Exhibit 5.1
Davis Polk & WardwellLLP
1600 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
davispolk.com
August 16, 2022
Texas Instruments Incorporated
12500 TI Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75243
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel for Texas Instruments Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.650% Notes due 2032 and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.100% Notes due 2052 (collectively, the “Notes”) in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated August 10, 2022 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as underwriters (the “Underwriters”). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 23, 2011 (the “Indenture”) by and between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and an Officers’ Certificate to be issued pursuant thereto on or about August 16, 2022. The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-262523, the “Registration Statement”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the offer and sale of certain securities, including the Notes.
We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.
In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all documents filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that have not been executed will conform to the forms thereof, (iv) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (v) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (vi) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vii) all representations made by the Company as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we advise you that, in our opinion, the Notes have been duly authorized in accordance with the Indenture, and, when executed, authenticated and issued in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, such Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, provided that we express no opinion as to the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Notes to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.
In connection with the opinion expressed above, we have assumed that at or prior to the time of the delivery of the Notes, the Indenture and the Notes (the “Documents”) are valid, binding and enforceable agreements of each party thereto (other than as expressly covered above in respect of the Company). We have also assumed that the execution, delivery and performance by each party to each Document to which it is a party (a) are within its corporate powers, (b) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other constitutive documents of such party, (c) require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and (d) do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or any judgment, injunction, order or decree or any agreement or other instrument binding upon such party, provided that we make no such assumption to the extent that we have specifically opined as to such matters with respect to the Company.
