Exhibit 5.1
Inter & Co, Inc.
PO Box 309, Ugland House
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
16 January 2024
Inter & Co, Inc.
We have acted as counsel as to Cayman Islands law to Inter & Co, Inc. (the "Company") in connection with the Company's registration statement on Form F-3, including all amendments or supplements thereto, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") (including its exhibits, the "Registration Statement") related to offerings from time to time of Class A common shares of a nominal or par value of US$0.0000025 each in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") by the Company and/or certain selling shareholders (each, a "Selling Shareholder").
This opinion letter is given in accordance with the terms of the Legal Matters section of the Registration Statement.
1Documents Reviewed
We have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or conformed copies of the following documents:
1.1The certificate of incorporation dated 26 January 2021, the certificate of incorporation on change of name dated 12 April 2022 and the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company as registered or adopted on 7 June 2022 (the "Memorandum and Articles").
1.2The written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 15 January 2024 (the "Resolutions") and the corporate records of the Company maintained at its registered office in the Cayman Islands.
1.3A certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the Registrar of Companies dated 12 January 2024 (the "Certificate of Good Standing").
1.4A certificate from a director of the Company a copy of which is attached to this opinion letter (the "Director's Certificate").
1.5The Registration Statement.
2Assumptions
The following opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. In giving the following opinions, we have relied (without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy, as at the date of this opinion letter, of the Director's Certificate and the Certificate of Good Standing. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:
2.1Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals, and translations of documents provided to us are complete and accurate.
2.2All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.
2.3No invitation has been or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of the Shares.
2.4There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under Cayman Islands law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Registration Statement.
2.5There is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out below. Specifically, we have made no independent investigation of the laws of the State of New York or the laws of Brazil.
2.6The Company has received or will receive money or money's worth in consideration for the issue of the Shares and none of the Shares were or will be issued for less than par value. At the time of issue of the Shares, the Company will have sufficient authorised share capital to accommodate the issue of the Shares.
2.7The Shares that will be issued by the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement will be duly registered, and will continue to be registered, in the Company’s register of members (shareholders).
Save as aforesaid we have not been instructed to undertake and have not undertaken any further enquiry or due diligence in relation to the transaction the subject of this opinion letter.
3.Opinions
Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing assumptions and the qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:
3.1The Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability and is validly existing and in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands.
3.2In the event of an offering by the Company, upon the due authorisation and issuance of the Shares and payment of the consideration therefor, such Shares will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
3.3In the event of an offering by a Selling Shareholder, when transferred by the Selling Shareholder, the transfer thereof recorded in the register of members of the Company and paid for as described in the Registration Statement, any corresponding prospectus supplement and any underwriting agreement, the Shares (which may include shares that are
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as at the date hereof Class B common shares in the capital of the Company and, prior to the closing date of such offering, are to be converted into Shares by the Selling Shareholder in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles) will remain legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
4Qualifications
The opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications:
4.1To maintain the Company in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands, annual filing fees must be paid and returns made to the Registrar of Companies within the time frame prescribed by law.
4.2Under Cayman Islands law, the register of members (shareholders) is prima facie evidence of title to shares and this register would not record a third party interest in such shares. However, there are certain limited circumstances where an application may be made to a Cayman Islands court for a determination on whether the register of members reflects the correct legal position. Further, the Cayman Islands court has the power to order that the register of members maintained by a company should be rectified where it considers that the register of members does not reflect the correct legal position. As far as we are aware, such applications are rarely made in the Cayman Islands and there are no circumstances or matters of fact known to us on the date of this opinion letter which would properly form the basis for an application for an order for rectification of the register of members of the Company, but if such an application were made in respect of the Shares, then the validity of such shares may be subject to re-examination by a Cayman Islands court.
4.3In this opinion letter the phrase "non-assessable" means, with respect to the issuance of shares, that a shareholder shall not, in respect of the relevant shares and in the absence of a contractual arrangement, or an obligation pursuant to the memorandum and articles of association, to the contrary, have any obligation to make further contributions to the Company's assets (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
4.4We express no opinion as to the meaning, validity or effect of any references to foreign (i.e. non-Cayman Islands) statutes, rules, regulations, codes, judicial authority or any other promulgations and any references to them in the Registration Statement.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references to our firm under the headings "Legal Matters" and "Enforcement of Civil Liabilities" in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In providing our 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.
