Attachment Question 40

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20130503-00066 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2013050300066_995231

                                  RESPONSE TO QUESTION 40

                       Ownership and Corporate Officers and Directors

OWNERSHIP

      EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar
Corporation (“EchoStar”). EchoStar is a publicly traded Nevada corporation. The stockholders
owning of record and/or voting 10 percent or more of the voting stock of EchoStar included:

                                                                    Approx.        Approx.
                                                                    Equity         Voting
       Ownership Interest                    Citizenship            Interest1      Interest1

       Charles W. Ergen2                     USA                    51%3           79.4%
       Chairman
       EchoStar Corporation
       100 Inverness Terrace East
       Englewood, CO 80112

       William R. Gouger, as Trustee4        USA                    7.5%           12.8%
       400 Inverness Parkway, Suite 250,
       Englewood, Colorado 80112

       Putnam Investments LLC                USA                    18.9%          0.02%
       (d/b/a Putnam Investments)
       One Post Office Square
       Boston, Massachusetts 02109


       1
           As of March 7, 2013.
       2
           Includes ownership of both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.
       3
      Assumes conversion of all shares of outstanding Class B Common Stock into Class A
Common Stock.
       4
         Mr. William R. Gouger is a U.S. citizen and manager of SC Management, LLC, whose
principal business is management services, including estate planning and is also a Partner with
the law firm of Gouger, Franzmann & Redman, LLC. In addition to a nominal number of shares
held directly by Mr. Gouger, Mr. Gouger is also the trustee of several trusts, including Grantor
Retained Annuity Trusts (“GRATs”), which are held for the benefit of Mr. Ergen’s children. In
his capacity as trustee, subject to certain restrictions, Mr. Gouger holds, and has the ability to
exercise voting power over, shares representing 7.5% of the equity interests (assuming
conversion of all shares of outstanding Class B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock)
and 12.8% of the voting interests in EchoStar (assuming no conversion of Class B Common
Stock).


CORPORATE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS5

EchoStar Corporation

       Executive Officers:
       Michael T. Dugan              President and Chief Executive Officer
       Charles W. Ergen              Chairman
       David J. Rayner               Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                                     Treasurer
       Kenneth G. Carroll            Executive Vice President, Corporate and Business
                                     Development
       Mark W. Jackson               President – EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
       Anders N. Johnson             President – EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C
       Pradman P. Kaul               President, Hughes Communications, Inc.
       Sandra L. Kerentoff           Executive Vice President, Global Human Resources
       Dean A. Manson                Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



       Board of Directors:
       Charles W. Ergen              Chairman of the Board
       Michael T. Dugan
       R. Stanton Dodge
       Anthony M. Federico
       Pradman P. Kaul
       Tom A. Ortolf
       C. Michael Schroeder




       5
        The address for all officers and directors of EchoStar Corporation is 100 Inverness
Terrace E., Englewood, CO 80112.



Document Created: 2013-05-03 14:16:24
Document Modified: 2013-05-03 14:16:24

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