secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     EchoStar CORP (SATS)
CIK:        0001415404
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-23-088606
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

EchoStar to merge with DISH Network in all-stock deal at 2.85x exchange ratio
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- EchoStar shareholders to receive 2.85 DISH shares per share; premium of 12.9% over unaffected 30-day VWAP.
- Combined company led by Hamid Akhavan as CEO, Charles Ergen as Executive Chairman; DISH CEO Erik Carlson to depart at close.
- Existing DISH shareholders will own ~69%, EchoStar shareholders ~31% of combined entity.
- Majority shareholder group (Ergen) agrees not to vote DISH Class A shares for three years post-close.
- Transaction subject to regulatory approvals, listing, and other conditions; expected close by Feb 8, 2024 (extendable).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465923088606/0001104659-23-088606-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000110465923088606/tm2323112d2_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-088606

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