UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | SEC 1473 (7-02) | ||
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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) |
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
Class B Common Stock | Â (1) | Â (1) | Class A Common Stock | 50,000,000 | $ (1) | D (2) | Â |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
Ergen Three Year 2014 DISH GRAT 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 |
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/s/ Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2014 DISH GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart her Attorney in Fact | 06/06/2014 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). |
** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) | The Grantor Retained Annunity Trust ("GRAT") may elect to convert any or all of its Class B shares to an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration. |
(2) | On May 30, 2014, Charles W. Ergen established a GRAT and contributed 50,000,000 Class B shares, resulting in the transfer of a total of 50,000,000 Class B shares. |