Exhibit 5.1
John T. McKenna
+1 650 843 5059
jmckenna@cooley.com
January 30, 2023
XOMA Corporation
2200 Powell St., Suite 310
Emeryville, CA 94068
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to XOMA Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the offering of up to 725,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.0075 per share (“Common Stock”) issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted as inducement awards by the Company (collectively, the “Inducement Awards”).
In connection with this opinion, we have examined and relied upon (a) the Registration Statement and related prospectus, (b) the documents evidencing the Inducement Awards, (c) the Company’s certificate of incorporation, including applicable certificates of amendment, correction and designation, and by-laws, each as currently in effect and (d) originals or copies certified to our satisfaction of such other records, documents, certificates, memoranda and other instruments as in our judgment are necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion expressed below. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to originals of all documents submitted to us as copies, the accuracy, completeness and authenticity of certificates of public officials and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all documents by all persons other than the Company where authorization, execution and delivery are prerequisites to the effectiveness thereof. As to certain factual matters, we have relied upon a certificate of an officer of the Company and have not independently verified such matters.
Our opinion is expressed only with respect to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion to the extent that any other laws are applicable to the subject matter hereof and express no opinion and provide no assurance as to compliance with any federal or state securities law, rule or regulation.
On the basis of the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when sold and issued in accordance with the terms of the Inducement Awards, the Registration Statement and related prospectus, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable (except as to shares issued pursuant to deferred payment arrangements, which will be fully paid and nonassessable when such deferred payments are made in full). In giving such 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 of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.
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