Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2014

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions

Note 11 — Certain Relationships and Related-Party Transactions

John Stenbit, a director of the Company since August 2004, also serves on the board of directors of Loral. In 2008, the Company entered into a beam sharing agreement with Loral, whereby Loral was responsible for contributing 15% of the total costs associated with the ViaSat-1 satellite project and satellite operating costs past launch. The beam sharing agreement was approved by the disinterested members of the Company’s Board of Directors, after a determination by the disinterested members of the Company’s Board that the terms and conditions of the agreement were fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. In March 2011, Loral entered into agreements with Telesat Canada (an entity owned by TeleSat Holdings, Inc., a joint venture between Loral and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board) pursuant to which Loral assigned to Telesat Canada, and Telesat Canada assumed from Loral, all of Loral’s rights and obligations with respect to the Canadian beams on ViaSat-1. Material amounts related to the beam sharing agreement with Telesat Canada are disclosed in the tables below.

In addition, from time to time, the Company enters into various contracts in the ordinary course of business with Loral and Telesat Canada. Material amounts related to these contracts are disclosed in the tables below.

Expense for the three and nine months ended January 3, 2014 and December 28, 2012 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine months Ended
	January 3, 2014		December 28, 2012		January 3, 2014		December 28, 2012
	(In thousands)
Expense:
Telesat Canada – ordinary course of business	$	1,847	$	2,467	$	5,886	$	4,453

Cash paid during the nine months ended January 3, 2014 and December 28, 2012 was as follows:

	Nine months Ended
	January 3, 2014		December 28, 2012
	(In thousands)
Cash paid:
Telesat Canada – ordinary course of business	$	6,203	$	5,721