Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On January 26, 2023, DISH Network
Corporation (the “Company”) issued $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of its 11.750% Notes due 2027 (the
“Notes”) at an issue price of 102.00% of the principal amount of the Notes. The Notes were issued as additional notes
under a secured indenture (the “Indenture”) dated as of November 15, 2022, by and among the Company, the guarantors
named on the signature page thereto (the “Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as
trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) and collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”),
pursuant to which the Company previously issued $2,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11.750% Notes due 2027 (the
“Initial Notes”). The Notes form a single series with, have the same terms as (other than their issue date and price to
the public), and are expected to be fungible for trading purposes with, the Initial Notes. The Notes have the same CUSIP numbers as
the Initial Notes, except that the Notes issued pursuant to Regulation S will trade separately under a different CUSIP number until
at least 40 days after the issue date of the Notes, subject to the terms of the Indenture and the applicable procedures of the
depository.
The Notes were sold in a private placement to
(1) persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and (2) outside the United States to persons who are not “U.S. persons”
(as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act) in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The net proceeds from the offering will be used
for general corporate purposes, including buildout of wireless infrastructure.
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 11.750% per
annum and mature on November 15, 2027. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of
each year, commencing May 15, 2023, to the holders of record of such Notes at the close of business on May 1 and November 1,
respectively, preceding such interest payment date. The Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and are guaranteed
by certain of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries on a senior secured basis (the “Secured Guarantors”) and certain
other material subsidiaries (the “Unsecured Guarantors”). Pursuant to the Security Agreement, dated as of November 15,
2022 (the “Security Agreement”), among the Secured Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, the Notes and the guarantees of the
Secured Guarantors are secured on a first priority basis by security interests granted to the Collateral Agent, in favor of the secured
parties, in the collateral, which consists primarily of interests in wireless spectrum licenses within the 600 MHz band (the “Spectrum
Collateral”) owned by one of the Secured Guarantors and any additional subsidiaries of the Company that may be added as guarantors
from time to time (the “Spectrum Collateral Guarantor(s)”) and equity interests in the Spectrum Collateral Guarantor(s) and
DISH DBS Corporation. The Notes and the guarantees will rank: (i) equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s and
the Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including the Initial Notes; (ii) senior in right of payment to any
of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ subordinated indebtedness; (iii) effectively senior to any of the Secured Guarantors’
unsecured indebtedness and indebtedness secured by junior liens on the collateral to the extent of the value of the collateral; and (iv) effectively
junior to all the existing and future obligations of any of the Company’s subsidiaries that are not Guarantors. The Notes will rank
effectively junior to the obligations of the Company and the obligations of the Guarantors that are secured by assets that do not constitute
collateral to the extent of the value of such assets. The guarantees of the Notes will rank effectively senior to any existing and future
obligations of the Company that are not guaranteed by such Guarantor to the extent of the value of the guarantee.
The Indenture contains covenants that will limit
the Company’s ability and, in certain instances, the ability of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, to, among other things:
(i) incur additional debt; (ii) pay dividends or make distributions on the Company’s capital stock or repurchase the Company’s
capital stock; (iii) make certain investments of Spectrum Collateral; (iv) create liens or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;
(v) enter into transactions with affiliates; (vi) merge or consolidate with another company; and (vii) transfer and sell
assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions and in many circumstances may not meaningfully
restrict our ability to take any of the foregoing actions.
The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or
in part, at any time prior to May 15, 2025 at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount plus a “make-whole”
premium calculated under the Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. At any time on or after
May 15, 2025, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the redemption prices specified
in the Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. The Company may also redeem up to 40% of
the Notes prior to May 15, 2025, at a redemption price equal to 111.750% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, together
with accrued and unpaid interest to such redemption date, with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings or capital contributions
(subject to certain limitations).
The Initial Notes were issued on November 15,
2022, prior to the completion of an independent appraisal of the Spectrum Collateral. On January 16, 2023, as required pursuant to
the Indenture, the Company delivered to the Trustee a written certificate certifying that the Company had satisfied the required LTV Ratio
(as defined in the Indenture) as of the date of the independent appraisal, which was delivered as part of the certificate. Based on the
independent appraisal, the LTV Ratio was not greater than 0.35 to 1.00 and the fair market value of the Spectrum Collateral was $10.04
billion.
The Company would also be required to obtain
a second appraisal of the Spectrum Collateral (a “Second Appraisal”) in the event that (and within 120 days of the date
on which) wireless spectrum licenses that form part of the Spectrum Collateral accounting for more than 10% of the aggregate MHz-POPs
of all such licenses constituting the Spectrum Collateral are forfeited to the Federal Communications Commission as a result of the
Company’s failure to meet its buildout milestones with respect to such forfeited licenses. If the Company fails to deliver the
Second Appraisal, if applicable, within 120 days following the date of such forfeiture, then the Company will be required to redeem all of the Notes
at a redemption price equal to 102% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption
date.
If the LTV Ratio with respect to the Spectrum
Collateral as of the date of the Second Appraisal, if applicable, is greater than 0.35 to 1.00, then within 90 days following the date of the delivery
of the Second Appraisal, if applicable, the Company will be required to add additional Spectrum Collateral Guarantors and/or pledge (or cause to be pledged)
cash or interests in additional wireless spectrum licenses as Spectrum Collateral to comply with the required LTV Ratio of 0.35 to 1.00.
If the Company fails to add such additional Spectrum Collateral and/or pledge (or cause to be pledged) cash or interests in additional
wireless spectrum licenses, the Company will be required to redeem an amount of Notes such that immediately after giving effect to such
redemption, the LTV Ratio shall not be greater than 0.35 to 1.00 at a redemption price equal to 102% of their principal amount, plus accrued
and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The Indenture provides for customary events of
default, including: nonpayment, breach of the covenants in the Indenture, payment defaults or acceleration of other indebtedness, a failure
to pay certain judgments and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization. If any event of default occurs and is continuing
under the Indenture, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes issued pursuant to the
Indenture (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Initial Notes) may declare all the Notes issued pursuant to the Indenture to be
due and payable immediately, together with interest, if any, accrued thereon.
The description set forth above is qualified in
its entirety by the Indenture, which was attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 15, 2022, and is refiled herewith as Exhibit 4.1 with a corrected signature page.
A copy of the Security Agreement was attached
as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 15, 2022, and is incorporated herein
by reference.