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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ECHOSTAR HOLDING CORPORATION</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Nevada</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>26-1232727</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>90 Inverness Circle E.<BR>
Englewood, Colorado 80112</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan<BR>
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Class&nbsp;B CEO Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of Plans)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>R. Stanton Dodge<BR>
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
EchoStar Holding Corporation<BR>
90 Inverness Circle E.<BR>
Englewood, Colorado 80112<BR>
(303)&nbsp;723-1000</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" align="center">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000" nowrap>20,610,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$36.15</TD>
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    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$745,051,500</TD>
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<TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$29,280.52</TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) registers the issuance of (i)
16,000,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of EchoStar Holding
Corporation, a Nevada corporation (&#147;<U>Shares</U>&#148;) that may be issued pursuant to the
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan; (ii)&nbsp;360,000 Shares that may be issued
pursuant to the EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; (iii)&nbsp;250,000
Shares that may be issued pursuant to the EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Nonemployee
Director Stock Option Plan; and (iv)&nbsp;4,000,000 Shares that may be issued upon conversion of
shares of Class&nbsp;B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of EchoStar Holding Corporation, a
Nevada corporation, that may be issued pursuant to the EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Class
B CEO Stock Option Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities
Act</U>&#148;), the amount registered hereunder includes an indeterminate number of Shares that may
be issued in accordance with the provisions of the above-referenced plans in connection with
any anti-dilution provisions or in the event of any change in the outstanding Shares,
including a stock dividend or stock split.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(h)
under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum
aggregate offering price have been determined on the basis of the book value of a Share as of
December&nbsp;31, 2007 since there is no current market for the Shares offered.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;1. <u>Plan Information</u></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;2. <u>Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</u></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#004">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;4. <U>Description of Securities</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;5. <U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;6. <U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;7. <u>Exemption from Registration Claimed</u></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#011">Item&nbsp;8. <u>Exhibits</u></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#012">Item&nbsp;9. <u>Undertakings</u></A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#013">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#014">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#015">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d52791exv5w1.htm">Opinion of R. Stanton Dodge</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="d52791exv23w2.htm">Consent of KPMG LLP - Denver, Colorado</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have heretofore been filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;), are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement:
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-33807)
filed with the SEC including the description of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, described therein in the section
entitled &#147;Description of Our Capital Stock&#148;, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and prior to
such time as the Registrant files a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement on Form
S-8 that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all such
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be
a part hereof from the date of filing such reports and documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently-filed document that also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement on Form S-8.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the securities being registered hereunder is being passed upon for the
Registrant by R. Stanton Dodge. Based on equity securities of EchoStar Communications Corporation
held by Mr.&nbsp;Dodge on November&nbsp;30, 2007, following the anticipated distribution of equity securities
of the Registrant to equityholders of EchoStar Communications Corporation on January&nbsp;1, 2008, Mr.
Dodge is expected to own, directly and indirectly, 6,464 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common
Stock and exercisable options that include the right to acquire 6,000 additional shares of the
Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A Common Stock within 60&nbsp;days of November&nbsp;30, 2007.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chapter&nbsp;78.7502(1) of the Nevada Revised Statutes allows the Registrant to indemnify any
person made or threatened to be made a party to any action (except an action by or in the right of
the Registrant, a &#147;derivative action&#148;), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, against expenses including
attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in a good faith manner which
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with
respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful. Under chapter 78.7502(2), a similar standard of care applies to derivative actions,
except that indemnification is limited solely to expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred in
connection with the defense or settlement of the action and court approval of the indemnification
is required where the person is seeking advance payment of indemnifiable expenses prior to final
disposition of the proceeding in question. Under chapter 78.751, decisions as to the payment of
indemnification are made by a majority of the Board of Directors at a meeting at which quorum of
disinterested director is present, or by written opinion of special legal counsel, or by the
stockholders.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provisions relating to liability and indemnification of officers and directors of the
Registrant for acts by such officers and directors are contained in Article&nbsp;IX of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Registrant, Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 hereto, and Article&nbsp;IX of the Registrant&#146;s Bylaws,
Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 hereto, which are incorporated by reference. These provisions state, among other
things, that, consistent with and to the extent allowable under Nevada law, and upon the decision
of a disinterested majority of the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors, or a written opinion of outside
legal counsel, or the Registrant&#146;s stockholders: (1)&nbsp;the Registrant shall indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether
formal or informal (other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant) by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Registrant, or is
or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, employee, fiduciary or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he
conducted himself in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Registrant, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; and (2)&nbsp;the Registrant shall indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the
Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and
except that no indemnification shall be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which
such person shall have adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his
duty to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit
was brought shall determine upon application that despite the adjudication of liability but in view
of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 10pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit<BR>Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Incorporation of EchoStar Holding Corporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10
(File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of EchoStar Holding
Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2
to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.22 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.
