Exhibit 5.1
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Four Times Square
New York, New York 10036
November 25, 2008
Wyndham Worldwide Corporation
Seven Sylvan Way
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
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Wyndham Worldwide Corporation Registration Statement on Form S-3 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
Company), in connection with the automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3, to be filed
on the date hereof by the Company (the Registration Statement) with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act).
The Registration Statement relates to the issuance and sale from time to time by the Company,
pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Act, of the
following securities of the Company: (i) shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (Common
Stock); (ii) shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share (Preferred Stock), in one or
more series; (iii) senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities (Debt Securities)
which may be issued in one or more series under the indenture relating to the Debt Securities (the
Indenture) entered into between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
Trustee), on November 20, 2008, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement; (iv)
warrants (the Warrants) to purchase Debt Securities, shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or
other securities pursuant to one or more warrant agreements (each, a Warrant Agreement) proposed
to be entered into between the Company and warrant agents to be named therein (each, a Warrant
Agent and, collectively, Warrant Agents); (v) subscription rights (the Subscription Rights) to
purchase Debt Securities, shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or other securities, which may
be issued under one or more subscription rights certificates (each, a Subscription Rights
Certificate) and/or pursuant to one or more subscription rights agreements (each, a Subscription
Rights Agreement) proposed to be entered into between the Company and a subscription agent or
agents to be named therein (each, a Subscription Agent and, collectively, Subscription Agents);
(vi) stock purchase contracts of the Company (Stock Purchase Contracts), obligating the holders
thereof to purchase from or sell to the Company, and the Company to sell to or purchase from such
holders, shares of
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Common Stock or Preferred Stock at a future date or dates, which may be issued under one or
more purchase contract agreements (each, a Stock Purchase Contract Agreement) proposed to be
entered into by the Company and a purchase contract agent or agents to be named therein (each, a
Stock Purchase Contract Agent); (vii) stock purchase units of the Company (Stock Purchase
Units), each representing ownership of a Stock Purchase Contract, and any of Preferred Stock,
Warrants, Debt Securities or preferred securities or debt obligations of third parties, including
U.S. Treasury securities, securing an obligation of the holder thereof to purchase or to sell, as
the case may be, shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock under such holders Stock Purchase
Contract, which may be issued under one or more agreements (each, a Stock Purchase Unit
Agreement) proposed to be entered into by the Company and an agent or agents to be named therein
(each, a Stock Purchase Unit Agent); and (viii) such indeterminate number of shares of Common
Stock or Preferred Stock and amount of Debt Securities, as may be issued upon conversion, exchange
or exercise of any Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, or the settlement of any Stock
Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units, including such shares of Common Stock or Preferred
Stock as may be issued pursuant to anti-dilution adjustments, in amounts, at prices and on terms to
be determined at the time of offering (collectively, Indeterminate Securities). The Common
Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants, Subscription Rights, Stock Purchase Contracts,
Stock Purchase Units and Indeterminate Securities are collectively referred to herein as the
Offered Securities.
This opinion is being delivered in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of
Regulation S-K under the Act.
In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise
identified to our satisfaction, of:
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the Registration Statement; |
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the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, as certified by the Secretary of the State of Delaware (the
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the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, as
currently in effect, as certified by the Secretary of the Company (the
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the Indenture; |
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certain resolutions of the board of directors of the Company
(the Board of Directors), adopted by written consent on
November 19, 2008,
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the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification on Form T-1
under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the Trust Indenture Act),
of the Trustee, which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. |
We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our
satisfaction, of such records of the Company, and such agreements, certificates and receipts of
public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and
such other documents, certificates and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a
basis for the opinions set forth herein.
In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness
of all signatures, including endorsements, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as
originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile,
electronic, certified, conformed or photostatic copies, and the authenticity of the originals of
such copies. In making our examination of documents executed or to be executed, we have assumed
that the parties thereto, other than the Company, had or will have the power, corporate or other,
to enter into and perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization by
all requisite action, corporate or other, and the execution and delivery by such parties of such
documents, and the validity and binding effect thereof on such parties.
