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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): May 10, 2005

ViaSat, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  0-21767
(Commission File No.)
  33-0174996
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

6155 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, California 92009

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 476-2200

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
SIGNATURE


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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     At its meeting on May 10, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors approved bonuses for the Company’s executive officers with respect to fiscal year 2005 performance and set base salaries for certain executive officers for fiscal year 2006.

     The following table sets forth actual annual base salary and bonus amounts for fiscal year 2005 and annual salary for fiscal year 2006 for the named executive officers of the Company as of the end of fiscal year 2005.

Named Executive Officers
As of Fiscal Year End 2005

                         
Name and Principal Position   Fiscal Year     Salary     Bonus  
Mark D. Dankberg
    2005     $ 450,000     $ 375,000  
Chairman and CEO
    2006     $ 495,000          
 
                       
Richard A. Baldridge
    2005     $ 350,000     $ 240,000  
President and COO
    2006     $ 385,000          
 
                       
Ronald G. Wangerin
    2005     $ 230,000     $ 115,000  
Vice President and CFO
    2006     $ 260,000          
 
                       
Gregory D. Monahan
    2005     $ 220,000     $ 88,400  
Vice President Administration
    2006     $ 230,000          
General Counsel and Secretary
                       
 
                       
Robert L. Barrie
    2005     $ 225,000     $ 80,000  
Vice President Operations
    2006     $ 235,000          

 


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SIGNATURE

     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: May 13, 2005  VIASAT, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Richard A. Baldridge    
    Name:   Richard A. Baldridge   
    Title:   President and Chief Operating Officer