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Senior Notes and Other Long-Term Debt | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Senior Notes and Other Long-Term Debt | Note 7 — Senior Notes and Other Long-Term Debt Total long-term debt consisted of the following as of December 31, 2024 and March 31, 2024:
|  | As of December 31, 2024 |  |  | As of March 31, 2024 |
|  | (In thousands) |
2022 Term Loan Facility |  | $ | 682,500 |  |  | $ | 687,750 |
2023 Term Loan Facility |  |  | 610,533 |  |  |  | 613,617 |
Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility |  |  | 300,000 |  |  |  | 300,000 |
2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility |  |  | 1,290,250 |  |  |  | 1,300,000 |
Ex-Im Credit Facility |  |  | 19,652 |  |  |  | 39,304 |
Inmarsat Revolving Credit Facility |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Viasat Revolving Credit Facility |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
2025 Notes |  |  | 442,550 |  |  |  | 700,000 |
Inmarsat 2026 Notes (1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,075,000 |
2027 Notes |  |  | 600,000 |  |  |  | 600,000 |
2028 Notes |  |  | 400,000 |  |  |  | 400,000 |
Inmarsat 2029 Notes |  |  | 1,975,000 |  |  |  | — |
2031 Notes |  |  | 733,400 |  |  |  | 733,400 |
Finance lease obligations (see Note 1) |  |  | 164,409 |  |  |  | 26,771 |
Total debt |  |  | 7,218,294 |  |  |  | 7,475,842 |
Unamortized discount, debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments made in purchase accounting |  |  | (175,569 | ) |  |  | (288,553 | )
Less: current portion of long-term debt |  |  | 506,922 |  |  |  | 58,054 |
Total long-term debt |  | $ | 6,535,803 |  |  | $ | 7,129,235 |
(1) On October 1, 2024, the Inmarsat 2026 Notes were repurchased and redeemed in full with the net proceeds of the Inmarsat 2029 Notes and cash on hand. 2022 Term Loan Facility In March 2022, the Company entered into the $700.0 million 2022 Term Loan Facility, which was fully drawn at closing and matures on March 4, 2029. At December 31, 2024, the Company had $682.5 million in principal amount of outstanding borrowings under the 2022 Term Loan Facility. Borrowings under the 2022 Term Loan Facility are required to be repaid in quarterly installments of $1.75 million each, which commenced on September 30, 2022, followed by a final installment of $654.5 million at maturity. Borrowings under the 2022 Term Loan Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either (1) a base rate equal to the greater of the administrative agent’s prime rate as announced from time to time, the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, and the forward-looking term SOFR rate administered by CME for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%, subject to a floor of 1.50% for the initial term loans, plus an applicable margin of 3.50%, or (2) the forward-looking term SOFR rate administered by CME for the applicable interest period, subject to a floor of 0.50% for the initial term loans, plus an applicable margin of 4.50%. As of December 31, 2024, the effective interest rate on the Company’s outstanding borrowings under the 2022 Term Loan Facility was 9.51%. The 2022 Term Loan Facility is required to be guaranteed by certain significant domestic subsidiaries of the Company (as defined in the 2022 Term Loan Facility) and secured by substantially all of the Company’s and any such subsidiaries’ assets. As of December 31, 2024, none of the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the 2022 Term Loan Facility. The 2022 Term Loan Facility contains covenants that restrict, among other things, the ability of Company and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional debt, grant liens, sell assets, make investments, pay dividends and make certain other restricted payments. The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants under the 2022 Term Loan Facility as of December 31, 2024. Borrowings under the 2022 Term Loan Facility are recorded as current portion of long-term debt and as other long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The 2022 Term Loan Facility was issued with an original issue discount of 2.00%, or $14.0 million. The original issue discount and deferred financing cost associated with the issuance of the borrowings under the 2022 Term Loan Facility are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the 2022 Term Loan Facility, the results of which are not materially different from the effective interest rate basis. 2023 Term Loan Facility In connection with the closing of the Inmarsat Acquisition, on May 30, 2023, the Company entered into the $616.7 million 2023 Term Loan Facility, which was fully drawn at closing and matures on May 30, 2030. At December 31, 2024, the Company had $610.5 million in principal amount of outstanding borrowings under the 2023 Term Loan Facility. Borrowings under the 2023 Term Loan Facility are required to be repaid in quarterly installments of $1.5 million each, which commenced on December 31, 2023, followed by a final installment of $576.6 million at maturity. Borrowings under the 2023 Term Loan Facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at either (1) a base rate equal to the greater of the administrative agent’s prime rate as announced from time to time, the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, and the forward-looking term SOFR rate administered by CME for a one-month interest period plus 1.00%, subject to a floor of 1.50% for the initial term loans, plus an applicable margin of 3.50%, or (2) the forward-looking term SOFR rate administered by CME for the applicable interest period, subject to a floor of 0.50% for the initial term loans, plus an applicable margin of 4.50%, plus a credit spread adjustment ranging from 0.11% to 0.43%. As of December 31, 2024, the effective interest rate on the Company’s outstanding borrowings under the 2023 Term Loan Facility was 10.05%. The 2023 Term Loan Facility is required to be guaranteed by certain significant domestic subsidiaries