Exhibit 5.1
William E. Cooper
Attorney at Law
November 18, 2016
Strata Oil & Gas Inc.
10010 - 98 Street, PO Box 7770
Peace River, AB T8S 1T3
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8
12,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
No par value
Issuable under 2016 Stock Option Plan
Dear Sirs:
I am counsel to Strata Oil & Gas Inc., a Canadian corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 as amended ( the “Securities Act”) of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the issuance of up to a total of 12,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”) pursuant to stock options to be granted under the Company’s 2016 Stock Option Plan, as may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”).
I have examined and am familiar with originals or copies identified to my satisfaction of the Articles of Incorporation, Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, the Registration Statement, the Plan, resolutions of the Board of Directors relating to adoption of the Plan and the proposed registration and issuance of the Shares and such other corporate documents and records as deemed necessary for this opinion. In addition, I have made such investigations of law as deemed necessary or appropriate in order to render the opinions as hereinafter set forth.
In the examination, I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted as copies and the accuracy and completeness of all public records reviewed. As to any material facts material to the opinions expressed herein which were not independently established, I have relied upon the statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is my opinion that the Shares to be issued upon the exercise of any options duly granted pursuant to the terms of the Plan have been duly authorized and, when the Shares have been paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the certificates therefore have been duly executed and delivered, such Shares will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to my firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
/s/ William E. Cooper
William E. Cooper
9909 Clayton Road, Suite 227, Saint Louis, Missouri 63124
Telephone 314-581-4091 Fax 314-667-3763 bill@wcooperlaw.com
