SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 CANTEY (Last) (First) (Middle) 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. (Street) ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/19/2018	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EchoStar CORP [ SATS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	47	D
Class A Common Stock	6,122	I	By child(1)
Class A Common Stock	700,678	I	By spouse
Class A Common Stock	201	I	By 401(k)
Class A Common Stock	3,705	I	By spouse's 401(k)
Class A Common Stock	5,400	I	By charitable foundation(2)
Class A Common Stock	824	I	I(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	12,808,205	(4)	I	I(5)
Class B Common Stock	(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	4,890,958	(4)	I	I(6)
Class B Common Stock	(4)	(4)	Class A Common Stock	8,000,000	(4)	I	I(7)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of her 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 shares voting and dispositive power for the foundation with her spouse, Charles W. Ergen. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of her 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. These shares are held by a trust for which the reporting person has durable power of attorney for the beneficiary of the trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of her 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.

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

5. On July 19, 2018, Mrs. Ergen's spouse, Charles W. Ergen, for estate planning purposes, contributed 8,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to Telluray Holdings, LLC ("Telluray") in exchange for membership units in Telluray. Also on July 19, 2018, certain trusts established by Mr. Ergen for the benefit of his family contributed 4,808,205 shares of Class B Common Stock to Telluray in exchange for membership units in Telluray. Mr. Ergen and Mrs. Ergen are the managers of Telluray. Mrs. Ergen has sole voting power over the shares of Class B Common Stock held by Telluray and Mr. Ergen and Mrs. Ergen share dispositive power over the shares of Class B Common Stock held by Telluray. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares, except to the extent of her 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.

6. On May 30, 2017, Mrs. Ergen's spouse, Mr. Ergen, established the Ergen Three-Year 2017 SATS GRAT (the "2017 May GRAT") and contributed a total of 7,600,000 Class B shares to such trust. The 2017 May GRAT currently holds 4,890,958 Class B shares and is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 30, 2020. Mrs. Ergen serves as the trustee of the 2017 May GRAT.

7. On November 30, 2017, Mrs. Ergen's spouse, Mr. Ergen, established the Ergen Two-Year 2017 SATS GRAT (the "2017 November GRAT") 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. Mrs. Ergen serves as the trustee of the 2017 November GRAT.

Remarks:

	/s/ Joseph Turitz, her attorney-in-fact	07/23/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Dean A. Manson, Joseph Turitz, Shawna-Gay White and Nicholas Wittich signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or shareholder of EchoStar Corporation, including any successor corporation(s) thereto (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)    take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

       This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 19th day of July, 2018.


    /s/ Cantey M. Ergen
    Name:  Cantey M. Ergen