We have also assumed that the laws of the State of New York will be chosen to govern any
Warrant Agreements, Subscription Rights Agreements, Stock Purchase Contract Agreements and Stock
Purchase Unit Agreements, and that such choice is a valid and legal provision. We have assumed that
the Indenture, any supplemental indenture to the Indenture, the Warrant Agreements, Subscription
Rights Agreements, Stock Purchase Contract Agreements and Stock Purchase Unit Agreements have been
(in the case of the Indenture) or will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee,
Warrant Agents, Subscription Agents, Stock Purchase Contract Agents and Stock Purchase Unit Agents,
as the case may be, and that any Debt Securities, Warrants, Subscription Rights, Stock Purchase
Contracts or Stock Purchase Units that may be issued will be manually authenticated, signed or
countersigned, as the case may be, by duly authorized officers of the Trustee, and any Warrant
Agent, Subscription Agent, Stock Purchase Contract Agent and Stock Purchase Unit Agent, as the case
may be. In addition, we have assumed that the terms of the Offered Securities will have been
established so as not to, and that the execution and delivery by the Company of, and the
performance of its obligations under, the Indenture and any supplemental indenture thereto, the
Offered Securities, the Warrant Agreements, the Subscription Rights Agreements, the Stock Purchase
Contract Agreements and the Stock Purchase Unit Agreements will not violate, conflict with or
constitute a default under (i) any agreement or instrument to which the Company or its properties
are subject, (ii) any law, rule or regulation to which the Company or its properties is subject,
(iii) any judicial or regulatory order or decree of any governmental authority or (iv) any consent,
approval,
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license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, any
governmental authority. As to any facts material to the opinions expressed herein which were not
independently established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements and
representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.
Our opinions set forth herein are limited to Delaware corporate law and the laws of the State
of New York that, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type
contemplated by the Registration Statement and, to the extent that judicial or regulatory orders or
decrees or consents, approvals, licenses, authorizations, validations, filings, recordings or
registrations with governmental authorities are relevant, to those required under such laws (all of
the foregoing being referred to as Opined on Law). We do not express any opinion with respect to
the law of any jurisdiction other than Opined on Law or as to the effect of any such non-Opined on
Law on the opinions herein stated. The Offered Securities may be issued from time to time on a
delayed or continuous basis, and this opinion is limited to the laws, including the rules and
regulations, as in effect on the date hereof, which laws are subject to change with possible
retroactive effect.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing and to the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and
assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
1. With respect to any shares of any Common Stock offered by the Company, including any
Indeterminate Securities (the Offered Common Stock), when (i) the Registration Statement, as
finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the
Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Common
Stock has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules
and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Common Stock is to be sold pursuant to a firm
commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Common
Stock has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties
thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and
appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the
issuance of the Offered Common Stock and related matters; (v) terms of the issuance and sale of the
Offered Common Stock have been duly established and are then in conformity with the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation
or By-laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the
Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or
governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; (vi) if certificated, certificates in the
form required under Delaware corporate law representing the shares of Offered Common Stock are duly
executed and countersigned; and (vii) the shares of Common Stock are registered in the Companys
share registry and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor, the
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shares of Offered Common Stock (including any Common Stock duly issued upon conversion,
exchange or exercise of any Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants or Subscription Rights or
the settlement of any Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units), when issued and sold or
otherwise distributed in accordance with the applicable underwriting agreement, if any, or any
other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration therefor is not less
than $0.01 per share of Common Stock.
2. With respect to the shares of any series of Preferred Stock offered by the Company,
including any Indeterminate Securities (the Offered Preferred Stock), when (i) the Registration
Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become
effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to
the Offered Preferred Stock has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and
the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Preferred Stock is to be sold
pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the
Offered Preferred Stock has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the
other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed
thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to
approve the issuance, sale and terms of the Offered Preferred Stock and related matters, including
the adoption of a Certificate of Designation for the Offered Preferred Stock in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the corporate laws of the State of Delaware (the Certificate of
Designation); (v) the filing of the Certificate of Designation with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware has duly occurred; (vi) the terms of the Offered Preferred Stock and of their
issuance and sale have been duly established and are then in conformity with the Certificate of
Incorporation, including the Certificate of Designation relating to the Offered Preferred Stock,
and the By-laws so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or
By-laws or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the
Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or
governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company; (vii) if certificated, certificates in the
form required under Delaware corporate law representing the shares of Offered Preferred Stock are
duly executed and countersigned; and (viii) the shares of Offered Preferred Stock are registered in
the Companys share registry and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon consideration therefor,
the shares of the Offered Preferred Stock (including any Preferred Stock duly issued upon
conversion, exchange or exercise of any Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants or Subscription
Rights or the settlement of any Stock Purchase Contracts or Stock Purchase Units), when issued and
sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the applicable underwriting agreement, if any, or
any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, provided that the consideration therefor
is not less than $0.01 per share of Preferred Stock.