001-33807)).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.23 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10
(File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.24 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Class&nbsp;B CEO Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.25 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10
(File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of R. Stanton Dodge (opinion re: legality)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of R. Stanton Dodge (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP &#151; Denver, Colorado</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP &#151; San Francisco, California</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this Registration Statement)</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
</TR>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement:</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering </TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt"><TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #textcolor#; background: #bgcolor#">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>price set
forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 3%"><I>provided, however</I>, that:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="13%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(A)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply
if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by these
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement; and</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report
pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Englewood, State of Colorado on
December 31, 2007.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>ECHOSTAR HOLDING CORPORATION</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">By</TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/  R. Stanton Dodge
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">R. Stanton Dodge&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints R. Stanton Dodge as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned,
with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including without
limitation, post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and hereby grants unto the attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith
as fully as to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, thereby
ratifying and confirming all that the attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="38%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><U>Signature</U></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><U>Title</U></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000"><U>Date</U></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Charles W. Ergen
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Charles W. Ergen</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" nowrap>December 31, 2007</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Bernard L. Han
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bernard L. Han</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 31, 2007</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Carl E. Vogel
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Carl E. Vogel</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director, Vice Chairman of the Board and Advisor
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 31, 2007</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="right">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ David K. Moskowitz
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David K. Moskowitz</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">December 31, 2007</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Michael T. Dugan
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael T. Dugan</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Director
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Steven R. Goodbarn</TD>
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Director
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Tom A. Ortolf</TD>
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Director</TD>
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C. Michael Schroeder</TD>
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Director</TD>
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to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of EchoStar (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.22 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.
001-33807)).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.23 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10
(File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.24 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;10 (File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Class&nbsp;B CEO Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.25 to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;10
(File No.&nbsp;001-33807)).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
Registration No. 333-[_____]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ECHOSTAR HOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
26-1232727
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
90 Inverness Circle E.
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(Address of principal executive offices)
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Class B CEO Stock Option Plan
(Full title of Plans)
R. Stanton Dodge
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
EchoStar Holding Corporation
90 Inverness Circle E.
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(303) 723-1000
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Plans/Title of Securities
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
to be Registered(1)
Registered
Per Share(4)
Offering Price
Fee
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
20,610,000 shares
$36.15
$745,051,500
$29,280.52
(1)
This Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") registers the issuance of (i)
16,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of EchoStar Holding
Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("
Shares
") that may be issued pursuant to the
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan; (ii) 360,000 Shares that may be issued
pursuant to the EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; (iii) 250,000
Shares that may be issued pursuant to the EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Nonemployee
Director Stock Option Plan; and (iv) 4,000,000 Shares that may be issued upon conversion of
shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of EchoStar Holding Corporation, a
Nevada corporation, that may be issued pursuant to the EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Class
B CEO Stock Option Plan.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities
Act
"), the amount registered hereunder includes an indeterminate number of Shares that may
be issued in accordance with the provisions of the above-referenced plans in connection with
any anti-dilution provisions or in the event of any change in the outstanding Shares,
including a stock dividend or stock split.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(h)
under the Securities Act, the proposed maximum offering price per share and the proposed maximum
aggregate offering price have been determined on the basis of the book value of a Share as of
December 31, 2007 since there is no current market for the Shares offered.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8.
Exhibits
Item 9.
Undertakings
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion of R. Stanton Dodge
Consent of KPMG LLP - Denver, Colorado
Consent of KPMG LLP - San Francisco, California
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1.
Plan Information
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, which have heretofore been filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
SEC
") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
"), are incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement:
(a)
The Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-33807)
filed with the SEC including the description of the Registrant's Class A
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, described therein in the section
entitled "Description of Our Capital Stock", including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Registration Statement on Form S-8 and prior to
such time as the Registrant files a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement on Form
S-8 that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all such
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be
a part hereof from the date of filing such reports and documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently-filed document that also is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement on Form S-8.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The validity of the securities being registered hereunder is being passed upon for the
Registrant by R. Stanton Dodge. Based on equity securities of EchoStar Communications Corporation
held by Mr. Dodge on November 30, 2007, following the anticipated distribution of equity securities
of the Registrant to equityholders of EchoStar Communications Corporation on January 1, 2008, Mr.
