Exhibit 5.1
 | POSTALADDRESS | P.O. Box 71170 1008 BD AMSTERDAM The Netherlands | ||
| OFFICEADDRESS | Parnassusweg 300 1081 LC AMSTERDAM The Netherlands | |||
| INTERNET | www.loyensloeff.com |
Subject to opinion committee approval
To: The Company |
RE | Dutch law legal opinion – Project Orion | |
REFERENCE | 46365106 | |
Amsterdam, 1 November 2021
| 1 | INTRODUCTION |
We have acted as special counsel on certain matters of Dutch law to the Company. We render this opinion regarding the Issuance.
| 2 | DEFINITIONS |
| 2.1 | Capitalised terms used but not (otherwise) defined herein are used as defined in the Schedules to this opinion letter. |
| 2.2 | In this opinion letter: |
Class A Issuance means the issuance of Class A Shares.
Class A Shares means up to 14,683,333 Class A shares in the capital of the Company to be issued pursuant to the Class A Deed of Issuance.
Class B Issuance means the issuance of Class B Shares.
Class B Shares means the Class B shares in the capital of the Company issued pursuant to the Class B Deed of Issuance.
Company means Wallbox N.V., registered with the Trade Register under number 83012559.
| The public limited liability company Loyens & Loeff N.V. is established in Rotterdam and is registered with the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce under number 24370566. Solely Loyens & Loeff N.V. shall operate as contracting agent. All its services shall be governed by its General Terms and Conditions, including, inter alia, a limitation of liability and a nomination of competent jurisdiction. These General Terms and Conditions may be consulted via www.loyensloeff.com. The conditions were also deposited at the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce under number 24370566. |
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AMSTERDAM • BRUSSELS • HONG KONG • LONDON • LUXEMBOURG • NEW YORK • PARIS • ROTTERDAM • SINGAPORE • TOKYO • ZURICH |
Conversion means a conversion of Class B Shares pursuant to a Conversion Event resulting in one or more Converted A Shares, such in accordance with the Articles.
Conversion Event means a Conversion Event (conversiegebeurtenis) as defined in the Articles, effective as of the Conversion Date (conversiedatum) as defined in the Articles.
Converted A Shares means the Class A shares in the capital of the Company resulting from a Conversion.
Excerpts means the Current Excerpt and the Former Excerpt.
Issuances means the Class A Issuance and the Class B Issuance.
Registration Statement means the registration statement on Form F-1 relating to, inter alia, the Class A Issuance and the Converted A Shares (excluding any documents incorporated by reference therein or any exhibits thereto), to be filed with the SEC.
Resolutions means the Board Resolution and the Shareholders Resolution.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Shares means the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares.
Trade Register means the trade register of the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands.
Warrant Agreement means the warrant assignment, assumption and amended and restated agreement dated 1 October 2021, between Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II, the Company as company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as warrant agent.
Warrants means (i) 8,933,333 warrants originally issued by Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II in (a) a private placement transaction in connection with the initial public offering of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II or (b) upon conversion of certain working capital loans, and which were assumed by the Company at the closing of the business combination between the Company Orion Merger Sub Corp., Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II and Wall Box, S.L. (the Business Combination) and converted into warrants to acquire Class A Shares of the Company, and (ii) 5,750,000 warrants originally issued by Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II to public shareholders of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II in its initial public offering, and which were assumed by the Company at the closing of the Business Combination and converted into warrants to acquire Class A Shares of the Company.
