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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 reported sharply higher profitability for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, driven by a non‑cash deconsolidation gain of 9,728,958 (dollars in thousands) from removing DISH DBS and DISH Wireless entities from consolidation following their Prepackaged Chapter 11 Cases. Quarterly revenue was 3,576,164 (dollars in thousands), modestly below the prior year, but operating income improved to 512,938 (dollars in thousands) from an operating loss a year earlier.
EchoStar is executing major spectrum monetization and deleveraging transactions. The AT&T License Purchase Agreement closed on July 28, 2026, providing $20.250 billion in cash proceeds and a 99‑year lease extension, enabling repayment or redemption of multiple obligations, including $2.0 billion of DISH DBS 7 3/4% Senior Notes and $3.5 billion of DISH Network 11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027, and extinguishing a $4.767 billion intercompany loan tranche. EchoStar states that, after this closing and FCC confirmation that re‑auction payments are satisfied, substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern no longer exists.
Under the amended SpaceX License Purchase Agreement, total consideration for AWS‑4, H‑Block and AWS‑3 spectrum is approximately $20 billion, with up to $11 billion payable in SpaceX Class A common stock valued at $42.40 per share (about 261.8 million shares). As of June 30, 2026, Seller Notes principal of $9.821 billion remained outstanding but is expected to be repaid at the targeted Spectrum Acquisition Closing around November 30, 2027, and interim debt service payments of about $828 million were recorded as long‑term deferred revenue. Following deconsolidation, EchoStar’s continuing operations center on Wireless and Broadband and Satellite Services, serving 6.391 million Pay‑TV, 7.375 million Wireless and 622,000 Broadband subscribers as of June 30, 2026.
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 Corporation’s principal shareholders, Charles and Cantey Ergen and related entities, report updated cumulative ownership as of July 29, 2026. Charles Ergen is deemed to beneficially own 148,681,347 EchoStar shares, representing 50.9% of the Class A common stock, while Cantey Ergen is deemed to own 147,197,377 shares, or 50.7%.
These percentages are calculated against 159,154,243 Class A shares outstanding, assuming conversion of the Class B shares and exercisable options beneficially owned by each of them within 60 days. Because Class B shares carry 10 votes, each of Charles and Cantey Ergen may be deemed to hold approximately 90.3% of EchoStar’s voting power, with effective voting power in such circumstances of 89.4% and 89.3%, respectively, under an Amended and Restated Support Agreement. Telluray Holdings, LLC, a Wyoming entity within the group, beneficially owns 78,807,979 shares, equal to 33.5% of Class A and approximately 52.1% of EchoStar voting power, with effective voting power of approximately 51.9% under the same agreement. On July 29, 2026, the Ergen Two-Year July 2025 SATS GRAT distributed 1,502,440 Class B shares to Charles Ergen as an annuity payment, leaving that GRAT with 6,497,560 Class B shares and scheduled to expire on July 29, 2027. Trust agreements for the GRATs restrict dispositions of EchoStar shares unless a defined Change of Control Event occurs.
BlackRock, Inc. filed an amended beneficial ownership report for EchoStar Corp Class A Stock. BlackRock reports beneficial ownership of 10,564,121 shares, representing 6.7% of the class. It has sole voting power over 9,946,119 shares and sole dispositive power over 10,564,121 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
The filing notes that various underlying clients and investors have the right to receive dividends or sale proceeds from these shares, but no single person has an interest exceeding 5% of EchoStar’s outstanding common shares. The reported holdings reflect only certain BlackRock business units grouped as “Reporting Business Units.”
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 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.
An amended Schedule 13D for EchoStar Corp reports that Charles W. Ergen beneficially owns 148,681,347 EchoStar shares, representing 50.9 percent of the Class A Common Stock when his convertible Class B shares and exercisable options are included. Cantey M. Ergen beneficially owns 147,197,377 shares, or 50.7 percent of the Class A Common Stock on a similar basis.
These positions are measured against 159,143,226 Class A shares outstanding as of July 20, 2026. Because each Class B share carries 10 votes, each of Charles and Cantey Ergen may be deemed to beneficially own equity representing approximately 90.3 percent of EchoStar voting power, with effective voting power of about 89.4 percent and 89.3 percent, respectively, under an Amended and Restated Support Agreement that limits how certain Class A shares may be voted following the EchoStar–DISH merger.
The amendment also details holdings of several Ergen family grantor retained annuity trusts and Telluray Holdings, LLC, including a July 20, 2026 contribution of 5,000,000 Class B shares to the Ergen Two-Year July 2026 ECHO GRAT for estate planning purposes. Trust agreements restrict any disposition of trust-held EchoStar shares unless a defined Change of Control Event occurs.
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.