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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;3, 2009</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>VIASAT, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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<B>6155 El Camino Real<BR>
Carlsbad, California 92009<BR>
(760)&nbsp;476-2200</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)<BR>
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<B>ViaSat, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">(Full Title of the Plan)<BR>
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<B>Keven K. Lippert, Esq.<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
ViaSat, Inc.<BR>
6155 El Camino Real<BR>
Carlsbad, California 92009<BR>
(760)&nbsp;476-2200</B><BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)<BR>
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<I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>Craig M. Garner, Esq.<BR>
Latham &#038; Watkins LLP<BR>
12636 High Bluff Drive, Suite&nbsp;400<BR>
San Diego, California 92130<BR>
(858)&nbsp;523-5400</B><BR>
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align=left>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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. (Check one):</DIV>


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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common stock, $0.0001 par value
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,000,000 shares
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">23.54</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">23,540,000.00</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,313.53</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered and sold
pursuant to the ViaSat, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the &#147;401(k) Plan&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD>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 the average of the high and low prices of ViaSat,
Inc. common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on May&nbsp;28, 2009, because the
offering price of the securities to be granted in the future is not currently determinable.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;8.Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement on Form S-8 is filed by ViaSat, Inc. (&#147;ViaSat&#148;) to register (1)
250,000 shares of common stock of ViaSat that may be contributed to the 401(k) Plan by ViaSat in
satisfaction of its company matching contribution obligations under the 401(k) Plan, which shares
will be newly-issued shares, (2)&nbsp;an additional 750,000 shares of common stock of ViaSat that may be
offered and sold to employees under the 401(k) Plan, which shares will be purchased by the 401(k)
Plan on the open market, and (3)&nbsp;an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered and sold
pursuant to the 401(k) Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not required to be filed with this registration statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ViaSat hereby incorporates the following documents in this registration statement by
reference:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>ViaSat&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April&nbsp;3, 2009
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on May&nbsp;28, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD>All other reports filed pursuant to Section 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>
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    <TD>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>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our officers and directors are covered by certain provisions of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws and insurance policies
that serve to limit and, in certain instances, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that
they may incur in such capacities. We are not aware of any claim or proceeding in the last three
years, or any threatened claim, that would have been or would be covered by these provisions. These
various provisions are described below.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In June&nbsp;1986, Delaware enacted legislation that authorizes corporations to limit or
eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of directors&#146; fiduciary duty of care. This duty of care requires that, when
acting on behalf of the corporation, directors must exercise an informed business judgment based on
all significant information reasonably available to them. Absent the limitations now authorized by
such legislation, directors are accountable to corporations and their stockholders for monetary
damages for conduct constituting negligence or gross negligence in the exercise of their duty of
care. Although the statute does not change directors&#146; duty of care, it enables corporations to
limit available relief to equitable remedies such as injunction or rescission. Our certificate of
incorporation limits the liability of our directors to us or our stockholders (in their capacity as
directors but not in their capacity as officers) to the fullest extent permitted by such
legislation. Specifically, our directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages for
breach of a director&#146;s fiduciary duty as director, except for liability: (1)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (2)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith
or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)&nbsp;for unlawful payments of
dividends or unlawful share repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL, or
(4)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a Delaware corporation, we have the power, under specified circumstances generally
requiring the director or officer to act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believes to be
in or not opposed to our best interests, to indemnify our directors and officers in connection with
actions, suits or proceedings brought against them by a third party or in our name, by reason of
the fact that they were or are such directors or officers, against expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding. The bylaws
generally provide for mandatory indemnification of our directors and officers to the full extent
provided by Delaware corporate law. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements
with our directors and officers that generally provide for mandatory indemnification under
circumstances for which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary under Delaware law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of
ViaSat, or is or was a director or officer of ViaSat serving at the request of ViaSat as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred
by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not we would have the
power or obligation to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of the bylaws.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Exhibit&nbsp;Index on page&nbsp;6 is incorporated
herein by reference as the list of exhibits required as part of this registration statement.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;We hereby undertake:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement,
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof), which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the registration statement; and
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however </I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the SEC by us pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;We hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of our annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers or controlling
persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 June&nbsp;2,
2009.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>ViaSat, Inc.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Mark D. Dankberg
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Mark D. Dankberg&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Mark D. Dankberg and
Keven K. 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.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mark D. Dankberg
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mark D. Dankberg
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and<br>
Chief Executive Officer<br>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ronald G. Wangerin
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ronald G. Wangerin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Vice President, Chief<br>
Financial Officer<br>
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert W. Johnson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert W. Johnson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ B. Allen Lay
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
B. Allen Lay
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jeffrey M. Nash
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jeffrey M. Nash
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John P. Stenbit
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John P. Stenbit
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael B. Targoff
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael B. Targoff
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Harvey P. White
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Harvey P. White
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;2, 2009</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Plan Administrator of the ViaSat,
Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan 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 June&nbsp;2, 2009.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">ViaSat, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Keven K. Lippert
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ViaSat, Inc., as Plan Administrator<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"></TD>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="1" style="border-bottom: 0px solid #000000" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Keven K. Lippert
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President and General Counsel&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Incorporated by Reference</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Filed</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit Description</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Form</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>File No.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Filing Date</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Herewith</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Latham &#038; Watkins LLP
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2009
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
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
6155 El Camino Real
Carlsbad, California 92009
(760) 476-2200
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
ViaSat, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Keven K. 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 M. 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. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting
company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Amount
Maximum
Aggregate
Amount of
Title of Each Class of
to be
Offering Price
Offering
Registration
Securities to be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share
Price
Fee
Common stock, $0.0001 par value
1,000,000 shares
$
23.54
(2)
$
23,540,000.00
$
1,313.53
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), this
registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered and sold
pursuant to the ViaSat, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (the "401(k) Plan").
