SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-16-156174

VIASAT INC · VSAT

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Exec. VP and Secretary

Period of report

Dec 17, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Dec 20, 2016 · 6:49 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000797721

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
$.0001 par value common stock	Dec 17, 2016	M	3,125	$0.00	A	3,414	D
$.0001 par value common stock	Dec 17, 2016	F	1,631	$68.60	D	1,783	D
$.0001 par value common stock^F2	holding	—	—		—	1,114	I	By 401(k)

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
restricted stock unit^F3,F4	$0.00	Dec 17, 2016	M	3,125	D	—	—	common stock	3,125	9,375	D

F1This entry represents the number of shares of ViaSat, Inc. common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the tax withholding obligation of the Reporting Person. These shares were not sold by the Reporting Person but were instead offset from the total number of vested shares received by the Reporting Person from the Issuer.
F2Includes 3 shares of common stock the reporting person acquired under the ViaSat 401(k)Plan, since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.
F3The original restricted stock unit grant was for 12,500 restricted stock units on 11/17/2015. Subject to the reporting persons election to defer the receipt of the common stock, the units vest and convert into shares of common stock (on a 1 for 1 basis) at the rate of 1/4 on the 13th month anniversary of the grant date; 1/4 on the second anniversary of the grant date; 1/4 on the third anniversary and 1/4 on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.
F4Until vested, the restricted stock unit shall be subject to forfeiture in the event of termination of employment or service with the issuer.