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beneficially owned through investment power by each individual 401(k) Plan participant. The Class A Shares
individually owned by each of the Named Executive Officers through their participation in the 401(k) Plan are
included in each respective Named Executive Officer’s information above.
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
There were no related party transactions required to be disclosed during fiscal year 2004. During 2005, various
members of Mr. Ergen's family, including Cantey Ergen, will perform a variety of services for the Company for
which we expect to pay between $70,000 and $100,000 of total compensation.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Appointment of Independent Auditor
EchoStar’s Audit Committee, in its discretion, may direct the appointment of different independent auditors at any time
during the year if the Audit Committee believes that a change would be in the best interests of our shareholders.
Fees Paid to KPMG LLP for 2003 and 2004
The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by KPMG LLP for the audit of EchoStar’s
annual financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2004, and December 31, 2003, and fees billed for
other services rendered by KPMG LLP during those periods.
2003 2004
Audit Fees (1) $584,008 $1,760,200
Audit-Related Fees (2) 9,000 57,580
Total audit and audit related fees 593,008 1,817,780
Tax Fees (3) 272,433 117,025
All Other Fees - -
Total Fees $865,441 $1,934,805
(1) The fees for 2003 have been adjusted to account for payments owed for 2003
that were not billed until later in 2004.
(2) Consists of fees for audit of financial statements of certain employee benefit
plans and other audit related services.
(3) Consists of fees for tax consultation and tax compliance services.
Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditor
The Audit Committee is responsible for appointing, setting compensation, and overseeing the work of our independent
auditors. The Audit Committee has established a policy regarding pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit
services provided by the independent auditor.
Requests are submitted to the Audit Committee in one of the following ways:
Request for approval of services at a meeting of the Audit Committee; or
Request for approval of services by members of the Audit Committee acting by written consent.
The request may be made with respect to either specific services or a type of service for predictable or recurring
services.