0001659652-16-000004.txt : 20161202 0001659652-16-000004.hdr.sgml : 20161202 20161202170725 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001659652-16-000004 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 CANTEY CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001138538 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26176 FILM NUMBER: 162031890 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ERGEN CHARLES W CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000904548 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-26176 FILM NUMBER: 162031891 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80112 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2016-11-30 0001001082 DISH Network CORP DISH 0000904548 ERGEN CHARLES W 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 1 1 1 0 Chairman and CEO 0001138538 ERGEN CANTEY 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 1 0 1 0 Class A Common Stock 2016-11-30 5 G 0 2400 0 D 498785 D Class A Common Stock 2016-11-30 5 G 0 480 0 A 8425 I I Class A Common Stock 235 I I Class A Common Stock 19674 I I Class A Common Stock 2114 I I Class A Common Stock 2167705 I I Class B Common Stock 2016-11-30 5 G 0 9948839 D Class A Common Stock 9948839 22051161 I I Class B Common Stock 2016-11-30 5 G 0 9948839 A Class A Common Stock 9948839 165487107 D Class B Common Stock Class A Common Stock 17106320 17106320 I I The shares are owned beneficially by the reporting persons' child. The reporting persons disclaim benficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. Held by Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen. Held by Mr. Charles W. Ergen in a 401(k) account. Held by Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen in a 401(k) account. The shares are held by a charitable foundation. The reporting persons are officers of the charitable foundation and share investment control and voting power for the foundation. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The holders of the shares of Class B stock may elect to convert any or all of their Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration. Purusant to the terms of the Ergen Three-Year 2015 DISH GRAT, 9,948,839 Class B shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 30, 2016, with the Ergen Three-Year 2015 DISH GRAT retaining 22,051,161 Class B shares. The Ergen Three-Year 2015 DISH GRAT will expire in accordance with its terms on November 30, 2018. The Ergen Three-Year 2014 DISH GRAT holds 17,106,320 Class B shares and will expire in accordance with its terms on May 30, 2017. /s/ Charles W. Ergen, by Brandon Ehrhart, his Attorney in Fact 2016-12-02 /s/ Cantey M. Ergen, by Brandon Ehrhart, her Attorney in Fact 2016-12-02