EX-5.1 2 ff12023a1ex5-1_cordy.htm OPINION OF MAPLES AND CALDER (HONG KONG) LLP, CAYMAN ISLANDS COUNSEL OF CORDYCEPS SUNSHINE BIOTECH HOLDINGS CO., LTD., AS TO THE VALIDITY OF THE ORDINARY SHARES

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

Our ref VSL/816865-000001/25957820v3  

 

Cordyceps Sunshine Biotech Holdings Co., Ltd.

6th Fl., No. 15, Lane 548, Ruiguang Road,
Neihu District,
Taipei City, Taiwan

 

6 March 2023

 

Dear Sirs

 

Cordyceps Sunshine Biotech Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

We have acted as Cayman Islands legal advisers to Cordyceps Sunshine Biotech Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form F-1, including all amendments or supplements thereto (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended to date, relating to the resale of 11,120,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Shares”) by those shareholders named in the section of the Registration Statement entitled “Selling Shareholders” (the “Selling Shareholders”).

 

We are furnishing this opinion as Exhibits 5.1 and 23.2 to the Registration Statement.

 

1Documents Reviewed

 

For the purposes of this opinion, we have reviewed only originals, copies or final drafts of the following documents:

 

1.1The certificate of incorporation of the Company dated 4 May 2020 issued by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands.

 

1.2The amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the Company as registered or adopted on 4 May 2020 (the “Memorandum and Articles”).

 

1.3The written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 28 February 2023 (the “Board Resolutions”).

 

1.4A certificate from a director of the Company, a copy of which is attached hereto (the “Director’s Certificate”).

 

1.5A certificate of good standing dated 27 February 2023, issued by the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands (the “Certificate of Good Standing”).

 

1.6The Registration Statement.

 

 

 

 

 

2Assumptions

 

The following opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. In giving these opinions we have relied (without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy, as of the date of this opinion letter, of the Director’s Certificate and the Certificate of Good Standing. We have also relied upon the following assumptions, which we have not independently verified:

 

2.1Copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals.

 

2.2All signatures, initials and seals are genuine.

 

2.3There is nothing contained in the minute book or corporate records of the Company (which we have not inspected) which would or might affect the opinions set out below.

 

2.4There is nothing under any law (other than the law of the Cayman Islands), which would or might affect the opinions set out below.

 

3Opinion

 

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set out below and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:

 

3.1The Company has been duly incorporated as an exempted company with limited liability and is validly existing and in good standing with the Registrar of Companies under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

3.2The authorised share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 500,000,000 shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each.

 

3.3The sale and transfer of the Shares as contemplated by the Registration Statement by the Selling Shareholders have been duly authorised by or on behalf of the Company.

 

3.4The statements under the caption “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” in the prospectus forming part of the Registration Statement, to the extent that they constitute statements of Cayman Islands law, are accurate in all material respects and that such statements constitute our opinion.

 

4Qualifications

 

Except as specifically stated herein, we make no comment with respect to any representations and warranties which may be made by or with respect to the Company in any of the documents or instruments cited in this opinion or otherwise with respect to the commercial terms of the transactions, which are the subject of this opinion.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our name under the headings “Enforceability of Civil Liabilities” and “Legal Matters” and elsewhere in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Yours faithfully

 

/s/ Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP

 

Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP

 

 

 

 

Director’s Certificate

 

March 3, 2023

 

To:Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP

26th Floor, Central Plaza

18 Harbour Road

Wanchai, Hong Kong

 

Dear Sirs

 

Cordyceps Sunshine Biotech Holdings Co., Ltd. (the “Company”)

 

I, the undersigned, being a director of the Company, am aware that you are being asked to provide a legal opinion (the “Opinion”) in relation to certain aspects of Cayman Islands law. Capitalised terms used in this certificate have the meaning given to them in the Opinion. I hereby certify that:

 

1The Memorandum and Articles remain in full and effect and are otherwise unamended.

 

2The Board Resolutions were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the Memorandum and Articles (including, without limitation, with respect to the disclosure of interests (if any) by directors of the Company) and have not been amended, varied or revoked in any respect.

 

3The authorised share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 500,000,000 shares of a par value of US$0.0001 each.

 

4The shareholders of the Company have not restricted or limited the powers of the directors in any way and there is no contractual or other prohibition (other than as arising under Cayman Islands law) binding on the Company prohibiting it from issuing and allotting the Shares or otherwise performing its obligations under the Registration Statement.

 

5The directors of the Company at the date of the Board Resolutions and as at the date of this certificate were and are as follows:

 

Szu Hao Huang

 

Yenhung Liu

 

6Each director of the Company considers the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement to be of commercial benefit to the Company and has acted bona fide in the best interests of the Company, and for a proper purpose of the Company in relation to the transactions which are the subject of the Opinion.

 

7To the best of my knowledge and belief, having made due inquiry, the Company is not the subject of legal, arbitral, administrative or other proceedings in any jurisdiction and neither the directors nor Shareholders have taken any steps to have the Company struck off or placed in liquidation. Further, no steps have been taken to wind up the Company or to appoint restructuring officers or interim restructuring officers, and no receiver has been appointed in relation to any of the Company’s property or assets.

 

8Upon the completion of the Company’s initial public offering of the Shares, the Company will not be subject to the requirements of Part XVIIA of the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands.

 

I confirm that you may continue to rely on this Certificate as being true and correct on the day that you issue the Opinion unless I shall have previously notified you personally to the contrary.

 

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Signature: /s/ Szu Hao Huang  
Name:Szu Hao Huang  
Title:Director