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) : January 25, 2008
ECHOSTAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
NEVADA
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  001-33807
(Commission File Number) 		  26-1232727
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
90 INVERNESS CIRCLE E.
ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
(Address of principal executive offices) 		   
80112
(Zip Code)
(303) 723-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.03.   Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
     Effective January 25, 2008, the Articles of Incorporation of the registrant were amended solely to effect a change of the name of the registrant from “EchoStar Holding Corporation” to “EchoStar Corporation.”
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits .
     
Exhibit Number   Description
 
3.1
  Text of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of EchoStar Corporation.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  ECHOSTAR CORPORATION
  		 
Date: January 25, 2008  By:   /s/ R. Stanton Dodge    
    R. Stanton Dodge   
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit Number   Description
 
3.1
  Text of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of EchoStar Corporation.

 

Exhibit 3.1
TEXT OF AMENDMENT
OF
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
ECHOSTAR HOLDING CORPORATION
(Amended Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes 78.385 and 78.390)
     1. Article I of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to provide as follows:
“ Name
The name of the corporation shall be “ECHOSTAR CORPORATION” (the“Corporation”).”