Form 8-K

 

 

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): January 27, 2012

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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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. held on January 27, 2012, ViaSat’s stockholders voted on the following four proposals and cast their votes as follows:

Proposal 1: To elect Mark Dankberg, Michael Targoff and Harvey White to serve as Class III Directors.

 

Nominee

   For      Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  

Mark Dankberg

     34,913,369         440,827         4,252,798   

Michael Targoff

     31,305,558         4,048,638         4,252,798   

Harvey White

     34,779,130         575,066         4,252,798   

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as ViaSat’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 30, 2012.

 

00,000,000,000 00,000,000,000 00,000,000,000 00,000,000,000
    

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

 

39,405,319

   169,816    31,859    0

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

 

00,000,000,000 00,000,000,000 00,000,000,000 00,000,000,000
    

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

 

34,673,686

   636,818    43,692    4,252,798

Proposal 4: To conduct an advisory vote on the frequency of holding future advisory votes on executive compensation.

 

00,000,000,000 00,000,000,000 00,000,000,000 00,000,000,000

1 Year

  

2 Years

  

3 Years

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

25,483,920

   8,429,070    1,394,390    46,816    4,252,798

Based on these results, the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year.

 

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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: January 30, 2012

  ViaSat, Inc.
  By:  

/s/ Paul G. Castor

    Paul G. Castor
    Associate General Counsel

 

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