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| 3 | SCOPE OF INQUIRY |
| 3.1 | For the purpose of rendering this opinion letter, we have only examined and relied upon electronically transmitted copies of the following documents: |
| (a) | an excerpt of the registration of the Company in the Trade Register dated 28 October 2021 (the Current Excerpt); |
| (b) | an excerpt of the registration of the Company in the Trade Register dated 29 September 2021 (the Former Excerpt); |
| (c) | the deed of incorporation of the Company dated 7 June 2021; |
| (d) | the articles of association of the Company (Articles) dated 1 October 2021; |
| (e) | the draft deed of issuance of Class A Shares, as attached as Annex 1 to this opinion letter (the Class A Deed of Issuance); |
| (f) | the deed of issuance of Class B Shares in the capital of the Company dated 1 October 2021, between the Company as issuer and the parties listed therein as shareholders (the Class B Deed of Issuance); |
| (g) | the resolution of the management board of the Company in connection with, inter alia, the Class B Issuance and the granting of rights to subscribe for Class A Shares and the assumption of the Warrants by the Company, dated 1 October 2021 (the Board Resolution); |
| (h) | the resolution of the general meeting of the Company in connection with, inter alia, the Class B Issuance and the granting of rights to subscribe for Class A Shares and the assumption of the Warrants by the Company, dated 1 October 2021 (the Shareholders Resolution); |
| 3.2 | We have undertaken only the following searches and inquiries (the Checks) at the date of this opinion letter: |
| (a) | an inquiry by telephone at the Trade Register, confirming that no changes were registered after the date of the Current Excerpt; |
| (b) | an online inquiry on the relevant website (www.rechtspraak.nl) of the Central Insolvency Register (Centraal Insolventieregister) confirming that the Company is not listed with the Central Insolvency Register and not listed on the EU Registrations list with the Central Insolvency Register; and |
| (c) | an online inquiry on the relevant website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/) of the list referred to in article 2 (3) of Council regulation (EC) No 2580/2001, Annex I of Council regulation (EC) No 881/2002 and the Annex to Council Common Position 2001/931 relating to measures to combat terrorism, all as amended from time to time, confirming that the Company is not listed on such annexes. |
| 4 | NATURE OF OPINION |
| 4.1 | We only express an opinion on matters of Dutch law and the law of the European Union, to the extent directly applicable in the Netherlands, in force on the date of this opinion letter, excluding unpublished case law, all as interpreted by Dutch courts and the European Court of Justice. We do not express an opinion on tax law, competition law, sanction laws and financial assistance. The terms “the Netherlands” and “Dutch” in this opinion letter refer solely to the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. |
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| 4.2 | Our opinion is strictly limited to the matters stated herein. We do not express any opinion on matters of fact, on the commercial and other non-legal aspects of the transactions contemplated by the Issuances and/or Conversion and on any representations, warranties or other information included in any document examined in connection with this opinion letter, except as expressly stated in this opinion letter. |
| 4.3 | In this opinion letter Dutch legal concepts are sometimes expressed in English terms and not in their original Dutch terms. The concepts concerned may not be identical to the concepts described by the same English term as they exist under the laws of other jurisdictions. For the purpose of tax law a term may have a different meaning than for the purpose of other areas of Dutch law. |
| 4.4 | This opinion letter may only be relied upon under the express condition that any issue of interpretation or liability arising hereunder will be governed by Dutch law and be brought exclusively before the competent court in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. |
| 4.5 | This opinion letter is issued by Loyens & Loeff N.V. and may only be relied upon under the express condition that any liability of Loyens & Loeff N.V. is limited to the amount paid out under its professional liability insurance policies. Individuals or legal entities that are involved in the services provided by or on behalf of Loyens & Loeff N.V. cannot be held liable in any manner whatsoever. |
| 5 | OPINIONS |
The opinions expressed in this paragraph 5 (Opinions) should be read in conjunction with the assumptions set out in Schedule 1 (Assumptions) and the qualifications set out in Schedule 2 (Qualifications). On the basis of these assumptions and subject to these qualifications and any factual matters or information not disclosed to us in the course of our investigation, we are of the opinion that as at the date of this opinion letter:
| 5.1 | Corporate status |
The Company has been duly incorporated as a besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid (private limited liability company) under Dutch law and is validly existing under a naamloze vennootschap (public limited liability company) under Dutch law.
| 5.2 | Issued share capital |
| 5.2.1 | The Class B Shares have been validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. |
| 5.2.2 | Upon exercise of the Warrants in accordance with the Warrant Agreement, when issued pursuant to the executed Class A Deed of Issuance and upon payment in full of the Class A Shares, the Class A Shares will have been validly issued, fully paid, validly outstanding and non-assessable. |
| 5.2.3 | Upon the occurrence of a Conversion, the Converted A Shares will have been validly issued, fully paid and will be non-assessable. |
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| 5.3 | No Insolvency |
Based solely on the Excerpts and the Checks, the Company has not been granted a suspension of payments (surseance verleend), declared bankrupt (failliet verklaard) or subjected to a public composition proceeding (openbaar onderhands akkoord) by a Dutch court.
