Ken Allen Peterman Form 4 VIASAT / Ken Allen Peterman ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Peterman Ken Allen

(Last) (First) (Middle)

6155 EL CAMINO REAL

(Street)

CARLSBAD CA 92009

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VIASAT INC [ VSAT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/09/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
$.0001 par value common stock	11/09/2016		M(1)		4,376	A	$60.9	11,182	D
$.0001 par value common stock	11/09/2016		S(1)		4,376	D	$78	6,806	D
$.0001 par value common stock	11/10/2016		M(1)		2,187	A	$60.9	8,993	D
$.0001 par value common stock	11/10/2016		S(1)		2,187	D	$78.7	6,806	D
$.0001 par value common stock	11/10/2016		M		729	A	$0.00	7,535	D
$.0001 par value common stock	11/10/2016		F(2)		224	D	$79.67	7,311	D
$.0001 par value common stock								405(3)	I	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
stock option	$60.9	11/09/2016		M			4,376	(4)	11/14/2019	common stock	4,376	$0.00	4,374	D
stock option	$60.9	11/10/2016		M			2,187	(4)	11/14/2019	common stock	2,187	$0.00	2,187	D
restricted stock unit	$0.00	11/10/2016		M			729	(5)	(6)	common stock	729	$0.00	729	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Transaction pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan adopted on June 13, 2016.

2. This entry represents the number of shares of ViaSat, Inc. common stock withheld by the Issuer to satisfy the tax withholding obligation of the Reporting Person. These shares were not sold by the Reporting Person but were instead offset from the total number of vested shares received by the Reporting Person from the Issuer.

3. Includes 6 shares of common stock the reporting person acquired under the ViaSat 401(k) Plan since the date of the reporting person's last ownership report.

4. The option vests in four (4) installments as follows: 2,188 shares on 11/10/2014; 2,188 shares on 11/10/2015; 2,187 shares on 11/10/2016 and 2,187 shares on 11/10/2017.

5. The original restricted stock unit grant was for 2,917 restricted stock units on 11/14/2013. Subject to the reporting persons election to defer the receipt of the common stock, the units vest and convert into shares of common stock (on a 1 for 1 basis) at the rate of 1/4 on the 13th month anniversary of the grant date; 1/4 on the second anniversary of the grant date; 1/4 on the third anniversary and 1/4 on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.

6. Until vested, the restricted stock unit shall be subject to forfeiture in the event of termination of employment or service with the Issuer.

Remarks:

	Kathleen K. Hollenbeck, under power of attorney	11/14/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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