Company: VSAT
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-165436
Chunk: 59

Company: VIASAT INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-25
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 59
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 consumer, military and government users around the globe, whether on the ground, in the air or at sea. In addition, our government business includes a portfolio of communications gateways; situational awareness and command and control products and services; satellite communication products and services across various frequency bands; and cybersecurity and information assurance products and services. We believe that our diversification strategy—anchored in a broad portfolio of customer-centric products and services and supported by our fleet of broadband and narrowband satellites—our vertical integration and our ability to effectively cross-deploy technologies between government and commercial applications and segments as well as across different geographic markets, provide us with a strong foundation to sustain and enhance our leadership in advanced communications and networking technologies. Performance Highlights Fiscal year 2025 was a pivotal year to create the foundation for our future growth and cash flow generation. We are pleased with our operational performance and the accomplishments of our team toward the strategic goals we set for the year. In fiscal year 2025, we:

| • |     | met or beat our guidance metrics; |

| • |     | achieved record revenue of $4.5 billion; |

| • |     | achieved record contract awards of $4.7 billion, driven by a 57% year-over-year increase in our Defense and Advanced Technologies segment: |

| • |     | made significant progress on our capital structure by refinancing approximately $2.0 billion of debt and repurchasing approximately $360 million of debt; |

| • |     | integrated the first ViaSat-3 satellite into our global network; |

| • |     | completed critical milestones on our satellite roadmap; |

| • |     | successfully grew our NexusWave multi-orbit maritime broadband service; |

| • |     | reached third-party network agreements to improve the coverage, resiliency and user experience of our mobility offerings; and |

| • |     | enhanced financial transparency with new reporting segments and accompanying disclosures. |

Executive Compensation Decisions Informed by Stockholder Feedback Our management team regularly engages with our stockholders to proactively understand their perspectives on our business and strategy and governance and compensation practices, and to address any concerns they may have. During fiscal year 2025, we engaged in substantive conversations with stockholders representing approximately 65% of our total outstanding common stock.

| 2025 Proxy Statement   37 |

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION •Compensation Discussion and Analysis Our Board and our Compensation and Human Resources Committee, or the Committee, have demonstrated responsiveness to feedback