Exhibit 5.1
Yigal Arnon (1929-2014) Dror Vigdor Amalia Meshi Amnon Lorch Hagai Shmueli Barry Levenfeld David H. Schapiro Hagit Bavly Orna Sasson Barak Tal Shiri Shaham Doron Tamir Daniel Abarbanel Niv Zecler Ofer Argov David Osborne Gil Oren Ronit Amir Yaniv Orly Tsioni Mordehai Baicz Barak Platt Benjamin Horef Yoran Gill Asaf Eylon Daniel Marcovici Adrian Daniels Yuval Shalheveth Jacob Ben Chitrit Peter Sugarman Ben Sandler Boaz Fiel Joeri Kreisberg Simon Weintraub Ruth Loven Yarom Romem Adam Spruch | Yuval Bargil Eliran Furman Eran Lempert Ofir Levy Daniel Green Hanital Belinson Yoheved Novogroder Oren Roth Dror Varsano Odelia Sidi Shira Lahat Micki Shapira Eran Zach Ido Chitman Aner Hefetz David Akrish Nir Rosner Assaf Mesica Liron Hacohen Guy Fuhrer Ezra Gross David Roness Eli Greenbaum Lee Maor Nimrod Vromen Guy Sagiv Shani Rapoport Lior Gelbard Keren Tal Naftali Nir Yael Hoefler Sagi Schiff Netanella Treistman Daniel Damboritz Yulia Lazbin Joshua Lieberman | Eyal Aichel Roy Masuri Avi Anouchi Sivan Gilron Dotan Tomer Bar-Nathan Edan Regev Michal Sagmon Hila Rot Neta Goshen Chen Lanir Daphna Livneh Tamar Gilboa Adi Samuel Rachel Cohen Alona Toledano Elad Offek Yuval Shamir Liat Pillersdorf Lihi Katzenelson Inbar Hakimian-Nahari Shahar Uziely Yehudit Biton Gitit Ramot-Adler Omri Schnaider Shiran Sofer Rinat Michael Adi Attar Daniella Milner Amos Oseasohn Guy Kortany Ofir Paz Goor Koren Adi Daniel Dafna Shaham Miriam Friedmann Roni Osborne | Ortal Zanzuri Roey Sasson Shir Eshkol Moshe Medved Lior Sofer Nir Rodnizky Noam Shochat Noa Slavin Michael Horowitz Guy Fatal Shani Lorch Itamar Cohen Shai Margalit Yonatan Whitefield Moshe Lankry Nir Kamhi Shira Teger Rachel Lerman Ravid Saar Sophie Blackston Elad Morgenstern Ron Ashkenazi Sara Haber Carmel Nudler Shmuel Brill Yehonatan Cohen David Shmulevitz Tair Cherbakovsky Ophir Dagan Liad Kalderon Nataly Damary Shiran Glitman Dani Weissberg Lareine Khoury Nohar Hadar Shirley Youseri | Nitzan Kahana Tali Har-Oz Niv Blacher Tal Alon Ohad Sarusi Mor Ido Nechemia Englman Tomer Tako Natalie Korenfeld Moshe Pasker Mazi Ohayon Nitzan Fisher-Conforti Victoria Savu Derora Tropp Hila Amiel Chaim Cohen Shine Shaham Michal Mor Daniel Siso Maytal Spivak Avraham Schoen Elan Loshinsky Ariel Even Noah Zivan Josh Hauser Eitan Cohen Itai Guttel Dor Brown Dror Kanarik Sarig Artium Gorelik Maor Alev Tamar Drori Vered Glaubach Yair Taitelbaum Gilad Lindenfeld Gabi Priel | Regina Pevzner Sophy Litvin Igal Lavi Maor Layani Areen Nashef Tal Slabbaert David Chesterman Noam Kolt Stav Ben Hamo Ido Zahavi Guy Yarom Ben Nachshon Danielle Berkowicz Inbar Rosenthal Hadar Stein Dan Shimon Lital Gamniel Matan Zigel Avital Salzman Aharon Topper Rotem Cohen Idan Adar ________________________ Gidon Weinstock Of Counsel Roy Keidar Of Counsel ________________________ Paul H. Baris (1934-2010) Rami Kook Nira Kuritzky Eran Ilan |
Tel Aviv | June 26, 2020
BioLineRx Ltd.
2 Hamayan Street
Modi’in Technology Park
Modi’in 7177871
Israel
Re: BioLineRx Ltd.
Dear Sir and Madam:
We have acted as Israeli counsel to BioLineRx Ltd. (the “Company”), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Israel. As such, we have participated in the preparation of the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the resale of 120,537,030 ordinary shares, par value NIS 0.1 per share of the Company (the “Ordinary Shares”), represented by 8,035,802 American Depository Shares (“ADSs”), consisting of (1) (i) 77,142,885 ordinary shares represented by 5,142,859 ADSs issuable upon the exercise of warrants originally issued in a private placement in May 2020 (the “May Private Placement”), and (ii) 3,857,145 ordinary shares represented by 257,143 ADSs issuable upon the exercise of placement agent warrants issued in connection with the May 2020 Private Placement, and (2) (i) 37,654,290 ordinary shares represented by 2,510,286 ADSs issuable upon the exercise of warrants originally issued in a private placement in June 2020 (the “June Private Placement”, and together with the May Private Placement, the “Private Placements”), and (ii) 1,882,710 ordinary shares represented by 125,514 ADSs issuable upon the exercise of placement agent warrants issued in connection with the June 2020 Private Placement (the warrants issued in and in connection with, the Private Placements, the “Warrants” and the ADSs issuable in connection with the exercise of Warrants, the “Warrant ADSs”).
As counsel to the Company in Israel, we have examined copies of the Articles of Association of the Company currently in effect, of the Company and such corporate records, instruments, and other documents relating to the Company and such matters of law as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purpose of rendering this opinion. In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.
Based on the foregoing, we advise you that in our opinion (i), all action on the part of the Company necessary for the due authorization and valid issuance, sale and delivery of the Warrants has been duly taken, and (ii) the Ordinary Shares underlying the Warrant ADSs have been duly authorized, and when paid for in accordance with the terms of the respective Warrants, will be validly issued, fully paid and non‑assessable.
We are members of the Israeli bar, and the opinions expressed herein are limited to questions arising under the laws of the State of Israel, and we disclaim any opinion whatsoever with respect to matters governed by the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement to be filed with the Commission on June 26, 2020 and to the reference to us under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus which forms part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Sincerely, /s/ Yigal Arnon & Co Yigal Arnon & Co. |
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