Ergen Charles W Form 4 DISH Network / CANTEY 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)

9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD CO 80112

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DISH Network CORP [ DISH ]

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)
11/30/2015

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

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

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	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	11/30/2015		M		495,000	A	$6.32	2,641,891	D
Class A Common Stock	11/30/2015		G	V	1	D	$0	2,641,890	D
Class A Common Stock								15,890	I	I(1)
Class A Common Stock								235	I	I(2)
Class A Common Stock								19,604	I	I(3)
Class A Common Stock								2,043	I	I(4)
Class A Common Stock								27,000	I	I(5)

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	(6)	11/30/2015		G(7)	V		8,602,416	(6)	(6)	Class A Common Stock	8,602,416	(6)	1,092,089	I	I(7)
Class B Common Stock	(6)	11/30/2015		G(7)	V	1,092,089		(6)	(6)	Class A Common Stock	1,092,089	(6)	166,661,851	D
Class B Common Stock	(6)	11/30/2015		G(8)	V		32,000,000	(6)	(6)	Class A Common Stock	32,000,000	(6)	134,661,851	D
Class B Common Stock	(6)	11/30/2015		G(8)	V	32,000,000		(6)	(6)	Class A Common Stock	32,000,000	(6)	32,000,000	I	I(8)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.32	11/30/2015		M			495,000	(9)	03/31/2017	Class A Common Stock	495,000	$0	0	D

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ERGEN CHARLES W

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD CO 80112

(City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ERGEN CANTEY

(Last) (First) (Middle)

9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD CO 80112

(City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares are held by a custodian for the reporting person's children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

2. Held by Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen.

3. Held by Mr. Charles W. Ergen in a 401(k) account.

4. Held by Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen in a 401(k) account.

5. 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.

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

7. Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT, 1,092,089 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on November 30, 2015, with the remaining 8,602,416 shares distributed to trusts for the reporting persons' family members. Following these distributions, the Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT expired pursuant to its terms.

8. On November 30, 2015, the reporting person established a GRAT and contributed 32,000,000 Class B shares, resulting in the transfer of a total of 32,000,000 Class B shares.

9. The grant was subject to achievement of certain performance criteria prior to December 31, 2015 and vested based on achievement of such criteria. The performance criteria are not tied to the market price of the Issuer's securities.

Remarks:

	Charles W. Ergen, by Brandon Ehrhart, his Attorney in Fact	12/02/2015
	Cantey M. Ergen, by Brandon Ehrhart, her Attorney in Fact	12/02/2015
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