1 EXHIBIT 4.1 COMMON STOCK COMMON STOCK NUMBER SHARES VS VIASAT INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF SEE REVERSE FOR THE STATE OF DELAWARE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS CUSIP 92552V 10 0 THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $.0001 PAR VALUE, OF VIASAT, INC. transferable on the books of the Corporation in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers. Dated: VIASAT, INC. CORPORATE SEAL /s/ Mark J. Miller 1996 /s/ Mark D. Dankberg SECRETARY DELAWARE PRESIDENT CERTIFICATE OF STOCK COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: HARRIS TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE 2 The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock of the Corporation or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests shall be made to the Corporation's Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM -- as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -- CUSTODIAN TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties -------------- ------------- JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of (Cust) (Minor) survivorship and not as tenants under Uniform Gifts to Minors in common Act ---------------------------------- (State) UNIF TRF MIN ACT -- Custodian (until age ) ------ ------ (Cust) under Uniform Transfers ---------- (Minor) to Minors Act -------------------- (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _______________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE ______________________________________ ______________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Shares of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________________________________________________________________ Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated ________________________________ X _____________________________________ X _____________________________________ NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. Signature(s) Guaranteed By ___________________________________ THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM) PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-16.