EchoStar (SATS) Form 4 EchoStar / CHARLES W ERGEN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ERGEN CHARLES W

(Last) (First) (Middle)

100 INVERNESS TERRACE EAST

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD CO 80112

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EchoStar CORP [ SATS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Chairman

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock								700,678	D
Class A Common Stock								6,122	I	By child(1)
Class A Common Stock								47	I	By spouse
Class A Common Stock								3,705	I	By 401(k)
Class A Common Stock								201	I	By spouse's 401(k)
Class A Common Stock								5,400	I	By charitable foundation(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	(3)	11/30/2017		G(4)		2,035,212		(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	2,035,212	$0	30,309,288	D
Class B Common Stock	(3)	11/30/2017		G(5)			8,000,000	(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	8,000,000	$0	22,309,288	D
Class B Common Stock	(3)	11/30/2017		G(6)		8,000,000		(3)	(3)	Class A Common Stock	8,000,000	$0	8,000,000	I	I(6)
Class B Common Stock	(3)							(3)	(3)	Class A Common Shares	7,600,000		7,600,000	I	I(7)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. The shares are held by a charitable foundation. The reporting person is an officer of the charitable foundation and has both investment control and voting power for the foundation. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

3. The holder of the shares of Class B stock may elect to convert any or all of their Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.

4. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Three-Year 2015 SATS GRAT (the "2015 GRAT"), 2,035,212 Class B shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 30, 2017, with the 2015 GRAT retaining 4,969,546 Class B shares. The 2015 GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on November 30, 2018.

5. On November 30, 2017, the reporting person established the Ergen Two-Year 2017 SATS GRAT (the "2017 November GRAT"), a grantor retained annuity trust, of which the reporting person's spouse is the trustee, and contributed a total of 8,000,000 Class B shares to such trust. The 2017 November GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on November 30, 2019.

6. On November 30, 2017, the reporting person established the 2017 November GRAT and contributed a total of 8,000,000 Class B shares to such trust.

7. On May 30, 2017, the reporting person established the Ergen Three-Year 2017 SATS GRAT (the "2017 May GRAT"), of which the reporting person's spouse is the trustee, and contributed a total of 7,600,000 Class B shares to such trust. The 2017 May GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 30, 2020.

Remarks:

	/s/ Joseph Turitz, his Attorney-in-Fact	12/04/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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