Every Form 4 that EchoStar Corporation (ECHO) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 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.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow ECHO and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full ECHO filings page.
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 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.
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 CORP insiders Charles W. and Cantey M. Ergen reported an internal transfer of EchoStar Class B Common Stock. On July 29, 2026, the Ergen Two-Year July 2025 SATS GRAT distributed 1,502,440 Class B shares to Mr. Ergen as an annuity payment, reported as a bona fide gift and moving the shares from indirect to direct ownership. The 2025 July GRAT still holds 6,497,560 Class B shares, while other Ergen GRATs and entities continue to hold additional indirect positions; all Class B shares are convertible into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.
EchoStar Corp insiders Charles W. Ergen and Cantey M. Ergen reported a bona fide gift of 5,000,000 Class B shares on July 20, 2026, contributing them to the new Ergen Two-Year July 2026 ECHO GRAT, which can be converted into an equal number of Class A shares for no additional consideration.
After the transfer, Charles Ergen directly held 10,508 Class B and 11,140,269 Class A shares, alongside substantial indirect positions in Class B (convertible into Class A) through several GRATs, an LLC and family and charitable entities, where beneficial ownership is largely disclaimed except for their pecuniary interests.
Telluray Holdings, LLC, a more than 10% owner of EchoStar CORP, reported an internal equity transfer dated July 10, 2026. An affiliated trust, the Ergen Two-Year July 2024 SATS GRAT, contributed 15,939,781 Class B shares to Telluray in exchange for membership units, recorded at $0.0000 per share. Following this restructuring, Telluray directly holds 2,350,696 Class A shares and 76,457,283 Class B shares. The Class B shares may be converted into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen has sole voting power over these shares, while she and Mr. Charles W. Ergen share dispositive power.
EchoStar CORP reports that Ergen Two-Year July 2024 SATS GRAT, a 10% owner, completed a bona fide gift disposition of 18,561,842 shares of Class B Common Stock, which are convertible into an equal number of Class A shares for no additional consideration. The 2024 July GRAT distributed 2,622,061 Class B shares as an annuity to Charles W. Ergen and contributed 15,939,781 Class B shares to Telluray Holdings, LLC in exchange for membership units, after which the GRAT held no Class B shares and expired in accordance with its terms.
EchoStar CORP insiders Charles W. and Cantey Ergen reported several transfers of Class B Common Stock on July 10, 2026. The Ergen Two-Year July 2024 SATS GRAT distributed 2,622,061 Class B shares to Mr. Ergen as an annuity and contributed 15,939,781 Class B shares to Telluray Holdings, LLC.
In addition, an indirect holder associated with the reporting persons made a bona fide gift of 18,561,842 Class B shares. After these transactions, a reported indirect Class B holding showed 76,457,283 shares, while Mr. Ergen’s direct Class B holding was 5,010,508 shares, with further Class B shares held in several two-year SATS GRATs scheduled to expire in 2027 and 2028.
EchoStar CORP EVP and CFO Paul W. Orban reported routine equity compensation activity. He received 297 restricted stock units that vest at 10% per year beginning on July 1, 2026, with each unit delivering one share of Class A Common Stock upon vesting.
The filing also shows 9 shares of Class A Common Stock withheld to cover tax obligations related to vested restricted stock units, a non‑market transaction. Following these updates, Orban holds 50,943 Class A shares directly and 37 shares indirectly through a 401(k) plan.
EchoStar director James DeFranco reported routine equity compensation activity in Class A Common Stock. He received a grant of 198 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing one share to be issued upon vesting. The RSUs vest 25% per year beginning on July 1, 2026.
The filing also shows 16 shares withheld to cover tax obligations related to vesting of prior anniversary awards. Following these transactions, DeFranco directly holds 1,870 shares and has additional indirect holdings through retirement and partnership or LLC interests, some of which he disclaims beneficial ownership.
EchoStar CORP director Dodge R. Stanton automatically exercised a Non-Employee Director Stock Option for 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at $24.4900 per share. The option was fully vested and exercised automatically upon expiration under the company’s 2017 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
To cover the option exercise price and related tax obligations, 1,214 shares of Class A Common Stock were withheld by EchoStar at $100.8800 per share, a non‑market, tax-withholding disposition. Following these transactions, Stanton directly held 25,341 shares of Class A Common Stock and indirectly held 1,642 shares through a 401(K) account.
EchoStar director Lisa W. Hershman automatically exercised options for 10,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $24.49 per share under the company’s 2017 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. In connection with this automatic exercise, 2,428 shares were withheld by EchoStar to cover the option exercise price and related tax obligations, rather than being sold in the open market. Following these transactions, Hershman directly holds 7,572 shares of Class A Common Stock, and the exercised director stock option, which was fully vested at grant, has expired with no remaining derivative position reported.
EchoStar Corp director and senior advisor Cantey Ergen reported routine equity compensation and related tax withholding. She received a grant of 198 restricted stock units (RSUs), each representing a contingent right to one share of Class A Common Stock that vests 25% per year beginning on July 1, 2026. In connection with previously granted anniversary shares, 17 shares were withheld to cover tax obligations rather than sold on the market.
After these updates, she directly holds 2,148 Class A shares, including the 198 newly awarded RSUs and 1,967 shares of common stock. The filing also lists substantial indirect holdings in various family accounts, an LLC, a charitable foundation, and a child’s account, where she generally disclaims beneficial ownership except for any pecuniary interest.