---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001415404-25-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001001082"
company_name: "DISH Network CORP"
filed_at: "2025-06-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T02:17:57.004045+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# EchoStar misses $183M interest payment on DBS notes, triggering 30-day default grace period

## Summary
- Skipped ~$183M in interest payments: $72.2M on 5.25% 2026 secured, $71.9M on 5.75% 2028 secured, $38.4M on 5.125% 2029 unsecured.
- Non-payment is an immediate default with a 30-day grace period before Event of Default.
- EchoStar cites uncertainty from FCC review disclosed May 28-30, awaits FCC relief.
- Interest payments total $182.5M across three note series due 2026, 2028, 2029.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001415404-25-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001001082
- company_name: DISH Network CORP
- filed_at: 2025-06-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.04, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001082/000141540425000024/0001415404-25-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001082/000141540425000024/tmb-20250602x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001415404-25-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001415404-25-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001415404-25-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  DISH Network CORP reported a default on senior notes of $183 million in cash interest payments on the 2026 Notes, 2028 Notes and 2029 Notes with DISH DBS Corporation at 5.25% secured notes due 2026, 5.75% secured notes due 2028, 5.125% unsecured not maturing 2026, 2028, 2029.
  - Instrument: senior notes
  - Principal: $183 million in cash interest payments on the 2026 Notes, 2028 Notes and 2029 Notes
  - Counterparty: DISH DBS Corporation
  - Rate: 5.25% secured notes due 2026, 5.75% secured notes due 2028, 5.125% unsecured not
  - Maturity: 2026, 2028, 2029
  - Event: default
  source text: 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”) 5.25% secured notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”), 5.75% secured notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) and 5.125% unsecured notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes, and collectively with the 2026 Notes and the 2028 Notes, the “DBS Notes”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001082/000141540425000024/0001415404-25-000024-index.htm

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