Viasat Inc: Pres commercial Palmer Benjamin Edward received 67,500 shares

What happened Palmer Benjamin Edward, SVP, pres commercial, received 67,500 shares on Oct 9, 2026 as the vesting of a previously granted employee stock option. The transaction is reported as an award/acquisition of derivative shares at $0, total $0. The filing says the option fully vested with respect to 112,500 shares on Oct 9, 2026 and this Form 4 reports vesting of additional shares above the target performance level.

Key details

• Transaction date and price: Oct 9, 2026 — award/acquisition (A): 67,500 shares @ $0.00 (derivative), value $0.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in this Form 4.
• Footnotes: F1 — original Form 4 filed on Nov 21, 2023 reported the grant and target-based shares; exceeding stock price hurdles led to additional vesting. F2 — the stock option is fully vested and currently exercisable.
• Form filed on Oct 13, 2026.

Why it may matter This filing reports vesting of a performance- and time-based employee stock option (derivative); it does not report a sale or market trade. A filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.