# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001860543
**File Stem:** 0001104659-25-059371
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-25-059371.hdr.sgml**: 20250613

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-059371

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 6

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250613

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250613

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250613

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Cadre Holdings, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001860543
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 383873146
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-288034
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251046848

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 13386 INTERNATIONAL PKWY
- **CITY:** JACKSONVILLE
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 32218
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (904) 741-5400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 13386 INTERNATIONAL PKWY
- **CITY:** JACKSONVILLE
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 32218

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2025

Registration No. 333-

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM** **S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933**

**Cadre Holdings, Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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| **Delaware** | **38-3873146** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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| **13386 International Pkwy**<br> **Jacksonville, FL** | <br> **32218** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Cadre Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;(Full title of the plan) |

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| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Attn.: Warren B. Kanders**<br> **Cadre Holdings, Inc.**<br> **13386 International Pkwy**<br> **Jacksonville, Florida 32218** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; (Name and address of agent for service)<br>**(904) 741-5400**<br> (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) |

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Copy to:

**Robert L. Lawrence, Esq.**

**Kane Kessler, P.C.**

**600 Third Avenue, 35<sup>th</sup> Floor**

**New York, NY 10016**

**(212) 541-6222**

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ◻ Accelerated filer ⌧ <br> Non-accelerated filer ◻ Smaller reporting company ◻ <br> 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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act ◻

**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

Cadre Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("<u>Cadre</u>" or the "<u>Company</u>"), has prepared this registration statement ("Registration Statement") in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Securities Ac</u>t:"). This Registration Statement covers 1,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 par value per share ("<u>Common Stock</u>"), of the Company issuable pursuant to the Cadre Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "<u>Plan</u>"). In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement covers an indeterminable number of additional shares of Common Stock as may hereafter be offered or issued pursuant to the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions effected without receipt of consideration.

This Registration Statement also contains information required in the Registration Statement pursuant to Part II of Form S-8 and will be used for offers or issuances of shares of Common Stock of Cadre pursuant to the Plan. The inclusion of such shares herein does not necessarily represent a present intention to sell any or all such shares of Common Stock.

**PART I**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS**

The information specified by Items 1 and 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act, and the Explanatory Note to Part I of Form S-8.

The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

**PART II**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.**

The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") by the Company are incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· [the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the Commission on March 11, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000155837025002711/cdre-20241231x10k.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· [the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, as filed with the Commission on May 6, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000155837025006502/cdre-20250331x10q.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· [the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on June 5, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465925056881/tm2517192d1_8k.htm) ;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· [the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 24, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465925038649/tm252459-3_def14a.htm) , to the extent incorporated by
reference into the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· [the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on October 29, 2021](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465921131457/tm2131235d1_8a12b.htm) , including any
amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such description.

All of such documents are on file with the Commission. In addition, all documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all the securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents, except that information furnished to the Commission under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 in Current Reports on Form 8-K and any exhibit relating to such information, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that is also incorporated by reference herein modifies or replaces such statement. Any statements so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

**Item 4. Description of Securities.**

Not applicable.

**Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.**

The validity of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Kane Kessler, P.C., New York, New York. Robert L. Lawrence, Esq., a member of Kane Kessler, P.C., owns 81,167 shares of the Company's Common Stock.

**Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.**

Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("<u>DGCL</u>") provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court shall deem proper.

Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.

The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "<u>Certificate of Incorporation</u>") provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) in respect of unlawful dividend payments or stock redemptions or repurchases pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that if the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Company shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.

The Certificate of Incorporation further provides that the Company shall indemnify, and advance expenses to, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any person who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise

The Certificate of Incorporation further provides that any repeal or modification of such article by the Company's stockholders or amendment to the DGCL will not adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring before such repeal or modification of a director serving at the time of such repeal or modification.

