| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2023 |
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EchoStar CORP [ SATS ] |
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Class B Common Stock | (1) | (1) | Class A Common Stock | 31,403,491(2) | (1) | D(3) | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The reporting person may elect to convert any or all of its Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration. |
| 2. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 2, 2023 (the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Issuer, DISH Network Corporation ("DISH") and EAV Corp, a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"), on December 31, 2023 Merger Sub merged with and into DISH with DISH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Merger"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger each share of Class B common stock, par value $0.01, of DISH was converted into the right to receive 0.350877 shares of Class B common stock, $0.001 per share, of the Issuer. |
| 3. On June 26, 2023, Mr. Charles W. Ergen established the Ergen Two-Year June 2023 DISH GRAT (the "2023 June GRAT"). The 2023 June GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on June 26, 2025. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of the 2023 June GRAT. |
| /s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the ERGEN TWO-YEAR JUNE 2023 DISH GRAT, by Dean Manson, her Attorney-in-Fact | 01/04/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
