EchoStar Corporation Makes Scheduled Interest Payments on Senior Notes

EchoStar Corporation, through its subsidiary DISH DBS Corporation, has made the scheduled interest payments on its 7.75% senior notes due 2026 and 7.375% senior notes due 2028. The interest payments, originally due on July 1, 2025, were made on July 30, 2025, within the applicable 30-day grace periods. This decision comes after EchoStar resolved to cure the non-payment defaults under the indentures governing the notes, following a request from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in May 2025.

Key Takeaways:

EchoStar Corporation made scheduled interest payments on July 30, 2025, on its 7.75% senior notes due 2026 and 7.375% senior notes due 2028, which were originally due on July 1, 2025.
The decision to make the payments was made after EchoStar resolved to cure the non-payment defaults under the indentures governing the notes.
EchoStar has remained focused on resolving the concerns raised by the FCC in May 2025 and has been working cooperatively with the FCC to facilitate its ongoing inquiries.
The company continues to progress efforts to explore alternative or complementary pathways that could resolve the FCC's stated concerns in a manner acceptable to EchoStar.
No resolution has been achieved, and it is possible that no such resolution will ultimately be achieved.

Statistics:

July 30, 2025: Date on which interest payments were made on the Senior Notes.
July 1, 2025: Original due date for interest payments on the Senior Notes.
30-day: Grace period for making interest payments on the Senior Notes before constituting an Event of Default.
May 2025: Date on which the Federal Communications Commission raised concerns regarding EchoStar.
2026 and 2028: Maturities for the Senior Notes.

Sources:

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 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): July 29, 2025