---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-210427"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VSAT"
cik: "0000797721"
company_name: "VIASAT INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:19:44.408287+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Viasat appoints two independent directors, enters cooperation agreement with Carronade Capital

## Summary
- Shekar Ayyar (Arrcus CEO) and Jinhy Yoon (former PIMCO EVP) appointed as independent directors effective May 6, 2026.
- Board expands to 10 directors (8 independent); both join Strategic Review Committee.
- Cooperation agreement includes standstill and voting commitments until 30 days before 2027 annual meeting advance notice deadline.
- Carronade Capital Managing Partner Dan Gropper said strategic review and disciplined execution can unlock substantial intrinsic value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-210427
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VSAT
- cik: 0000797721
- company_name: VIASAT INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312526210427/0001193125-26-210427-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312526210427/d108013d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-210427
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-210427.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shekar Ayyar was appointed as independent Class II director at VIASAT INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: independent Class II director
  source text: On May 6, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Viasat, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Shekar Ayyar to serve as an independent Class II director with an initial term expiring at the Company’s 2028 annual meeting of stockholders
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/797721/000119312526210427/0001193125-26-210427-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.