-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, WzZ0wh7ddTxMsGVvYptnpkTlvfFzY6WylENQZ+W0HlH272VPIxJ9KDcPuaTHIBHE 2jiXLVJdHffL3jmZQl2r4A== /in/edgar/work/20000606/0001001082-00-000045/0001001082-00-000045.txt : 20000919 0001001082-00-000045.hdr.sgml : 20000919 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001001082-00-000045 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000531 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000606 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001001082 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [4841 ] IRS NUMBER: 880336997 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26176 FILM NUMBER: 649702 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5701 SOUTH SANTA FE DRIVE CITY: LITTLETON STATE: CO ZIP: 80120 BUSINESS PHONE: 3037231000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5701 SOUTH SANTA FE DRIVE CITY: LITTLETON STATE: CO ZIP: 80120 COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DEFRANCO JAMES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001090537 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [ ]DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5701 SOUTH SANTA FE DRIVE CITY: LITTLETON STATE: CO ZIP: 80120 BUSINESS PHONE: 3037231040 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5128 SOUTH MORROW PARK RD CITY: SPOKANE STATE: WA ZIP: 99206 4 1 0001.txt FORM 4 - 5/00 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person DeFranco, James 5701 South Santa Fe Drive Littleton, CO 80120 U.S.A. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Echostar Communications Corporation DISH 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Year 5/00 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect | | Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership | | | | | Beneficially |(D)or | | | | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | | | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Class A Common Stock |5/25/0|M | |274,272 |A |$1.16665 | | | | |0 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Class A Common Stock |5/25/0|M | |219,288 |A |$2.125 |5,360,852 |D | | |0 | | | | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |2,200,000 |I |(1) | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |17,825 |I |(2) | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | |6,008 |I |(3) | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| 1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of| Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect | |or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial | |cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership | |Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | | |Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| | |tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| | |Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | | |rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| Employee Stock Option |$1.16665|5/25/|M |V|274,272 |D |(4) |(5) |Class A Comm|274,272| |0 | | | (Right to Buy) | |00 | | | | | | |on Stock | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$2.125 |5/25/|M |V|75,288 |D |(6) |(5) |Class A Comm|75,288 | |18,824 | | | (Right to Buy) | |00 | | | | | | |on Stock | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Employee Stock Option |$2.125 |5/25/|M |V|144,000 |D |(7) |(5) |Class A Comm|144,000| |96,000 | | | (Right to Buy) | |00 | | | | | | |on Stock | | | | | | - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|
Explanation of Responses: (1) The shares are held by DeFranco Investment Co., Ltd., a general partnership, of which the reporting person is the sole general partner. (2) On March 8, 2000, the Company issued an additional 60,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to EchoStar Communications Corporation's 401(k) Employees' Savings Plan ("The Plan"). The number of shares reported in column 5 represents the total number of shares allocated to the reporting person's account through the Plan to date. The reporting person has dispositive, but no voting power with respect to the shares. (3) The shares are held by the reporting person as custodian for his minor children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares. (4) The shares underlying the option vested at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on May 6, 1995. (5) Each portion of the option expires five years from the date on which that portion of the option first becomes exercisable. (6) The shares underlying the option vested at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on June 20, 1996. (7) The shares underlying the option vested at the rate of 20% per year, commencing on February 12, 1998. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----