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Issuer:     VIASAT INC (VSAT)
CIK:        0000797721
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-117767
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Viasat appoints William LaPlante and Michael Paull to board; Bridenstine resigns
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- James Bridenstine resigned from board on May 9, 2025; not due to any disagreement with company.
- Board reduced Class II directors from three to two; terms expire at 2025 annual meeting.
- William LaPlante (former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition) and Michael Paull (ex-Disney Streaming President) appointed as Class III directors.
- New directors' terms expire at 2026 annual meeting; board now has eight members, six independent.
- LaPlante and Paull will receive standard non-employee director compensation and indemnification agreements.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312525117767/0001193125-25-117767-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312525117767/d859883d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-117767

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