of the Company (as defined in the 2023 Term Loan Facility) and secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and any such subsidiaries' assets. As of December 31, 2024, none of the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the 2023 Term Loan Facility. The 2023 Term Loan Facility contains covenants that restrict, among other things, the ability of Company and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional debt, grant liens, sell assets, make investments, pay dividends and make certain other restricted payments. The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants under the 2023 Term Loan Facility as of December 31, 2024. Borrowings under the 2023 Term Loan Facility are recorded as current portion of long-term debt and as other long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The 2023 Term Loan Facility was issued with an original issue discount of 2.50%, or $15.4 million. The original issue discount and deferred financing cost associated with the issuance of the borrowings under the 2023 Term Loan Facility are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the 2023 Term Loan Facility, the results of which are not materially different from the effective interest rate basis. Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities In March 2024, Inmarsat amended its then-existing senior secured credit facilities to (among other matters): (1) establish the $1.3 billion 2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility, the proceeds of which, together with cash on hand, were used to repay approximately $1.38 billion of the outstanding borrowings under the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility, resulting in $300.0 million in principal amount of borrowings remaining outstanding under the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility at the closing of the amendment, and (2) replace the prior $700.0 million revolving credit facility with a new $550.0 million revolving line of credit (including up to $100.0 million of letters of credit) (the Inmarsat Revolving Credit Facility and, together with the 2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility and the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility, the Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities). The maturity date for the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility is December 12, 2026, and for the 2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility is September 28, 2029. The Inmarsat Revolving Credit Facility matures on the earlier of March 28, 2027 and (if more than $100.0 million of borrowings are outstanding under the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility) the date that is 91 days prior to the maturity of the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility. As of December 31, 2024, Inmarsat had $1.3 billion in principal amount of outstanding borrowings under the 2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility and $300.0 million in principal amount of outstanding borrowings under the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility. As of December 31, 2024, the Inmarsat Revolving Credit Facility was undrawn and there were no amounts outstanding under standby letters of credit, leaving borrowing availability under the Inmarsat Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024 of $550.0 million. Borrowings under the 2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility are required to be repaid in quarterly installments of $3.25 million each, which commenced in the quarter ended June 30, 2024, followed by a final installment of $1.23 billion at maturity. As a result of the voluntary prepayments at the closing of the amendment, all quarterly amortization installments with respect to the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility have been reduced to zero, with the only remaining scheduled principal repayment being a final installment of $300.0 million at the maturity date on December 12, 2026. Borrowings under the Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities: (1) in the case of borrowings denominated in U.S. Dollars, bear interest, at Inmarsat's option, at either (i) the highest of (x) for the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility, the greater of the federal funds rate or the overnight banking fund rate for such day plus 0.50% and for the 2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility, the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (y) the forward-looking one-month term SOFR rate plus 1.00% or (z) the administrative agent's prime rate as announced from time to time, or (ii) the forward-looking term SOFR rate for the applicable interest period (subject to, in the case of the 2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility, a floor of 0.50% per annum, in the case of the Inmarsat Revolving Credit Facility, a floor of 0.00% per annum and, in the case of the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility, a floor of 1.00% per annum), and (2) in the case of borrowings denominated in available currencies other than U.S. Dollars, bear interest based upon the applicable benchmark for such currencies (as described in the Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities) plus, in all cases, an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the Original Inmarsat Term Loan Facility is 2.50% per annum for base rate loans and 3.50% per annum for SOFR loans. The applicable margin for the 2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility is 3.50% per annum for base rate loans and 4.50% per annum for SOFR loans. