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- F-4/A Registration of securities (foreign)
- 3.67 Fifteenth Amendment and Restatement of the Articles of Association
- 3.237 Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Graham Packaging Minster LLC
- 3.245 Articles of Incorporation of International Tray Pads & Packaging, Inc.
- 3.246 By-laws of International Tray Pads & Packaging, Inc.
- 3.247 Articles of Association of Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) V S.a.
- 4.2.19 Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 8.50% Senior Notes
- 4.2.20 Twentieth Supplemental Indenture to the 8.50% Senior Notes
- 4.3.18 Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 7.125% Senior Secured Notes
- 4.3.19 Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 7.125% Senior Secured Notes
- 4.4.18 Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 9.000% Senior Notes
- 4.4.19 Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 9.000% Senior Notes Due 2019 Indenture
- 4.5.16 Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 6.875% Senior Secured Notes
- 4.5.17 Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture to the 6.875% Senior Secured Notes
- 4.6.35 Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 8.250% Senior Notes
- 4.6.36 Seventh Senior Secured Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 7.875% Senior Notes
- 4.6.37 Seventh Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 9.875% Senior Notes
- 4.6.38 Eighth Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 9.875% Senior Notes
- 4.6.39 Fifth Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 9.875% Senior Notes
- 4.6.40 Sixth Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 9.875% Senior Notes
- 4.6.41 5.750% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 Indenture
- 4.6.42 First Senior Secured Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 5.750% Senior Notes
- 4.6.43 Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture to the 8.250% Senior Notes
- 4.6.44 Eighth Senior Secured Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 7.875% Senior Notes
- 4.6.45 Ninth Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 9.875% Senior Notes
- 4.6.46 Seventh Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 9.875% Senior Notes
- 4.6.47 Second Senior Secured Notes Supplemental Indenture to the 5.750% Senior Secured
- 4.12.15 Registration Rights Agreement to the 5.750% Senior Secured Notes
- 4.12.16 Joinder to the 5.750% Senior Secured Notes
- 4.13.35 Supplement NO.36 to the Collateral Agreement
- 4.13.36 Supplement NO.37 to the Collateral Agreement
- 4.14.5 Joinder to the First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
- 4.15.8 Accession Agreement
- 4.15.9 Acession Deed to the Intercreditor Agreement, Dated November 7, 2012
- 4.15.10 Accession Deed to the Intercreditor Agreement, Dated December 14, 2012
- 4.524 Eighth Amendment to Quota Pledge Agreement
- 4.525 Confirmation Agreement
- 4.526 Account Pledge Agreement, Dated November 7, 2012
- 4.527 Account Pledge Agreement, Dated November 7, 2012
- 4.528 Pledge Agreement Relating to Shares In Sig Euro Holding Ag & Co. KG Aa
- 4.529 Amendment Agreement No. 5
- 4.530 Confirmation and Amendment Agreement, Dated November 7, 2012
- 4.531 Fifth Amendment to Quota Pledge Agreement
- 4.532 Seventh Amendment to Pledge Agreement
- 4.533 Fifth Amendment to Accounts Pledge Agreement
- 4.534 Fifth Amendment to Pledge Agreement Over Inventory
- 4.535 Fifth Amendment to Accounts Pledge Agreement
- 4.536 Seventh Amendment to Pledge Agreement
- 4.537 Fifth Amendment to Quota Pledge Agreement
- 4.538 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.539 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.540 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.541 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.542 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.543 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.544 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.545 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.546 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.547 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.548 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.549 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.550 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.551 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.552 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.553 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.554 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.555 Account Pledge Agreement
- 4.556 Non Notarial Share and Interest Pledge Agreement
- 4.557 Notarial Share Pledge Agreement
- 4.558 Non-accessory Security Confirmation and Amendment Agreement
- 4.559 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment Relating to a Debenture
- 4.560 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment Relating to a Share Charge
- 4.561 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment Relating to a Debenture
- 4.562 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment Relating to a Share Charge
- 4.563 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment Relating to a Share Charge
- 4.564 Amendment Agreement No. 6 Relating to a Floating Charge Agreement
- 4.565 Amendment Agreement No. 6 Relating to a Charge
- 4.566 Amendment Agreement No. 6 Relating to a Fixed Charge Agreement
- 4.567 Amendment Agreement No. 6 Relating to a Quota Charge Agreement
- 4.568 Confirmation Agreement In Respect of Luxembourg Security
- 4.569 Confirmation Agreement In Respect of Luxembourg Security
- 4.570 Pledge Over Receivables Agreement
- 4.571 Pledge Over Cpecs Agreement
- 4.572 Acknowledgement Agreement In Respect of a Floating Lien Pledge Agreement
- 4.573 Acknowledgement Agreement In Respect of a Security Trust Agreement
- 4.574 Acknowledgement Agreement In Respect of Equity Interests Pledge Agreement
- 4.575 Confirmation and Amendment Agreement
- 4.576 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.577 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.578 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.579 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.580 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.581 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.582 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.583 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.584 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.585 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.586 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.587 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.588 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.589 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.590 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.591 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.592 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.593 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.594 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.595 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.596 Deed of Confirmation and Amendment
- 4.597 Security Over Cash Agreement
- 4.598 Pledge Over Shares Agreement
- 4.599 Pledge Over Bank Accounts Agreement
- 4.600 Termination and Release Agreement
- 5.1 Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (New York)
- 5.2 Opinion of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.a.
