---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-231561"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VSAT"
cik: "0000797721"
company_name: "VIASAT INC"
filed_at: "2023-09-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T22:25:09.862278+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Viasat shareholders approve 11.5M equity plan increase, 5M ESPP increase, elect directors

## Summary
- Shareholders approved amendment to 1996 Equity Plan increasing shares by 11.5M to 55.971M total; ISO grant period extended to 2033.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan shares increased by 5M to 11.95M; administrative delegation to officers allowed.
- Mark Dankberg (93.2M for) and Rajeev Suri (94.3M for) elected as Class III directors.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed (91.7M for); Board set future advisory votes annually.
- Ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for FY2024 (103.5M for, 802K against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-231561
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VSAT
- cik: 0000797721
- company_name: VIASAT INC
- filed_at: 2023-09-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523231561/0001193125-23-231561-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523231561/d501089d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  VIASAT INC shareholders approved To approve an amendment and restatement of the 1996 Equity Participation Plan. at the 2024-03-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-31
  source text: Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523231561/0001193125-23-231561-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VIASAT INC shareholders approved To elect Mark Dankberg and Rajeev Suri to serve as Class III Directors. at the 2024-03-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-31
  source text: Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523231561/0001193125-23-231561-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VIASAT INC shareholders approved To approve an amendment and restatement of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. at the 2024-03-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-31
  source text: Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523231561/0001193125-23-231561-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VIASAT INC shareholders approved To conduct an advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation. at the 2024-03-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-31
  source text: Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523231561/0001193125-23-231561-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VIASAT INC shareholders approved To conduct an advisory vote on executive compensation. at the 2024-03-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-31
  source text: Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523231561/0001193125-23-231561-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  VIASAT INC shareholders approved To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Viasat’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. at the 2024-03-31 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-03-31
  source text: Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312523231561/0001193125-23-231561-index.htm

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