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EchoStar Corporation filings document material events, agreements, capital-structure disclosures and governance matters for an operating company with wireless, video, satellite and connectivity businesses. Recent 8-K disclosures cover company events tied to its operating and financial results, shareholder voting matters and material agreements.
The filing record also reflects formal updates related to EchoStar’s public-company capital structure and governance framework. These disclosures sit alongside the company’s recurring business reporting for brands and operations that include Boost Mobile, Sling TV, DISH TV, Hughes, HughesNet, HughesON and JUPITER.
EchoStar Corp ownership filing by FMR LLC reports beneficial ownership of 2,886,891.70 shares of Class A common stock, equal to 1.8% of the class. The filing lists sole voting power of 2,278,780.35 shares and sole dispositive power of 2,886,891.70 shares.
The filing is an amendment to a Schedule 13G and notes that other persons may have rights to dividends or sale proceeds but no other person holds more than 5% of the Class A shares.
EchoStar Corporation and Hughes Satellite Systems announced leadership changes following a shift in strategic direction. On July 6, 2026, Hamid Akhavan resigned effective immediately from all positions, including Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar Capital, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hughes, and board roles at both companies. He will remain available to consult through December 31, 2026 to support an orderly transition. Charles W. Ergen will assume Mr. Akhavan’s responsibilities as Principal Executive Officer of Hughes. Mr. Akhavan’s letter agreement will be modified so his options originally scheduled to vest on December 31, 2026 instead vest on July 6, 2026. EchoStar Capital will be folded into Corporate Development, led by Executive Vice President Thomas A. Cullen.
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.
Ergen Two-Year June 2025 SATS GRAT, a major holder of EchoStar, reported a bona fide gift of 2,316,533 shares of Class B Common Stock to Charles W. Ergen as an annuity payment. After this distribution, the GRAT holds 14,483,467 Class B shares and is scheduled to expire on June 26, 2027.
EchoStar CORP insiders Charles W. Ergen and Cantey M. Ergen reported internal equity transfers involving Class B Common Stock of SATS on June 26, 2026. The Form 4 shows two bona fide gift transactions totaling 4,633,066 Class B shares, structured as derivative positions convertible into an equal number of Class A shares for no additional consideration.
According to the disclosures, the Ergen Two-Year June 2025 SATS GRAT distributed 2,316,533 Class B shares to Mr. Ergen as an annuity payment on June 26, 2026, and held 14,483,467 Class B shares afterward. Other SATS GRATs established in 2024 and 2025 together hold tens of millions of Class B shares, while additional direct and indirect positions in Class A Common Stock remain. The filing records no open‑market purchases or sales; activity consists of gifts and trust-related movements.
EchoStar Corporation’s controlling shareholders updated their ownership and voting positions in this amended Schedule 13D. Charles W. Ergen reports beneficial ownership of 148,681,314 shares, representing 51.0% of the Class A common stock on an as-converted basis, while Cantey M. Ergen reports 147,197,344 shares, or 50.7%. Based on dual‑class voting, each is deemed to control approximately 90.3% of EchoStar’s voting power as of June 26, 2026.
The filing details holdings across multiple grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs) and Telluray Holdings, LLC, all formed to hold portions of Mr. Ergen’s estate. On June 26, 2026, the Ergen Two-Year June 2025 SATS GRAT distributed 2,316,533 Class B shares to Mr. Ergen as an annuity, leaving that GRAT with 14,483,467 Class B shares and scheduled to expire on June 26, 2027.
The trust agreements restrict dispositions of EchoStar shares unless a defined Change of Control Event occurs. An Amended and Restated Support Agreement also limits how certain Class A shares beneficially owned by the reporting persons can be voted for three years following the EchoStar–DISH merger, slightly reducing effective voting power in those specific circumstances.