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): October 5, 2009
KVH Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-28082 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
05-0420589
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
| 50 Enterprise Center Middletown, RI |
02842 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 847-3327
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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) |
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| ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS |
KVH Industries, Inc. (the Company or KVH) today announced the plan to activate its mini-VSAT Broadband sm service in African waters following the successful deployment of satellite hub infrastructure. Together with the recent additions of coverage in Asia-Pacific, Australian and New Zealand waters, it significantly expands the capacity of the mini-VSAT Broadband network to support both commercial and leisure boaters as well as provide network coverage to the ViaSat Yonder sm in-flight broadband network for business and commercial aircraft in the region.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The press release is incorporated by reference herein and the foregoing description of the press release is qualified in its entirety by reference to the attached exhibit.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | October 5, 2009 press release entitled “KVH mini-VSAT Broadband Coverage for Internet and Voice Soon to Include Africa” (furnished pursuant to Item 8.01). | |
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: October 5, 2009 |
BY: | /S/ PATRICK J. SPRATT | ||||
| Patrick J. Spratt Chief Financial and Accounting Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | October 5, 2009 press release entitled “KVH mini-VSAT Broadband Coverage for Internet and Voice Soon to Include Africa” (furnished pursuant to Item 8.01). | |