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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): April 28, 2022

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada			001-33807						26-1232727
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(Commission File Number)						(IRS Employer 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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value			SATS			The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐

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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 28, 2022, EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”).

The following matters were voted upon at the 2022 Annual Meeting:

1.Election of R. Stanton Dodge, Michael T. Dugan, Charles W. Ergen, Lisa W. Hershman, Pradman P. Kaul, C. Michael Schroeder, Jeffrey R. Tarr and William D. Wade as directors to serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors shall be duly elected and qualified; and

2.Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as EchoStar’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022.

The following are the final voting results for each of the items voted on at the 2022 Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1: Election of Directors:

						Votes
Nominee						For						Withheld						Broker Non-Votes
R. Stanton Dodge						492,563,451						10,462,722						5,083,043
Michael T. Dugan						492,565,920						10,460,253						5,083,043
Charles W. Ergen						492,319,003						10,707,170						5,083,043
Lisa W. Hershman						501,000,005						2,026,168						5,083,043
Pradman P. Kaul						491,225,581						11,800,592						5,083,043
C. Michael Schroeder						500,821,731						2,204,442						5,083,043
Jeffrey R. Tarr						501,131,449						1,894,724						5,083,043
William D. Wade						495,992,405						7,033,768						5,083,043

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP:

						Votes
						For						Against						Abstain
						507,695,045						262,244						151,927

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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: April 29, 2022			By:			/s/ Dean A. Manson
						Dean A. Manson
						Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary