Last updated: 15 July 2024 at 9:45am EST

Charles Ergen Net Worth




The estimated Net Worth of Charles Wergen Cantey Ergen is at least $91.4 Million dollars as of 29 September 2021. Mr. Ergen owns over 540,000 units of EchoStar Corp stock worth over $83,192,923 and over the last 22 years he sold SATS stock worth over $0. In addition, he makes $8,243,440 as Executive Chairman of the Board at EchoStar Corp.

Mr. Ergen SATS stock SEC Form 4 insiders trading

Charles has made over 7 trades of the EchoStar Corp stock since 2015, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he exercised 540,000 units of SATS stock worth $15,066,000 on 29 September 2021.

The largest trade he's ever made was exercising 13,645,693 units of EchoStar Corp stock on 13 December 2019 worth over $457,403,629. On average, Charles trades about 127,307 units every 17 days since 2003. As of 29 September 2021 he still owns at least 3,800,499 units of EchoStar Corp stock.

You can see the complete history of Mr. Ergen stock trades at the bottom of the page.





Charles Ergen biography

Charles W. Ergen serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Ergen has served as our executive Chairman since November 2009 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since our formation in 2007. Mr. Ergen served as our Chief Executive Officer from our formation in 2007 until November 2009. Mr. Ergen serves as executive Chairman and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of DISH and its subsidiaries since its formation and, during the past five years, has held executive officer and director positions with DISH and its subsidiaries, most recently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of DISH and its subsidiaries from March 2015 to December 2017. The Board of Directors concluded that Mr. Ergen should continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors due to, among other things, his role as our and DISH’s co-founder and as our controlling shareholder and the expertise, leadership and strategic direction that he has contributed to us since our formation, in addition to his extensive experience in our industry.

What is the salary of Charles Ergen?

As the Executive Chairman of the Board of EchoStar Corp, the total compensation of Charles Ergen at EchoStar Corp is $8,243,440. There are no executives at EchoStar Corp getting paid more.



How old is Charles Ergen?

Charles Ergen is 67, he's been the Executive Chairman of the Board of EchoStar Corp since 2009. There are 8 older and 12 younger executives at EchoStar Corp. The oldest executive at EchoStar Corp is Deepak V. Dutt, 76, who is the VP of Investor Relations.

What's Charles Ergen's mailing address?

Charles's mailing address filed with the SEC is 9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD.9601 S. MERIDIAN BLVD., , ENGLEWOODENGLEWOOD, COCO, 8011280112.

Insiders trading at EchoStar Corp

Over the last 17 years, insiders at EchoStar Corp have traded over $5,174,368 worth of EchoStar Corp stock and bought 244,943 units worth $3,761,679 . The most active insiders traders include Charles Wergen Cantey Ergen, James Defranco, and R Stanton Dodge. On average, EchoStar Corp executives and independent directors trade stock every 34 days with the average trade being worth of $774,403. The most recent stock trade was executed by James Defranco on 8 March 2024, trading 110,000 units of SATS stock currently worth $1,482,800.



What does EchoStar Corp do?

echostar corporation (nasdaq: sats) is the premier global provider of satellite operations and video delivery solutions. echostar’s wholly owned subsidiary, hughes, is the world's leading provider of satellite broadband services, delivering network technologies and managed services in more than 100 countries. headquartered in englewood, colo., with business units worldwide, echostar is a multiple emmy award-winning company that has pioneered advancements in the tv and satellite industries for nearly 30 years, consistently delivering value for customers, partners and investors. over the last three decades, echostar’s innovations in video technology have impacted the way consumers view, receive and manage tv programming, garnering numerous awards in recognition of echostar’s advancements to the media landscape. echostar’s consumer solutions include hughesnet®, north america’s #1 high-speed satellite internet service; sling media's slingbox® products; echostar’s line of advanced digit



What does EchoStar Corp's logo look like?

EchoStar Corp logo

Complete history of Mr. Ergen stock trades at Dish Network Corp and EchoStar Corp

Date
#
Company
Insider
Trans.
Transaction
Shares Price per share Total value Shares after Source
29 Sep 2021 Charles Wergen Cantey Ergen
Chairman
Option 540,000 $27.90 $15,066,000
29 Sep 2021
3,800,499
13 Dec 2019 Charles Wergen Cantey Ergen
Chairman
Option 13,645,693 $33.52 $457,403,629
13 Dec 2019
6,699,489
5 Aug 2019 Charles Wergen Cantey Ergen
Chairman
Buy 500,005 $31.45 $15,725,157
5 Aug 2019
1,856,075
20 May 2019 Charles Wergen Cantey Ergen
Chairman
Option 660,000 $27.90 $18,414,000
20 May 2019
1,356,070
31 May 2018 Charles Wergen Cantey Ergen
Chairman
Buy 100,000 $29.37 $2,937,000
31 May 2018
696,470
29 Aug 2017 Charles Wergen Cantey Ergen
Chairman
Option 100,000 $23.96 $2,396,000
29 Aug 2017
598,785
30 Nov 2015 Charles Wergen Cantey Ergen
Chairman
Option 495,000 $6.32 $3,128,400
30 Nov 2015
2,641,891


EchoStar Corp executives and stock owners

EchoStar Corp executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: