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EchoStar files legal opinions for shelf takedown; no material details disclosed
Filing includes legal opinions from White & Case and Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck for securities issuance.
EchoStar shareholders re-elect all 11 director nominees, ratify KPMG as auditor
All 11 director nominees elected; Charles W. Ergen and Cantey M. Ergen among those re-elected.
EchoStar amends DISH DBS exchange offers; expiration extended to Nov 12
Discount Amount lowered to at least $1.498625B; expiration now 5:00 PM ET on Nov 12, 2024.
EchoStar to sell DISH Pay-TV business to DIRECTV for $1.00 plus debt assumption
EchoStar sells all equity of DISH DBS (Pay-TV) to DIRECTV Holdings for $1.00 plus assumption of net debt.
EchoStar shareholders elect 11 directors, ratify KPMG, approve ESPP at annual meeting
All 11 director nominees elected; R. Stanton Dodge had highest withheld (33.7M), Charles Ergen had 20.2M.
EchoStar completes acquisition of DISH Network; all-share merger closes Dec 31, 2023
Merger closed Dec 31, 2023; each DISH share converted into 0.350877 EchoStar Class A share; DISH now a wholly owned subsidiary.
EchoStar imposes blackout on insider trading ahead of DISH merger close
Blackout period begins at market close on business day before merger closing, expected between Dec 11-29, 2023.
EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan appointed as DISH CEO effective Nov 13, 2023
Hamid Akhavan, EchoStar's current CEO and President, named President and CEO of DISH effective Nov 13, 2023.
EchoStar restructures merger with DISH; DISH to become subsidiary; terms unchanged
Exchange ratio: each DISH share converts to 0.350877 EchoStar share (same as original).
EchoStar to merge with DISH Network in all-stock deal at 2.85x exchange ratio
EchoStar shareholders to receive 2.85 DISH shares per share; premium of 12.9% over unaffected 30-day VWAP.
All eight director nominees elected with over 487M votes for each (range 487M-491M).
Takacs, former Global Controller at The Washington Post, replaces Jeffrey S. Boggs as principal accounting officer.
EchoStar CAO Muhammad Ali Butt terminated; Jeffrey Boggs named interim principal accounting officer
Muhammad Ali Butt terminated as SVP & CAO effective Jan 5, 2023.
EchoStar President Pradman Kaul retires from subsidiaries, named Vice Chair
Kaul retires as President of Hughes Communications and Hughes Network Systems effective Dec 31, 2022; remains on board, appointed Vice Chair Jan 1, 2023.
EchoStar President Pradman Kaul to retire; Paul Gaske named COO effective Jan 1, 2023
Pradman Kaul retires Dec 31, 2022 as President of Hughes Network Systems; named Vice Chair of EchoStar Board.
Amendment waives approximately $14M in payments through orbit-raising and $44.5M (plus 6% interest) in deferred in-orbit incentives.
David Rayner's last day as EVP, CFO, COO, and Treasurer is October 7, 2022.
EchoStar CFO David Rayner to retire; successor search underway
David Rayner announced retirement from roles as EVP, CFO, COO, and Treasurer on July 20, 2022.
EchoStar CSO and President of Satellite Services resigns effective June 3, 2022
Anders N. Johnson resigns as Chief Strategy Officer and President – EchoStar Satellite Services.
EchoStar shareholders re-elect all eight directors, ratify KPMG as auditor at 2022 annual meeting
All eight director nominees elected with >491M votes for each; broker non-votes ~5M.
EchoStar names Hamid Akhavan as CEO and President, effective March 31, 2022
Michael Dugan retires as CEO/President on March 31, 2022; stays on board of directors.
each of Michael T. Dugan, Pradman P. Kaul, C. Michael Schroeder and Jeffrey R. Tarr submitted his resignation from the Board.
each of Michael T. Dugan, Pradman P. Kaul, C. Michael Schroeder and Jeffrey R. Tarr submitted his resignation from the Board.
each of Michael T. Dugan, Pradman P. Kaul, C. Michael Schroeder and Jeffrey R. Tarr submitted his resignation from the Board.
appointed to the Board Hamid Akhavan, President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, as well as the following persons, each of whom served on the board of directors of DISH (the “DISH Board”) immediately prior to the Effective Time: Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Cantey M. Ergen, Stephen J. Bye, James DeFranco, George R. Brokaw and Tom A. Ortolf.
appointed to the Board Hamid Akhavan, President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, as well as the following persons, each of whom served on the board of directors of DISH (the “DISH Board”) immediately prior to the Effective Time: Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Cantey M. Ergen, Stephen J. Bye, James DeFranco, George R. Brokaw and Tom A. Ortolf.
appointed to the Board Hamid Akhavan, President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, as well as the following persons, each of whom served on the board of directors of DISH (the “DISH Board”) immediately prior to the Effective Time: Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Cantey M. Ergen, Stephen J. Bye, James DeFranco, George R. Brokaw and Tom A. Ortolf.
appointed to the Board Hamid Akhavan, President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, as well as the following persons, each of whom served on the board of directors of DISH (the “DISH Board”) immediately prior to the Effective Time: Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Cantey M. Ergen, Stephen J. Bye, James DeFranco, George R. Brokaw and Tom A. Ortolf.
appointed to the Board Hamid Akhavan, President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, as well as the following persons, each of whom served on the board of directors of DISH (the “DISH Board”) immediately prior to the Effective Time: Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Cantey M. Ergen, Stephen J. Bye, James DeFranco, George R. Brokaw and Tom A. Ortolf.
appointed to the Board Hamid Akhavan, President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, as well as the following persons, each of whom served on the board of directors of DISH (the “DISH Board”) immediately prior to the Effective Time: Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Cantey M. Ergen, Stephen J. Bye, James DeFranco, George R. Brokaw and Tom A. Ortolf.
each of Michael T. Dugan, Pradman P. Kaul, C. Michael Schroeder and Jeffrey R. Tarr submitted his resignation from the Board.
appointed to the Board Hamid Akhavan, President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar, as well as the following persons, each of whom served on the board of directors of DISH (the “DISH Board”) immediately prior to the Effective Time: Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Cantey M. Ergen, Stephen J. Bye, James DeFranco, George R. Brokaw and Tom A. Ortolf.
On October 1, 2023, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. John Swieringa, the current President of Technology and Chief Operating Officer of DISH, as the President of Technology and Chief Operating Officer of EchoStar, effective upon the Effective Time.
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