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| EX-1.1 - EXHIBIT 1.1 - VICI PROPERTIES INC. | vici-underwritingagreement.htm |
| 8-K - 8-K - VICI PROPERTIES INC. | greektownequityraise8-k.htm |
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 | Exhibit 5.1 | |
November 15, 2018
VICI Properties Inc.
430 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Re: | VICI Properties Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) – Registration of up to 34,500,000 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of the Company to be sold in a Public Offering pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-227641) filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 1, 2018, as amended (the “Registration Statement”) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as Maryland corporate counsel to the Company in connection with certain matters of Maryland law arising out of the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), by the Company pursuant to the Registration Statement. You have requested our opinion with respect to the matters set forth below.
In our capacity as Maryland corporate counsel to the Company and for the purposes of this opinion, we have examined originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (collectively, the “Documents”):
(i) | the corporate charter of the Company (the “Charter”) represented by Articles of Amendment and Restatement filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the “Department”) on October 6, 2017; |
(ii) | the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, effective as of October 6, 2017 (the “Bylaws”); |
(iii) | the Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), dated as of May 5, 2017 (the resolutions contained therein, the “Organizational Resolutions”); |
(iv) | resolutions adopted by the Board on October 1, 2018 and November 12, 2018, and resolutions adopted by a duly authorized committee thereof on November 14, 2018 (collectively, the “Directors’ Resolutions”); |
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(v) | the Registration Statement, including all amendments thereto, if any, the related preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 14, 2018 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), the related final prospectus supplement, dated November 14, 2018 (the “Final Prospectus Supplement”) and the related base prospectus dated October 1, 2018 (the “Base Prospectus” and together with the Final Prospectus Supplement, collectively, the “Prospectus”); |
(vi) | a status certificate of the Department, dated as of a recent date, to the effect that the Company is duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the State of Maryland; |
(vii) | a certificate of the Secretary of the Company dated as of the date hereof (the “Secretary’s Certificate”), certifying that, as a factual matter, the Charter, the Bylaws and the Directors’ Resolutions are true, correct and complete and have not been rescinded or modified and are in full force and effect on the date of the Secretary’s Certificate, and as to the manner of adoption of the Directors’ Resolutions; and |
(viii) | such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary and appropriate to render the opinions set forth in this letter, subject to the limitations, assumptions, and qualifications noted below. |
In reaching the opinions set forth below, we have assumed the following:
(a) | each person executing any of the Documents on behalf of any party (other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so; |
(b) | each natural person executing any of the Documents is legally competent to do so; |
(c) | any of the Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic; the form and content of any Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts do not and will not differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such documents as executed and delivered; any of the Documents submitted to us as certified, facsimile or photostatic copies conform to the original document; all signatures on all of the Documents are genuine; all public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete; all statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete; there has been no modification of, or amendment to, any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents by action or omission of the parties or otherwise; |
(d) | the Secretary’s Certificate and all other certificates submitted to us are, as to factual matters, true and correct both when made and as of the date hereof; |
(e) | the Company has not, and is not required to be, nor will it be required to be upon consummation of the issuance of the Shares, registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and |
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(f) | none of the Shares will be issued in violation of the provisions of Article VII or Article VIII of the Charter relating to restrictions on ownership and transfer of capital stock, and gaming and regulatory matters, respectively. |
Based on our review of the foregoing and subject to the assumptions and qualifications set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date of this letter:
1. | The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland. |
2. | The issuance of the Shares has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and when such Shares are issued and delivered by the Company in exchange for the consideration therefor as provided in, and in accordance with, the Directors’ Resolutions, such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. |
The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Maryland, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. We express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of any federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland, or as to federal or state laws regarding fraudulent transfers. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland, we do not express any opinion on such matter.
This opinion letter is issued as of the date hereof and is necessarily limited to laws now in effect and facts and circumstances presently existing and brought to our attention. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion letter if any applicable laws change after the date hereof, or if we become aware of any facts or circumstances that now exist or that occur or arise in the future and may change the opinions expressed herein after the date hereof.
We consent to the incorporation by reference of this opinion letter in the Registration Statement and further consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the applications to securities commissioners for the various states of the United States for registration of the Shares. We also consent to the identification of our firm as Maryland counsel to the Company in the section of the Registration Statement entitled “Legal Matters”. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ballard Spahr LLP