UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment
No.
03
)*
ViaSat, Inc.
(Name of
Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of
Class of Securities)
92552V100
(CUSIP
Number)
Seth A. Klarman,
The Baupost Group L.L.C.
10 St. James Avenue, Suite 1700
BOSTON,
Massachusetts
02116
Phone : 617-210-8300
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
November 08, 2021
(Date of
Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the
acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box.
o
Note: Schedules filed in paper
format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule,
including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.
* The
remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The
information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to
be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
1 |
NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
| ||||
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
| |||||
The Baupost Group, L.L.C. 04-3402144 | |||||
2 |
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
| (a) | o | ||
(b) | x | ||||
3 |
SEC
USE ONLY
| ||||
4 |
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
| ||||
AF | |||||
5 |
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(e)
or 2(f)
| o | |||
6 |
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
| ||||
State of Delaware | |||||
NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 |
SOLE
VOTING POWER
| |||
0 | |||||
8 |
SHARED
VOTING POWER
| ||||
16,288,959 | |||||
9 |
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
| ||||
0 | |||||
10 |
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
| ||||
16,288,959 | |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
| ||||
16,288,959 | |||||
12 |
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
| o | |||
13 |
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
| ||||
22.18%
| |||||
14 |
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
| ||||
IA | |||||
1 |
NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
| ||||
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
| |||||
Baupost Group GP, L.L.C. 82-3254604 | |||||
2 |
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
| (a) | o | ||
(b) | x | ||||
3 |
SEC
USE ONLY
| ||||
4 |
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
| ||||
AF | |||||
5 |
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(e)
or 2(f)
| o | |||
6 |
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
| ||||
State of Delaware | |||||
NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 |
SOLE
VOTING POWER
| |||
0 | |||||
8 |
SHARED
VOTING POWER
| ||||
16,288,959 | |||||
9 |
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
| ||||
0 | |||||
10 |
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
| ||||
16,288,959 | |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
| ||||
16,288,959 | |||||
12 |
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
| o | |||
13 |
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
| ||||
22.18%
| |||||
14 |
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
| ||||
HC | |||||
1 |
NAMES
OF REPORTING PERSONS
| ||||
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
| |||||
Seth A. Klarman | |||||
2 |
CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
| (a) | o | ||
(b) | x | ||||
3 |
SEC
USE ONLY
| ||||
4 |
SOURCE
OF FUNDS
| ||||
AF | |||||
5 |
CHECK
BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(e)
or 2(f)
| o | |||
6 |
CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
| ||||
The United States of America | |||||
NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 7 |
SOLE
VOTING POWER
| |||
0 | |||||
8 |
SHARED
VOTING POWER
| ||||
16,288,959 | |||||
9 |
SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
| ||||
0 | |||||
10 |
SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
| ||||
16,288,959 | |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
| ||||
16,288,959 | |||||
12 |
CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
| o | |||
13 |
PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
| ||||
22.18%
| |||||
14 |
TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON
| ||||
HC | |||||
Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) by the Reporting Persons with respect to the Common Stock of the Issuer on October 4, 2018, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 (the “Schedule 13D”). Terms defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein as so defined. Except as specifically provided herein, this amendment (“Amendment No. 3”) does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. |
Item 2. | Identity and Background |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
(f) |
Item 3. |
Source
and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
|
Item 4. |
Purpose
of Transaction
|
On November 8, 2021, Baupost Group Securities, L.L.C. ("Baupost") entered into the Voting and Support Agreement described in more detail in Item 6 below. |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
(f) |
(g) |
(h) |
(i) |
(j) |
Item 5. |
Interest
in Securities of the Issuer
|
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
| Transaction Date | Shares or Units Purchased (Sold) | Price Per Share or Unit |
(d) |
(e) |
Item 6. |
Contracts,
Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities
of the Issuer
|
On November 8, 2021, Viasat, Inc. ("Viasat") entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Immarsat Global Limited (“Immarsat”) (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Viasat will purchase one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Inmarsat upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement (the “Transaction”). Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of the Purchase Agreement, Baupost, in its capacity as stockholder of Viasat, entered into a Voting and Support Agreement with the shareholders of Immarsat (the “Investor Sellers”) and Viasat (the “Voting Agreement”), pursuant to which Baupost agreed, among other things, to vote its respective shares of Viasat common stock (i) in favor of the issuance of approximately 46 million unregistered shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Viasat and an amendment to Viasat’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance, (ii) in favor of any proposal to adjourn or postpone Viasat’s stockholder meeting if there are insufficient proxies to approve such matters, (iii) against any alternative acquisition proposal, (iv) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant or warranty of Viasat under the Purchase Agreement or of such stockholder under the Voting Agreement, and (v) against any other action, agreement or transaction that would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect or prevent the Transaction or the other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Voting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Voting Agreement. |
Item 7. |
Material
to Be Filed as Exhibits
|
Exhibit 1: Voting Agreement, dated November 8, 2021, by and among the parties identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed with the SEC by Viasat on November 8, 2021. |
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
The Baupost Group, L.L.C. | |||
November 10, 2021 | By: |
/s/
Seth A. Klarman | |
Chief Executive Officer | |||
Baupost Group GP, L.L.C. | |||
November 10, 2021 | By: |
/s/
Seth A. Klarman | |
Managing Member | |||
Seth A. Klarman | |||
November 10, 2021 | By: |
/s/
Seth A. Klarman | |
The
original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement
is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf
of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or
general partner of the filing person), evidence of the representative’s
authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement:
provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on
file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any
title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath
his signature.
Footnotes:
Attention:
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal
violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)