This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed in connection with the completion on December 31, 2023 of the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 2, 2023 (the Merger Agreement), by and among EchoStar Corporation, a Nevada corporation (EchoStar), EAV Corp., a Nevada corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar (Merger Sub"), and DISH Network Corporation, a Nevada corporation (DISH), pursuant to which EchoStar acquired DISH by means of the merger of Merger Sub with and into DISH (the Merger"), with DISH surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar. As contemplated by the Merger Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, the directors of DISH ceased to be directors of DISH and the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time became the directors of DISH until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with applicable legal requirements. The directors of DISH immediately following the Effective Time are Charles W. Ergen, Hamid Akhavan and Tom A. Ortolf.

As contemplated by the Merger Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, the executive officers of DISH ceased to be executive officers of DISH and the executive officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time became the executive officers of DISH until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with applicable legal requirements. The executive officers of DISH immediately following the Effective Time are as follows: Hamid Akhavan as President. Tom A. Ortolf as Secretary and Treasurer.