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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-______ </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>VIASAT, INC.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6155 El Camino Real </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Carlsbad, California 92009 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(760) 476-2200 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ViaSat, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Keven Lippert, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ViaSat, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6155 El
Camino Real </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Carlsbad, California 92009 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(760) 476-2200 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Copies to:
</I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Craig Garner, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite&nbsp;400 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San Diego, California 92130 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(858) 523-5400 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:3%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller
reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Each Class of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities to be Registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering
Price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registration</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, $0.0001 par value (2)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">300,000 shares</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$55.36(3)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$16,608,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$2,266</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock which become issuable under the above-named plan
by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Covers 300,000 additional shares of our common stock available for issuance under the ViaSat, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#147;Purchase Plan&#148;) pursuant to an amendment to the Purchase Plan approved by
our board of directors and stockholders, effective September&nbsp;18, 2013. The Purchase Plan authorizes the issuance of a maximum of 2,550,000 shares of common stock. However, the offer and sale of 2,250,000 shares of common stock, which have been
or may be issued under the Purchase Plan, have previously been registered pursuant to prior Form S-8 registration statements (Commission File Nos. 333-21113, 333-40396, 333-131382 and 333-160361). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share has been estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The computation is based
upon 85% (see explanation in following sentence) of the average of the high and low prices of ViaSat, Inc. common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September&nbsp;17, 2013. Pursuant to the Purchase Plan, which plan is
incorporated by reference herein, the purchase price of a share of common stock shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the first or last day of an offering period, whichever is lower.
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed sales to take place as soon after the effective date of the registration statement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>as awards granted under the above-named plan are granted, exercised and/or distributed. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This registration statement on Form S-8 is filed by ViaSat, Inc. (&#147;ViaSat&#148;) to register an additional 300,000 shares of common stock
of ViaSat for issuance under the ViaSat, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In accordance with Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the prior Form S-8 registration statements (Commission File Nos. 333-21113, 333-40396, 333-131382 and
333-160361) are hereby incorporated by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this registration statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ViaSat hereby incorporates the following
documents in this registration statement by reference: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">ViaSat&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;29, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on May&nbsp;24, 2013; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">ViaSat&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;28, 2013, filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;7, 2013; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">ViaSat&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;5, 2013,&nbsp;May&nbsp;2, 2013, May&nbsp;17, 2013 and September 19, 2013; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) since the end of the fiscal year covered by ViaSat&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K
referred to in clause (a)&nbsp;above; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of ViaSat common stock set forth in ViaSat&#146;s registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;20, 1996, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents filed by ViaSat pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act subsequent to the filing of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a
statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under no circumstances shall any information furnished under
Item&nbsp;2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Exhibit Index on page 4 is incorporated herein by reference as the list
of exhibits required as part of this registration statement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that the registrant
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Carlsbad, State of California, on September 23, 2013.
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Mark Dankberg</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B></B>Mark Dankberg<B></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B></B>Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer<B></B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Mark Dankberg and Keven
Lippert, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement, and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mark Dankberg</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board and</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal
Executive Officer)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Bruce Dirks</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bruce Dirks</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Financial Officer)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Shawn Duffy</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Shawn Duffy</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">September 23, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert Bowman</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert Bowman</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">September 23, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Robert Johnson</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Robert Johnson</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">September 23, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ B. Allen Lay</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. Allen Lay</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">September 23, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jeffrey Nash</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jeffrey Nash</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">September 23, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="middle"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John Stenbit</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">John Stenbit</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">September 23, 2013</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Harvey White</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" ALIGN="center">September 23, 2013</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">5.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Opinion&nbsp;of&nbsp;Latham&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Watkins&nbsp;LLP</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">ViaSat, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective September&nbsp;18, 2013)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">09-19-13</TD>
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FORM S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 23, 2013
Registration No. 333-______
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VIASAT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
33-0174996
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
6155 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, California 92009
(760) 476-2200
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
ViaSat, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Keven Lippert, Esq.
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
ViaSat, Inc.
