Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
The Debt Securities and Debt Securities Guarantees may be issued from time to time pursuant to one or more supplemental indentures to the Indenture, dated as of September 15, 2022 (as supplemented to the date hereof, the “Indenture”), among the Company, Parent and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (any such supplemental indenture, a “Supplemental Indenture” and, collectively, the “Supplemental Indentures”). The Depositary Shares may be issued under one or more deposit agreements (each, a “Deposit Agreement”) by and between Parent and a financial institution identified therein as the depositary (each, a “Depositary”). The Depositary may issue receipts (“Depositary Receipts”) for Depositary Shares, each of which will represent a fractional share or multiple shares of Preferred Stock represented by Depositary Shares. The Warrants may be issued under one or more warrant agreements (each, a “Warrant Agreement”) by and between Parent and a financial institution identified therein as the warrant agent (each, a “Warrant Agent”). The Rights may be issued under one or more rights agreements (each, a “Rights Agreement”) and may be evidenced by subscription rights certificates (collectively, the “Rights Certificates”). The Purchase Contracts may be issued under one or more stock purchase agreements (each, a “Purchase Contract Agreement”) by and between Parent and a financial institution identified therein as the purchase contract agent. The Units may be issued under one or more securities purchase unit agreements (each, a “Unit Agreement”) by and between Parent and a financial institution identified therein as the unit agent. The Indenture, the Supplemental Indentures, any certificates evidencing Debt Securities and any notations of guarantee with respect to Debt Securities Guarantees, the Deposit Agreements, the Depositary Receipts, the Warrant Agreements, the Rights Agreements, the Rights Certificates, the Purchase Contract Agreements, the Unit Agreements, and any other documents contemplated thereby or hereby are collectively referred to herein as the “Documents.”
In connection with this opinion, we have (i) investigated such questions of law, (ii) examined originals or certified, conformed, electronic or reproduction copies of such agreements, instruments, documents and records of the Company and the Guarantors, such certificates of public officials and such other documents and (iii) received such information from officers and representatives of the Company, the Guarantors and others, in each case as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.
In all such examinations, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of original and certified documents and the conformity to original or certified documents of all copies submitted to us as certified, conformed, electronic or reproduction copies. As to various questions of fact relevant to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon, and assume the accuracy of, the statements, representations and warranties contained in the Documents, certificates and oral or written statements and other information of or from public officials, officers or other appropriate representatives of the Company, the Guarantors and others and assume compliance on the part of all parties to the Documents with their respective covenants and agreements contained therein.