Exhibit 8.1
[Sidley Austin LLP Letterhead]
January 28, 2009
Bond Products Depositor LLC 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 | |
| | Re: | Bond Products Depositor LLC Registration Statement of Form S-3 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special federal tax counsel to Bond Products Depositor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation of its registration statement on Form S-3 (file no. 333-156643) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the issuance from time to time in one or more series (each, a “Series”) of trust certificates (the “Securities”) that are registered on such Registration Statement. The Registration Statement has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). As set forth in the Registration Statement, each Series of Securities will be issued under and pursuant to the terms of a trust agreement (each an “Agreement”) between the Company and a trustee (the “Trustee”) to be identified in the prospectus supplement for such Series of Securities.
We have examined the prospectus and the form of prospectus supplement contained in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus” and “Prospectus Supplement,” respectively) and such other documents, records and instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of this opinion.
We have advised the Company with respect to the material federal income tax consequences of the proposed issuance of the Securities. This advice is summarized under the caption “Material Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the Prospectus. Such description does not purport to discuss all possible federal income tax ramifications of the proposed issuance, but with respect to those federal income tax consequences that are discussed, in our opinion, the description is accurate in all material respects. We hereby confirm and adopt each opinion expressly set forth under the specified caption in the Prospectus as representing our opinion on the material federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Securities. There can be no assurance, however, that contrary positions will not be taken by the Internal Revenue Service or that the law will not change.
We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to this firm as special federal tax counsel to the Company in the Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement forming a part of the Registration Statement, without implying or admitting that we are “experts” within the meaning of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this exhibit.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sidley Austin llp
