As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2023
Registration No. 033-80527
Registration No. 333-05575
Registration No. 333-22971
Registration No. 333-36791
Registration No. 333-48895
Registration No. 333-74779
Registration No. 333-31890
Registration No. 333-66490
Registration No. 333-106423
Registration No. 333-136603
Registration No. 333-146962
Registration No. 333-159461
Registration No. 333-231291
Registration No. 333-237478
Registration No. 333-272085
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 033-80527
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-05575
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-22971
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-36791
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-48895
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-74779
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-31890
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-66490
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-106423
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-136603
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-146962
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-159461
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-231291
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-237478
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT No. 333-272085
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
DISH Network Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Nevada | 88-0336997 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 9601 S. Meridian Blvd. Englewood, Colorado |
80112 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1995 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1995 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 401(K) EMPLOYEES' SAVINGS PLAN
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 2001 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1997 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED 2001 NONEMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
SLING MEDIA, INC. 2004 STOCK PLAN
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION 2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION 2019 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
AMENDED AND RESTATED DISH NETWORK CORPORATION EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plans)
Timothy A. Messner
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
DISH Network Corporation
9601 S. Meridian Blvd.
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(303) 723-1000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer x | Accelerated filer ¨ | Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company ¨ |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
DEREGISTRATION OF UNSOLD SECURITIES
These Post-Effective Amendments relate to the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 (collectively, the “Registration Statements”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by DISH Network Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”):
| ● | Registration Statement No. 033-80527, filed on December 19, 1995, pertaining to the registration of 80,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), issuable under the EchoStar Communications Corporation 1995 Stock Incentive Plan; |
| ● | Registration Statement No. 333-146962, filed on October 26, 2007, pertaining to the registration of 409,417 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the Sling Media, Inc. 2004 Stock Plan; |
The offerings contemplated by the Registration Statements have terminated, and the Company is no longer required to keep the Registration Statements effective. These Post-Effective Amendments are being filed solely to remove from registration all 211,118,471 shares of Class A Common Stock under the Registration Statements that remain unsold and to terminate the effectiveness of the Registration Statements as of the date hereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Englewood, State of Colorado, on December 29, 2023.
| DISH NETWORK CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy A. Messner | |
| Timothy A. Messner | ||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Hamid Akhavan |
President and Chief Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer) |
December 29, 2023 | ||
| Hamid Akhavan | ||||
| /s/ Paul W. Orban |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Chief Financial Officer) |
December 29, 2023 | ||
| Paul W. Orban | ||||
| /s/ Charles W. Ergen | Chairman of the Board | December 29, 2023 | ||
| Charles W. Ergen | ||||
| /s/ Kathleen Q. Abernathy | Director | December 29, 2023 | ||
| Kathleen Q. Abernathy | ||||
| /s/ George R. Brokaw | Director | December 29, 2023 | ||
| George R. Brokaw | ||||
| /s/ Stephen J. Bye | Director | December 29, 2023 | ||
| Stephen J. Bye | ||||
| /s/ W. Erik Carlson | Director | December 29, 2023 | ||
| W. Erik Carlson | ||||
| /s/ James DeFranco | Director | December 29, 2023 | ||
| James DeFranco | ||||
| /s/ Cantey M. Ergen | Director | December 29, 2023 | ||
| Cantey M. Ergen | ||||
| /s/ Tom A. Ortolf | Director | December 29, 2023 | ||
| Tom A. Ortolf | ||||
| /s/ Joseph T. Proietti | Director | December 29, 2023 | ||
| Joseph T. Proietti |