| 6 | ADDRESSEES |
| 6.1 | This opinion is an exhibit to the Registration Statement and may be relied upon solely for the purpose of the registration of the Registration Statement in accordance with the Securities Act. It may not be supplied, and its contents or existence may not be disclosed, to any person other than as an exhibit to (and therefore together with) the Registration Statement and may not be relied upon for any purpose other than the registration. |
| 6.2 | We consent to the filing of this opinion letter with the SEC as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to Loyens & Loeff N.V. in the Registration Statement under the heading ‘Legal Matters’. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are a person whose consent is required under the Securities Act or any rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. |
| Yours faithfully, | ||||||
| /s/ Loyens & Loeff N.V. | ||||||
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Schedule 1
ASSUMPTIONS
The opinions in this opinion letter are subject to the following assumptions:
| 1 | Documents |
| 1.1 | All original documents are authentic, all signatures (whether handwritten or electronic) are genuine and were inserted or agreed to be inserted by the relevant individual, and all copies are complete and conform to the originals. |
| 1.2 | The information recorded in the Current Excerpt is true, accurate and complete on the date of this opinion letter (although not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, this assumption is supported by the Checks) and will be true, accurate and complete on the date of the Class A Deed of Issuance and the date of a Conversion. |
| 1.3 | The information recorded in the Former Excerpt is true, accurate and complete on the date of the Resolutions and the Class B Deed of Issuance. |
| 1.4 | The Class A Deed of Issuance will be validly executed in the form of the draft attached as Annex 1 to this opinion letter and will not be amended, supplemented, terminated, rescinded, nullified or declared void thereafter. |
| 1.5 | The Registration Statement will have been filed with the SEC and declared effective pursuant to the Securities Act at the date of the Class A Deed of Issuance. |
| 2 | Incorporation, existence and corporate power |
| 2.1 | The Articles are the articles of association (statuten) of the Company in force on the date of this opinion letter (although not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, this assumption is supported by the contents of the Current Excerpt) and will be true, accurate and complete on the date of the Class A Deed of Issuance and the date of a Conversion. |
| 2.2 | The Company has not been dissolved, merged involving the Company as disappearing entity, demerged, converted, subjected to an intervention, recovery or resolution measure, subjected to any other insolvency proceedings listed in Annex A of Regulation (EU) 2015/848 on insolvency proceedings (recast) (the Insolvency Regulation) other than the insolvency proceedings listed in Annex A under the heading “NEDERLAND”, listed on the list referred to in article 2 (3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001, listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 or listed and marked with an asterisk in the Annex to Council Common Position 2001/931 relating to measures to combat terrorism, as amended from time to time (although not constituting conclusive evidence thereof, this assumption is supported by the contents of the Current Excerpt and the Checks). |
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| 3 | Corporate authorisations |
The Resolutions (a) correctly reflect the resolutions made by the relevant corporate body of the Company in respect of the Class B Issuance and the assumption by the Company of the Warrants, (b) are made with due observance of the Articles and any applicable board regulations and (c) remain in full force and effect.
| 4 | Validity |
Each of the parties to which the Class B Shares have been issued, is validly existing under the laws by which it is purported to be governed on the date of the Class B Deed of Issuance, the date of this opinion letter and on the date of the occurrence of a Conversion.
Each of the Parties to which the Class A Shares will be issued, is validly existing under the laws by which it is purported to be governed on the date of the Class A Deed of Issuance.
| 5 | Issued share capital |
| 5.1 | At the time of execution of the Class A Deed of Issuance, the authorised share capital of the Company allows for the Class A Issuance. |
| 5.2 | At the time of the Conversion, the authorised share capital of the Company allows for the Converted Class A Shares. |
| 5.3 | The Class A Shares will be subscribed for and duly accepted by the subscribers thereof on the date of the Class A Deed of Issuance. |
| 5.4 | The Class B Shares have been duly accepted by the subscribers thereof. |
| 5.5 | The Class B Shares have not been repurchased (ingekocht), cancelled (ingetrokken), reduced (afgestempeld), split, or combined. |
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Schedule 2
QUALIFICATIONS
The opinions in this opinion letter are subject to the following qualifications:
| 1 | Insolvency |
The opinions expressed herein may be affected or limited by the provisions of any applicable bankruptcy, suspension of payments, statutory composition proceeding, any intervention, recovery or resolution measure, other insolvency proceedings and fraudulent conveyance (actio Pauliana) and other laws of general application now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the enforcement or protection of creditors’ rights.
