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accession: "0001415404-26-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001533758"
company_name: "Hughes Satellite Systems Corp"
filed_at: "2026-06-25T20:13:23+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T20:14:13.661723+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# EchoStar CLO Dean Manson steps down; Jeffrey Blum named acting replacement

## Summary
- Dean Manson resigns as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary effective June 26, 2026, after 26 years.
- Jeffrey Blum, EVP of Government Affairs since 2005, appointed Acting Chief Legal Officer and Secretary.
- Manson will stay as Senior Advisor for a transition period before taking a career break.
- Company will conduct a search for a permanent Chief Legal Officer and Secretary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001415404-26-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001533758
- company_name: Hughes Satellite Systems Corp
- filed_at: 2026-06-25T20:13:23+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1533758/000141540426000030/0001415404-26-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1415404/000141540426000030/sats-20260623x8k.htm

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