EXPLANATORY NOTE (Form 8-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2025

ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-33807

(Commission File Number)

Nevada	26-1232727
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9601 South Meridian Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado	80112
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

(303) 723-1000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value		SATS		The Nasdaq Stock Market L.L.C.

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed solely for the purpose of filing the opinions of counsel relating to certain securities to be issued as a takedown off EchoStar Corporation's effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-276368), pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2025. This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
5.1		Legal Opinion of White & Case LLP (New York).
5.2		Legal Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP.
5.3		Legal Opinion of White & Case LLP (UK).
23.1		Consent of White & Case LLP (New York) (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
23.2		Consent of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.2).
23.3		Consent of White & Case LLP (UK) (included as part of Exhibit 5.3).
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		ECHOSTAR CORPORATION
Date: May 9, 2025	By:	/s/ Dean Manson
		Dean Manson Chief Legal Officer and Secretary