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): May 1, 2015 (April 30, 2015)

 

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(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:

 

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

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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

 

On April 30, 2015, EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar” or the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Annual Meeting”).

 

The following matters were voted upon:

 

a.              The election of R. Stanton Dodge, Michael T. Dugan, Charles W. Ergen, Anthony M. Federico, Pradman P. Kaul, Tom A. Ortolf, and C. Michael Schroeder as directors to serve until the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders or until his respective successor shall be duly elected and qualified; and

 

b.              Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as EchoStar’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

 

The following are the final voting results for each of the two items voted on at the meeting:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors:

 

		Votes
Nominee		For		Withheld		Non-Votes
R. Stanton Dodge		490,486,361		25,155,231		2,536,305
Michael T. Dugan		491,535,942		24,105,650		2,536,305
Charles W. Ergen		491,091,151		24,550,441		2,536,305
Anthony M. Federico		502,941,786		12,699,806		2,536,305
Pradman P. Kaul		490,997,379		24,644,213		2,536,305
Tom A. Ortolf		501,017,812		14,623,780		2,536,305
C. Michael Schroeder		503,073,136		12,568,456		2,536,305

 

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP:

 

		Votes
		For		Against		Abstain
		517,800,676		189,490		187,731

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

As discussed by Michael T. Dugan, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company at the annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders held on April 30, 2015, the subscribers in the Company’s Hughes segment increased by 22,000 net subscribers for the three months ended as of March 31, 2015. These subscribers include subscriptions with HughesNet services, through retail, wholesale and small/medium enterprise service channels.

 

The information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

 

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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:  May 1, 2015	By:	/s/ Dean A. Manson
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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