UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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A special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) of RigNet, Inc. (the “Company”), was held on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. The proposals submitted to the stockholders are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Special Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 18, 2021. At the Special Meeting, the stockholders of the Company:
Proposal 1.Adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 20, 2020, as it may be amended from time to time, by and among the Company, Viasat, Inc. and Royal Acquisition Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Viasat, Inc. (the “merger proposal”):
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ABSTAIN |
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16,263,509 |
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3,141 |
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9,343 |
Proposal 2.Approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company’s named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement:
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ABSTAIN |
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16,044,160 |
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115,249 |
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116,583 |
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Proposal 3.Approved the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the merger proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the proxy statement\prospectus is timely provided to the Company’s stockholders:
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16,127,943 |
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137,480 |
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10,570 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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RIGNET, INC. |
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Date: April 21, 2021 |
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/s/ Brad Eastman |
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Brad Eastman |
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Senior Vice President & General Counsel |