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Inmarsat Revolving Credit Facility is based on Inmarsat’s total net leverage ratio and ranges between 1.50% and 2.25% per annum for base rate loans and 2.50% and 3.25% per annum for SOFR loans. As of December 31, 2024, the weighted average effective interest rate on the Company's outstanding borrowings under the Inmarsat Term Loan Facilities, including the impact of interest rate cap contracts (see Note 1 — Basis of Presentation – Derivatives for more information), was approximately 9.31%. The Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities are required to be guaranteed by certain material Inmarsat subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of the Inmarsat borrowers and subsidiary guarantors. The Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities contain covenants that restrict, among other things, Inmarsat’s ability to incur additional debt, grant liens, sell assets, make investments and acquisitions, pay dividends and make certain other restricted payments. In addition, financial covenants regarding Inmarsat’s total net leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio apply to the Inmarsat Revolving Credit Facility. The borrowers under the Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities were in compliance with the financial covenants under the Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities as of December 31, 2024. Borrowings under the Inmarsat Term Loan Facilities are recorded as current portion of long-term debt and as other long-term debt, net of unamortized discount, unamortized fair value adjustment made in purchase accounting and debt issuance costs, in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The 2024 Inmarsat Term Loan Facility was issued with an original issue discount of 2.00%. Ex-Im Credit Facility The Ex-Im Credit Facility originally provided a $362.4 million senior secured direct loan facility, which was fully drawn. Of the $362.4 million in principal amount of borrowings made under the Ex-Im Credit Facility, $321.2 million was used to finance up to 85% of the costs of construction, launch and insurance of the ViaSat-2 satellite and related goods and services (including costs incurred on or after September 18, 2012), with the remaining $41.2 million used to finance the total exposure fees incurred under the Ex-Im Credit Facility (which included all previously accrued completion exposure fees). As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $19.7 million in principal amount of outstanding borrowings under the Ex-Im Credit Facility. Borrowings under the Ex-Im Credit Facility bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.38%, payable semi-annually in arrears. The effective interest rate on the Company’s outstanding borrowings under the Ex-Im Credit Facility, which takes into account timing and amount of borrowings and payments, exposure fees, debt issuance costs and other fees, is 4.54%. Borrowings under the Ex-Im Credit Facility are required to be repaid in 16 semi-annual principal installments, which commenced on April 15, 2018, with a maturity date of October 15, 2025. The Ex-Im Credit Facility is guaranteed by Viasat and is secured by first-priority liens on the ViaSat-2 satellite and related assets, as well as a pledge of the capital stock of the borrower under the facility. The Ex-Im Credit Facility contains financial covenants regarding Viasat’s maximum total leverage ratio and minimum interest coverage ratio. In addition, the Ex-Im Credit Facility contains covenants that restrict, among other things, the Company’s ability to sell assets, make investments and acquisitions, make capital expenditures, grant liens, pay dividends and make certain other restricted payments. The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants under the Ex-Im Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024. Borrowings under the Ex-Im Credit Facility are recorded as current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The discount of $42.3 million (consisting of the initial $6.0 million pre-exposure fee, $35.3 million of completion exposure fees, and other customary fees) and deferred financing cost associated with the issuance of the borrowings under the Ex-Im Credit Facility are amortized to interest expense on an effective interest rate basis over the weighted average term of the Ex-Im Credit Facility and in accordance with the related payment obligations. Viasat Revolving Credit Facility As of December 31, 2024, Viasat's revolving credit facility (the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility) provided a $647.5 million revolving line of credit (including up to $150.0 million of letters of credit), with a maturity date of the earliest of (A) August 24, 2028 and (B) the springing maturity date (as defined in the Viasat Revolving Credit Agreement, which is effectively 91 days prior to the maturity date of certain material debt for borrowed money of Viasat and its subsidiaries to the extent certain conditions have not been satisfied as of such date). As of December 31, 2024, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility and $62.0 million outstanding under standby letters of credit, leaving borrowing availability under the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024 of $585.5 million. Borrowings under the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either (1) the highest of the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, forward-looking term SOFR (as defined in the definitive credit agreement governing the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility) for an interest period of one month plus 1.00%, or the administrative agent’s prime rate as announced from time to time, or (2) forward-looking term SOFR (not to be less than 0.00% per annum), plus, in the case of each of (1) and (2), an applicable margin that is based on the Company’s total leverage ratio. The Company has capitalized certain amounts of interest expense on the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility in connection with the construction of various assets during the construction period. The Viasat Revolving Credit Facility is required to be guaranteed by certain significant domestic subsidiaries of the Company (as defined in the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility) and secured by substantially all of the