Exhibit 8.1
Globus Maritime Limited
128 Vouliagmenis Avenue, 3rd Floor
166 74 Glyfada
Athens, Greece
Our reference: 28510.50005/80494897v3
April 13, 2017
Registration Statement on Form F-3 – Exhibit 8.1 Opinion
To Whom It May Concern:
We have acted as counsel to Globus Maritime Limited, a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (inclusive of all exhibits, the “Registration Statement”), relating to the registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) of the potential resale from time to time of 36,380,017 of the Company’s common shares, par value $0.004 per share, of which 4,000,000 are issued and outstanding and 32,380,017 are issuable upon the exercise of currently issued and outstanding warrants.
In rendering this opinion, we have examined originals or copies (certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction) of the following documents:
| (i) | the Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein (the “Prospectus”); |
| (ii) | the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (the “AnnualReport”), which is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement; and |
| (iii) | such other papers, documents, agreements, certificates of public officials and certificates of representatives of the Company, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as the basis for the opinions hereafter expressed. |
In such examination, we have assumed (a) the legal capacity of each natural person, (b) the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (c) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as conformed or photostatic copies, (d) that the documents reviewed by us in connection with the rendering of the opinion set forth herein are true, correct and complete and (e) the truthfulness of each statement as to all factual matters contained in any document or certificate encompassed within the due diligence review undertaken by us.
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As to matters of fact material to this opinion that have not been independently established, we have relied upon the representations and certificates of public officials, directors and officers of the Company and others, in each case as we have deemed relevant and appropriate. We have not independently verified the facts so relied on.
We hereby confirm that we have reviewed the section titled “Item 10.E. Taxation—United States Tax Considerations—United States Federal Income Taxation of United States Holders” in the Annual Report. Based on the representations, covenants, assumptions, conditions and qualifications described in such section, and taking into account the fact that the discussions set forth in such section do not purport to discuss all possible U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Company’s common shares, and subject to the qualifications, limitations and assumptions set forth herein, we confirm that the discussions set forth in such section, to the extent they constitute summaries of law or legal conclusions, unless otherwise noted, constitute our opinion with respect to the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Company’s common shares, as of the date of the Registration Statement, and accurately state our views as to the tax matters discussed therein (except for the representations and statements of fact of the Company included under such caption, as to which we express no opinion).
We express no opinion as to any U.S. federal income tax consequences other than the opinion set forth above. We express no opinion with respect to tax consequences under any state, local, or non-U.S. tax law.
Our opinions and the tax discussion as set forth in the Registration Statement are based on the current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, published pronouncements of the Internal Revenue Service which may be cited or used as precedents, and case law, any of which may be changed at any time with retroactive effect. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we are under no obligation to supplement or revise our opinion to reflect any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date hereof or the impact of any information, document, certificate, record, statement, representation, covenant, or assumption relied upon herein that becomes incorrect or untrue.
We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, the discussion of this opinion in the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, nor do we admit that we are experts with respect to any part of the Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in the Securities Act.
Very truly yours,
Watson Farley & Williams LLP
/s/ Watson Farley & Williams LLP