EchoStar Corp reports that John Swieringa, identified as PRES, TECH & COO, had 21,875 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld on October 1, 2026, at a reported price of $88.25 per share to cover certain tax obligations connected with vesting of previously reported RSUs. After the transaction, his reported direct holdings were 231,660 shares, including shares acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. A separate indirect holding entry lists 845 shares, identified as held by a 401(k).
EchoStar Corp. reported that President, Retail Wireless Robert Joseph Rupczynski acquired an award of 25,000 employee stock options on October 1, 2026, covering Class A common shares at an exercise price of $88.25 per share. The award vests in three substantially equal annual installments beginning October 1, 2027, and expires October 1, 2036.
EchoStar reported that the DISH DBS Filing Entities emerged from Chapter 11 on October 1, 2026, after all conditions to the confirmed plan’s effective date were satisfied or waived. The entities reduced aggregate outstanding indebtedness by approximately $4.35 billion through debt restructuring, full repayment of DISH DBS Corporation’s 7.75% Senior Notes due July 1, 2026, and partial early repayment of DISH DBS’s 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due December 1, 2026.
The entities were deconsolidated from EchoStar’s financial statements effective June 30, 2026, and will be reconsolidated as of October 1, 2026. Related supplemental indentures cover the 5.25% and 5.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and 2028, the 7.375% Senior Notes due 2028, and the 5.125% Senior Notes due 2029. The plan was divided into separate plans for the DISH DBS Filing Entities and DISH Wireless Filing Entities. DISH DBS financial statements are to be filed by amendment no later than 71 calendar days after the date the report is required to be filed.
EchoStar Corporation (ECHO) is soliciting proxies for its 2026 virtual Annual Meeting of Shareholders on October 30, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time via www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/ECHO2026. Shareholders of record as of September 4, 2026 will vote on electing eight directors, ratifying KPMG LLP as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026, and approving named executive officer compensation on a non-binding advisory basis.
The capital structure includes 159,467,376 Class A shares with one vote each and 131,348,468 Class B shares with ten votes each. Charles W. Ergen, his spouse Cantey M. Ergen and related entities beneficially own securities representing about 90.3% of total voting power, making EchoStar a Nasdaq “controlled company.” As of 2025, the CEO’s total compensation was $4,648,665 versus median employee pay of $84,476, a 55-to-1 ratio. The board maintains fully independent Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Governance Committees, uses a pay-for-performance framework with equity incentives, and reports on its roles in overall and cybersecurity risk oversight.
EchoStar CORP (ECHO) director William David Wade filed a Rule 144 notice for a planned sale of common stock. The filing covers up to 5,000 shares of EchoStar common stock to be sold through Raymond James & Associates on Nasdaq, with a stated aggregate value of $459,000.00. These shares were acquired from the issuer by option exercise for cash on 05/18/2026, and the proposed sale is indicated for on or before 08/13/2026. No other sales during the prior three months are listed in the notice.
EchoStar CORP director William David Wade reported two open-market sales of Class A Common Stock. On August 13, 2026, he sold 2,425 shares at $91.48 per share, and on August 12, 2026 he sold 2,575 shares at $92.65 per share. A separate entry shows 443 shares of Class A Common Stock held indirectly "By Trust" following the reported transactions.
Wellington Management Group LLP and related entities report a significant ownership position in EchoStar Corporation. The filing states beneficial ownership of 8,440,336 shares of EchoStar common stock, representing 5.33% of the class as of June 30, 2026.
The Wellington entities report no sole voting or dispositive power, with shared voting power over 7,255,291 shares and shared dispositive power over 8,438,998 shares. The shares are held of record by clients of various Wellington investment advisers, and no single client is known to hold more than five percent of the class. Wellington Management Group LLP is the ultimate parent of the holding and advisory entities listed.
EchoStar CORP director Stephen J. Bye reported exercising fully vested non-employee director stock options and selling the resulting Class A Common Stock. On 7 August 2026 he exercised options for 3,508 shares at $26.60 and 5,000 shares at $25.19 per share, then sold 3,508 shares at $89.73 and 5,000 shares at $89.90 per share in market transactions.
EchoStar Corporation and its subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC) report that HSSC held confidential discussions with certain holders of its 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and 6.625% Senior Notes due 2026 regarding potential transactions involving these funded debt obligations, but no agreement was reached. Under related confidentiality agreements, HSSC is now publicly furnishing previously shared confidential information as “Cleansing Materials” in Exhibits 99.1–99.4. These materials are based on assumptions and plans from the fourth quarter of 2025, were prepared solely for creditor discussions, are highly cautionary, and are not intended or represented as reliable predictions or as a basis for investment decisions.