| 2 | Accuracy of information |
| 2.1 | The information obtained from the online inquiry on the relevant website (www.rechtspraak.nl) of the EU Registrations with the Central Insolvency Register (Centraal Insolventieregister) does not provide conclusive evidence that the Company has not been granted a suspension of payments or declared bankrupt by a Dutch court nor does it provide any information regarding any other insolvency proceedings. Under the Dutch Bankruptcy Act (Faillissementswet) the declaration of a bankruptcy is effected by a court order, with effect from and including the day on which the bankruptcy order is issued. The clerk of the bankruptcy court is under an obligation to keep a public register in which, among others, extracts from the court orders by which a bankruptcy order is declared are registered. We have made an online enquiry of the Central Insolvency Register, however, this does not constitute conclusive evidence that the Company is not declared bankrupt, as a proper registration of a bankruptcy order is not a condition for the bankruptcy order to be effective. |
| 2.2 | Any dissolution, merger, demerger or conversion involving the Company must be notified to the trade register of the Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. However, it cannot be assured that such notification has actually been made and therefore the Excerpts do not constitute conclusive evidence that the Company is not dissolved, merged, demerged or converted as a notification to the Dutch court proceedings. |
| 3 | Non-assessable |
The term “non-assessable” as used in this opinion letter means that a holder of a Share will not by mere reason of being such a holder be subject to calls by the Company or its creditors for any further payment on such Share.
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ANNEX 1
Class A Deed of Issuance
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DEED OF ISSUANCE OF SHARES IN THE CAPITAL OF
WALLBOX N.V.
DATED .
THE UNDERSIGNED, Wallbox N.V., a public limited liability company (naamloze vennootschap) under Dutch law, having its official seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and with address at Carrer del Foc 68, 08038 Barcelona, Spain, registered with the Dutch trade register under number 83012559 (Company).
BACKGROUND:
| (A) | Reference is made to (i) the warrant assignment, assumption and amended and restated agreement dated 1 October 2021, between Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II, the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (Warrant Assignment Agreement), and (ii) the Existing Warrant Agreement, as amended pursuant to and as defined in the Warrant Assignment Agreement (Amended Warrant Agreement, and together with the Warrant Assignment Agreement: Warrant Agreements). |
| (B) | On 1 October 2021, the management board of the Company resolved (Resolution) to (i) grant each warrant holder under the Warrant Agreements rights to subscribe for such number of class A ordinary shares (rechten tot het nemen van aandelen) in the capital of the Company (Class A Shares), with a nominal value of EUR 0.12 each (Subscription Rights), as described in the Resolution (and in the aggregate amounting to up to 14,683,333 Class A Shares), and (ii) exclude all pre-emptive rights of existing shareholders of the Company in relation thereof. |
| (C) | The Board has identified the warrant holders (Subscribers and each a Subscriber) exercising their Subscription Rights, resulting in a subscription for - in total - ● Class A Shares, with a nominal value of EUR 0.12 each (jointly: New Shares and each a New Share) at an aggregate issue price of USD ● (Issue Price), such in accordance with the Warrant Agreements. |
| (D) | The New Shares are to be delivered in book-entry form to the Subscribers and hence (i) the New Shares will be issued to Cede & Co, a general partnership organized under the laws of the State of New York, United States of America, as nominee for The Depository Trust Company, a central securities clearing depository existing under the laws of the State of New York, United States of America (Cede & Co) and (ii) (the relevant broker, dealer and/or agent of) each Subscriber shall be credited in the book-entry system as the holder of the respective New Shares. |
| (E) | The Company shall hereby effect the issuance of the New Shares on the terms set out in the Resolution, the Warrant Agreements and this deed. |
IT IS AGREED as follows:
| 1 | Issuance |
| 1.1 | The Company issues the New Shares, with numbering A-● up to and including A-●, to Cede & Co, and Cede & Co accepts the New Shares from the Company by crediting (the relevant broker, dealer and/or agent of) each Subscriber in the book-entry system of The Depository Trust Company as the holder of the respective New Shares, all on the terms set out in the Resolution, the Warrant Agreements and this deed. |
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| 1.2 | The Company shall register the New Shares in its shareholders’ register in the name of Cede & Co. |
| 1.3 | No share certificates shall be issued for the New Shares. |
| 2 | Payment on the New Shares |
| 2.1 | The Company allows the payment of the Issue Price to be made in a foreign currency in accordance with the Company’s articles of association and shall deposit with the Dutch trade register a bank certificate as referred to in Section 2:93a paragraph 6 of the Dutch Civil Code within two weeks after payment. |
| 2.2 | The New Shares are paid up in full. The Company gives full discharge for the payment made. |
| 2.3 | If the Issue Price exceeds the aggregate nominal value of the New Shares, the balance shall constitute share premium (agio) and shall be recorded as such in the Company’s books and records. |
| 3 | Governing law |
This deed shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the Netherlands.
THIS DEED has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this deed.
signature follows
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SIGNATURE PAGE DEED OF ISSUANCE
WALLBOX N.V.
| Signed for and on behalf of Wallbox N.V. by, | ||
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| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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