Pfizer Inc.
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.
May 15, 2023
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Attorneys under my supervision and/or I have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Company and Pfizer Singapore and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and Pfizer Singapore and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions stated below.
In our examination, attorneys under my supervision and/or I have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, including electronic signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photocopied copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts relevant to the opinions stated herein that attorneys under my supervision and I did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and Pfizer Singapore and others and of public officials.
I am admitted to the bar in the State of New York, and I do not express any opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than (i) the laws of the State of New York, and (ii) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) (all of the foregoing being referred to as “Opined-on Law”).
As used herein, “Transaction Documents” means the Company Indenture, the Singapore Indenture and the supplemental indentures or officer’s certificates establishing the terms of the Debt Securities pursuant thereto, the Warrant Agreements, the Purchase Contract Agreements, the Purchase Unit Agreements and any applicable underwriting or purchase agreement.
The opinions stated in paragraphs 1 through 9 below presume that all of the following (collectively, the “general conditions”) shall have occurred prior to the issuance of the Securities referred to therein: (i) the Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary post-effective amendments), has become effective under the Securities Act; (ii) an appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to such Securities has been prepared, delivered and filed in compliance with the Securities Act and the applicable Rules and Regulations; (iii) the applicable Transaction Documents shall have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, Pfizer Singapore, to the extent applicable, and the other parties thereto, including, if such Securities are to be sold or otherwise distributed pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering, the underwriting agreement or purchase agreement with respect thereto; (iv) the Board of Directors of the Company or the applicable governing body of Pfizer Singapore, to the extent applicable, including any duly authorized committee thereof, shall have taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and sale of such Securities and related matters and appropriate officers of the Company and Pfizer Singapore, to the extent applicable, have taken all related action as directed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company, the applicable governing body of Pfizer Singapore, to the extent applicable, or any duly authorized committee thereof; and (v) the terms of the applicable Transaction Documents and the issuance and sale of such Securities have been duly established in conformity with the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company or the constitution of Pfizer Singapore, to the extent applicable, so as not to violate any applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, the By-laws of the Company or the constitution of Pfizer