Exhibit 8.2
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| | | | ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1000 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 2000 HOUSTON, TX 77002-2099 713.276.5500 TEL 713.276.5555 FAX WWW.FOLEY.COM CLIENT/MATTER NUMBER 038860/0114 |
August 8, 2024
Dr. James Bianco
Chief Executive Officer
TuHura Biosciences, Inc.
10500 University Center Drive
Suite 110
Tampa, FL 33612
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as U.S. tax counsel to TuHura Biosciences, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the proposed merger of Kayak Mergeco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and wholly owned subsidiary of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 2, 2024 among the Company, Parent, and Merger Sub, as amended (the “Merger Agreement”). At your request, in connection with the filing of the Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-279368) (including the proxy statement/prospectus contained therein, the “Registration Statement”), we are rendering our opinion concerning the qualification of the Merger as a “reorganization” within the meaning of section 368(a) of the Code. 1
In rendering our opinion, we have examined the Merger Agreement, the Registration Statement, (as amended or supplemented through the date of this letter), and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of our opinion. In addition, we have assumed that (i) the Merger will be consummated in accordance with the provisions of the Merger Agreement and as described in the Registration Statement, (ii) no transaction, covenant, or condition described in the Registration Statement and affecting this opinion will be waived by any party, (iii) the statements concerning the Merger and the parties set forth in the Merger Agreement are true, complete, and correct, (iv) the Registration Statement is true, complete, and correct, (v) the statements and representations made by each of Company and Parent in its respective officer’s certificates dated as of the date of this letter and delivered to us for purposes of this opinion (the “Officer’s Certificates”) are true, complete and correct as of the date of this letter and will remain true, complete and correct at all times up to and including the Closing Date, (vi) any such statements and representations made in the Officer’s Certificates that are qualified by knowledge, belief, materiality, or comparable
1 | Unless otherwise indicated, all “section” references are to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”), as in effect as of the date of this Opinion. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. |