EchoStar (SATS) CLO exercises 10K options and sells 10K shares
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
EchoStar CORP chief legal officer Dean Manson reported option exercises and related share sales in Class A Common Stock. On June 12, 2026, he exercised 10,000 employee stock options at an exercise price of $14.04 per share and sold 10,000 shares in open-market transactions at $130.39 per share. These trades were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 5, 2026, indicating they were pre-arranged. Following the transactions, he directly held 5,058 shares and indirectly held 1,143 shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock, with no remaining derivative positions shown in this filing.
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Insights
Pre-planned option exercise-and-sell, routine in scale and structure.
The filing shows EchoStar CORP chief legal officer Dean Manson exercising 10,000 stock options at $14.04 and selling 10,000 shares at $130.39. This is a classic exercise-and-sell pattern, converting options into cash rather than expanding equity exposure.
Importantly, a footnote states the trades were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 5, 2026. Such plans are established in advance, so the timing carries limited informational value about management’s current view of the stock.
After these transactions, Manson directly holds 5,058 shares and indirectly holds 1,143 shares, and no remaining derivative positions are listed. The scale appears modest relative to typical executive holdings, suggesting a routine liquidity event rather than a thesis-changing move.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 4,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 6,000 | $0.00 | -- |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 6,000 | $14.04 | $84K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 6,000 | $130.39 | $782K |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 4,000 | $14.04 | $56K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 4,000 | $130.39 | $522K |
| holding | Class A Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- Transaction reported was effected pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reported person on March 5, 2026. Includes shares acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. By 401(K). The shares underlying these options vest 25% per year on each of April 1, 2025, April 1, 2026, April 1, 2027 and April 1, 2028 40% of the shares underlying these options vested immediately upon the grant date. The remaining 60% of the shares underlying these options vest 30% per year on each of April 1, 2025 and April 1, 2026.