December 31, 2023 · Form 4 insider transaction
Ergen Two-Year May 2023 DISH GRAT sold 26,000,000 shares of DISH Network Corporation, a transaction worth N/A. The trade was recorded as disposition to the issuer and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 3 days after the transaction.
Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 2, 2023 ("Merger Agreement"), by and between the Issuer, EchoStar Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("EchoStar") and EAV Corp., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of EchoStar ("Merger Sub"), on December 31, 2023, Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer with the Issuer surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar (the "Merger").; Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer ("Issuer Class A Common Stock") and Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer ("Issuer Class B Common Stock") held by the Reporting Person was converted into the right to receive 0.350877 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of EchoStar ("EchoStar Class A Common Stock") or Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of EchoStar ("EchoStar Class B Common Stock"), as applicable.; On May 12, 2023, Charles W. Ergen established the Ergen Two-Year May 2023 DISH GRAT (the "2023 May GRAT") and contributed a total of 26,000,000 Class A shares and 28,000,000 Class B shares to such GRAT. The 2023 May GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 12, 2025. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of such GRAT.