8-KCurrent report
Material agreement
✓ VerifiedEchoStar's DISH DBS subsidiaries emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 1, 2026, reducing aggregate outstanding indebtedness by approximately $4.35 billion.
2.01 Acquisition or disposal
Filed Oct 2, 2026 · 07:55 ET
Summary
- DISH DBS and certain subsidiaries, which commenced voluntary Chapter 11 cases on June 30, 2026, emerged from bankruptcy on October 1, 2026 after the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the DISH DBS Prepackaged Plan on September 29, 2026.
- Through the debt restructuring, repayment in full of the 7.75% Senior Notes due July 1, 2026, and partial early repayment of the 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due December 1, 2026, the DISH DBS Filing Entities reduced aggregate outstanding indebtedness by approximately $4.35 billion.
- On October 1, 2026, DISH DBS entered into three Supplemental Indentures covering its 5.25% and 5.75% Senior Secured Notes, 7.375% Senior Notes due 2028, and 5.125% Senior Notes due 2029.
- The DISH DBS Filing Entities, deconsolidated from EchoStar's financial statements as of June 30, 2026, will be reconsolidated as of the Effective Date.
- On August 27, 2026, the Filing Entities bifurcated the Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan into separate plans for the DISH DBS Filing Entities and the DISH Wireless Filing Entities.
- Required DISH DBS financial statements will be filed by amendment no later than 71 calendar days after this report is due.
Key facts
- Effective Date of emergence
- October 1, 2026
From the filing for Effective Date of emergence
“On October 1, 2026 (the "Effective Date"), all of the conditions precedent to the effective date of the DISH DBS Prepackaged Plan were satisfied or waived”
- Debt reduction
- approximately $4.35 billion
From the filing for Debt reduction
“the DISH DBS Filing Entities have reduced their aggregate outstanding indebtedness by approximately $4.35 billion”
- Chapter 11 filing date
- June 30, 2026
From the filing for Chapter 11 filing date
“on June 30, 2026, our subsidiary, DISH DBS Corporation ("DISH DBS"), and certain of its subsidiaries”
- Plan confirmation
- September 29, 2026
From the filing for Plan confirmation
“On September 29, 2026, the Bankruptcy Court entered the order confirming the DISH DBS Filing Entities' prepackaged chapter 11 plan”
- Notes repaid in full
- 7.75% Senior Notes due July 1, 2026
From the filing for Notes repaid in full
“the repayment in full of DISH DBS Corporation's 7.75% Senior Notes due July 1, 2026”
- Partial early repayment
- 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due December 1, 2026
From the filing for Partial early repayment
“the partial early repayment of DISH DBS's 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due December 1, 2026”
- Plan bifurcation
- August 27, 2026
From the filing for Plan bifurcation
“On August 27, 2026, the Filing Entities informed the Bankruptcy Court that they had determined to bifurcate the Prepackaged Chapter 11 Plan”
- Financial statements deadline
- 71 calendar days
From the filing for Financial statements deadline
“will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed”
Why it mattersEchoStar's DISH DBS satellite TV business emerged from a prepackaged bankruptcy and will be reconsolidated into EchoStar's financials, with roughly $4.35 billion of debt removed. New supplemental indentures reset the terms of its remaining secured and unsecured notes.
- Filed
- Oct 2, 2026
- Accepted
- 2026-10-02 11:55Z
- Period
- Oct 1, 2026
- Accession no.
- 0001415404-26-000048
- Size
- 160 KB
- Index
- Filing index