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): June 21, 2013

 

DISH NETWORK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

(303) 723-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

DISH DBS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

(303) 723-1000
(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 8.01. Other Events.

 

On June 21, 2013, DISH Network Corporation (“DISH Network”) decided to abandon its efforts to acquire Sprint Nextel Corporation, and as a result, DISH DBS Corporation (the “Company”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH Network, gave notice to redeem all of its outstanding 5% Senior Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) and all of its outstanding 6.25% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”), in a special mandatory redemption pursuant to the respective terms of (i) the indenture, dated as of May 28, 2013, among the Company, the guarantors named on the signature page thereto (the “Guarantors”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), relating to the 2017 Notes and (ii) the indenture, dated as of May 28, 2013, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, relating to the 2023 Notes.

 

The $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Notes and the $1.35 billion aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes, issued by the Company on May 28, 2013, will be redeemed in full on June 24, 2013.  The redemption price for the 2017 Notes will be 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest from May 28, 2013 to, but excluding, June 24, 2013, and the redemption price for the 2023 Notes will be 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2023 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest from May 28, 2013 to, but excluding, June 24, 2013.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

		DISH NETWORK CORPORATION DISH DBS CORPORATION
Date: June 21, 2013		By:	/s/ R. Stanton Dodge
			R. Stanton Dodge
			Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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