Edgar Filing: Ergen Three-Year 2017 DISH GRAT

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Ergen Three-Year 2017 DISH GRAT

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DISH Network CORP [DISH]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/30/2018

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

⁽¹⁾

05/30/2018

G⁽²⁾

24,396,261

⁽¹⁾

Class A Common Stock

24,396,261

⁽¹⁾

15,603,739 ⁽²⁾

D ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ergen Three-Year 2017 DISH GRAT 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD. ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		X

Signatures

Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2017 DISH GRAT, by Brandon Ehrhart, her Attorney-in-Fact		06/01/2018
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	On May 30, 2017, Mr. Charles W. Ergen established a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust ("GRAT"), the Ergen Three-Year May 2017 DISH GRAT (the "Three-Year 2017 GRAT") and contributed 40,000,000 Class B shares to the Three-Year 2017 GRAT. The Three-Year 2017 GRAT may elect to convert any or all of its Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration. The Three-Year 2017 GRAT is scheduled to expire in accordance with its terms on May 30, 2020. Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen serves as the trustee of such GRAT.
(2)	Pursuant to the terms of the Three-Year 2017 GRAT, 24,396,261 Class B Shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on May 30, 2018. Following this distribution, the Three-Year 2017 GRAT retained 15,603,739 Class B Shares.

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