8-K
filed January 2, 2024, 6:59 PM ET
CIK 0001001082
M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.85
DISH Network CORP: M&A transaction — EchoStar completes acquisition of DISH Network; DISH shares converted at 0.350877 ratio
DISH Network CORP
- Each DISH Class A and C share converted into 0.350877 EchoStar Class A shares; Class B into EchoStar Class B at same ratio.
- DISH Class A common stock to be delisted from Nasdaq; Form 15 to terminate SEC registration will be filed.
- DISH convertible notes (3.375% 2026, 2.375% 2024, 0% 2025) adjusted: conversion rights now into EchoStar shares at specified rates.
- DISH board replaced by Charles Ergen, Hamid Akhavan, Tom Ortolf; executive officers: Hamid Akhavan (President), Tom Ortolf (Secretary & Treasurer).
- DISH articles of incorporation and bylaws amended and restated effective at the merger close.
Key facts
Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.
Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Charles W. Ergen was appointed as Director at DISH Network CORP.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
The directors of DISH immediately following the Effective Time are Charles W. Ergen, Hamid Akhavan and Tom A. Ortolf.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Hamid Akhavan was appointed as Director at DISH Network CORP.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
The directors of DISH immediately following the Effective Time are Charles W. Ergen, Hamid Akhavan and Tom A. Ortolf.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Hamid Akhavan was appointed as President at DISH Network CORP.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- President
Exact text from the filing
The executive officers of DISH immediately following the Effective Time are as follows: Name Title Hamid Akhavan President Tom A. Ortolf Secretary and Treasurer
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Tom A. Ortolf was appointed as Director at DISH Network CORP.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Director
Exact text from the filing
The directors of DISH immediately following the Effective Time are Charles W. Ergen, Hamid Akhavan and Tom A. Ortolf.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Tom A. Ortolf was appointed as Secretary and Treasurer at DISH Network CORP.
- Action
- appointed
- Role
- Secretary and Treasurer
Exact text from the filing
The executive officers of DISH immediately following the Effective Time are as follows: Name Title Hamid Akhavan President Tom A. Ortolf Secretary and Treasurer
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M&A Transactions
SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01
confidence 0.95
DISH Network CORP underwent a change of control involving EchoStar Corporation for 0.350877 shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock per share of DISH Class A Common Stock (closed 2023-12-31).
- Action
- change of control
- Counterparty
- EchoStar Corporation
- Consideration
- 0.350877 shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock per share of DISH Class A Common Stock
- Closing
- 2023-12-31
Exact text from the filing
to receive upon the completion of the Merger. Upon the completion of the Merger, each then-outstanding share of DISH Class A Common Stock was converted into the right to receive 0.350877 shares of EchoStar Common Stock, resulting in an adjusted Conversion Rate of 4.2677 for the 0% Notes, 8.5657 for the 2.375% Notes and 5.3835 for the 3.375% Notes. The foregoing
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
DISH Network CORP entered into Warrant Amendment Letter Agreement and Warrant Guarantee with each of Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, through its agent Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, through its agent Barclays Capital Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (f/k/a Goldman, Sachs & Co.) (each, a “Dealer”) (effective 2023-12-31).
- Action
- entry
- Counterparty
- each of Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, through its agent Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Barclays Bank PLC, through its agent Barclays Capital Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, London Branch and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (f/k/a Goldman, Sachs & Co.) (each, a “Dealer”)
- Effective
- 2023-12-31
Exact text from the filing
on December 31, 2023, EchoStar and DISH entered into a Warrant Amendment Letter Agreement and Warrant Guarantee with each Dealer, pursuant to which, at the Effective Time, each Dealer’s right to purchase shares of DISH Class A Common Stock pursuant to the applicable DISH Warrants was changed into a right to purchase shares of EchoStar Class A Common Stock, and EchoStar guaranteed all of DISH’s obligations under the applicable DISH Warrants Agreements.
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
DISH Network CORP entered into Note Hedge Amendment Letter Agreement with each of the Dealers (effective 2023-12-31).
- Action
- entry
- Counterparty
- each of the Dealers
- Effective
- 2023-12-31
Exact text from the filing
on December 31, 2023, EchoStar and DISH entered into a Note Hedge Amendment Letter Agreement with each of the Dealers with respect to call option transactions for DISH Class A Common Stock (“Note Hedges”) purchased by DISH in connection with the sale of the DISH 3.375% Notes.
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
DISH Network CORP entered into First Supplemental Indentures with U.S Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (effective 2023-12-29).
- Action
- entry
- Agreement
- notes offering
- Counterparty
- U.S Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee
- Effective
- 2023-12-29
Exact text from the filing
EchoStar, DISH and U.S Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee, entered into (i) the First Supplemental Indenture to that certain Indenture, dated as of August 8, 2016, pursuant to which DISH issued 3.375% convertible notes due 2026 (the “DISH 3.375% Notes”), (ii) the First Supplemental Indenture to that certain Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2017, pursuant to which DISH issued 2.375% convertible notes due 2024 (the “DISH 2.375% Notes”) and (iii) the First Supplemental Indenture (together with the First Supplemental Indentures referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, the “First Supplemental Indentures”) to that certain Indenture, dated as of December 21, 2020, pursuant to which DISH issued 0% convertible notes due 2025 (the “DISH 0% Notes” and, together with the DISH 3.375% Notes and the DISH 2.375% Notes, the “DISH Notes”).
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