Viasat stockholders approve amended equity and employee stock purchase plans
At its annual meeting on September 4, 2025, Viasat stockholders approved amended and restated versions of the 1996 Equity Participation Plan and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. They also elected Richard Baldridge and Sean Pak as Class II directors and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. The plan changes increase the number of shares that can be issued under those plans, which affects existing holders' potential ownership.
Key points
- Equity plan share reserve set at 6,410,000 shares, plus shares from prior awards that become available again; the equity plan was approved with 77,530,367 votes for and 21,883,946 against.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan maximum increased by 5,000,000 shares to a total of 16,950,000 shares; approved with 99,252,742 votes for and 294,428 against.
- Richard Baldridge received 93,856,135 votes for and 6,121,794 withheld; Sean Pak received 83,544,805 votes for and 16,433,124 withheld.
- Stockholders ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP with 117,873,269 votes for and 1,661,026 against.
The filing
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