SC 13G 1 p12-1678sc13g.htm ECHOSTAR CORPORATION p12-1678sc13g.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
SCHEDULE 13G*
 
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
(Amendment No.   )*
 
EchoStar Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
 
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
278768106
(CUSIP Number)
 
September 27, 2012
(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
 
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed:
 
¨
Rule 13d-1(b)
x
Rule 13d-1(c)
¨
Rule 13d-1(d)
 
(Page 1 of 8 Pages)

______________________________
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
 
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 

 
 
 
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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP**
(a) ¨
(b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
2,037,845 shares of Class A Common Stock
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,037,845 shares of Class A Common Stock
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,037,845 shares of Class A Common Stock
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
¨
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.15%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
OO


 

 
 
 
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1
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Glenn Dubin
 
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP**
(a) ¨
(b) ¨
3
SEC USE ONLY
4
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
5
SOLE VOTING POWER
0
6
SHARED VOTING POWER
2,037,845 shares of Class A Common Stock
7
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
8
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,037,845 shares of Class A Common Stock
9
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
2,037,845 shares of Class A Common Stock
10
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
¨
11
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
5.15%
12
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN



 
 
 
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Item 1(a).
NAME OF ISSUER.
   
 
The name of the issuer is EchoStar Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”).

Item 1(b).
ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
   
 
The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 100 Inverness Terrace East, Englewood, Colorado 80112.

Item 2(a)
NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Item 2(b)
ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
Item 2(c)
CITIZENSHIP:

 
This statement is filed by:
   
 
(i)
Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, New York 10019
Citizenship:  State of Delaware
   
 
(ii)
Glenn Dubin
c/o Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
40 West 57th Street, 33rd Floor
New York, New York 10019
Citizenship:  United States
   
 
The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons.”

Item 2(d).
TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”).

 
Item 2(e).
CUSIP NUMBER:
  
  278768106  



 
 
 
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Item 3.
IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b) OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

 
(a)
¨
Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act,
 
(b)
¨
Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,
 
(c)
¨
Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act,
 
(d)
¨
Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
 
(e)
¨
Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940,
 
(f)
¨
Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance with 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F),
 
(g)
¨
Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G),
 
(h)
¨
Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
 
(i)
¨
A church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
 
(j)
¨
A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
 
(k)
¨
Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:
   

Item 4.
OWNERSHIP.

     
     
(a)
Amount beneficially owned:
         
       
As of the date hereof, (i) Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as the sub-advisor to Highbridge Statistical Market Neutral Fund ("HSMF") and the trading manager of Highbridge International LLC, Highbridge Long/Short Institutional Fund, Ltd., Highbridge Long-Term Equity Master Fund, L.P., Highbridge Long/Short Equity Master Fund, L.P., STAR L.P. (a statistical arbitrage strategy) and Highbridge Statistical Opportunities Master Fund, L.P (collectively, the "Highbridge Funds", and together with HSMF, the "Highbridge Entities"), may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,037,845 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Highbridge Entities and (ii) Glenn Dubin, as the Chief Executive Officer of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 2,037,845 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Highbridge Entities.
         
     
(b)
Percent of class:
         
       
The percentages used herein and in the rest of this Schedule 13G are calculated based upon 39,538,822 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding as of August 2, 2012, as disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2012.  Therefore, as of the date hereof, based on the Company’s outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, each of Highbridge Capital Management, LLC and Glenn Dubin may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 5.15% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company.
         
       
The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Highbridge Entities.  In addition, Glenn Dubin disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by each of the Highbridge Entities.
         


 
 
 
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Item 5.
OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
 
Not applicable.

Item 6.
OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
 
Not applicable.

Item 7.
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
 
Not applicable.

Item 8.
IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
 
Not applicable.

Item 9.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
 
Not applicable.

Item 10.
CERTIFICATION.

 
Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:
   
 
By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
DATED:  October 5, 2012

   
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
  
   
   
By: /s/ John Oliva         
Name: John Oliva
Title: Managing Director
  
   
/s/ Glenn Dubin                                      
 
  
GLENN DUBIN
  
   
   
   
   
   
   


 
 
 
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EXHIBIT 1
 
JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENT
 
This will confirm the agreement by and among the undersigned that the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the date hereof with respect to the beneficial ownership by the undersigned of the shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of EchoStar Corporation, is being filed, and all amendments thereto will be filed, on behalf of each of the persons and entities named below in accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
 
DATED:  October 5, 2012

   
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
  
   
   
By: /s/ John Oliva         
Name: John Oliva
Title: Managing Director
  
   
/s/ Glenn Dubin                                        
 
  
GLENN DUBIN