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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On November 17, 2021, Viasat, Inc. (“Viasat”) announced the appointment of Kevin Harkenrider as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
Mr. Harkenrider previously served as Viasat’s Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Chief Operations Officer. Biographical information for Mr. Harkenrider can be found in Viasat’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, and is incorporated herein by reference. In connection with his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Harkenrider’s annual base salary was increased to $650,000. The other existing compensation arrangements for Mr. Harkenrider remain unchanged.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Harkenrider and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 17, 2021, issued by Viasat, Inc. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document) | |
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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.
| VIASAT, INC. | ||||||
| Date: November 19, 2021 | By: | /s/ Brett Church | ||||
| Name: | Brett Church | |||||
| Title: | Associate General Counsel | |||||
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