6155 El
Camino Real
Carlsbad, California 92009
(760) 476-2200
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Craig Garner, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400
San Diego, California 92130
(858) 523-5400
Indicate by
check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller
reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common stock, $0.0001 par value (2)
300,000 shares
$55.36(3)
$16,608,000
$2,266
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of common stock which become issuable under the above-named plan
by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of outstanding shares of our common stock.
(2)
Covers 300,000 additional shares of our common stock available for issuance under the ViaSat, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Purchase Plan") pursuant to an amendment to the Purchase Plan approved by
our board of directors and stockholders, effective September 18, 2013. The Purchase Plan authorizes the issuance of a maximum of 2,550,000 shares of common stock. However, the offer and sale of 2,250,000 shares of common stock, which have been
or may be issued under the Purchase Plan, have previously been registered pursuant to prior Form S-8 registration statements (Commission File Nos. 333-21113, 333-40396, 333-131382 and 333-160361).
(3)
The Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share has been estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The computation is based
upon 85% (see explanation in following sentence) of the average of the high and low prices of ViaSat, Inc. common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 17, 2013. Pursuant to the Purchase Plan, which plan is
incorporated by reference herein, the purchase price of a share of common stock shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the first or last day of an offering period, whichever is lower.
Proposed sales to take place as soon after the effective date of the registration statement
as awards granted under the above-named plan are granted, exercised and/or distributed.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form S-8 is filed by ViaSat, Inc. ("ViaSat") to register an additional 300,000 shares of common stock
of ViaSat for issuance under the ViaSat, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. In accordance with Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the prior Form S-8 registration statements (Commission File Nos. 333-21113, 333-40396, 333-131382 and
333-160361) are hereby incorporated by reference.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference into this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this registration statement, taken together, constitute a prospectus
that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
ViaSat hereby incorporates the following
documents in this registration statement by reference:
(a)
ViaSat's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 24, 2013;
(b)
ViaSat's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2013, filed with the SEC on August 7, 2013;
(c)
ViaSat's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 5, 2013, May 2, 2013, May 17, 2013 and September 19, 2013;
(d)
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal year covered by ViaSat's Annual Report on Form 10-K
referred to in clause (a) above; and
(e)
The description of ViaSat common stock set forth in ViaSat's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on November 20, 1996, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
In addition, all documents filed by ViaSat pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act subsequent to the filing of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining unsold shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing such documents, except as to specific sections of such statements as set forth therein. Any statement contained in a document
incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which
also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement contained herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a
statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Under no circumstances shall any information furnished under
Item 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K be deemed incorporated herein by reference unless such Form 8-K expressly provides to the contrary.
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Item 8.
Exhibits.
The Exhibit Index on page 4 is incorporated herein by reference as the list
of exhibits required as part of this registration statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that the registrant
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Carlsbad, State of California, on September 23, 2013.
ViaSat, Inc.
By:
/s/ Mark Dankberg
Mark Dankberg
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Mark Dankberg and Keven
Lippert, jointly and severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign this registration statement, and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), and to file
the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Mark Dankberg
Mark Dankberg
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
September 23, 2013
/s/ Bruce Dirks
Bruce Dirks
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
September 23, 2013
/s/ Shawn Duffy
Shawn Duffy
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
September 23, 2013
/s/ Robert Bowman
Robert Bowman
Director
September 23, 2013
/s/ Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson
Director
September 23, 2013
/s/ B. Allen Lay
B. Allen Lay
Director
September 23, 2013
/s/ Jeffrey Nash
Jeffrey Nash
Director
September 23, 2013
/s/ John Stenbit
John Stenbit
Director
September 23, 2013
/s/ Harvey White
Harvey White
Director
September 23, 2013
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number
Exhibit Description
Form
File No.
Exhibit
Filing Date
Filed
Herewith
5.1
Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP
X
10.1
ViaSat, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective September 18, 2013)
8-K
000-21767
10.1
09-19-13
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
X
23.2
Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
X
24.1
Power of Attorney (see signature page)
X
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