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Accession Number:: 0001567619-20-013768
Form Type:: 13D Filing
Publication Date:: 2020-07-27 17:28:08

Filed By:: Baupost Group
Company:: Viasat Inc (NASDAQ:VSAT)
Filing Date:: 2020-07-27
SEC Url:: 13D Filing

Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name	Shared Voting Power	Shared Dispositive Power	Aggregate Amount Owned Power	Percent of Class
The Baupost Group	16,288,959	16,288,959	16,288,959	24.13%
Baupost Group GP	16,288,959	16,288,959	16,288,959	24.13%
Seth A. Klarman	16,288,959	16,288,959	16,288,959	24.13%

Filing

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 01 )*

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)

July 23, 2020

(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)
	24.13%

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)
	24.13%

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)
	24.13%

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 10, 2018 (the “Schedule 13D”). Terms defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein as so defined. Except as specifically provided herein, this amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) 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

The information contained in Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby supplemented as follows:

On July 22, 2020, in connection with a private placement by the Issuer (the “Private Placement”) the Issuer entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Baupost Group Securities, L.L.C. and the other purchasers party thereto (collectively, the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to sell an aggregate of 4,474,559 of shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock at a price per share of Common Stock equal to $39.11. Under the Purchase Agreement, Baupost Group Securities, L.L.C. agreed to purchase an aggregate of 2,556,891 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000,007.01. On July 23, 2020, the Issuer entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Purchasers, pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to file a registration statement to register the resale of the shares sold in the Private Placement. The Registration Rights Agreement contained customary terms and conditions for a transaction of this type.

Item 4.	Purpose of Transaction

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

(i)

(j)

Item 5.	Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a)

The responses to Items 7-13 of the cover pages of this statement on Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference.

(b)

The responses to Items 7-13 of the cover pages of this statement on Schedule 13D are incorporated herein by reference.

(c)

The trading dates, price per share and number of shares of Common Stock purchased or sold by Baupost since the prior Schedule 13D are set forth below.

Transaction Date

Shares or Units Purchased (Sold)

Price Per Share or Unit

7/23/2020

See Item 3

(d)

(e)

Item 6.	Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

The information contained in Item 3 of this Amendment is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.

Except for the agreements and instruments described in the response to Item 3, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the persons named in Item 2 and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

Item 7.	Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

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.

July 27, 2020	By:	/s/ Seth A. Klarman
		Chief Executive Officer

	Baupost Group GP, L.L.C.

July 27, 2020	By:	/s/ Seth A. Klarman
		Managing Member

	Seth A. Klarman

July 27, 2020	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)