FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DISH Network CORP [ DISH ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      __ X __ Other (specify below)
Joint Filing Group
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/1/2014
(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Class B Common Stock     (1) 12/1/2014     G   (2)   V    9192670      (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock   9192670     (1) 0   D   (2) (3)
 
Class B Common Stock     (1) 12/1/2014     G   (4)   V    728362      (1)   (1) Class A Common Stock   728362     (1) 9694505   D   (4) (3)
 
Class B Common Stock     (5)                    (5)   (5) Class A Common Stock   50000000     50000000   D   (3) (5)
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  On November 30, 2010, Charles W. Ergen established four Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts ("GRAT(s)"), contributing 12,500,000 Class B shares to each, resulting in the transfer of a total of 50,000,000 Class B shares. Each GRAT may elect to convert any or all of its Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.
( 2)  Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT, 997,279 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on December 1, 2014, with the remaining 8,195,391 shares distributed to trusts for the reporting persons' family members. Following these distributions, the Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT expired pursuant to its terms.
( 3)  There is no formal agreement to vote or dispose of the shares owned by each GRAT in a particular manner, except that the trust agreement for the GRAT contains an irrevocable provision that provides that the trustee will not dispose of any shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT unless a Change of Control Event (as defined in Item 6 of the GRAT's Schedule 13D/A filed on December 2, 2014) occurs. The dispositive and voting power of the shares held by each of the GRATs is made independent of each other, except to the extent that Mrs. Cantey M. Ergen is the trustee of each of the GRATs and in that respect is able to control the disposition and voting of the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by each such GRAT.
( 4)  Pursuant to the terms of the Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT, 728,362 shares were distributed as an annuity to Mr. Ergen on December 1, 2014, with the Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT retaining 9,694,505 shares. The Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT expires on November 30, 2015.
( 5)  On May 30, 2014, Charles W. Ergen established a GRAT and contributed 50,000,000 Class B shares, resulting in the transfer of a total of 50,000,000 Class B shares. The GRAT may elect to convert any or all of its Class B shares into an equal number of Class A shares at any time for no additional consideration.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

X
Joint Filing Group
Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

X
Joint Filing Group
Ergen Three Year 2014 DISH GRAT
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

X
Joint Filing Group

Signatures
/s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Four-Year 2010 DISH GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart her Attorney in Fact 12/3/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Five-Year 2010 DISH GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart her Attorney in Fact 12/3/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Cantey M. Ergen, Trustee of the Ergen Three-Year 2014 DISH GRAT, by Brandon E. Ehrhart her Attorney in Fact 12/3/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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