Company’s and any such subsidiaries’ assets. As of December 31, 2024, none of the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility. The Viasat Revolving Credit Facility contains financial covenants regarding a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum interest coverage ratio. In addition, the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility contains covenants that restrict, among other things, the Company’s ability to incur additional debt, grant liens, sell assets, make investments and acquisitions, make capital expenditures, pay dividends and make certain other restricted payments. The Company was in compliance with its financial covenants under the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024. Senior Notes Senior Notes due 2025 In September 2017, the Company issued $700.0 million in principal amount of 2025 Notes in a private placement to institutional buyers. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, the Company repurchased $257.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 2025 Notes in open market transactions, resulting in $442.6 million in principal amount of 2025 Notes remaining outstanding as of December 31, 2024. As a result, the Company recorded a gain of an insignificant amount in (loss) gain on extinguishment of debt, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2024. The 2025 Notes were issued at face value and are recorded as current portion of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs, in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The 2025 Notes bear interest at the rate of 5.625% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears, which interest payments commenced in March 2018. Debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of the 2025 Notes are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the 2025 Notes, the results of which are not materially different from the effective interest rate basis. The 2025 Notes are required to be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the Company’s existing and future subsidiaries that guarantees the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2024, none of the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the 2025 Notes. The 2025 Notes are the Company’s general senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured unsubordinated debt. The 2025 Notes are effectively junior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future secured debt, including under the Credit Facilities and the 2027 Notes (to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt), are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2025 Notes, and are senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The indenture governing the 2025 Notes limits, among other things, the Company’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to: incur, assume or guarantee additional debt; issue redeemable stock and preferred stock; pay dividends, make distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock; prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; make loans and investments; grant or incur liens; restrict dividends, loans or asset transfers from restricted subsidiaries; sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; reduce the Company’s satellite insurance; and consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of their assets to, another person. The 2025 Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price of 100%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date. The 2025 Notes become due and payable in full on September 15, 2025. In the event a change of control triggering event occurs (as defined in the indenture governing the 2025 Notes), each holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s 2025 Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date). Inmarsat Senior Secured Notes due 2026; Discharge of Indenture and Loss on Extinguishment of Debt In October 2019, certain subsidiaries of Inmarsat Holdings issued $2.08 billion in principal amount of Inmarsat 2026 Notes in a private placement to institutional buyers. In July 2024, Inmarsat repurchased $101.7 million in aggregate principal amount of Inmarsat 2026 Notes in open market transactions. On October 1, 2024, Inmarsat used the net proceeds from the issuance of the Inmarsat 2029 Notes, together with cash on hand, to redeem all of the remaining $1.97 billion in principal amount of Inmarsat 2026 Notes at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount so redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date, and the indenture governing the Inmarsat 2026 Notes was satisfied and discharged in accordance with its terms. As a result of the repurchase and redemption of the Inmarsat 2026 Notes in July and October 2024, during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a loss of $96.6 million and $100.3 million, respectively, in (loss) gain on extinguishment of debt, net in the condensed consolidated statement of operations, related to an unamortized fair value adjustment made in purchase accounting. The Inmarsat 2026 Notes bore interest at the rate of 6.750% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears and were recorded as long-term debt, net of unamortized fair value adjustment made in purchase accounting, as of March 31, 2024 in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Senior Secured Notes due 2027 In March 2019, the Company issued $600.0 million in principal amount of 2027 Notes in a private placement to institutional buyers. The 2027 Notes were issued at face value and are recorded as long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs, in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The 2027 Notes bear interest at the rate of 5.625% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears, which interest payments commenced in October 2019. Debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of the 2027 Notes are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the 2027 Notes, the results of which are not