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Debt and Finance Lease Obligations (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Debt and Finance Lease Obligations  
Schedule of carrying amount and fair value of our debt facilities

As of

September 30, 2025

December 31, 2024

Issuer

    

Carrying
Amount

    

Fair Value

    

Carrying
Amount

    

Fair Value

(In thousands)

0% Convertible Notes due 2025

DISH

$

138,403

$

136,766

$

138,403

$

124,916

Term Loan due 2025 (1)

DBS SubscriberCo

500,000

500,000

7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2026 (2)

DDBS

2,000,000

1,985,900

2,000,000

1,678,640

5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 (2)(3)

HSSC

627,283

615,979

750,000

686,475

6 5/8% Senior Notes due 2026 (2)

HSSC

750,000

715,380

750,000

595,725

3 3/8% Convertible Notes due 2026 (2)

DISH

45,209

43,708

45,209

38,495

5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026

DDBS

2,750,000

2,702,315

2,750,000

2,507,780

11 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2027

DISH

3,500,000

3,653,755

3,500,000

3,708,460

7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2028

DDBS

1,000,000

922,180

1,000,000

715,680

5 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2028

DDBS

2,500,000

2,399,625

2,500,000

2,143,350

5 1/8% Senior Notes due 2029

DDBS

1,500,000

1,287,825

1,500,000

959,610

Term Loan due 2029 (4)

DBS SubscriberCo

1,800,000

1,770,922

1,800,000

1,800,000

Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares due 2029 (4)(5)

DBS SubscriberCo

200,000

196,211

200,000

200,000

10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (6)

SATS

5,506,000

6,063,813

5,356,000

5,763,110

3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 (7)(8)

SATS

1,946,856

4,775,424

1,906,229

2,029,715

6 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 (9)

SATS

2,372,670

2,448,548

2,287,738

2,070,952

Other notes payable

76,794

76,794

108,072

108,072

Subtotal

26,713,215

$

29,795,145

27,091,651

$

25,630,980

Unamortized deferred financing costs and other debt discounts, net

(451,056)

(555,533)

Finance lease obligations (10)

48,711

67,199

Total

26,310,870

26,603,317

Less: current portion (4)

(4,519,619)

(943,029)

Total debt, finance lease and other obligations, net of current portion

$

21,791,251

$

25,660,288

(1)We redeemed the principal balance of our Term Loan due 2025 as of September 30, 2025, the instrument’s maturity date.
(2)These notes have been reclassified to “Current portion of debt, finance lease and other obligations” on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2025.
(3)During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we repurchased approximately $123 million of our 5 1/4% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 in open market trades. The remaining balance of approximately $627 million matures on August 1, 2026.
(4)A portion of the principal balance of these instruments is classified as “Current portion of debt, finance lease and other obligations” due to payment terms upon which we will pay a portion of principal balance based on the variable cash flows for certain Pay-TV business metrics which are an estimate and could change significantly based on actual performance.
(5)Due to the June 30, 2029 mandatory redemption feature of this instrument, it is considered a debt instrument.
(6)On May 8, 2025, we issued an additional $150 million aggregate principal amount of our 10 3/4% Senior Secured Notes due November 30, 2029.
(7)Beginning on October 1, 2025, and ending at the close of business on December 31, 2025, our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 are convertible, at the option of the holders. These notes are convertible, at our election, into cash, approximately 58 million shares of our Class A common stock or a combination thereof. See the description of our 3 7/8% Convertible Secured Notes due 2030 below for further information.
(8)During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we elected to make our semi-annual interest payment of approximately $41 million in kind.
(9)During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we elected to make our semi-annual interest payment of approximately $85 million in kind.
(10)Disclosure regarding fair value of finance leases is not required.