EchoStar Corp (SATS)

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On Friday July 6, 2018 at 7:00 a.m. London time, EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) issued an announcement (the “Rule 2.4 Announcement”) pursuant to Rule 2.4 of the U.K. City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Code”) disclosing that it had approached Inmarsat plc (“Inmarsat”) with a new and improved proposal (the “Improved Proposal”) to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Inmarsat, as well as the terms of the Improved Proposal. Although Inmarsat rejected the Improved Proposal on July 4, 2018, EchoStar continued to seek engagement with the board of Inmarsat on a constructive basis, with a view to agreeing on the terms of a recommended transaction. A copy of the Rule 2.4 Announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.




Shortly following release of the Rule 2.4 Announcement, Inmarsat released its own announcement maintaining its rejection of the Improved Proposal and chose not to engage with EchoStar during the course of the day on Friday, July 6, 2018 and did not offer to seek an extension of EchoStar’s “put up or shut up” deadline of 5:00 p.m. London time on July 6, 2018. As a result, on Friday, July 6, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. London time, EchoStar issued an announcement (the “Rule 2.8 Announcement”) pursuant to Rule 2.8 of the Code that it does not intend to make an offer for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Inmarsat pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the Code, subject to certain reservations as permitted under the Code, and the offer period which began on June 8, 2018 with respect to Inmarsat and EchoStar terminated. A copy of the Rule 2.8 Announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.




The information contained and incorporated in this Item 8.01 and any exhibits hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) or otherwise incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.