EchoStar shareholders reelected all eight director nominees at the company’s October 30 annual meeting, ratified KPMG as its independent auditor for 2026 and gave strong support to executive compensation in a non-binding advisory vote.
- Board: George R. Brokaw, James DeFranco, R. Stanton Dodge, Cantey M. Ergen, Charles W. Ergen, Katherine E. Flynn, Tom A. Ortolf and William P. Wall were elected to serve until the 2027 annual meeting.
- Wall received the fewest withheld votes, at 1,827,209. Dodge received the most, at 45,990,126.
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Each director also had 14,470,044 broker non-votes.
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Auditor: Shareholders ratified KPMG LLP’s appointment for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 1,424,898,190 votes for and 3,956,870 against. There were 3,273,512 abstentions.
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Executive compensation: The advisory measure received 1,409,935,949 votes for and 5,399,181 against. There were 2,323,398 abstentions and 14,470,044 broker non-votes.
The results show broad shareholder approval across all three matters. The executive-pay vote was advisory rather than binding.