Exhibit 5.1
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Sana Biotechnology, Inc.
188 East Blaine Street, Suite 400
Seattle, Washington 98102
| Re: | Registration Statement on Form S-8; 323,786 shares of Common Stock of Sana Biotechnology, Inc., par value $0.0001 per share |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Sana Biotechnology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the registration for resale from time to time by certain selling stockholders (the “Selling Stockholders”) of up to 323,786 shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), issued to the Selling Stockholders by the Company pursuant to the Company’s Restricted Stock Unit Plan.
The Shares are included in a registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and the related prospectus included in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 30, 2021. This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the related Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Shares.
As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.
July 30, 2021
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Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the DGCL.
This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Latham & Watkins LLP |