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Issuer:     VIASAT INC (VSAT)
CIK:        0000797721
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-022564
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Viasat subsidiary secures $188.7M Ex-Im Bank facility for ViaSat-3 F1 satellite; repays $300M Inmarsat loan
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- Ex-Im Bank credit facility of $188.7M; $175.8M to finance 85% of ViaSat-3 F1 costs and $12.9M for exposure fees.
- Interest rate fixed at 4.63% per annum (CIRR); 16 semi-annual repayments starting May 2026, maturing Nov 2033.
- Facility secured by first-priority liens on ViaSat-2 satellite, related contracts, and pledge of VTL stock.
- Covenants include max total leverage ratio and min interest coverage ratio; standard events of default apply.
- On Nov 21, 2025, Viasat repaid early $300M principal plus accrued interest on Inmarsat's original term loan.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312526022564/0001193125-26-022564-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312526022564/d232462d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-022564

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