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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2010
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
           NEVADA
  
0-26176
  
          88-0336997
            (State or other jurisdiction of
  
(Commission File Number)
  
         (IRS Employer
            incorporation)
      
        Identification No.)

     
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
    
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
  
       80112
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
         (Zip Code)
(303) 723-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
DISH DBS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
    COLORADO
  
333-31929
  
               84-1328967
    (State or other jurisdiction of
  
(Commission File Number)
  
              (IRS Employer
    incorporation)
      
             Identification No.)

     
9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.
    
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
  
       80112
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
        (Zip Code)
 
(303) 723-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 8.01.
Other Events.
 
On September 20, 2010, DISH Network Corporation’s Board of Directors approved the settlement of the litigation previously disclosed under the caption “Retailer Class Actions” in our public filings, including within Item 3 of Part I of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and Item 1 of Part II of our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.  The settlement provides, among other things, for mutual releases of the claims underlying the litigation, payment by us of up to $60 million, and the option for certain class members to elect to reinstate certain monthly incentive payments, which the parties agreed have an aggregate value of $23 million.  The settlement is conditioned upon approval by the court. 
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
     
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
 
 
DISH NETWORK CORPORATION
DISH DBS CORPORATION 
  
 
Date: September 23, 2010
 
By:  
 
/s/ R. Stanton Dodge
  
   
R. Stanton Dodge  
  
   
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
  

 
 
 
 
 
 


 
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