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
Item 9.01 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 14, 2017, DISH Network Corporation (“DISH Network”) issued a press release announcing, among other things, the resignation of Mr.Roger J. Lynch, Chief Executive Officer of Sling TV Holding L.L.C., an indirect subsidiary of DISH Network, and Executive Vice President, Advanced Technologies for DISH Network, effective August 31, 2017.

A copy of DISH Network’s press release relating to the resignation of Mr.Lynch is being furnished as Exhibit99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K. Exhibit99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Sectionand shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of DISH Network or DISH DBS Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit99.1

Press Release “DISH Announces New Leadership Structure for Sling TV” dated August 14, 2017


DISH Network CORP Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 dish-20170815ex99119b254.htm EX-99.1 Lynch Resignation Press Release 8.14.17 Exhibit 99.1     DISH Announces New Leadership Structure for Sling TV   · Sling TV to be integrated into President and COO Erik Carlson’s portfolio · Sling TV CEO,…
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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.