(2)
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 the average of the high and low prices of ViaSat,
Inc. common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 28, 2009, because the
offering price of the securities to be granted in the future is not currently determinable.
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PART I
Item 1. Plan Information
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8.Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-5.2
EX-23.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement on Form S-8 is filed by ViaSat, Inc. ("ViaSat") to register (1)
250,000 shares of common stock of ViaSat that may be contributed to the 401(k) Plan by ViaSat in
satisfaction of its company matching contribution obligations under the 401(k) Plan, which shares
will be newly-issued shares, (2) an additional 750,000 shares of common stock of ViaSat that may be
offered and sold to employees under the 401(k) Plan, which shares will be purchased by the 401(k)
Plan on the open market, and (3) an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered and sold
pursuant to the 401(k) Plan.
PART I
Item 1. Plan Information.
Not required to be filed with this registration statement.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Not required to be filed with this 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 April 3, 2009
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 28, 2009;
(b)
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
(c)
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.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Our officers and directors are covered by certain provisions of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), our certificate of incorporation, our bylaws and insurance policies
that serve to limit and, in certain instances, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that
they may incur in such capacities. We are not aware of any claim or proceeding in the last three
years, or any threatened claim, that would have been or would be covered by these provisions. These
various provisions are described below.
In June 1986, Delaware enacted legislation that authorizes corporations to limit or
eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary
damages for breach of directors' fiduciary duty of care. This duty of care requires that, when
acting on behalf of the corporation, directors must exercise an informed business judgment based on
all significant information reasonably available to them. Absent the limitations now authorized by
such legislation, directors are accountable to corporations and their stockholders for monetary
damages for conduct constituting negligence or gross negligence in the exercise of their duty of
care. Although the statute does not change directors' duty of care, it enables corporations to
limit available relief to equitable remedies such as injunction or rescission. Our certificate of
incorporation limits the liability of our directors to us or our stockholders (in their capacity as
directors but not in their capacity as officers) to the fullest extent permitted by such
legislation. Specifically, our directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages for
breach of a director's fiduciary duty as director, except for liability: (1) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith
or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) for unlawful payments of
dividends or unlawful share repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL, or
(4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
As a Delaware corporation, we have the power, under specified circumstances generally
requiring the director or officer to act in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believes to be
in or not opposed to our best interests, to indemnify our directors and officers in connection with
actions, suits or proceedings brought against them by a third party or in our name, by reason of
the fact that they were or are such directors or officers, against expenses, judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding. The bylaws
generally provide for mandatory indemnification of our directors and officers to the full extent
provided by Delaware corporate law. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements
with our directors and officers that generally provide for mandatory indemnification under
circumstances for which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary under Delaware law.
We maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of
ViaSat, or is or was a director or officer of ViaSat serving at the request of ViaSat as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred
by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not we would have the
power or obligation to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of the bylaws.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The
Exhibit Index on page 6 is incorporated
herein by reference as the list of exhibits required as part of this registration statement.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) We hereby undertake:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement,
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
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(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof), which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the SEC by us pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) We hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of our annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by one of our directors, officers or controlling
persons in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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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 June 2,
2009.
ViaSat, Inc.
By:
/s/ Mark D. Dankberg
Mark D. Dankberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Mark D. Dankberg and
Keven K. 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 D. Dankberg
Mark D. Dankberg
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 2, 2009
/s/ Ronald G. Wangerin
Ronald G. Wangerin
Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
June 2, 2009
/s/ Robert W. Johnson
Robert W. Johnson
Director
June 2, 2009
/s/ B. Allen Lay
B. Allen Lay
Director
June 2, 2009
/s/ Jeffrey M. Nash
Jeffrey M. Nash
Director
June 2, 2009
/s/ John P. Stenbit
John P. Stenbit
Director
June 2, 2009
/s/ Michael B. Targoff
Michael B. Targoff
Director
June 2, 2009
/s/ Harvey P. White
Harvey P. White
Director
June 2, 2009
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Plan Administrator of the ViaSat,
Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan 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 June 2, 2009.
ViaSat, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
By:
/s/ Keven K. Lippert
ViaSat, Inc., as Plan Administrator
By:
Keven K. Lippert
Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Incorporated by Reference
Filed
Number
Exhibit Description
Form
File No.
Exhibit
Filing Date
Herewith
5.1
Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP
X
5.2
Copy of Internal Revenue Service
Opinion Letter Regarding
Qualification of the ViaSat, Inc.
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan under
Section 401 of the Internal Revenue
Code.
X
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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