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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-125076"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VSAT"
cik: "0000797721"
company_name: "VIASAT INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T19:44:06.896207+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Viasat enters new stockholder agreements with former Inmarsat sellers; director resigns

## Summary
- New agreements with Apax, CPP, OTPP, WP require voting with Board recommendations if ownership thresholds met.
- Former stockholder agreement terminated; sellers lose right to appoint up to two directors to the Board.
- Director Andrew Sukawaty resigns effective May 21, 2025, amicably.
- New agreements impose transfer restrictions and standstill limitations on sellers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-125076
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VSAT
- cik: 0000797721
- company_name: VIASAT INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 1.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312525125076/0001193125-25-125076-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312525125076/d946665d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-125076
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-125076.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-125076.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew Sukawaty resigned as Director at VIASAT INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On May 21, 2025, Andrew Sukawaty tendered his resignation from the Board and all applicable Board committees, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312525125076/0001193125-25-125076-index.htm

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