materially different from the effective interest rate basis. The 2027 Notes are required to be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by each of the Company’s existing and future subsidiaries that guarantees the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2024, none of the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes are secured, equally and ratably with the 2022 Term Loan Facility, the 2023 Term Loan Facility, the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility and any future parity lien debt, by liens on substantially all of the Company’s and such subsidiaries' assets. The 2027 Notes are the Company’s general senior secured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of its existing and future unsubordinated debt. The 2027 Notes are effectively senior to all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured debt (including the 2025 Notes, the 2028 Notes and the 2031 Notes) as well as to all of any permitted junior lien debt that may be incurred in the future, in each case to the extent of the value of the assets securing the 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes are effectively subordinated to any obligations that are secured by liens on assets that do not constitute a part of the collateral securing the 2027 Notes (such as the Inmarsat 2026 Notes), are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2027 Notes, and are senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The indenture governing the 2027 Notes limits, among other things, the Company’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to: incur, assume or guarantee additional debt; issue redeemable stock and preferred stock; pay dividends, make distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock; prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; make loans and investments; grant or incur liens; restrict dividends, loans or asset transfers from restricted subsidiaries; sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; reduce the Company’s satellite insurance; and consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of their assets to, another person. The 2027 Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time at a redemption price of 100% plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date. In the event a change of control triggering event occurs (as defined in the indenture governing the 2027 Notes), each holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s 2027 Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date). Senior Notes due 2028 In June 2020, the Company issued $400.0 million in principal amount of 2028 Notes in a private placement to institutional buyers. The 2028 Notes were issued at face value and are recorded as long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs, in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The 2028 Notes bear interest at the rate of 6.500% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears, which interest payments commenced in January 2021. Debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of the 2028 Notes are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the 2028 Notes, the results of which are not materially different from the effective interest rate basis. The 2028 Notes are required to be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the Company’s existing and future subsidiaries that guarantees the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2024, none of the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the 2028 Notes. The 2028 Notes are the Company’s general senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured unsubordinated debt. The 2028 Notes are effectively junior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future secured debt, including under the Credit Facilities and the 2027 Notes (to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt), are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2028 Notes, and are senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The indenture governing the 2028 Notes limits, among other things, the Company’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to: incur, assume or guarantee additional debt; issue redeemable stock and preferred stock; pay dividends, make distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock; prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; make loans and investments; grant or incur liens; restrict dividends, loans or asset transfers from restricted subsidiaries; sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; reduce the Company’s satellite insurance; and consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of their assets to, another person. The 2028 Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time during the 12 months beginning on July 15, 2024 at a redemption price of 101.625%, and at any time on or after July 15, 2025 at a redemption price of 100%, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date. In the event a change of control triggering event occurs (as defined in the indenture governing the 2028 Notes), each holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s 2028 Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date). Inmarsat Senior Secured Notes due 2029 On September 25, 2024, certain subsidiaries of Inmarsat Holdings issued $1.975 billion in principal amount of Inmarsat 2029 Notes in a private placement to institutional buyers. The Inmarsat 2029 Notes were issued at face value and are recorded as long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs, in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The Inmarsat 2029 Notes bear interest at the rate of 9.000% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears, which interest payments commence in March 2025. Debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of the Inmarsat 2029 Notes are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the Inmarsat 2029 Notes, the results of which are not materially different from the effective