We express no view as to the commercial terms of the Registration Statement or whether such terms represent the intentions of the parties and make no comment with regard to warranties or representations that may be made by the Company.
The opinions in this opinion letter are strictly limited to the matters contained in the opinions section above and do not extend to any other matters. We have not been asked to review and we therefore have not reviewed any of the ancillary documents relating to the Shares and express no opinion or observation upon the terms of any such document.
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This opinion letter is addressed to you and may be relied upon by you, your counsel and purchasers of Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement. This opinion letter is limited to the matters detailed herein and is not to be read as an opinion with respect to any other matter.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP
Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP
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Inter & Co, Inc.
PO Box 309, Ugland House
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
To: Maples and Calder (Cayman) LLP
PO Box 309, Ugland House
Grand Cayman
KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
16 January 2024
Inter & Co, Inc. (the "Company")
I, the undersigned, being a director of the Company, am aware that you are being asked to provide an opinion letter (the "Opinion") in relation to certain aspects of Cayman Islands law. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms used in this certificate have the respective meanings given to them in the Opinion. I hereby certify that:
1The Memorandum and Articles remain in full force and effect and are unamended.
2The Company has not entered into any mortgages or charges over its property or assets other than those entered in the register of mortgages and charges of the Company.
3The Resolutions were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum and Articles (including, without limitation, with respect to the disclosure of interests (if any) by directors of the Company) and have not been amended, varied or revoked in any respect.
4The shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders") have not restricted the powers of the directors of the Company in any way.
5There is no contractual or other prohibition or restriction (other than as arising under Cayman Islands law) binding on the Company prohibiting or restricting it from entering into and performing its obligations under the Registration Statement.
6The directors of the Company at the date of the Resolutions and at the date of this certificate were and are as follows: Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza, Maria Fernanda Nazareth Menin Teixeira de Souza Maia, Leonardo Guimarães Corrêa, José Felipe Finiz, Cristiano Henrique Vieira Gomes, André Guilherme Cazzaniga Maciel, Luiz Antônio Nogueira de França, Todd Crawford Chapman, Antonio Kandir and Claudia Farkouh Prado.
7The minute book and corporate records of the Company as maintained at its registered office in the Cayman Islands and made available to you are complete and accurate in all material respects, and all minutes and resolutions filed therein represent a complete and accurate record of all meetings of the Shareholders and directors (or any committee thereof) of the Company (duly convened in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles) and all resolutions passed at the meetings or passed by written resolution or consent, as the case may be.
8Prior to, at the time of, and immediately following the approval of the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Company was, or will be, able to pay its debts as they fell, or fall, due and has entered, or will enter, into the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement for proper value and not with an intention to defraud or wilfully defeat an obligation owed to any creditor or with a view to giving a creditor a preference.
9Each director of the Company considers the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement to be of commercial benefit to the Company and has acted in good faith in the best interests of the Company, and for a proper purpose of the Company, in relation to the transactions which are the subject of the Opinion.
10The Company has received or will receive money or money's worth in consideration for the issue of the Shares and none of the Shares were or will be issued for less than par value.
11To the best of my knowledge and belief, having made due inquiry, the Company is not the subject of legal, arbitral, administrative or other proceedings in any jurisdiction and neither the directors nor Shareholders have taken any steps to have the Company struck off or placed in liquidation. Further, no steps have been taken to wind up the Company or to appoint restructuring officers or interim restructuring officers, and no receiver has been appointed in relation to any of the Company's property or assets.
12No invitation has been made or will be made by or on behalf of the Company to the public in the Cayman Islands to subscribe for any of the Shares.
13The Shares to be issued pursuant to the Registration Statement have been, or will be, duly registered, and will continue to be registered, in the Company's register of members (shareholders).
14The Company is not a central bank, monetary authority or other sovereign entity of any state and is not a subsidiary, direct or indirect, of any sovereign entity or state.
(Signature Page follows)
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I confirm that you may continue to rely on this certificate as being true and correct on the day that you issue the Opinion unless I shall have previously notified you in writing personally to the contrary.
Signature: | /s/ Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza | ||||
Name: | Rubens Menin Teixeira de Souza | ||||
Title: | Director |
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