12/29/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/29/2025 16:05
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Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 26, 2025 (the "Effective Date"), in connection with Mr. Hamid Akhavan's appointment as Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital, Mr. Akhavan and EchoStar Corporation (the "Company") entered into a new letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement") that replaces and supersedes the previous letter agreement with Mr. Akhavan dated October 2, 2023. The Letter Agreement: (i) continues his existing base salary and bonus opportunity unchanged; (ii) provides that vesting of the final tranche of Mr. Akhavan's December 31, 2023 option award would accelerate in the event of a Qualifying Termination; and (iii) provides that any future equity awards on or after the Effective Date are at the discretion of the Chairman and the Executive Compensation Committee. The Letter Agreement expires by its terms on December 31, 2026.
The foregoing description of the Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Letter Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.