- 5.3 Opinion of Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein Mcallister and Hilbert L.L.C.
- 5.6 Opinion of Roberts & Stevens, P.a.
- 5.7 Opinion of Corrs Chambers Westgarth
- 5.8 Opinion of Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte GMBH
- 5.9 Opinion of Levy & Salomao Advogados
- 5.10 Opinion of Harney Westwood & Riegels
- 5.11 Opinion of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
- 5.12 Opinion of Pacheco Coto
- 5.13 Opinion of Carey Olsen LLP
- 5.14 Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (Germany)
- 5.15 Opinion of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Hong Kong)
- 5.16 Opinion of Oppenheim Ugyvedi Iroda
- 5.17 Opinion of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Japan)
- 5.18 Opinion of Loyens & Loeff, Avocats a La Cour
- 5.19 Opinion of Borda Y Quintana, S.C.
- 5.20 Opinion of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Netherlands)
- 5.21 Opinion of Bell Gully
- 5.22 Opinion of Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law LTD
- 5.23 Opinion of Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor LTD.
- 5.24 Opinion of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (London)
- 5.25 Opinion of Ballard Spahr LLP
- 5.26 Opinion of Blank Rome LLP
- 5.27 Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- 5.28 Opinion of Jones Waldo Holbrook & Mcdonough, PC
- 10.1.78 Amendment No. 7 and Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement
- 10.1.80 Guarantor Joinder to the Credit Agreement
- 10.1.81 Guarantor Joinder to the Credit Agreement
- 10.2.90 Supplemental Indenture to the 8% Senior Notes Due 2016 Indenture
- 10.2.91 Supplemental Indenture to the 8% Senior Notes Due 2016 Indenture
- 10.3.90 Supplemental Indenture to the 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2017 Indenture
- 10.3.91 Supplemental Indenture to the 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2017 Indenture
- 10.5.12 Reaffirmation Agreement, Dated As of September 28, 2012
- 10.5.13 Reaffirmation Agreement, Dated As of November 7, 2012
- 10.135 Agreement of Indemnification Dated November 2, 2012
- 10.140 Deed Poll of Indemnification Dated December 18, 2012
- 12.1 Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
- 21.1 List of Subsidiaries
- 23.1 Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP
- 23.2 Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp/s.r.l./s.e.n.c.r.l
- 23.3 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
- 23.4 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
- 25.1 Statement of Eligibility
- 99.1 Form of Letter of Transmittal
- 99.2 Form of Letter to Nominee
- 99.3 Form of Letter to Clients
- 99.4 Form of Instructions
EXHIBIT 5.21
[Letterhead of Bell Gully]
Reynolds Group Holdings Limited | FROM | Murray King | ||
Level Nine | DDI | 64 9 916 8971 | ||
148 Quay Street | murray.king@bellgully.com | |||
Auckland 1010 | MATTER NO. | 02-359-3025 | ||
New Zealand | DATE | 19 December 2012 | ||
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. c/o National Registered Agents, Inc. 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101 Dover Delaware 19904 United States of America | Reynolds Group Issuer LLC c/o National Registered Agents, Inc 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101 Dover Delaware 19904 United States of America | |||
Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A. 6C Rue Gabriel Lippmann L-5365 Munsbach Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | Whakatane Mill Limited Level Nine 148 Quay Street Auckland 1010 New Zealand |
Dear Sirs
Registration Statement on Form F-4
1. | Introduction |
1.1 | We have acted as special New Zealand counsel to Reynolds Group Holdings Limited and Whakatane Mill Limited (theCompanies), in connection with the offer to exchange (theExchange Offer) by Reynolds Group Issuer Inc., Reynolds Group Issuer LLC and Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A. as issuers (theIssuers) of US$3,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Senior Notes due 2020 (theExchange Notes) which are being registered under the Securities Act, for its existing 5.750% Senior Notes due 2020 (theOld Notes), as described in the Registration Statement on Form F-4 relating to the Exchange Offer (as amended or supplemented, theRegistration Statement), initially filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (theCommission) on 5 December 2012. |
1.2 | The Old Notes were issued, and the Exchange Notes are proposed to be issued, under the indenture dated as of 28 September 2012 (theIndenture), among the Issuers, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent, registrar and collateral agent, The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent and Wilmington Trust (London) Limited as additional collateral agent as supplemented by the First Senior Secured Notes Supplemental Indenture, dated as of 7 November 2012, among the Issuers the guarantors named therein, The Bank of New York Mellon as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent, registrar and collateral agent and Wilmington Trust (London) Limited as additional collateral agent (theSupplemental Indenture). |
