UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 8, 2016

 

 

ViaSat, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-21767   33-0174996

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

6155 El Camino Real

Carlsbad, California 92009

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

 

 

(760) 476-2200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the annual meeting of stockholders of ViaSat, Inc. (“ViaSat”) held on September 8, 2016, ViaSat’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1: To elect Richard Baldridge, B. Allen Lay and Dr. Jeffrey Nash to serve as Class II Directors.

 

Nominee

   For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Richard Baldridge

     40,492,719         1,062,388         4,763,401   

B. Allen Lay

     40,412,101         1,143,006         4,763,401   

Dr. Jeffrey Nash

     39,888,346         1,666,761         4,763,401   

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as ViaSat’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

46,217,601    89,903    11,004    0

Proposal 3: To conduct an advisory vote on executive compensation.

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

40,126,235    1,382,713    46,159    4,763,401


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: September 9, 2016     ViaSat, Inc.
    By:  

/s/ Paul Castor

      Paul Castor
      Vice President, Chief Corporate Counsel