Every 8-K that EchoStar Corporation (ECHO) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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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 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.
EchoStar Corporation’s subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation and several U.S. affiliates have commenced Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas to address maturing secured and unsecured debt and restructure operations. The companies are seeking joint administration of the cases and court authorization to continue operating as debtors-in-possession, and have filed customary first-day motions aimed at maintaining ordinary-course operations and minimizing disruption for customers and employees. Hughes states it has sufficient liquidity to fund near-term operations and plans to use existing cash while working to right-size its balance sheet and refocus on enterprise, government and defense markets.
The Chapter 11 filings constitute an event of default under HSSC’s 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and 6.625% Senior Notes due 2026, triggering automatic acceleration of obligations, though enforcement is stayed under the Bankruptcy Code. EchoStar, its non-Hughes subsidiaries and Hughes’ international subsidiaries are not included in the filing. HSSC also announced leadership changes, including the retirement-related resignation of director and officer Paul Gaske, the appointment of Robert Del Genio as Chief Restructuring Officer, and the formation of an independent Special Committee to review related party transactions with EchoStar.
EchoStar Corporation completed the previously announced sale of all 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz spectrum licenses held by its seller parties to AT&T Mobility II LLC, a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. At the closing, the seller received $20,250,000,000 in proceeds, and the buyer deposited an additional $2,400,000,000 into a mandated FCC trust to satisfy specified creditor claims tied to the transferred licenses. The parties also agreed to a 99‑year extension of existing leases for the buyer’s exclusive use of certain wireless spectrum licenses in Hawaii.
In connection with these transactions and DISH DBS Corporation’s deleveraging plans, DISH DBS fully repaid $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal of its 7.75% Senior Notes due July 1, 2026, pursuant to authorization from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. All amounts outstanding under a 2021 loan from DISH DBS to DISH Network Corporation were satisfied in full, and approximately $3.686 billion of 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2027, issued by DISH Network Corporation, were redeemed in full at closing.
EchoStar Corporation announced that longtime executive Dean Manson will step down as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, effective June 26, 2026, after a 26-year career with EchoStar and Hughes Network Systems. He will remain for a period as Senior Advisor to support the transition.
Executive Vice President of Government Affairs Jeffrey Blum, who has been with the company since 2005, will serve as Acting Chief Legal Officer and Secretary while EchoStar conducts a search for a permanent successor. The company notes there are no family relationships or related‑party transactions involving Mr. Blum that require disclosure.