1.3 | For the purposes of this opinion the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture are each aDocument, together, theDocuments. |
1.4 | The terms of the Exchange Notes to be issued are substantially identical to the Old Notes, except for certain transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the Old Notes. The Old Notes are, and the Exchange Notes will be, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture) on a senior basis. |
1.5 | The Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture are exhibits to the Registration Statement. |
2. | Documents |
2.1 | We have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion, including: |
(a) | the Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture; |
(b) | certificates dated 28 September 2012 and 7 November 2012 respectively given by a director of each Company (each, anOfficer’s Certificate); and |
(c) | a copy of the constitution, and certain other filed documents of each Company as disclosed in an online search of the public records of each Company on 13 December 2012 and updated on the date of this opinion. |
In rendering such opinion, we have relied as to factual matters upon the representations, warranties and other statements made in the Indenture.
3. | Scope of Opinion |
This opinion:
(a) | relates solely to New Zealand law in force on the date of this opinion; |
(b) | is given on the basis that it will be construed in accordance with New Zealand law; and |
(c) | relates solely to matters of law. |
4. | Assumptions |
In our examination, we have assumed, without any independent verification:
(a) | the authenticity of all signatures, seals and markings on, and the authenticity, completeness and conformity to the original of, the copy and counterpart documents examined by us; |
(b) | that each statement of fact in each Officer’s Certificate (other than the paragraph in relation to due execution) is and remains complete and accurate in all respects, and is not misleading; and |
(c) | that the information obtained from the searches referred to in paragraph 2.1(c) is complete and accurate. |
5. | Opinion |
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the exceptions, qualifications, limitations and assumptions herein set forth, we are of the opinion that:
(a) | each Company is duly incorporated, is validly existing and is a registered company under the Companies Act 1993 of New Zealand; |
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(b) | each Company has full power and authority, and all necessary regulatory and statutory consents and approvals to execute and perform its obligations under each Document to which it is a party; |
(c) | the execution by each Company of, and the performance by each Company of its obligations under, each Document to which it is a party has been duly authorised by all requisite corporate action on the part of each Company; |
(d) | each Company has duly executed each Document to which it is party in accordance with the Companies Act 1993; and |
(e) | the execution by each Company of, and performance by each Company of its obligations under each Document to which it is a party and compliance by each Company with all of the provisions thereof, will not result in a breach or violation of: |
(i) | any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under, any statute, any rule, regulation or, any order of any governmental agency or body or any court of New Zealand having jurisdiction over a Company or any of its properties; or |
(ii) | the constitution of a Company. |
6. | Reliance and Filing |
6.1 | We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference made to this firm under the heading “Validity of the Securities” in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. |
6.2 | The foregoing opinion is rendered as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update such opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances which may come to our attention after the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any change in law which may occur after the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement. |
6.3 | This opinion is addressed to you for the purposes of the Exchange Offer and may be relied on by purchasers of the Exchange Notes. Debevoise & Plimpton LLP may rely on this opinion with respect to matters of New Zealand law for the purposes of its opinion filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, as if the opinion had been addressed to it. |
This opinion is strictly limited to the matters stated in it. It does not apply by implication to other matters.
Yours faithfully |
/s/ Bell Gully |
Bell Gully |
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