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Exhibit 5.1
November 16, 2011
Unilife Corporation
250 Cross Farm Lane
York, Pennsylvania 17406
250 Cross Farm Lane
York, Pennsylvania 17406
Re: | Registration Statement on Form S-3 Registration No. 333-173195 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Unilife Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
Company), in connection with that certain Underwriting Agreement dated as of November
16, 2011 (the Underwriting Agreement) by and among the Company and Jefferies & Company,
Inc. (the Underwriter) as representative of the
several underwriters named in Schedule A to the Underwriting
Agreement, relating to the sale and issuance by the Company to the
Underwriter of 8,250,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company and up to an
additional 1,237,500 shares which may be sold upon exercise by the Underwriter of its option to purchase
additional shares to cover overallotments (the Shares), all pursuant to the terms of the
Underwriting Agreement.
In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined the Companys Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-173195) (including the information incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference therein and any information deemed to be a part thereof at the time of
effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act of 19933, as amended), filed with and
made effective on June 30, 2011 (the Registration Statement) and originals, or copies
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Company, and the resolutions of the board of directors of the Company as provided to
us by the Company (the Resolutions), and such other documents, records and other
instruments as we have deemed appropriate for purposes of the opinion set forth herein
(collectively, the Documents).
In examining the Documents, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the genuineness of
all signatures, the legal capacity of all individuals who have executed any of the aforesaid
documents, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity with
originals of all documents submitted to us as copies (and the authenticity of the originals of such
copies), the absence of other agreements or understandings among the parties that would modify the
terms of the proposed transactions or the respective rights or obligations of the parties
thereunder and the accuracy and completeness of all public records reviewed by us. As to any facts
material to this opinion, we have relied solely upon the certificates provided by officers of the
Company.
Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated
herein, it is our opinion that the issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized and, when and to
the extent issued in accordance with the Resolutions and the Underwriting Agreement, the Shares
will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Unilife Corporation
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In addition to the qualifications set forth above, the foregoing opinion is further qualified as
follows:
(a) The foregoing opinion is rendered as of the date hereof. We assume no obligation to
update such opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our
attention or changes in the law which may hereafter occur.
(b) We have made no investigation as to, and we express no opinion concerning, the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the laws of the Delaware General Corporation Law (including the statutory
provisions, all applicable provisions of the Delaware Constitution and reported judicial decisions
interpreting the foregoing)
and the federal laws of the United States. We express no opinion as to the laws, rules
or regulations of any other jurisdiction.
(c) This opinion is limited to the matters set forth herein, and no other opinion
should be inferred beyond the matters expressly stated.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to a Current
Report on Form 8-K that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. In giving our
consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder or
Item 509 of Regulation S-K.
Very truly yours,
/s/ DLA Piper LLP (US)
DLA Piper LLP (US)