Dish DBS 8K Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 21, 2024 (November 20, 2024)

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-33807
(Commission File Number)


Nevada		26-1232727
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9601 South Meridian Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado		80112
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

(303) 723-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value	SATS	The Nasdaq Stock Market L.L.C.

DISH NETWORK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-39144

(Commission File Number)


Nevada		88-0336997
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9601 South Meridian Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado		80112
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

(303) 723-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

DISH DBS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

333-31929

(Commission File Number)


Colorado		84-1328967
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9601 South Meridian Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado		80112
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

(303) 723-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

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Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on September 29, 2024, EchoStar Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and DIRECTV Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“DIRECTV”), entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions therein, DIRECTV would acquire from the Company all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of DISH DBS Corporation, a Colorado corporation, which operates the Company’s Pay-TV business.

On November 20, 2024, the Company received a written notice from DIRECTV that it is terminating the Purchase Agreement effective at 11:59 pm ET on November 22, 2024 pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iv) of the Purchase Agreement because the Exchange Offer (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) was not consummated by the Exchange Offer Settlement Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). No termination fee or other payment is due from either party to the other as a result of the termination of the Purchase Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2024, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



	ECHOSTAR CORPORATION
Date: November 22, 2024	By:	/s/ Dean A. Manson
		Dean A. Manson Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Dish DBS 8-KTermination of a Material Definitive Agreement