSGN RSUs") disposed of as a result of the conversion of MSGN RSUs to Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. ("MSGE") restricted stock units 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 subject to such MSGN RSUs, multiplied by (y) 0.172. ( 3 )The MSGN RSUs were fully vested on the date of grant and, prior to the Merger, would have been settled in stock or in cash on the first business day 90 days after service on the Board of Directors ceased.

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