The Company's Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "<u>Bylaws</u>") provide that the Company will indemnify each of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same may be amended (except that in the case of amendment, only to the extent that the amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than the DGCL permitted the Company to provide prior to such the amendment) against any and all expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorney's fees and related disbursements, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any other penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) that are reasonably incurred or suffered by the director or officer in connection with any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding to which he or she is or is threatened to be made a party because he or she is or was serving as a director or officer of the Company, or, while a director or officer of the Company, at the Company's request as an employee or agent of the Company or as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, administrator, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trustor other enterprise, including with respect to an employee benefit plan, if he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL. Article VII of the Bylaws further provides for the advancement of expenses to each of the Company's directors and officers and, in the discretion of the Board, to employees and agents.

In addition, the Bylaws provide that the right of each of the Company's directors and officers to indemnification and advancement of expenses shall be a contract right and shall not be exclusive of any other right now possessed or hereafter acquired under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Furthermore, Article VII of the Bylaws authorizes the Company to purchase and maintain insurance for its directors, officers, employees and agents or any person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to any employee benefit plan against any expense, liability and loss, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and its executive officers. These agreements will provide that the Company will indemnify each of its directors and such officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. These indemnification agreements will also require the Company to advance all expenses incurred by the directors and executive officers in investigating or defending any such action, suit or proceeding. The Company believes that these agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and executive officers.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions that are included in the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws and the indemnification agreements may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against the Company's directors and executive officers for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against the Company's directors and executive officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit the Company and other stockholders. Further, a stockholder's investment may be adversely affected to the extent that the Company pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and executive officers as required by these indemnification provisions. At present, the Company is not aware of any pending litigation or proceeding involving any person who is or was one of the Company's directors, officers, employees or other agents or is or was serving at the Company's request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, for which indemnification is sought, and the Company is not aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.

The Company also maintains a general liability insurance policy, which covers certain liabilities of directors and officers of the Company arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers.

**Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.**

Not applicable.

**Item 8. Exhibits.**

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| [4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465921091236/tm2115376d6_ex3-1.htm) | [Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on July 12, 2021).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465921091236/tm2115376d6_ex3-1.htm) |
| [4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465924115878/tm2427935d1_ex3-1.htm) | [Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2024).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465924115878/tm2427935d1_ex3-1.htm) |
| [4.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465925056881/tm2517192d1_8k.htm) | [Cadre Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 5, 2025). +](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860543/000110465925056881/tm2517192d1_8k.htm) |
| [5.1](tm2517774d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Opinion of Kane Kessler, P.C. \*](tm2517774d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [23.1](tm2517774d1_ex23-1.htm) | [Consent of KPMG LLP \*](tm2517774d1_ex23-1.htm) |
| [24.1](#a_001) | [Power of Attorney \*](#a_001) |
| [107.1](tm2517774d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [Filing Fee Table \*](tm2517774d1_ex-filingfees.htm) |

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<br> \* Filed herewith.<br> + Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements

**Item 9. Undertakings**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

*provided, however*, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the undersigned Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that
a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue .

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jacksonville, State of Florida, on June 13, 2025.

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;**CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;By: | &nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Warren B. Kanders |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Name: Warren B. Kanders |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp;Title: Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Warren B. Kanders and Blaine Browers, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this registration statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

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| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ Warren B. Kanders | Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman of the Board | June 13, 2025 |
| Warren B. Kanders | (Principal Executive Officer) |  |
| /s/ Blaine Browers | Chief Financial Officer | June 13, 2025 |
| Blaine Browers | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |  |
| /s/ Hamish Norton | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| Hamish Norton |  |  |
| /s/ Gianmaria C. Delzanno | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| Gianmaria C. Delzanno |  |  |
| /s/ William Quigley | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| William Quigley |  |  |
| /s/ Deborah A. DeCotis | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| Deborah A. DeCotis |  |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

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| ![](image_002.jpg) | ![](image_005.jpg) |

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June 13, 2025

Cadre Holdings, Inc.

13386 International Parkway

Jacksonville, Florida 32218

Ladies and Gentlemen

We are acting as special counsel for Cadre Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Act</u>"). The Registration Statement relates to the offer and sale by the Company of up to 1,000,000 shares (the "<u>Shares</u>") of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("<u>Common Stock</u>"), under the Cadre Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "<u>Plan</u>").

