Edgar Filing: EchoStar CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Ergen Five-Year 2010 SATS GRAT

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EchoStar CORP [SATS]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

400 INVERNESS PARKWAY, SUITE 250

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
Joint Filing Group

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD,Â COÂ 80112

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	2,500,000	$ ⁽¹⁾	D ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Â
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	2,500,000	$ ⁽¹⁾	D ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Â
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	2,500,000	$ ⁽¹⁾	D ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Â
Class B Common Stock	Â ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	2,500,000	$ ⁽¹⁾	D ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ergen Five-Year 2010 SATS GRAT 400 INVERNESS PARKWAY, SUITE 250 ENGLEWOOD,Â COÂ 80112	Â	Â X	Â	Joint Filing Group
Ergen Four-Year 2010 SATS GRAT 400 INVERNESS PARKWAY, SUITE 250 ENGLEWOOD,Â COÂ 80112	Â	Â X	Â	Joint Filing Group
Ergen Three-Year 2010 SATS GRAT 400 INVERNESS PARKWAY, SUITE 250 ENGLEWOOD,Â COÂ 80112	Â	Â X	Â	Joint Filing Group
Ergen Two-Year 2010 SATS GRAT 400 INVERNESS PARKWAY, SUITE 250 ENGLEWOOD,Â COÂ 80112	Â	Â X	Â	Joint Filing Group

Signatures

/s/ William R. Gouger, Trustee of the Ergen Five-Year 2010 SATS GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart his Attorney in Fact		12/10/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ William R. Gouger, Trustee of the Ergen Four-Year 2010 SATS GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart his Attorney in Fact		12/10/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ William R. Gouger, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2010 SATS GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart his Attorney in Fact		12/10/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ William R. Gouger, Trustee of the Ergen Two-Year 2010 SATS GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart his Attorney in Fact		12/10/2010
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each Grantor Retained Annunity Trust ("GRAT") may elect into convert any or all of its Class B shares to an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.
(2)	There is no formal agreement to vote or dispose of the shares owned by each GRAT in a particular manner. The dispositive and voting power of the shares held by each of the GRATs is made independent of each other, except to the extent that Mr. William R. Gouger is the trustee of each of the GRATs and in that respect is able to control the disposition and voting of the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by each such GRAT.
(3)	On November 30, 2010, Charles W. Ergen established four GRATs, contributing 2,500,000 Class B shares to each, resulting in the transfer of a total of 10,000,000 Class B shares.

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