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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 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 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.
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 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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