Sec Form 4 Filing - Johnson Anders N @ EchoStar CORP - 2012-07-02

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Johnson Anders N 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EchoStar CORP [ SATS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President - ESS (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 INVERNESS TERRACE EAST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/02/2012 (Street) ENGLEWOOD, CO80112 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 07/02/2012 M 6,660 A $ 0 6,660 D Class A Common Stock 07/02/2012 S( 1 ) 6,660 D $ 26.28 ( 2 ) 0 D Class A Common Stock 191 I I ( 3 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Restricted Stock Units $ 0 ( 4 ) 07/02/2012 M 6,660 ( 5 ) 06/30/2021 Class A Common Stock 6,660 $ 0 26,640 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Johnson Anders N 100 INVERNESS TERRACE EAST ENGLEWOOD, CO80112 President - ESS Signatures /s/ Anders N. Johnson, by James Gorman, his Attorney in Fact 07/05/2012 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The transaction reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10B5-1 trading plan. ( 2 )Based upon a weighted average purchase price. The shares reported in this transaction were sold at prices ranging between $26.08 and $26.61. Information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price will be made available upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer. ( 3 )By 401(K). ( 4 )Each unit converts upon vesting into one share of stock, which will be issued to the reporting person immediately upon vesting. ( 5 )Pursuant to the terms of the reporting person's restricted stock unit agreement, 6,660 restricted stock units vested on July 2, 2012.

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