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At the Annual Meeting, Viasat’s stockholders voted on the following six proposals and cast their votes as follows: Proposal 1: To elect Mark Dankberg and Rajeev Suri to serve as Class III Directors. Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Mark Dankberg 93,178,159 2,039,151 9,347,177 Rajeev Suri 94,255,210 962,100 9,347,177 Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Viasat’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 103,552,816 802,008 209,663 0 Proposal 3: To conduct an advisory vote on executive compensation. For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 91,663,424 3,238,750 315,136 9,347,177 Proposal 4: To conduct an advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation. 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 93,311,988 199,163 1,585,896 120,263 9,347,177 Based on th","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523231561/0001193125-23-231561-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-03-31"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"7fbda337f287da1e8a6a5e6ada2d9e7e3157210c","claim":"VIASAT INC shareholders approved To elect Mark Dankberg and Rajeev Suri to serve as Class III Directors. at the 2024-03-31 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 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