SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2003
ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
| NEVADA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
0-26176 (Commission File Number) |
88-0336997 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5701 S. SANTA FE DRIVE LITTLETON, COLORADO (Address of principal executive offices) |
80120 (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (303) 723-1000 |
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On March 4, 2003, in connection with the filing of the EchoStar Communications Corporation (the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002 (the “Report”), the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company each certified, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of such officer’s knowledge:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | ||
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION | ||||
| Dated: March 4, 2003 | By: | /s/ Michael R. McDonnell | ||
| Michael R. McDonnell, Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer |