DISH NETWORK CORPORATION (NASDAQ:DISH) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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DISH NETWORK CORPORATION (NASDAQ:DISH) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 1, 2017, the Compensation Committee (the Compensation
Committee) of the Board of Directors of DISH Network Corporation
(DISH) approved a performance-based cash award under DISHs 2009
Stock Incentive Plan to Mr. W. Erik Carlson, President and Chief
Operating Officer of DISH (the 2017 Carlson Award).Mr. Carlson
was a named executive officer of DISH for the year ended December
31, 2016, as reported in DISHs Proxy Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 22,
2017.The purpose of the 2017 Carlson Award is to promote DISHs
interests and the interests of DISHs stockholders by providing
Mr. Carlson with certain financial rewards upon achievement of
certain specified business objectives.The 2017 Carlson Award will
vest based upon DISHs achievement prior to December 31, 2017 of
certain performance criteria determined by the Compensation
Committee.Under the 2017 Carlson Award, Mr. Carlson is eligible
to receive cash payments up to $500,000 in the event that all of
the goals are achieved.

On May 1, 2017, the Compensation Committee also approved a
performance-based cash award under DISHs 2009 Stock Incentive
Plan to Mr. Warren W. Schlichting, Executive Vice President of
Marketing, Programming and Media Sales for DISH (the 2017
Schlichting Award).Mr. Schlichting was a named executive officer
of DISH for the year ended December 31, 2016, as reported in
DISHs Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on March 22, 2017.The
purpose of the 2017 Schlichting Award is to promote DISHs
interests and the interests of DISHs stockholders by providing
Mr. Schlichting with certain financial rewards upon achievement
of certain specified business objectives.The Schlichting Award
will vest based upon DISHs achievement prior to December 31, 2017
of certain performance criteria determined by the Compensation
Committee.Under the 2017 Schlichting Award, Mr. Schlichting is
eligible to receive cash payments up to $300,000 in the event
that certain thresholds for the goals are achieved, with the
possibility to receive additional cash payments in the event that
such thresholds are exceeded.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 1, 2017, DISH held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
(the Annual Meeting).

The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

a.

The election of George R. Brokaw, James DeFranco, Cantey
M. Ergen, Charles W. Ergen, Steven R. Goodbarn, Charles
M. Lillis, Afshin Mohebbi, David K. Moskowitz, Tom A.
Ortolf, and Carl E. Vogel as directors to serve until the
2018 annual meeting of shareholders or until their
respective successors shall be duly elected and
qualified;

b.

The ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our
independent registered public accounting firm for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2017;

c.

Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation; and

d.

Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future
non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation.

The following are the final voting results for each of the
items voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

Broker

Election of directors:

For

Withheld

Abstain

Non-Votes

George R. Brokaw

2,575,656,280

7,870,327

–

10,431,686

James DeFranco

2,518,716,365

64,810,242

–

10,431,686

Cantey M. Ergen

2,515,863,410

67,663,197

–

10,431,686

Charles W. Ergen

2,542,387,429

41,139,178

–

10,431,686

Steven R. Goodbarn

2,578,697,326

4,829,281

–

10,431,686

Charles M. Lillis

2,578,272,714

5,253,893

–

10,431,686

Afshin Mohebbi

2,577,410,202

6,116,405

–

10,431,686

David K. Moskowitz

2,514,761,724

68,764,883

–

10,431,686

Tom A. Ortolf

2,576,416,776

7,109,831

–

10,431,686

Carl E. Vogel

2,483,650,495

99,876,112

–

10,431,686

Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP:

For

2,592,773,712

Against

1,131,157

Abstain

53,424

Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation:

For

2,581,872,528

Against

1,500,481

Abstain

153,598

Broker Non-Votes

10,431,686

Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future
non-binding advisory votes on executive compensation:

1 Year

135,474,525

2 Years

42,456

3 Years

2,447,804,072

Abstain

205,554

Broker Non-Votes

10,431,686


About DISH NETWORK CORPORATION (NASDAQ:DISH)

DISH Network Corporation is a holding company. The Company operates through two segments: DISH and Wireless. It offers Pay-TV services under the DISH brand and the Sling brand (collectively Pay-TV services). The DISH branded Pay-TV service consists of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses authorizing it to use direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) spectrum, its owned and leased satellites, receiver systems, third-party broadcast operations, customer service facilities, a leased fiber optic network, in-home service and call center operations, and certain other assets utilized in its operations. The Sling branded pay-TV services consist of live, linear streaming over-the-top Internet-based domestic, international and Latino video programming services (Sling TV). The Company markets its broadband services under the dishNET brand, which has over 0.623 million subscribers in the United States.

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