Company: VSAT
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-165436
Chunk: 117

Company: VIASAT INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 117
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 award granted during such period in excess of 6,000,000 shares. 2.3 Substitute Awards. In connection with an entity’s merger or consolidation with the Company or any Subsidiary or the Company’s acquisition, or any Subsidiary’s acquisition, of an entity’s property or stock, the Committee may grant awards in substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted before such merger or consolidation by such entity or its affiliate. Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms as the Committee deems appropriate, notwithstanding limitations on awards in the Plan. Substitute Awards will not count against the Share Limit (nor shall shares of Common Stock subject to a Substitute Award be added to the Share Limit as provided above), except that shares of Common Stock acquired by exercise of substitute Incentive Stock Options will count against the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may

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APPENDIX A be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing planapproved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan(as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of Common Stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the shares of Common Stock authorized for grant under the Plan (and shares of Common Stock subject to such awards shall not be added to the shares of Common Stock available for awards under the Plan as provided above); provided that awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan,absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees, consultants or Directors of the Company or any Subsidiary immediately prior to such acquisition or combination and to the extent that grants of awards using such available shares are permitted without stockholder approval under the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed. ARTICLE III. GRANTING OF OPTIONS 3.1 Eligibility. Any Employee, consultant or Director selected by the Committee (or the Board, in the case of Options awarded to Independent