Attachment Question 40

This document pretains to SAT-LOI-20110809-00148 for Letter of Intent on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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                                                           Hughes Network Systems, LLC
                                                                         FCC Form 312
                                                                            Question 40
                                                                           August 2011


              Information Concerning Stockholders, Officers and Directors


       Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“HNS”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hughes
Communications, Inc. (“HCI”), a Delaware Corporation. HCI, in turn, is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”), a publicly traded Nevada corporation.
The stockholders of record owning and/or voting 10 percent or more of the voting stock
of EchoStar are:

                                                         Approx. Equity      Approx. Voting
         Ownership Interest              Citizenship
                                                           Interest1           Interest1
Charles W. Ergen2
Chairman
EchoStar Corporation                        USA               55.9%3              92.6%
100 Inverness Terrace East
Englewood, CO 80112




1
    As of March 7, 2011.
2
  Includes ownership of both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. A portion of
Mr. Ergen’s interest in EchoStar is held in trusts, including Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
(“GRATs”). The trustee for the GRATs is Mr. William R. Gouger, a U.S. citizen and manager of
SC Management, LLC, whose principal business is management services, including estate
planning. Mr. Gouger also remains a Partner with the law firm of Gouger, Franzmann &
Redman, LLC, located at 400 Inverness Parkway, Suite 250, Englewood, Colorado 80112. In his
capacity as trustee, subject to certain restrictions, Mr. Gouger holds, and has the ability to
exercise voting power over, shares representing 22.1% of the equity interests (assuming
conversion of all shares of outstanding Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock) and
36.7% of the voting interests in EchoStar (assuming no conversion of Class B Common Stock).
3
  Assumes conversion of all shares of outstanding Class B Common Stock into Class A
Common Stock.

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                                                             Hughes Network Systems, LLC
                                                                           FCC Form 312
                                                                              Question 40
                                                                             August 2011


CORPORATE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS4

EchoStar Corporation

        Executive Officers:

        Name                        Position
        Michael T. Dugan            President and Chief Executive Officer
        Charles W. Ergen            Chairman
        R. Stanton Dodge            Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
        David Rayner                Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
        Roger J. Lynch              Executive Vice President, Advanced Technologies
        Mark W. Jackson             President – EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
        Steven B. Schaver           President – EchoStar International Corporation
        Kenneth Carroll             Executive Vice President
        Anders Johnson              President – EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C.
        Pradman P. Kaul             President and Chief Executive Officer – Hughes
                                    Communications, Inc.

        Board of Directors:

        Name                        Position
        Charles W. Ergen            Chairman of the Board
        Michael T. Dugan
        David K. Moskowitz
        R. Stanton Dodge
        Pradman P. Kaul
        C. Michael Schroeder
        Tom A. Ortolf
        Anthony M. Federico




4
  The address for all officers and directors of EchoStar Corporation is 100 Inverness Terrace E.,
Englewood, CO 80112.

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                                                            Hughes Network Systems, LLC
                                                                          FCC Form 312
                                                                             Question 40
                                                                            August 2011


Officers of Hughes Network Systems, LLC5

         Name                       Position
      Pradman P. Kaul               CEO, President
      Grant A. Barber               Exec. Vice President and CFO
      Bahram Pourmand               Exec. Vice President, International Division
      T. Paul Gaske                 Exec. Vice President, North American Division
      Adrian Morris                 Exec. Vice President, Engineering
      Estil Hoversten               Senior Vice President
      Tom Hsu                       SVP, Terrestrial Microwave
      Vinod Shukla                  SVP, International Division
      Bob Buschman                  SVP, Telematics
      John McEwan                   SVP, Operations
      John Corrigan                 SVP, Engineering
      Mike Cook                     SVP, North America Sales and Marketing
      Sandi Kerentoff               SVP, Administration and Human Resources
      Ashok Mehta                   SVP, Business Information Technology Services
      Thomas J. McElroy             SVP and Controller
      Robert Kepley                 SVP, Engineering
      George Choquette              SVP, Engineering
      David Zatloukal               SVP, North American Operations
      Dean A. Manson                SVP, General Counsel and Secretary
      Deepak V. Dutt                VP, Treasurer and Investor Relations Officer


Board of Managers of Hughes Network Systems, LLC6

         Name                       Position

       Pradman P. Kaul              Chairman of the Board of Managers




5
 The address for all officers and directors of HNS is 11717 Exploration Lane, Germantown,
Maryland 20876.
6
    Managers of an LLC perform functions equivalent to corporate directors.

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