UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Kiser, Kyle J.
5701 S. Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, CO 80120
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
5/6/02
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EchoStar Communications Corporation
DISH
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) (X) Other
(specify below)
Treasurer
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Class A Common Stock |9,493 |D | |
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Class A Common Stock |1,657 |D |(1) |
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Class A Common Stock |5,625 |I |(2) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|(3) |(8) |Class A Common Stock |23,520 |$2.125 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|(4) |(8) |Class A Common Stock |18,160 |$2.75 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|(5) |(8) |Class A Common Stock |16,000 |$10.20315 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|(6) |(9) |Class A Common Stock |4,000 |$79.00 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (R|(7) |(9) |Class A Common Stock |5,000 |$39.50 |D | |
ight to Buy) | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The number of shares reported in column 2 represents the total number of
shares allocated to the reporting
person's account through the EchoStar Communications Corporation's 401(k)
Employees' Savings Plan to date.
The reporting person has dispositive, but no voting power with respect to the
shares.
(2) The number of shares in column 2 represents the total number of shares
purchased by the reporting person
through EchoStar Communications Corporation's 1997 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
to date.
(3) The shares underlying the option, listed in column 5, vest at the rate of
20% per year, commencing on
February 12,
1998.
(4) The shares underlying the option, listed in column 5, vest at the rate of
20% per year, commencing on March
31,
1999.
(5) The shares underlying the option, listed in column 5, vest at the rate of
20% per year, commencing on March
31,
2000.
(6) The shares underlying the option, listed in column 5, vest at the rate of
20% per year, commencing on March
31,
2001.
(7) The shares underlying the option, listed in column 5, vest at the rate of
20% per year, commencing on March
31,
2002.
(8) Each portion of the option expires five years from the date on which that
portion of the option first becomes
exercisable.
(9) The option expires ten years from the date of
grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Kyle J. Kiser
DATE
5/6/02