0001659652-16-000002.txt : 20161202 0001659652-16-000002.hdr.sgml : 20161202 20161202165631 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001659652-16-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161130 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161202 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 Three Year 2015 DISH GRAT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001659652 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26176 FILM NUMBER: 162031739 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 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2016-11-30 1 0001001082 DISH Network CORP DISH 0001659652 Ergen Three Year 2015 DISH GRAT 9601 S. MERIDAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 0 0 1 0 Class B Common Stock 2016-11-30 5 G 0 9948839 D Class A Common Stock 9948839 22051161 D On November 30, 2015, Charles W. Ergen established a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("GRAT"), the Ergen Three-Year 2015 DISH GRAT (the "2015 GRAT"), contributing 32,000,000 Class B shares to the 2015 GRAT. The 2015 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 2015 GRAT, 9,948,839 Class B shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 30, 2016, with the 2015 GRAT retaining 22,051,161 Class B shares. The 2015 GRAT will expire in accordance with its terms on November 30, 2018. /s/ Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2015 DISH GRAT, by Brandon Ehrhart her Attorney in Fact 2016-12-02