EchoStar director exercises 10,000 stock options
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.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
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.
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Routine automatic option exercise with shares withheld for taxes, not an open-market sale.
The filing shows director Lisa W. Hershman automatically exercised 10,000 Non-Employee Director Stock Options for Class A Common Stock at $24.49 per share as the option reached its July 1, 2026 expiration. This is a standard compensation-related event under EchoStar’s 2017 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
To cover the exercise price and related tax obligations, EchoStar withheld 2,428 shares at a value of $100.88 per share, coded as an F-type tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. After these transactions, Hersman holds 7,572 shares directly, and the option position is fully exhausted with no remaining derivative holdings reported.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Non-Employee Director Stock Option | 10,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Class A Common Stock | 10,000 | $24.49 | $245K |
| Exercise Price or Tax Liability | Class A Common Stock | 2,428 | $100.88 | $245K |
Footnotes (3)
- F1. The transactions reported herein were automatically effected upon the expiration of the option pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's 2017 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan and NED Stock Option Agreement.
- F2. Represents shares withheld by the Issuer to cover the exercise price of the option and certain tax obligations in connection with the automatic exercise of the vested options listed in Table II.
- F3. The shares underlying the option were 100% vested upon the date of the grant.
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