EXHIBIT 5.5
[Letterhead of Lowenstein Sandler PC]
July 9, 2012
Newspring Industrial Corp.
c/o Rank Group Limited
Level 22
20 Bond Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special New Jersey counsel for Newspring Industrial Corp., a New Jersey corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offer to exchange under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), pursuant to that certain Registration Statement on Form F-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2012 (File No. 333-182332-82) (the “Registration Statement”) of up $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of registered 9.875% Senior Notes due 2019 for an equal principal amount of 9.875% Senior Notes due 2019 (originally issued on February 15, 2012) issued by Reynolds Group Issuer Inc., a Delaware corporation (“US Issuer II”), Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“US Issuer I”) and Reynolds Group Issuer (Luxembourg) S.A., a société anonyme (a public limited liability company) under the laws of Luxembourg (the “Luxembourg Issuer” and, together with US Issuer I and US Issuer II, the “Issuers”).
We have represented the Company in connection with certain limited transactions on matters relating to New Jersey corporate law, but do not generally represent the Company or act as the Company’s regular outside counsel.
In connection with rendering the opinions contained in this letter, we have examined originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of the following documents:
(a) the Registration Statement;
(b) the Senior Notes Indenture dated as of August 9, 2011 originally among RGHL US Escrow II LLC, RGHL US Escrow II Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent and registrar, and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent, relating to the 9.875% Senior Notes due 2019, as supplemented by the (i) First Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 8, 2011 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) among the Issuers, the affiliates of the Issuers party thereto as Senior Note Guarantors (as defined therein) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent and registrar, (ii) Second Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 8, 2011 among the Issuers, Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) I S.A., the affiliates of the Issuers party thereto as Additional Senior Note Guarantors (as defined
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therein) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent and registrar, (iii) Third Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 14, 2011 among the Issuers, Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) I S.A., the affiliates of the Issuers party thereto as Additional Senior Note Guarantors (as defined therein) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent and registrar, (iv) Fourth Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture dated March 20, 2012 among the Issuers, Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) I S.A., the affiliates of the Issuers party thereto as Additional Senior Note Guarantors (as defined therein) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent and registrar, (v) Fifth Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 10, 2012 among the Issuers, Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) I S.A. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent and registrar, (vi) Sixth Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15, 2012 among the Issuers, Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) I S.A., the affiliates of the Issuers party thereto as Additional Senior Note Guarantors (as defined therein) and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent and registrar and (vii) Seventh Senior Notes Supplemental Indenture to be entered into at a future date, a form of which is attached as Exhibit 4.22.2 to the Registration Statement (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture), among the Issuers, Beverage Packaging Holdings (Luxembourg) I S.A., the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, principal paying agent, transfer agent and registrar (as so supplemented, the “August 2011 Indenture”); and
(c) the certificate of the Secretary of the Company of even date herewith referred to onSchedule 1 hereto.
The First Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the August 2011 Indenture are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the “Transaction Documents.”
We have reviewed the Transaction Documents and the documents listed on attachedSchedule 1. We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents and records, and have made such examination of law, as we have deemed appropriate in order to enable us to render the opinions set forth herein. We have relied as to factual matters, without independent verification, upon the documents listed on attached Schedule 1 and on the representations and warranties as to matters of fact and on the covenants contained in the Transaction Documents. We have not undertaken any independent investigation to determine the existence or absence of any facts and no inference as to our knowledge concerning any facts should be drawn as a result of the limited representation undertaken by us. In rendering the opinions contained herein, we have assumed, and our opinions are conditioned on, among other things, that the facts, information, covenants and representations set forth in the documents referred to above were accurate at the time of the execution and delivery of such documents and continue to be accurate at the date hereof.
The opinions expressed in this letter are limited to matters governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey (collectively, the “Covered Laws”).
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Based upon and subject to the foregoing and subject to the additional qualifications set forth below, we are of the opinion that:
1. The Company (i) is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New Jersey and (ii) has the corporate power and authority under its certificate of incorporation and the New Jersey Business Corporation Act to execute and deliver the First Supplemental Indenture and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and to perform its obligations under the First Supplemental Indenture (and the provisions of the August 2011 Indenture applicable to it by reason thereof) and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture (and the provisions of the August 2011 Indenture applicable to it by reason thereof).
