EX-5 3 0003.txt EXHIBIT 5 1 EXHIBIT 5 May 30, 2000 Cardinal Health, Inc. 7000 Cardinal Place Dublin, OH 43017 Gentlemen: I have acted as counsel to Cardinal Health, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") relating to the issuance of up to 1,000,000 Common Shares, without par value (the "Common Shares"), of the Company pursuant to awards under the Cardinal Health, Inc. Outside Directors Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). In connection with the foregoing, I have examined: (a) the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, and Restated Code of Regulations, as amended, of the Company, (b) the Plan, and (c) such records of the corporate proceedings of the Company and such other documents as I deemed necessary to render this opinion. Based on such examination, I am of the opinion that the Common Shares available for issuance under the Plan, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan, will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable. I hereby consent to the filing of this Opinion as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement and the reference to me in Item 5 of Part II of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, I do not thereby admit that I am in the category of person whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Very truly yours, /s/ Amy B. Haynes Amy B. Haynes Assistant General Counsel, Securities and Corporate Governance Cardinal Health, Inc.