Attachment Question 40

This document pretains to SAT-MOD-20130905-00113 for Modification on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

IBFS_SATMOD2013090500113_1010414

                                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 as of July 11,
2013, unless otherwise indicated below, included:1

                                                                    Approx.         Approx.
                                                                    Equity          Voting
       Ownership Interest                    Citizenship            Interest        Interest

       Charles W. Ergen2                     USA                    50.1%           79.2%
       Chairman
       EchoStar Corporation
       100 Inverness Terrace East
       Englewood, CO 80112

       William R. Gouger, as Trustee3        USA                    13.7%           12.8%
       400 Inverness Parkway, Suite 250,
       Englewood, Colorado 80112

       Putnam Investments LLC                USA                    18.3%           1.5%
       (d/b/a Putnam Investments)
       One Post Office Square
       Boston, Massachusetts 02109


       1
        Ownership information based on a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on February 14, 2013.
       2
           Includes ownership of both Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.
       3
         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 share
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 13.7% 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 DIRECTORS4

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




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



Document Created: 2013-09-05 12:08:07
Document Modified: 2013-09-05 12:08:07

© 2024 FCC.report
This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FCC