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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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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) President Government Systems
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/15/2019
	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	11/17/2019		M		6,167	A	$0.00	33,243(1)	D
$.0001 par value common stock	11/18/2019		F(2)		3,059	D	$74	30,184	D
$.0001 par value common stock								497(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
restricted stock unit	(4)	11/15/2019		A		20,883		(5)	(6)	common stock	20,883	$0.00	20,883	D
restricted stock unit	$0.00	11/17/2019		M			1,875	(7)	(6)	common stock	1,875	$0.00	0	D
restricted stock unit	$0.00	11/17/2019		M			1,792	(8)	(6)	common stock	1,792	$0.00	1,791	D
restricted stock unit	$0.00	11/17/2019		M			2,500	(9)	(6)	common stock	2,500	$0.00	5,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 310 shares purchased under the Viasat Employee Stock Purchase Plan on June 28, 2019.

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 154 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. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Viasat, Inc. common stock.

5. Subject to the Reporting Person's election to defer the receipt of common stock, the units vest and convert into shares of common stock (on a 1-for-1 basis) at a rate of 1/4 on 12/17/2020; 1/4 on 11/17/2021; 1/4 on 11/17/2022 and 1/4 on 11/17/2023.

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

7. The original restricted stock unit grant was for 7,500 restricted stock units on 11/17/2015. 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.

8. The original restricted stock unit grant was for 7,167 restricted stock units on 11/17/2016. 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.

9. The original restricted stock unit grant was for 10,000 restricted stock units on 11/17/2017. 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.

Remarks:

	Kathleen K. Hollenbeck, under power of attorney	11/19/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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