SEC Filing | Dish

View:

SEC FORM 4 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

OMB APPROVAL

OMB Number:			3235-0287
Estimated average burden
hours per response:			0.5

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ERGEN CHARLES W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD

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)
07/19/2018

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock	07/19/2018		J⁽¹⁾		67,000	A	$0	67,000	I	I⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Class A Common Stock								696,470	D
Class A Common Stock								19,827	I	I⁽³⁾
Class A Common Stock								235	I	I⁽⁴⁾
Class A Common Stock								2,266	I	I⁽⁵⁾
Class A Common Stock								8,955	I	I⁽⁶⁾
Class A Common Stock								6,465	I	I⁽⁷⁾
Class A Common Stock								2,167,705	I	I⁽⁸⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁹⁾	07/19/2018		J⁽¹⁾			30,000,000	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Class A Common Stock	30,000,000	$0	42,504,224	D
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁹⁾	07/19/2018		J⁽¹⁾		30,000,000		⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Class A Common Stock	30,000,000	$0	30,000,000	I	I⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁹⁾	07/19/2018		J⁽¹⁾		33,790,620		⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Class A Common Stock	33,790,620	$0	63,790,620	I	I⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁹⁾							⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Class A Common Stock	8,536,625		8,536,625	I	I⁽¹⁰⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁹⁾							⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Class A Common Stock	15,603,739		15,603,739	I	I⁽¹¹⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁹⁾							⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Class A Common Stock	40,000,000		40,000,000	I	I⁽¹²⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁹⁾							⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Class A Common Stock	36,000,000		36,000,000	I	I⁽¹³⁾
Class B Common Stock	⁽⁹⁾							⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Class A Common Stock	32,000,000		32,000,000	I	I⁽¹⁴⁾

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ERGEN CHARLES W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD

80112

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

ERGEN CANTEY

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD

80112

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares are held by Telluray Holdings, LLC ("Telluray Holdings"). Mr. Ergen and Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen, Mr. Ergen's spouse, are the managers of Telluray Holdings. Mrs. Ergen, as a manager of Tellurary Holdings, has sole voting power over the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock held by Telluray Holdings and Mr. Ergen and Mrs. Ergen, as the managers of Telluray Holdings, share dispositive power over the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock held by Telluray Holdings. On July 19, 2018, Mr. Ergen, for estate planning purposes, contributed 30,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to Telluray Holdings in exchange for membership units in Telluray Holdings. Also on July 19, 2018, certain trusts established by Mr. Ergen for the benefit of his family contributed 33,790,620 shares of Class B Common Stock and 67,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to Telluray Holdings in exchange for membership units in Telluray Holdings.

2. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial owernship of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

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

4. Held by Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen.

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

6. The shares are owned beneficially by the reporting persons' child. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

7. The shares are owned beneficially by a trust for which Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen holds a durable power of attorney for the beneficiary. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

8. The shares are held by a charitable foundation. The reporting persons are officers of the charitable foundation and share voting and dispositive power for the foundation. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.

9. The holders of Class B shares 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.

10. The Ergen Three-Year 2015 DISH GRAT holds 8,536,625 Class B shares and is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on November 30, 2018. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of such GRAT.

11. The Ergen Three-Year 2017 DISH GRAT holds 15,603,739 Class B shares and is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 30, 2020. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of such GRAT.

12. The Ergen Two-Year 2017 DISH GRAT holds 40,000,000 Class B shares and is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on November 30, 2019. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of such GRAT.

13. The Ergen Two-Year March 2018 DISH GRAT holds 36,000,000 Class B shares and is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on March 9, 2020. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of such GRAT.

14. The Ergen Two-Year May 2018 DISH GRAT holds 32,000,000 Class B shares and is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 9, 2020. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of such GRAT.

Remarks:

	/s/ Charles W. Ergen, by Brandon Ehrhart, his Attorney in Fact	07/23/2018
	/s/ Cantey M. Ergen, by Brandon Ehrhart, her Attorney in Fact	07/23/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.