Exhibit 5.6
DR. BENYI E. LASZLO
LAW FIRM
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STATS CHIPPAC LTD. BUDAPEST, MARCH 22, 2005
STATS CHIPPAC, INC.
STATS CHIPPAC TEST SERVICES, INC.
STATS HOLDINGS LIMITED
CHIPPAC INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED
STATS CHIPPAC (BARBADOS) LTD.
CHIPPAC LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
CHIPPAC LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT HUNGARY
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
STATS CHIPPAC (BVI) LIMITED
STATS CHIPPAC MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.
STATS CHIPPAC KOREA LTD.
C/O 10 ANG MO KIO STREET 65
#05-17/20TECHPOINT
SINGAPORE 569059
Dear Sirs,
RE: OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR CHIPPAC LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT HUNGARY LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY
I, the undersigned, Dr. Laszlo E. Benyi, have acted as special Hungarian counsel
to STATS ChipPAC Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of
Singapore ("Parent"), and ChipPAC Liquidity Management Hungary Limited Liability
Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Hungary ("ChipPAC Hungary"),
in connection with certain transactions contemplated in, among others, the
following instruments:
(a) indenture dated as of November 18, 2004 (the "Indenture") among Parent
as issuer and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee (the
"Trustee"), with respect to the issuance of Parent's 6 3/4% Senior
Notes due 2011 with an aggregate principal amount of US$ 215,000,000
are being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, governed by New
York law;
(b) the form of Offer to Exchange all outstanding 6 3/4% Senior Notes due
2011 with an aggregate principal amount of US$ 215,000,000 for 6 3/4%
Senior Notes due 2011 with an aggregate principal amount of US$
215,000,000 which have been registered under the Securities Act of
1933 of STATS ChipPAC Ltd. (the "Exchange Notes");
(c) the form of Letter of Transmittal for 6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2011 of
STATS ChipPAC Ltd.;
(d) the form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for 6 3/4% Senior Notes due
2011 of STATS ChipPAC Ltd.;
(e) Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement dated as of November 18, 2004
("Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement") among Parent, ChipPAC Hungary, the
other guarantors party thereto, including the notation of guarantee
with respect thereto (the "Exchange Note Subsidiary Guarantee");
(f) the form of the Exchange Note Subsidiary Guarantee to be issued
pursuant to the Indenture and the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement;
(g) Form F-4 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2005
("Registration Statement"); and
(h) the form of the Support Certificate dated as of March 18, 2005
("Support Certificate").
(the Offer to Exchange, the Letter of Transmittal, the Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery, the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement, the Exchange Note Subsidiary
Guarantee, the Registration Statement and the Support Certificate collectively,
the "TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS").
1. BASIS OF OPINION
1.1 This opinion is limited to the matters specifically mentioned below and is
issued to you only for the purposes set out above and is not to be read as
extending, by implication or otherwise, to any other matters. In
particular, we give no opinions as to matters of fact (except matters,
which are the express subject of our opinion set out below).
1.2 This opinion is confined to and given on the basis of Hungarian law as
currently applied by the Hungarian Courts and will be construed in
accordance with Hungarian law. We have made no independent investigation
and do not express or imply any opinion as to the laws of any other
jurisdiction and we have assumed, without enquiry, that there is nothing in
the laws of any such other jurisdiction which would or might affect our
opinion as stated herein.
2. ASSUMPTIONS
In rendering this opinion we have assumed, without independent verification
on our part:
(a) the authenticity of all documents and instruments submitted to us as
originals;
(b) the completeness and conformity to original documents and instruments
of all photocopies submitted to us as copies of originals;
(c) the genuineness of all signatures and sales or stamps on documents and
instruments submitted to us;
(d) the documents and instruments, save and except the Agreements, have
been duly executed by the persons duly authorized to do so;
(e) that the documents and instruments presented to us only in draft form
are in full conformity with final, executed documents;
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(f) that the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction
Documents and all other documents and instruments relating thereto
have been authorized by the parties thereto other than ChipPAC Hungary
and that the Transaction Documents and the related documents, have
been validly executed and delivery by the parties thereto other than
ChipPAC Hungary, and that each of the Transaction Documents and
related documents constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations
enforceable under the laws of governing jurisdiction against the
parties thereto other than ChipPAC Hungary in accordance with their
respective terms;
(g) resolution of collegiate bodies have been duly passed at property
convened meetings of such bodies, and
(h) all other actions, proceedings and the like contemplated by the
Transaction Documents and the related documents were properly made,
followed or carried out.
3. RESERVATIONS
Our opinion is subject to the following reservations:
3.1 The description of obligations as "enforceable" refers to the legal
character of the obligations in question, i.e. that they are of a character
which Hungarian law recognises and enforces. It does not mean that the
Transaction Documents will be enforced in all circumstances or that any
particular remedy will be available. Equitable remedies, such as specific
performance and injunction, are at the discretion of the Court and may not
be available.
3.2 The obligations of ChipPAC Hungary are subject to all insolvency,
bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, moratorium, examinership, statutes
of limitation, set-off and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally.
4. OPINION
Based upon the examined documents subject to the assumptions, reservations
above and qualifications hereinafter set forth, we are of the opinion that:
4.1 ChipPAC Hungary (i) is duly registered and (ii) validly existing as a
limited liability company in good standing under Hungarian Law and (b) has
all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it
is currently being conducted.
4.2 ChipPAC Hungary has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under the Subsidiary Guarantee
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby.
4.3 The Exchange Note Subsidiary Guarantee to be endorsed on the Exchange Notes
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by ChipPAC Hungary in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Subsidiary Guarantee
Agreement, and if and when issued upon consummation of the Exchange Offer
as set forth in the Registration
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Statement, the Exchange Note Subsidiary Guarantee will be the legal, valid
and binding obligations of ChipPAC Hungary which issued such Exchange Note
Subsidiary Guarantee, enforceable against ChipPAC Hungary in accordance
with its terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and the
Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement.
4.4 The Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement has been duly executed, authorized and
delivered and constitutes the valid and legally binding obligations of
ChipPAC Hungary.
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This opinion has been prepared at your specific request; it is for your use and
we consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.
Faithfully yours,
/s/ Dr. Laszlo E. Benyi
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Dr. Laszlo E. Benyi
Attorney at law
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