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

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2017

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
NEVADA
 
001-33807
 
26-1232727
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
100 INVERNESS TERRACE E.
 
 
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
 
80112
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(303) 706-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) held on May 2, 2017, EchoStar’s shareholders approved the EchoStar Corporation 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2017 Stock Incentive Plan”) and the Amended and Restated 2017 EchoStar Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “A&R 2017 ESPP”). A description of the material terms of the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and the A&R 2017 ESPP are set forth on pages 42-47 and pages 52-54, respectively, of EchoStar’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 23, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions of the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and the A&R 2017 ESPP are qualified in their entirety by reference to the 2017 Stock Incentive Plan and the A&R 2017 ESPP, respectively, which are included herein as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On May 2, 2017, EchoStar held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
 
The following matters were voted upon:
 
1.
Election of R. Stanton Dodge, Michael T. Dugan, Charles W. Ergen, Anthony M. Federico, Pradman P. Kaul, Tom A. Ortolf, C. Michael Schroeder, and William David Wade as directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors shall be duly elected and qualified;

2.
Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as EchoStar’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017;

3.
Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of EchoStar’s named executive officers;

4.
Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of EchoStar’s named executive officers;

5.
Approval of the EchoStar Corporation 2017 Stock Incentive Plan;

6.
Approval of the EchoStar Corporation 2017 Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan; and

7.
Approval of the Amended and Restated 2017 EchoStar Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The following are the final voting results for each of the seven items voted on at the meeting:
 
Proposal 1: Election of Directors:
  
 
Votes
 
Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
R. Stanton Dodge
 
488,208,169
 
27,387,929
 
3,552,678
 
Michael T. Dugan
 
507,193,182
 
8,402,916
 
3,552,678
 
Charles W. Ergen
 
505,936,241
 
9,659,857
 
3,552,678
 
Anthony M. Federico
 
511,250,254
 
4,345,844
 
3,552,678
 
Pradman P. Kaul
 
506,436,097
 
9,160,001
 
3,552,678
 
Tom A. Ortolf
 
511,861,822
 
3,734,276
 
3,552,678
 
C. Michael Schroeder
 
511,873,283
 
3,722,815
 
3,552,678
 
William David Wade
 
514,912,845
 
683,253
 
3,552,678
 
 





Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP:
 
 
Votes
 
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
 
518,841,277
 
296,944
 
10,555
 

Proposal 3: Non-binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation:
 
 
Votes
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
 
514,916,888
 
666,589
 
12,621
 
3,552,678

Proposal 4: Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation:
 
 
Votes
 
 
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
 
29,640,687
 
13,346
 
485,933,885
 
8,180
 
3,552,678

Proposal 5: EchoStar Corporation 2017 Employee Stock Incentive Plan:
 
 
Votes
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
 
481,941,377
 
33,644,427
 
10,294
 
3,552,678

Proposal 6: EchoStar Corporation 2017 Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan:
 
 
Votes
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
 
482,399,852
 
33,182,435
 
13,811
 
3,552,678

Proposal 7: Amended and Restated 2017 EchoStar Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
 
 
Votes
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker
Non-Votes
 
 
515,552,015
 
33,203
 
10,880
 
3,552,678

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
Exhibit 10.1
 
EchoStar Corporation 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to EchoStar Corporation’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed March 23, 2017, Commission File No. 001-33807).
Exhibit 10.2
 
EchoStar Corporation 2017 Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to EchoStar Corporation’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed March 23, 2017, Commission File No. 001-33807).





SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION
 
 
 Date:  May 2, 2017
By:
/s/ Dean A. Manson
 
 
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
 
 
Secretary






Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
 
Description
Exhibit 10.1
 
EchoStar Corporation 2017 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to EchoStar Corporation’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed March 23, 2017, Commission File No. 001-33807).
Exhibit 10.2
 
EchoStar Corporation 2017 Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to EchoStar Corporation’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed March 23, 2017, Commission File No. 001-33807).