CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced that on September 16, 2024, the Board of Directors of Viasat, including a majority of the independent directors, granted 265,685 restricted stock units ("RSUs") and 59,199 performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") (assuming achievement at "target" levels of performance), to Gary Chase, the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, under the Company's 2024 Employment Inducement Incentive Award Plan (the "Inducement Plan"). The RSUs and PSUs were granted as inducements material to Mr. Chase upon entering into employment with Viasat in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) announces that its wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries, Connect Finco SARL and Connect U.S. Finco LLC (together, the "Issuers"), have upsized and priced their offering of $1,975 million in aggregate principal amount of its 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2029. The offering was upsized from the previously announced $1,250 million in aggregate principal amount. The Issuers are wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of Connect Bidco Limited ("Inmarsat"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Viasat.

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSAT) announces that its wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries, Connect Finco SARL and Connect U.S. Finco LLC (together, the "Issuers"), intend to commence an offering of $1,250 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2029 (the "notes"), subject to market and other conditions. The Issuers are wholly-owned indirect subsidiaries of Connect Bidco Limited ("Inmarsat"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Viasat.

Viasat will provide engineering and network modernization services to support U.S. Army Blue Force Tracker requirements

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced today it has received a five-year, $153 million dollar contract at full value potential from the Defense Information Services Agency to provide network services and support for the U.S. Army Project Manager Mission Command (PM MC) Blue Force Tracker  (BFT) program. The period-of-performance for this contract includes a base year with four one-year option periods.

On-demand, managed L-Band service offers a cost-effective, flexible solution for government mobile users

CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today introduced Enhanced LAISR, its global mobility, on-demand managed L-band service offering communications flexibility for airborne, maritime and land users worldwide. It will deliver highly available, flexible, on-demand capabilities enabled by Viasat's seamless, global L-band space and ground network.

Scalable operational finance expertise supports growth plans

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the appointment of Gary Chase as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 16, 2024. He will succeed Shawn Duffy, who will remain with Viasat in the role of Chief Accounting Officer.

Mr. Chase joins Viasat from Delta Air Lines, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Operational Finance and was a member of the Delta Leadership Committee, a group of top executives reporting directly to the CEO. During his more than 12-year tenure at Delta Air Lines, Mr. Chase oversaw a number of important financial functions, including Financial Planning & Analysis, Investor Relations, and Corporate Planning, as well as Operational Finance. Mr. Chase also served as Delta's Chief Strategy Officer. Prior to joining Delta, Mr. Chase was an Institutional Investor ranked analyst and Managing Director in equity research at Barclays Capital and Lehman Brothers in New York, having followed the airline and transportation industries for 12 years.

Enhanced scalability and on-demand service will offer global mobile users rapid service activation for tactical beyond line-of-sight communications

CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the next evolution of its award-winning L-band tactical satellite service, L-TAC, delivering new features that allow service on-demand – when and where users need it. The L-TAC service is delivered through Viasat's worldwide L-band network, connecting radio users and command centers worldwide using the tactical radios' native waveforms, encryption and a secure terrestrial network.

Space Norway's Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, August 11, 2024 at 7.02pm PT.

The two satellites carry payloads that Viasat aims to use to bring broadband connectivity to the Arctic from polar orbits.

VANDENBERG, Calif., Aug. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, has confirmed the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) has successfully launched from Vandenburg Space Force Base.