Dodge is expected to own, directly and indirectly, 6,464 shares of the Registrant's Class A Common
Stock and exercisable options that include the right to acquire 6,000 additional shares of the
Registrant's Class A Common Stock within 60 days of November 30, 2007.
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Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Chapter 78.7502(1) of the Nevada Revised Statutes allows the Registrant to indemnify any
person made or threatened to be made a party to any action (except an action by or in the right of
the Registrant, a "derivative action"), by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, against expenses including
attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in a good faith manner which
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with
respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was
unlawful. Under chapter 78.7502(2), a similar standard of care applies to derivative actions,
except that indemnification is limited solely to expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in
connection with the defense or settlement of the action and court approval of the indemnification
is required where the person is seeking advance payment of indemnifiable expenses prior to final
disposition of the proceeding in question. Under chapter 78.751, decisions as to the payment of
indemnification are made by a majority of the Board of Directors at a meeting at which quorum of
disinterested director is present, or by written opinion of special legal counsel, or by the
stockholders.
Provisions relating to liability and indemnification of officers and directors of the
Registrant for acts by such officers and directors are contained in Article IX of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Registrant, Exhibit 4.1 hereto, and Article IX of the Registrant's Bylaws,
Exhibit 4.2 hereto, which are incorporated by reference. These provisions state, among other
things, that, consistent with and to the extent allowable under Nevada law, and upon the decision
of a disinterested majority of the Registrant's Board of Directors, or a written opinion of outside
legal counsel, or the Registrant's stockholders: (1) the Registrant shall indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether
formal or informal (other than an action by or in the right of the Registrant) by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the Registrant, or is
or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, employee, fiduciary or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he
conducted himself in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to
the best interests of the Registrant, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; and (2) the Registrant shall indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in its favor by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent of the
Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and
except that no indemnification shall be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which
such person shall have adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his
duty to the Registrant unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit
was brought shall determine upon application that despite the adjudication of liability but in view
of all circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses which such court shall deem proper.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation of EchoStar Holding Corporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10
(File No. 001-33807)).
4.2
Bylaws of EchoStar Holding
Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2
to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-33807)).
4.3
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
001-33807)).
4.4
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10
(File No. 001-33807)).
4.5
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-33807)).
4.6
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Class B CEO Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10
(File No. 001-33807)).
5.1
Opinion of R. Stanton Dodge (opinion re: legality)
23.1
Consent of R. Stanton Dodge (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP — Denver, Colorado
23.3
Consent of KPMG LLP — San Francisco, California
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Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this Registration Statement)
Item 9.
Undertakings
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if
the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form
of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
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price set
forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration
Statement;
provided, however
, that:
(A)
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply
if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by these
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement; and
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's Annual Report
pursuant to section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection
with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Englewood, State of Colorado on
December 31, 2007.
ECHOSTAR HOLDING CORPORATION
By
/s/  R. Stanton Dodge
Name:
R. Stanton Dodge
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints R. Stanton Dodge as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent of the undersigned,
with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including without
limitation, post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and hereby grants unto the attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith
as fully as to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, thereby
ratifying and confirming all that the attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Charles W. Ergen
Charles W. Ergen
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
December 31, 2007
/s/ Bernard L. Han
Bernard L. Han
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
December 31, 2007
/s/ Carl E. Vogel
Carl E. Vogel
Director, Vice Chairman of the Board and Advisor
December 31, 2007
/s/ David K. Moskowitz
David K. Moskowitz
Director
December 31, 2007
/s/ Michael T. Dugan
Michael T. Dugan
Director
December 31, 2007
/s/ Steven R. Goodbarn
Steven R. Goodbarn
Director
December 31, 2007
/s/ Tom A. Ortlof
Tom A. Ortolf
Director
December 31, 2007
C. Michael Schroeder
Director
Table of Contents
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Incorporation of EchoStar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1
to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-33807)).
4.2
Bylaws of EchoStar (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-33807)).
4.3
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.22 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No.
001-33807)).
4.4
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10
(File No. 001-33807)).
4.5
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 10 (File No. 001-33807)).
4.6
EchoStar Holding Corporation 2008 Class B CEO Stock Option Plan (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10
(File No. 001-33807)).
5.1
Opinion of R. Stanton Dodge (opinion re: legality)
23.1
Consent of R. Stanton Dodge (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP — Denver, Colorado
23.3
Consent of KPMG LLP — San Francisco, California
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Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this Registration Statement)