In our capacity as special counsel to the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, we have examined copies of the following: (i) the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended to date and currently in effect; (ii) the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company currently in effect; (iii) the Plan; and (iv) the Registration Statement, in the form it is to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>Commission</u>") on the date hereof. We have also examined such other documents, papers, authorities and statutes, and have made such inquiries of Company officers and representatives, as we have deemed necessary to form the basis of the opinions hereinafter set forth.

We have reviewed and are familiar with such corporate proceedings and satisfied ourselves as to such other matters, as we have considered relevant or necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed in this letter. In such review, we have assumed the accuracy and completeness of all agreements, documents, records, certificates and other materials submitted to us, the conformity with the originals of all such materials submitted to us as copies (whether or not certified and including facsimiles), the authenticity of the originals of such materials and all materials submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures and the legal capacity of all natural persons. As to certain facts material to this opinion, we have relied upon statements, certificates and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company. We have also relied on certificates of public officials, and such other documents and information as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed below. We have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the accuracy of any such facts.

On the basis of the foregoing and the assumptions set forth below, and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and sold in accordance with the Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

The opinions set forth in this letter are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the laws of the State of New York, in each case as in effect on the date hereof.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption "Legal Matters" in the Registration Statement and any supplement thereto. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

We are qualified to practice law in the State of New York and do not purport to be experts on any law other than the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We are not admitted or qualified to practice in the State of Delaware; however, we are generally familiar with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect and have made such inquiries as we deem necessary to render the opinions contemplated herein. We express no opinion regarding the Act, or any other federal or state securities laws or regulations.

This opinion letter is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act. This opinion letter is limited to the specific legal matters expressly set forth herein and is limited to present statutes, regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations. We assume no obligation to revise or supplement this opinion in the event of future changes in such laws or regulations.

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| Very truly yours, | Very truly yours, |
| KANE KESSLER, P.C. | KANE KESSLER, P.C. |
| By: | /s/Kane Kessler, P.C. |
|  | Authorized Signatory |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**

We consent to the use of our report dated March 11, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Cadre Holdings, Inc., incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Jacksonville, Florida

June 13, 2025

## Ex-Filing

**Exhibit 107.1**

**Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**

**FORM S-8**

(Form Type)

**CADRE HOLDINGS, INC.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

<u>Table 1: Newly Registered Securities</u>

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| **Security Type** | **Security<br> Class<br> Title** | **Fee<br> Calculation<br> Rule** | **Amount<br> Registered<sup>(1)</sup>** | **Proposed<br> Maximum<br> Offering<br> Price Per<br> Unit<sup>(2)</sup>** | **Proposed Maximum<br> Aggregate<br> Offering<br> Price<sup>(2)</sup>** | **Fee Rate** | **Amount of<br> Registration<br> Fee** |
| Equity | Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share | Other | 1000000 | $35.19 | $35190000 | $153.10 per $1,000,000 | $5387.59 |
| **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** |  | $35190000 |  | $5387.59 |
| **Total Fee Offsets**<sup>(3)</sup> | **Total Fee Offsets**<sup>(3)</sup> | **Total Fee Offsets**<sup>(3)</sup> | **Total Fee Offsets**<sup>(3)</sup> |  |  |  |  |
| **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** |  |  |  | $5387.59 |

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(1) This Registration Statement covers 1,000,000 shares
 of Common Stock of Cadre Holdings, Inc. (the "Registrant") issuable pursuant to the Cadre Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase
 Plan (the "Plan"). In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
 this Registration Statement covers an indeterminable number of additional shares of Common Stock as may hereafter be offered or issued
 pursuant to the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions effected without receipt
 of consideration that results in an increase in the number of shares of outstanding Common Stock.

(2) Estimated
 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act,
 the proposed maximum offering price per share is based upon a price of $35.19 (the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's
 Common Stock as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on June 10, 2025).

(3) The Registrant does not have any fee offsets.