Manson Dean 4
4 · EchoStar CORP · Filed Jun 8, 2026
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EchoStar (SATS) Chief Legal Officer Manson Dean Exercises Options, Sells Shares
What Happened
- Manson Dean, Chief Legal Officer of EchoStar Corp. (SATS), exercised 10,000 stock options on 2026-06-04 at $14.04 per share (total cost $140,400) and sold 10,000 shares the same day in an open-market transaction at $119.50 per share (proceeds $1,195,000). The filing also reports the option/derivative being converted/cancelled (listed as a $0 disposal), reflecting the exercise.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-06-04. Exercise: 10,000 shares @ $14.04 (acquired) = $140,400. Sale: 10,000 shares @ $119.50 (disposed) = $1,195,000.
- Filing date: 2026-06-08 — filed within the two business-day Form 4 reporting window.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the Form 4.
- Notable footnotes: F1 — transaction was made under a Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan adopted March 5, 2026. F4 — the options underlying these grants vest 25% per year on April 1 of 2025–2028. F2/F3 reference shares held via the company ESPP and 401(k) (related to holdings disclosure).
Context
- This was an option exercise followed by a same-day sale of the acquired shares (commonly referred to as a cashless exercise/sale). The reporting shows an option conversion/cancellation (derivative disposed at $0) consistent with exercising option rights and selling the resulting shares. The trade was executed under a pre-established 10b5‑1 plan, which often means the sale was pre-planned rather than a discretionary trade.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
EchoStar CORPSATS
Manson Dean
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-06-04$14.04/sh+10,000$140,400→ 15,058 total - Sale
Class A Common Stock
[F1][F2]2026-06-04$119.50/sh−10,000$1,195,000→ 5,058 total - Exercise/Conversion
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)
[F1][F4]2026-06-04−10,000→ 32,000 totalExercise: $14.04Exp: 2034-04-01→ Class A Common Stock (10,000 underlying)
Holdings
- 1,143(indirect: I)
Class A Common Stock
[F3]
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]The transaction reported was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 5, 2026.
- [F2]Includes shares acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- [F3]By 401(K).
- [F4]The shares underlying these options vest 25% per year on each of April 1, 2025, April 1, 2026, April 1, 2027 and April 1, 2028.
Signature
/s/ Dean A. Manson, by Daniel W. Conroy, Attorney-in-Fact|2026-06-08