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3. With respect to any series of Debt Securities offered by the Company (the Offered Debt
Securities), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary
post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act and the Indenture has been qualified
under the Trust Indenture Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect
to the Offered Debt Securities has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act
and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Debt Securities are to be
sold pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect
to the Offered Debt Securities has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and
the other parties thereto; (iv) the Indenture and any supplemental indenture relating to the
Offered Debt Securities has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the
other parties thereto; (v) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed
thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to
approve the issuance, sale and terms of the Offered Debt Securities and related matters; (vi) the
terms of the Offered Debt Securities and of their issuance and sale have been duly established in
conformity with the Indenture and any supplemental indenture relating to such Offered Debt
Securities so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws, or
result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company, and so
as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Company; and (vii) the Offered Debt Securities have been duly executed and
authenticated in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and any supplemental indenture
relating to such Offered Debt Securities and delivered to the purchasers thereof upon payment of
the agreed-upon consideration therefor, the Offered Debt Securities (including any Debt Securities
duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Preferred Stock, Debt Securities or
Warrants or the settlement of any Stock Purchase Units), when issued and sold or otherwise
distributed in accordance with the Indenture and any supplemental indenture relating to such
Offered Debt Securities, and the applicable underwriting agreement, if any, or any other duly
authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be duly authorized and validly
issued and will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be
limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally, (b) general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or
in equity), (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain
remedies, (d) the waivers of any usury defense contained in the Indenture, any supplemental
indenture or the Offered Debt Securities which may be unenforceable, (e) requirements that a claim
with respect to any Offered Debt Securities denominated in a currency, currency unit or composite
currency other than United States dollars (or a judgment denominated other than in United States
dollars in respect of such claim) be converted into United States dollars at a rate of exchange
prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law, and (f) governmental authority to
limit, delay or prohibit the making of
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payments outside the United States or in foreign currencies, currency units or composite
currencies.
4. With respect to any Warrants offered by the Company (the Offered Warrants), when (i) the
Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has
become effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with
respect to the Offered Warrants has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act
and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Warrants are to be sold
pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the
Offered Warrants has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other
parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed
thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to
approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Warrants and the Offered Securities into which the
Offered Warrants are exercisable, the consideration to be received therefor and related matters;
(v) a Warrant Agreement relating to the Offered Warrants has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (vi) the terms of the Offered Warrants and
of their issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the applicable Warrant
Agreement so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or
result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company, and so
as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Company and the applicable Warrant Agent; and (vii) the Offered Warrants have
been duly executed, delivered and countersigned in accordance with the provisions of the applicable
Warrant Agreement and duly issued and sold, and delivered upon payment of the agreed-upon
consideration therefor in the form to be filed on a Current Report on Form 8-K or other applicable
periodic report in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus
supplement or term sheet relating thereto, the Offered Warrants (including any Offered Warrants
duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Preferred Stock or Debt Securities), when
issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the provisions of the applicable
Warrant Agreement and the applicable underwriting agreement or any other duly authorized, executed
and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued and will be
valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a)
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now
or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally, (b) general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), and (c)
public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies.
5. With respect to any Subscription Rights offered by the Company (the Offered Subscription
Rights), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally
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amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the
Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered
Subscription Rights has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the
applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the Offered Subscription Rights are to be
sold or otherwise distributed pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting
agreement with respect to the Offered Subscription Rights has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any
appropriate committee appointed thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all
necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Subscription Rights,
the Offered Securities into which the Offered Subscription Rights are exercisable, the Subscription
Rights Agreement and related matters; (v) the terms of the Offered Subscription Rights and of their
issuance and sale have been duly established in conformity with the Subscription Rights Agreement
and the Subscription Rights Certificate so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of
Incorporation or the By-laws, or result in a default under or breach of any agreement or instrument
binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any
court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company and the applicable Subscription
Agent; (vi) the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock relating to such Offered Subscription Rights
has been duly issued and paid for in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement and any
prospectus supplement relating thereto; (vii) the Subscription Rights Certificates, in the form to
be filed on a Current Report on Form 8-K or other applicable periodic report in the manner
contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating
thereto, have been duly executed, countersigned, delivered, issued and sold upon payment of the
agreed-upon consideration therefor, the Offered Subscription Rights (including any Subscription
Rights duly issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Preferred Stock, Debt Securities or
Warrants), when issued and sold or otherwise distributed in accordance with the applicable
Subscription Rights Agreement, and the applicable underwriting agreement or any other duly
authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding agreement, will be duly authorized and validly
issued and will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that enforcement thereof may be
limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other
similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to creditors rights generally, (b) general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or
in equity), and (c) public policy considerations which may limit the rights of parties to obtain
remedies.
