8-KCurrent report
Debt trigger event
✓ VerifiedEchoStar elected not to pay approximately $183 million of interest due June 1 on three series of DISH DBS notes, starting a 30-day grace period before an event of default, while awaiting $20.25 billion from the AT&T transactions.
Filed Jun 1, 2026 · 08:21 ET
Summary
- The skipped payments comprise approximately $72.2 million on the 5.25% secured notes due 2026, $71.9 million on the 5.75% secured notes due 2028, and $38.4 million on the 5.125% unsecured notes due 2029.
- Non-payment is a default under the indentures, with a 30-day grace period before it becomes an event of default.
- EchoStar states it elected not to pay to defer liquidity utilization pending receipt of net closing proceeds of $20.25 billion from the AT&T transactions.
Key facts
- Skipped interest
- approximately $183 million
From the filing for Skipped interest
“elected not to make approximately $183 million in cash interest payments due on June 1, 2026”
- Anticipated proceeds
- $20.25 billion
From the filing for Anticipated proceeds
“pending the receipt of net closing proceeds of $20.25 billion from the AT&T Transactions”
Why it mattersDeliberately skipping interest inside a deal window is a high-wire liquidity play with a 30-day clock attached.
- Filed
- Jun 1, 2026
- Accepted
- 2026-06-01 12:21Z
- Period
- Jun 1, 2026
- Accession no.
- 0001415404-26-000020
- Size
- 212 KB
- Index
- Filing index