EchoStar Corp: DISH DBS supplemental indentures and reconsolidation

What happened EchoStar Corp reported that, in connection with the DISH DBS Filing Entities emerging from bankruptcy and pursuant to the DISH DBS Prepackaged Plan and the RSA, on Oct 1, 2026 DISH DBS and related parties entered into three supplemental indentures. The filing says (i) a Secured Notes Supplemental Indenture to the Nov 26, 2021 indenture covering the 5.25% senior secured notes due 2026 and the 5.75% senior secured notes due 2028, (ii) a 2028 unsecured notes supplemental indenture to the Jul 1, 2020 indenture covering the 7.375% senior notes due 2028, and (iii) a 2029 unsecured notes supplemental indenture to the May 24, 2021 indenture covering the 5.125% senior notes due 2029. The filing also reports that the DISH DBS Filing Entities emerged from bankruptcy on the Effective Date and will be reconsolidated in EchoStar’s consolidated financial statements as of the Effective Date.

Key details

• The supplemental indentures were entered on Oct 1, 2026 and relate to previously issued notes: 5.25% due 2026, 5.75% due 2028, 7.375% due 2028, and 5.125% due 2029.
• Parties include DISH DBS, the guarantors named therein, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB (as successor trustee to U.S. Bank Trust Company National Association), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (“USB”) in trustee or collateral agent roles.
• The filing states the DISH DBS Filing Entities were deconsolidated effective Jun 30, 2026 and will be reconsolidated as of the Effective Date when they emerged from bankruptcy.
• The Supplemental Indentures will be filed as exhibits to EchoStar’s next Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, according to the filing.

Why it may matter This report covers Item 1.01 (entry into a material definitive agreement) describing the supplemental indentures, and Item 2.01 (completion of acquisition or disposition of assets) describing reconsolidation of the DISH DBS Filing Entities upon emergence from bankruptcy. A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.