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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 31, 2022

 

 

 

KVH Industries, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-28082

 

(Commission File Number)

 

05-0420589

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

50 Enterprise Center, Middletown, RI 02842

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(401) 847-3327

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class     Trading Symbol(s)     Name of Each Exchange on which Registered  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share   KVHI  

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

(NASDAQ Global Select Market)  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On January 31, 2022, Robert E. Tavares, notified the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of KVH Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign from his position as a member of the Company's Board for personal reasons, effective February 7, 2022. Mr. Tavares did not advise the Company of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.

 

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.

 

  KVH INDUSTRIES, INC.
   
Date: February 4, 2022 BY: /s/    Roger A. Kuebel  
    Roger A. Kuebel
    Chief Financial Officer