Company: VSAT
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-165436
Chunk: 26

Company: VIASAT INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 26
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 of the Equity Plan prior to the Restatement Effective Date that again become available for issuance will be added to the share reserve under the Restated Equity Plan as two shares for every one share underlying the relevant award to reflect the fungible ratio formula used at the time such award was granted.

| • |     | Removal of Non-Employee Director Compensation Provisions. Under the Restated Equity Plan, the initial and annual grants to our non-employee directors serving on our Board will no longer be specified in the plan document. Instead, non-employee directors who are initially elected to our Board and continuing non-employee directors who serve on our Board at each annual meeting of stockholders will receive grants of equity awards under the Restated Equity Plan as approved from time to time by our Board and pursuant to a formal board of directors compensation policy. For more information, see “Director Compensation” below. |

| • |     | Extension of Time Period for Granting Incentive Stock Options; Limit on Incentive Stock Options. The Restated Equity Plan will permit the granting of stock options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options, or ISOs, as defined under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, or the Code, through July 6, 2035. In addition, under the Restated Equity Plan, in no event may more than 100,000,000 shares be issued upon the exercise of ISOs granted under the Restated Equity Plan. |

| • |     | Other Updates. The Restated Equity Plan contains other minor, technical, and administrative updates. |

The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the Restated Equity Plan. Why You Should Vote for the Restated Equity Plan Equity Incentive Awards Are an Important Part of Our Compensation Philosophy . Our equity compensation plans are critical to our ongoing effort to align the interests of our employees, directors and other service providers with stockholder interests. As discussed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section of this proxy statement, equity incentive awards are

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PROPOSAL 4: • Amendment and Restatement of the 1996 Equity Participation Plan central to our compensation program. Our Board and its Compensation and Human Resources Committee believe that our ability to grant equity incentive awards to new and existing employees, non-employeedirectors and eligible consultants has helped us attract, retain and motivate world-class talent across a broad base of employees at different levels of the organization. Historically, we