interest rate basis. Inmarsat used the net proceeds from the issuance of the Inmarsat 2029 Notes, together with cash on hand, to redeem all of the outstanding Inmarsat 2026 Notes on October 1, 2024. The Inmarsat 2029 Notes are secured by pari passu first priority liens on the collateral securing the Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities, and are required to be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the subsidiaries of Inmarsat Holdings guaranteeing the Inmarsat Secured Credit Facilities. The indenture governing the Inmarsat 2029 Notes limits, among other things, the ability of the issuers and their restricted subsidiaries to: incur, assume or guarantee additional debt; issue redeemable stock and preferred stock; pay dividends, make distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock; prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; make loans and investments; grant or incur liens; restrict dividends, loans or asset transfers from restricted subsidiaries; sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; and consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of their assets to, another person. Prior to September 15, 2026, the issuers may redeem up to 40% of the Inmarsat 2029 Notes at a redemption price 109.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date, from the net cash proceeds of specified equity offerings so long as at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Inmarsat 2029 Notes originally issued remains outstanding after such redemptions. The issuers may also redeem the Inmarsat 2029 Notes prior to September 15, 2026, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make-whole” premium and any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date. The Inmarsat 2029 Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time during the 12 months beginning on September 15, 2026 at a redemption price of 104.500%, at any time during the 12 months beginning on September 15, 2027 at a redemption price of 102.250%, and at any time on or after September 15, 2028 at a redemption price of 100%, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date. In the event a change of control occurs (as defined in the indenture governing the Inmarsat 2029 Notes), each holder will have the right to require the issuers to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s Inmarsat 2029 Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Inmarsat 2029 Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date). Senior Notes due 2031 In September 2023, the Company issued $733.4 million in principal amount of 2031 Notes in a private placement to institutional buyers to replace the $733.4 million unsecured bridge loan facility that was entered into in connection with the closing of the Inmarsat Acquisition on May 30, 2023. The 2031 Notes were issued at face value and are recorded as long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs, in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The 2031 Notes bear interest at the rate of 7.500% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears, which interest payments commenced in May 2024. Debt issuance costs associated with the issuance of the 2031 Notes are amortized to interest expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the 2031 Notes, the results of which are not materially different from the effective interest rate basis. The 2031 Notes are required to be guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by each of the Company’s existing and future subsidiaries that guarantees the Viasat Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2024, none of the Company’s subsidiaries guaranteed the 2031 Notes. The 2031 Notes are the Company’s general senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured unsubordinated debt. The 2031 Notes are effectively junior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future secured debt, including under the Credit Facilities and the 2027 Notes (to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt), are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2031 Notes, and are senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The indenture governing the 2031 Notes limits, among other things, the Company’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to: incur, assume or guarantee additional debt; issue redeemable stock and preferred stock; pay dividends, make distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock; prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated debt; make loans and investments; grant or incur liens; restrict dividends, loans or asset transfers from restricted subsidiaries; sell or otherwise dispose of assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; reduce the Company’s satellite insurance; and consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of their assets to, another person. Prior to May 30, 2026, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the 2031 Notes at a redemption price of 107.500% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date, from the net cash proceeds of specified equity offerings. The Company may also redeem the 2031 Notes prior to May 30, 2026, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus a “make whole” premium and any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date. The 2031 Notes may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time during the 12 months beginning on May 30, 2026 at a redemption price of 103.750%, during the 12 months beginning on May 30, 2027 at a redemption price of 101.875%, and at any time on or after May 30, 2028 at a redemption price of 100%, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the redemption date. In the event a change of control triggering event occurs (as defined in the indenture governing the 2031 Notes), each holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such holder’s 2031 Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

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