secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VIASAT INC (VSAT)
CIK:        0000797721
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-09T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-215312
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Viasat stockholders approve equity plan amendment adding 3.43M shares; Board adopts inducement plan
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- Stockholders approved amendment to 1996 Equity Participation Plan: share reserve increased by 3,430,000 to 59,401,000 shares; ISO grant period extended to 2034.
- Board adopted 2024 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan, reserving 377,500 shares for new-hire inducement grants under Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4).
- Class I Directors elected: John Stenbit (80.2M for, 22.4M withheld), Andrew Sukawaty (101.1M for), Theresa Wise (101.0M for).
- Ratification of PwC as independent auditor for FY2025 approved: 114.2M for, 0.9M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 82.8M for, 19.5M against, 0.3M abstentions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312524215312/0001193125-24-215312-index.htm
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