Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

	As of December 31, 2012
	DISH Network Awards		EchoStar Awards
		Restricted		Restricted
	Stock	Stock	Stock	Stock
Stock Awards Outstanding	Options	Units	Options	Units
Held by DISH Network employees	14,209,557	1,090,081	1,109,868	45,620
Held by EchoStar employees	2,190,313	94,999	N/A	N/A
Total	16,399,870	1,185,080	1,109,868	45,620

			Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
			Number	Weighted-			Number	Weighted-
			Outstanding	Average	Weighted-		Exercisable	Average	Weighted-
			as of	Remaining	Average		as of	Remaining	Average
			December 31,	Contractual	Exercise		December 31,	Contractual	Exercise
			2012	Life	Price		2012	Life	Price
$-	-	$ 10.00	3,309,021	4.77	$	7.08	1,730,371	4.84	$	7.04
$10.01	-	$ 15.00	422,001	5.62	$	12.25	84,001	5.98	$	12.17
$15.01	-	$ 20.00	3,305,285	6.13	$	17.00	987,184	3.72	$	18.32
$20.01	-	$ 25.00	6,022,513	3.27	$	21.31	2,106,113	2.65	$	21.78
$25.01	-	$ 30.00	2,369,600	7.88	$	28.49	679,100	6.45	$	28.26
$30.01	-	$ 35.00	934,450	6.56	$	32.45	422,950	4.33	$	32.25
$35.01	-	$ 40.00	37,000	9.69	$	36.38	2,000	4.25	$	36.10
$-	-	$ 40.00	16,399,870	5.08	$	19.04	6,011,719	4.05	$	18.31

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012				2011				2010
			Weighted-				Weighted-				Weighted-
			Average				Average				Average
			Exercise				Exercise				Exercise
	Options		Price		Options		Price		Options		Price
Total options outstanding, beginning of period (1)	21,336,159		$	20.53	21,918,500		$	18.62	21,861,691		$	21.71
Granted	591,500		$	32.25	3,246,000		$	28.55	2,450,500		$	18.34
Exercised	(4,940,393	)	$	18.46	(2,347,341	)	$	15.73	(448,729	)	$	9.23
Forfeited and cancelled	(587,396	)	$	20.44	(1,481,000	)	$	17.44	(1,944,962	)	$	22.26
Total options outstanding, end of period	16,399,870		$	19.04	21,336,159		$	20.53	21,918,500		$	18.62
Performance based options outstanding, end of period (2)	7,929,250		$	18.85	9,549,375		$	19.20	10,978,750		$	15.98
Exercisable at end of period	6,011,719		$	18.31	8,389,683		$	21.70	7,590,264		$	22.83

(1) The beginning of period weighted-average exercise price for the year ended December 31, 2012 of $20.53 does not reflect the 2011 Stock Option Adjustment, which occurred subsequent to December 31, 2011. The beginning of period weighted-average exercise price for the year ended December 31, 2010 of $21.71 does not reflect the 2009 Stock Option Adjustment, which occurred subsequent to December 31, 2009.

(2) These stock options are included in the caption “Total options outstanding, end of period.” See discussion of the 2005 LTIP, 2008 LTIP and other employee performance awards below.

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
			(In thousands)
Tax benefit from stock awards exercised	$	23,378	$	9,911	$	1,665

	As of December 31, 2012
	Options		Options
	Outstanding		Exercisable
	(In thousands)
Aggregate intrinsic value	$	284,630	$	108,769

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012				2011				2010
			Weighted-				Weighted-				Weighted-
	Restricted		Average		Restricted		Average		Restricted		Average
	Stock		Grant Date		Stock		Grant Date		Stock		Grant Date
	Units		Fair Value		Units		Fair Value		Units		Fair Value
Total restricted stock units outstanding, beginning of period	1,284,708		$	23.25	1,564,332		$	23.00	1,246,284		$	25.93
Granted	—		$	—	300,000		$	30.67	600,000		$	18.15
Vested	(24,795	)	$	22.94	(70,830	)	$	27.15	(69,875	)	$	31.36
Forfeited and cancelled	(74,833	)	$	27.33	(508,794	)	$	27.32	(212,077	)	$	23.77
Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period	1,185,080		$	22.99	1,284,708		$	23.25	1,564,332		$	23.00
Restricted Performance Units outstanding, end of period (1)	1,185,080		$	22.99	1,284,708		$	23.25	1,494,457		$	22.61

(1) These Restricted Performance Units are included in the caption “Total restricted stock units outstanding, end of period.” See discussion of the 2005 LTIP, 2008 LTIP and other employee performance awards below.

	For the Years Ended December 31,
Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense Recognized	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
2008 LTIP	$	9,812	$	19,230	$	2,984
Other employee performance awards	7,471		10		271
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized for performance based awards	$	17,283	$	19,240	$	3,255

	As of December 31, 2012
		Weighted-
	Number of	Average
	Awards	Grant Price
Performance Based Stock Options
2005 LTIP	3,214,500	$	21.10
2008 LTIP	1,714,750	$	10.59
Other employee performance awards	3,000,000	$	21.16
Total	7,929,250	$	18.85

Restricted Performance Units
2005 LTIP	319,830
2008 LTIP	10,250
Other employee performance awards	855,000
Total	1,185,080

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In thousands)
Subscriber-related	$	1,607	$	1,914	$	1,160
General and administrative	39,363		29,607		14,227
Total non-cash, stock-based compensation	$	40,970	$	31,521	$	15,387

	For the Years Ended December 31,
Stock Options	2012	2011	2010
Risk-free interest rate	0.41% - 1.29%	0.36% - 3.18%	1.50% - 2.89%
Volatility factor	33.15% - 39.50%	31.74% - 45.56%	33.33% - 38.63%
Expected term of options in years	3.1 - 5.9	3.6 - 10.0	5.2 - 7.5
Weighted-average fair value of options granted	$6.72 - $13.79	$8.73 - $14.77	$6.83 - $8.14

	2005 LTIP
			Vested
	Total		Portion (1)
	(In thousands)
DISH Network awards held by DISH Network employees	$	35,508	$	32,863
EchoStar awards held by DISH Network employees	6,389		6,032
Total	$	41,897	$	38,895

(1) Represents the amount of this award that has met the foregoing vesting schedule and would therefore vest upon achievement of the performance condition.

LTIP 2008 and Other Performance Awards

			Other
			Employee
			Performance
Estimated Remaining Non-Cash, Stock-Based Compensation Expense	2008 LTIP		Awards
	(In thousands)
Expense estimated to be recognized during 2013	$	1,994	$	2,677
Estimated contingent expense subsequent to 2013	—		42,804
Total estimated remaining expense over the term of the plan	$	1,994	$	45,481