Gift or transfer — classified separately from trades.
Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell
View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial OwnershipAll the details
Dates, kept separate
Transaction date
May 13, 2026
Reporting period
Not applicable
Filed with the SEC
May 15, 2026
CEOIndirect holdingGift / transfer
Context
Classification
gift transfer
Code G — gift, bequest or transfer
Planned / mechanical clue
None found in footnotes
Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred
Source receipt
Record ID
0000904548-26-000003
Filed / recorded
May 15, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC
Added to OQRO
Oct 2, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC
Parser
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Data quality
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Issuer
EchoStar CORP
Issuer CIK
1415404
Ticker
SATS
Reporting person
Charles W Ergen
Relationship
Director, Officer, 10% owner
Officer title
CHAIRMAN, PRES and CEO
Security
Class B Common Stock
Table
Derivative (Table II)
Transaction date
May 13, 2026
Transaction code
G
Shares / units
1,902,790
Price per share
$0.00
Acquired / disposed
Disposed (D)
Shares owned after
23,097,210
Ownership form
Indirect — I
Amendment
No
Footnotes from the filing
The holder of Class B shares may elect to convert any or all of their Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.
Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Two-Year May 2025 SATS GRAT (the "2025 May GRAT"), on May 13, 2026, the 2025 May GRAT distributed 1,902,790 Class B shares held by the 2025 May GRAT to Mr. Ergen as an annuity payment. Following this distribution, the 2025 May GRAT holds 23,097,210 Class B shares. The 2025 May GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 13, 2027. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of the 2025 May GRAT.
