News & Events

below. ​ The RSA adds certain protections for the DDBS Notes and adds financial flexibility and strategic optionality for the company, including increased flexibility to engage in potential M&A transactions. In addition, the DDBS noteholders and the Company mutually agreed that all pending litigation would be dismissed with prejudice. ​ The foregoing description of the RSA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the RSA, which is filed herewith as Exhi…

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On March 19, 2026, EchoStar Corporation, DISH Network Corporation, DISH DBS Corporation (“DDBS”) and certain of DDBS’s subsidiaries (DDBS and its subsidiaries, collectively, the “Company”) entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (the “RSA” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Transactions”) with an ad hoc group (the “AHG”) representing more than 82% of holders of debt securities issued by DDBS (the “DDBS Notes”). The Transactions co…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. ​ On December 26, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), in connection with Mr. Hamid Akhavan’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital, Mr. Akhavan and EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a new letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) that replaces and supersedes the previous letter agreement with Mr. Akhavan dated October 2,…

Other Events. On July 29, 2025, DISH DBS Corporation (“DDBS”), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), notified the trustee for its 7.75% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and its 7.375% senior notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes” and, together with the 2026 Notes, the “Senior Notes”) that, on July 30, 2025, DDBS would make the scheduled interest payments originally due on July 1, 2025 on the Senior Notes, in each case including…

Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement. ​ Because reaching an acceptable resolution of the FCC inquiries is not assured, the Company must continue to evaluate the deployment of its resources. In light of this continued uncertainty, DDBS has elected not to make a $77.5 million cash interest payment due on July 1, 2025 with respect to the 7.75% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and a $36.875 mill…

Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement. In light of the uncertainty raised by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) review disclosed in our Form 8-K’s filed on May 28, 2025 and May 30, 2025, EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) has elected not to make approximately $183 million in cash interest payments due on June 2, 2025 (the “Interest Payments”) with respect to our DISH DBS Corporation (“DDBS”…

Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement. As previously disclosed in our Form 8-K filed on May 28, 2025, EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) received a letter from the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) on May 9, 2025, indicating that the FCC was beginning a review of our compliance with certain of our federal obligations to provide 5G service in the United States and raising ce…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Departure of Directors; Election of Directors On December 24, 2024, Mr. James DeFranco submitted his resignation from the board of directors of DISH DBS Corporation (“DISH DBS”). Mr. DeFranco did not resign from such position as a result of any disagreement with DISH DBS relating to its operations, policies, or practices. Mr. DeFranco will continue…

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement . As previously disclosed, on September 29, 2024, EchoStar Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”), and DIRECTV Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ DIRECTV ”), entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”), pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions therein, DIRECTV would acquire from the Company all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of DISH DBS Corporation, a Col…

Other Events. As previously disclosed, on October 2, 2023, EchoStar Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“EchoStar” or the “Company”), entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger with DISH Network Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“DISH”), and EAV Corp., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into DISH (the “Merger”), with DISH surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoS…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Effective March 20, 2023, Veronika Takacs has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Controller and replaces Jeffrey S. Boggs, Senior Vice President of Global Finance of Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“HNS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as principal accounting officer of the Company as of such date. Ms. Takacs, age 40, served as Globa…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On and effective January 5, 2023, Muhammad Ali Butt’s employment with EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer was terminated and he will no longer serve as principal accounting officer of the Company. On and effective January 6, 2023, Jeffrey S. Boggs, Senior Vice President of Global Finance of Hug…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. In July 2022, EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) reported that David Rayner informed the Company of his intention to retire as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Treasurer at a future date. On September 27, 2022, Mr. Rayner notified the Company that his last day with the Company will be October 7, 2022…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 20, 2022, David Rayner informed EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) that he intends to retire as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Rayner intends to continue in his current role for the near future, to allow time for a successor to be appointed. The Company has commenced a search…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 28, 2022, Anders N. Johnson, EchoStar Corporation’s (the “Company”) Chief Strategy Officer and President – EchoStar Satellite Services, notified the Company that he will resign from the Company effective June 3, 2022. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report…