0001507099-14-000002.txt : 20141203 0001507099-14-000002.hdr.sgml : 20141203 20141203172035 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001507099-14-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20141201 FILED AS OF DATE: 20141203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20141203 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DISH Network CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001001082 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841] IRS NUMBER: 880336997 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 BUSINESS PHONE: 3037231000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950919 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001507099 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26176 FILM NUMBER: 141264199 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 SOUTH MERIDIAN BOULEVARD CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-723-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 SOUTH MERIDIAN BOULEVARD CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ergen Three Year 2014 DISH GRAT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001609796 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26176 FILM NUMBER: 141264200 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O DISH NETWORK CORPORATION STREET 2: 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-723-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O DISH NETWORK CORPORATION STREET 2: 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001507100 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26176 FILM NUMBER: 141264201 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 SOUTH MERIDIAN BOULEVARD CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 BUSINESS PHONE: 303-723-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 SOUTH MERIDIAN BOULEVARD CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2014-12-01 0001001082 DISH Network CORP DISH 0001507099 Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 0 0 1 1 Joint Filing Group 0001507100 Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 0 0 1 1 Joint Filing Group 0001609796 Ergen Three Year 2014 DISH GRAT 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 0 0 1 1 Joint Filing Group Class B Common Stock 2014-12-01 5 G 0 9192670 D Class A Common Stock 9192670 0 D Class B Common Stock 2014-12-01 5 G 0 728362 D Class A Common Stock 728362 9694505 D Class B Common Stock Class A Common Stock 50000000 50000000 D On November 30, 2010, Charles W. Ergen established four Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts ("GRAT(s)"), contributing 12,500,000 Class B shares to each, resulting in the transfer of a total of 50,000,000 Class B shares. Each GRAT 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. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT, 997,279 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on December 1, 2014, with the remaining 8,195,391 shares distributed to trusts for the reporting persons' family members. Following these distributions, the Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT expired pursuant to its terms. There is no formal agreement to vote or dispose of the shares owned by each GRAT in a particular manner, except that the trust agreement for the GRAT contains an irrevocable provision that provides that the trustee will not dispose of any shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT unless a Change of Control Event (as defined in Item 6 of the GRAT's Schedule 13D/A filed on December 2, 2014) occurs. The dispositive and voting power of the shares held by each of the GRATs is made independent of each other, except to the extent that Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen is the trustee of each of the GRATs and in that respect is able to control the disposition and voting of the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by each such GRAT. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT, 728,362 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on December 1, 2014, with the Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT retaining 9,694,505 shares. The Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT expires on November 30, 2015. On May 30, 2014, Charles W. Ergen established a GRAT and contributed 50,000,000 Class B shares, resulting in the transfer of a total of 50,000,000 Class B shares. The GRAT 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. /s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart her Attorney in Fact 2014-12-03 /s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart her Attorney in Fact 2014-12-03 /s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2014 DISH GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart her Attorney in Fact 2014-12-03