FORM 4 |
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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EchoStar CORP [ SATS ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 | ||||||
Class A Common Stock | 12/31/2023 | A | 3,698 | A | (1) | 3,698 | D | |||
Class A Common Stock | 12/31/2023 | A | 23,236 | A | (1) | 35,644 | I | By Partnership | ||
Class A Common Stock | 12/31/2023 | A | 70 | A | (1) | 70 | I | By Reporting Person's child(2) |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
Non-Employee Director Stock Option | $71.17 | 12/31/2023 | A | 1,754 | (3) | 01/01/2024 | Class A Common Stock | 1,754 | (4) | 1,754 | D | ||||
Non-Employee Director Stock Option | $101.09 | 12/31/2023 | A | 1,754 | (3) | 01/01/2025 | Class A Common Stock | 1,754 | (4) | 1,754 | D | ||||
Non-Employee Director Stock Option | $92.17 | 12/31/2023 | A | 1,754 | (3) | 01/01/2026 | Class A Common Stock | 1,754 | (4) | 1,754 | D | ||||
Non-Employee Director Stock Option | $92.46 | 12/31/2023 | A | 1,754 | (3) | 01/01/2027 | Class A Common Stock | 1,754 | (4) | 1,754 | D | ||||
Non-Employee Director Stock Option | $40.02 | 12/31/2023 | A | 1,754 | (3) | 01/01/2028 | Class A Common Stock | 1,754 | (4) | 1,754 | D | ||||
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $16.57 | 01/01/2024 | A | 1,403 | (5) | 01/01/2034 | Class A Common Stock | 1,403 | $0 | 1,403 | I | By Reporting Person's child(2) |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. Received in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 par value per share (DISH Class A Common Stock"), of DISH Network Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("DISH") in connection of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 2, 2023 ("Merger Agreement"), by and between the Issuer, DISH and EAV Corp., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, 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"). At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each outstanding share of DISH Class A Common Stock was converted into the right to receive a number of Issuer Class A Common Stock equal to 0.350877 (the "Exchange Ratio"). |
2. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. |
3. The shares underlying the option were 100% vested upon the date of the grant. |
4. Received in exchange for a non-employee director stock option to acquire shares of DISH Class A Common Stock in connection with Merger. At the Effective Time, each stock option held by the reporting person was converted into an Issuer stock option on substantially the same terms and conditions, with respect to a number of shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock equal to (i) the number of shares of DISH Class A Common Stock subject to the corresponding DISH stock option immediately prior to the Effective Time, multiplied by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, at an exercise price equal to the exercise price of the corresponding DISH stock option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by the Exchange Ratio. |
5. The shares underlying the option vest at a rate of 20% per year from the date of grant. |
/s/ Tom A. Ortolf, by Dean Manson, Attorney-in-Fact | 01/03/2024 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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