December 31, 2023 · Form 4 insider transaction
ERGEN CHARLES W bought 9,122,802 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").; On May 12, 2023, Mr. Charles W. Ergen established the Ergen Two-Year May 2023 DISH GRAT (the "2023 May DISH GRAT") and contributed a total of 26,000,000 shares of DISH Class A Common Stock and 28,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of DISH ("DISH Class B Common Stock") to such trust. In connection with the Merger, such shares converted into the right to receive 9,122,802 shares of Issuer Class A Common Stock and 9,824,556 shares of Issuer Class B Common Stock, respectively. The 2023 May DISH GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 12, 2025. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of the 2023 May DISH GRAT.