2. The Company duly authorized (by all requisite corporate action) the execution and delivery of the First Supplemental Indenture and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the performance by it of its obligations under the First Supplemental Indenture (and the provisions of the August 2011 Indenture applicable to it by reason thereof) and the Seventh Supplemental Indenture (and the provisions of the August 2011 Indenture applicable to it by reason thereof) and the Company has duly executed and delivered the First Supplemental Indenture.
None of our opinions covers or otherwise addresses any of the following laws, statutes or regulations or legal issues: (i) securities laws and regulations, (ii) laws, statutes and regulations that hereafter become effective or (iii) laws, statutes and regulations that regulate the particular business of the Company and do not relate to companies generally
We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any Transaction Document.
For purposes of the opinions contained herein, we have relied, without investigation, upon each of the following assumptions: each document submitted to us for review is accurate and complete, each such document that is an original is authentic, each such document that is a copy conforms to an authentic original, and all signatures on each such document are genuine.
Our advice on each legal issue addressed in this letter represents our opinion as to how that issue would be resolved were it to be considered by the highest court of the jurisdiction upon whose law our opinion on that issue is based. The manner in which any particular issue would be treated in any actual court case would depend in part on facts and circumstances particular to the case, and this letter is not intended to guarantee the outcome of any legal dispute which may arise in the future.
In rendering the opinion set forth in paragraph 1 above as to the good standing of the Company, we have relied on the Certificate issued by the Department of Treasury of the State of New
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Jersey dated July 5, 2012 and listed onSchedule 1 attached hereto and our opinion in that paragraph is given solely as of the date and time of such certificate.
In rendering the opinion set forth in paragraph 2 above as to the delivery by the Company of the First Supplemental Indenture, we have assumed with your permission that (a) to the extent such delivery is not governed by the laws of the State of New Jersey, the laws governing such delivery are substantially similar to the laws of the State of New Jersey and (b) the First Supplemental Indenture was transmitted electronically for purposes of delivery as contemplated by the parties thereto.
We assume no obligation to update or supplement such opinions to reflect any fact or circumstance that may hereafter come to our attention or any change in law that may hereafter occur or hereafter become effective.
This letter has been furnished by us to the Company in our capacity as special counsel for the Company.
This letter is being furnished to the addressee. In addition, we understand that Debevoise & Plimpton LLP (“Debevoise”) will rely as to matters of New Jersey law upon the opinions contained herein in connection with an opinion to be rendered by it on the date hereof relating to the Company. In connection with the foregoing, we hereby consent to your and Debevoise’s relying as to matters of New Jersey law upon this letter.
We hereby consent to the filing of copies of this letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to references to us in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement under the caption “Validity of the Securities.” In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. We disclaim any obligation to advise you of any developments in matters covered by this letter that come to our attention after the date of this letter.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Lowenstein Sandler PC
LOWENSTEIN SANDLER PC
Schedule 1
OTHER DOCUMENTS
| 1. | | Officer’s Certificate of the Company, dated as of July 9, 2012 and Exhibits A through E attached thereto consisting of: |
| | A. | | Action of the Board of Directors and the Sole Shareholder Taken by Joint Unanimous Written Consent dated July 20, 2011. |
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| | | | Action of Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors and the Sole Shareholder Taken by Joint Unanimous Written Consent dated August 24, 2011. |
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| | | | Action of the Board of Directors and the Sole Shareholder Taken by Joint Unanimous Written Consent dated February 6, 2012. |
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| | | | Action of the Transaction Committee of the Board of Directors and the Sole Shareholder Taken by Joint Unanimous Written Consent dated February 14, 2012. |
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| | B. | | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated November 7, 2003. |
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| | C. | | Long-form Standing Certificate issued in respect of the Company by the Department of Treasury of the State of New Jersey on July 5, 2012. |
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| | D. | | By-laws of the Company |
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| | E. | | Incumbency Certificate |
