December 31, 2023 · Form 4 insider transaction
ERGEN CHARLES W bought 761,043 shares of EchoStar Corporation, a transaction worth N/A. The trade was recorded as grant or award and disclosed on an SEC Form 4, filed 3 days after the transaction.
Received in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 par value per share ("DISH Class A Common Stock"), of DISH Network Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("DISH") in connection with the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 2, 2023 ("Merger Agreement"), by and between the Issuer, DISH and EAV Corp., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on December 31, 2023, Merger Sub merged with and into DISH with DISH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each outstanding share of DISH Class A Common Stock was converted into the right to receive a number of Issuer Class A Common Stock equal to 0.350877 (the "Exchange Ratio").; These shares are held by a charitable foundation. The reporting persons are officers of the charitable foundation and share voting and dispositive power for the foundation. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.