EXHIBITA-1
OPINION AND DISCLOSURE LETTER OF
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
Based on and subject to the foregoing and the other limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:
(i) The Company is a limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package (as defined below) and the Offering Memorandum and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes.
(ii) Each Corporate Guarantor is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation. Each Corporate Guarantor has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and its Guarantee.
(iii) Each LLC Guarantor is a limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation. Each LLC Guarantor has limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Offering Memorandum and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the Indenture.
(iv) The Purchase Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Covered Guarantor.
(v) The Notes have been duly authorized by the Company. When the Notes are duly executed by authorized officers of the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, all in accordance with the Indenture, and delivered to and paid for by the Initial Purchasers in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Notes will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(vi) The Guarantee by each Covered Guarantor has been duly authorized by each Covered Guarantor. When the Notes are duly executed by authorized officers of the Company and authenticated by the Trustee, all in accordance with the Indenture, and delivered to and paid for by the Initial Purchasers in accordance with the Purchase Agreement, the Guarantee by each Guarantor will be the valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms.
(vii) No consent, approval, authorization or other order of any federal regulatory body, federal administrative agency or other federal governmental body of the United States of America or any state regulatory body, state administrative agency or other state governmental body of the State of Illinois, the State of Texas or the State of New York is required under Applicable Laws for the execution and delivery by the Company or any Covered Guarantor of the Purchase Agreement or the Indenture and the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement.
(viii) The execution and delivery by the Company and each Covered Guarantor of the Purchase Agreement and the Indenture, and the issuance and sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, do not (a) violate the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company or any Corporate Guarantor or the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of any LLC Guarantor, (b) result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, any of the agreements or instruments listed onSchedule IV hereto or (c) result in a violation by the Company or any Covered Guarantor of any of the terms and provisions of any Applicable Laws.
(ix) The statements in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Offering Memorandum under the caption “Description of Notes,” to the extent that such statements purport to describe certain provisions of the Indenture or the Securities, accurately describe such provisions in all material respects.
(x) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and each Covered Guarantor and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company and each Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and each such Guarantor in accordance with its terms.
(xi) Assuming (A) the accuracy and performance of, and compliance with, the representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers set forth in the Purchase Agreement and (B) the accuracy and performance of, and compliance with, the representations, warranties and agreements of each of the persons to whom the Initial Purchasers initially offer, resell or otherwise transfer the Securities as set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the caption “Notice to Investors,” it is not necessary, in connection with the sale of the Securities to the Initial Purchasers under the Purchase Agreement or in connection with the initial resale of the Securities by the Initial Purchasers, in each case in the manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and the Offering Memorandum, to register the Securities under the 1933 Act or to qualify the Indenture under the 1939 Act, it being understood that we express no opinion as to any subsequent resale or other transfer of any Securities.
(xii) The statements in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, filed by Vistra Energy Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 2019, to the extent that such statements purport to describe matters of United States federal environmental law, accurately describe such matters in all material respects.
(xiii) The Company and each Applicable Guarantor is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Notes and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Offering Memorandum, will not be required to be registered as an “investment company” as defined in the 1940 Act.