6. With respect to any Stock Purchase Contracts offered by the Company (the Offered Stock
Purchase Contracts), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all
necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate
prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts has been
prepared, delivered and filed in
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compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder; (iii) if the
Offered Stock Purchase Contracts are to be sold or otherwise distributed pursuant to a firm
commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Stock
Purchase Contracts has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other
parties thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed
thereby, and appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to
approve the issuance and terms of the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts and the Offered Securities
for which the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts may be settled, and related matters; (v) the terms
of the Offered Stock Purchase Contracts and of their issuance and sale have been duly established
in conformity with the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agreement so as not to violate any
applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws, or result in a default under or
breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with any
requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the
Company and the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agent; (vi) any Common Stock or Preferred Stock
included in such Offered Stock Purchase Contracts has been duly issued and paid for in the manner
contemplated in the Registration Statement and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, provided
that the consideration for such Common Stock or Preferred Stock is not less than $0.01 per share;
and (vii) the applicable Offered Stock Purchase Contracts, in the form to be filed as an exhibit to
a Current Report on Form 8-K or other applicable periodic report in the manner contemplated in the
Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet relating thereto, have been duly
executed, countersigned and delivered upon payment of the due consideration therefor, the Offered
Stock Purchase Contracts (including any Stock Purchase Contracts duly issued upon due conversion,
exchange or exercise of any Warrants or Debt Securities), when issued and sold or otherwise
distributed in accordance with the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agreement, and the applicable
underwriting agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding
agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued and will be valid and binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to
the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability
is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), and (c) public policy considerations which may
limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies.
7. With respect to any Stock Purchase Units offered by the Company (the Offered Stock
Purchase Units), when (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary
post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus
supplement or term sheet with respect to the Offered Stock Purchase Units has been prepared,
delivered and filed in compliance with the Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder;
(iii) if the Offered Stock Purchase Units are to be sold or otherwise distributed pursuant to a
firm commitment
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underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement with respect to the Offered Stock Purchase
Units has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties
thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors, including any appropriate committee appointed thereby, and
appropriate officers of the Company have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the
issuance and terms of the Offered Stock Purchase Units and the Offered Securities for which the
Offered Stock Purchase Units may be settled and related matters; (v) the terms of the Offered Stock
Purchase Units and the related Offered Stock Purchase Contracts and of their issuance and sale have
been duly established in conformity with the applicable Stock Purchase Unit Agreement so as not to
violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws, or result in a default
under or breach of any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company and so as to comply with
any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over
the Company and the applicable Stock Purchase Contract Agent; (vi) any Common Stock, Preferred
Stock, Warrants, Debt Securities or any other securities included in such Offered Stock Purchase
Units have been duly issued and paid for in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement
and any prospectus supplement relating thereto, provided that the consideration for such Common
Stock or Preferred Stock is not less than $0.01 per share; and (vii) the Offered Stock Purchase
Units, in the form to be filed on a Current Report on Form 8-K or other applicable periodic report
in the manner contemplated in the Registration Statement or any prospectus supplement or term sheet
relating thereto, have been duly executed, countersigned and delivered upon payment of the due
consideration therefor, the Offered Stock Purchase Units, when issued and sold or otherwise
distributed in accordance with the applicable Stock Purchase Unit Agreement, and the applicable
underwriting agreement or any other duly authorized, executed and delivered valid and binding
agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued, and will be valid and binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, except to
the extent that enforcement thereof may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors rights generally, (b) general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability
is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity), and (c) public policy considerations which may
limit the rights of parties to obtain remedies.
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the use of our name under the heading Legal
Matters in the prospectus which forms a part of the Registration Statement. 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. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and
we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed
herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable laws.
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Very truly yours,
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/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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