Exhibit 5.1
 | Seaport West
617 832 1000 main |
August 4, 2020
KVH Industries, Inc.
50 Enterprise Center
Middletown, RI 02842
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are familiar with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) being filed by KVH Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on the date hereof. The Registration Statement relates to the offer and sale by the Company of up to 1,800,000 shares (the “Shares”) of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), issuable under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2016 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”).
In arriving at the opinions expressed below, we have examined and relied upon the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company, the records of meetings and consents of the Company’s Board of Directors and of its stockholders, and the 2016 Plan, each as provided to us by the Company. In addition, we have examined and relied on the originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of all such corporate records of the Company and such other documents and certificates of public officials, officers and representatives of the Company and such other persons, and we have made such investigations of law, as we have deemed appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed below.
We have assumed that the purchase price or other consideration to be received by the Company for the Shares will be valid consideration equal to or in excess of the par value thereof.
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KVH Industries, Inc.
August 4, 2020
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In rendering the opinions expressed below, we express no opinion other than as to the federal laws of the United States and the Delaware General Corporation Law.
On the basis of the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the applicable terms of the 2016 Plan and the awards thereunder against the Company’s receipt of the purchase price or other consideration therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
This opinion is to be used only in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares while the Registration Statement is in effect.
This opinion is being delivered solely for the benefit of the Company and such other persons as are entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities Act. This opinion may not be used, quoted, relied upon or referred to for any other purpose, nor may it be used, quoted, relied upon or referred to by any other person, for any purpose, without our prior written consent.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
This opinion shall be interpreted in accordance with the Core Opinion Principles jointly issued by the Committee on Legal Opinions of the American Bar Association’s Section of Business Law and the Working Group on Legal Opinions Foundation, as published in 74 Business Lawyer 815 (2019).
| Very truly yours, | ||
| FOLEY HOAG llp | ||
| By: | /s/ John D. Hancock | |
| a Partner | ||