Exhibit 5.1 and 23.2
PEARLMAN SCHNEIDER LLP
Attorneys-at-Law
2200 Corporate Boulevard, N.W., Suite 210
Boca Raton, Florida 33431-7307
Telephone | |
James M. Schneider, Esq. | (561) 362-9595 |
Charles B. Pearlman, Esq. |
|
Brian A. Pearlman, Esq. | Facsimile |
(561) 362-9612 |
January 28, 2014
Armco Metals Holdings, Inc.
One Waters Park Drive
Suite 98
San Mateo, CA 94403
RE: | Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") of Armco Metals Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is submitted pursuant to the applicable rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration for public resale of an aggregate of 3,231,604 shares (the "Registerable Shares") of the Company's common stock, $0.001 par value per share, consisting of (i) 47,022 shares which are presently issued and outstanding, (ii) 1,451,613 shares underlying the principal amount of a convertible note, (iii) 58,065 shares issuable as interest on a outstanding convertible note, (iv) 1,612,904 shares underlying the principal amount of a convertible note to be issued, and (v) 62,000 shares issuable as interest on a convertible note to be issued, all as described in the Registration Statement.
In connection therewith, we have examined and relied upon original, certified, conformed, photostat or other copies of (a) the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, as amended; (b) resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company authorizing the issuance of the Registerable Shares; (c) the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto; (d) the agreements, instruments and documents pursuant to which the Registerable Shares were or are to be issued; and (e) such other matters of law as we have deemed necessary for the expression of the opinion herein contained. In all such examinations, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on original documents, and the conformity to originals or certified documents of all copies submitted to us as conformed, photostat or other copies. In passing upon certain corporate records and documents of the Company, we have necessarily assumed the correctness and completeness of the statements made or included therein by the Company, and we express no opinion thereon. As to the various questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied, to the extent we deemed reasonably appropriate, upon representations or certificates of officers or directors of the Company and upon documents, records and instruments furnished to us by the Company, without independently checking or verifying the accuracy of such documents, records and instruments.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Registerable Shares presently issued are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the balance of Registerable Shares, when issued in accordance with their terms and, upon receipt by the Company of the agreed upon consideration therefor, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. We express no opinion herein as to the laws of any state or jurisdiction other than the Nevada Revised Statutes of the State of Nevada (including the statutory provisions and all applicable judicial decisions interpreting those laws) and the federal laws of the United States of America.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933 or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
| Sincerely, |
|
|
| /s/ PEARLMAN SCHNEIDER LLP |