EX-5.1 4 d253209dex51.htm EX-5.1 EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

 

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NORTH POINT • 901 LAKESIDE AVENUE • CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114.1190

TELEPHONE: +1.216.586.3939 • FACSIMILE: +1.216.579.0212

October 29, 2021    

SITE Centers Corp.

3300 Enterprise Parkway

Beachwood, Ohio 44122

 

  Re:

Up to $250,000,000 of Common Shares, $0.10 Par Value Per Share, To Be Offered Pursuant to the Sales Agency Financing Agreements

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for SITE Centers Corp., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the issuance and sale of up to $250,000,000 aggregate offering price of common shares, $0.10 par value per share, of the Company (the “Shares”) pursuant to the Sales Agency Financing Agreements listed on Schedule I attached hereto (the “Sales Agency Financing Agreements”) and the Master Confirmations for Forward Stock Sale Transactions listed on Schedule II attached hereto. The Shares may be offered and sold from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) in accordance with the terms of the Sales Agency Financing Agreements.

In connection with the opinion expressed herein, we have examined such documents, records and matters of law as we have deemed relevant or necessary for purposes of this opinion. Based upon the foregoing and subject to the further assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued and delivered pursuant to the terms of the Sales Agency Financing Agreements against payment of the consideration therefor as provided therein, will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable; provided that such consideration is at least equal to the stated par value of the Shares.

In rendering the opinion above, we have assumed that (i) the resolutions authorizing the Company to issue and deliver and sell the Shares pursuant to the Sales Agency Financing Agreements will be in full force and effect at all times at which the Shares are issued and delivered or sold by the Company and the Company will take no action inconsistent with such resolutions, and (ii) the timing of, the terms of and the consideration for each issuance of Shares by the Company under the Sales Agency Financing Agreements will be approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or an authorized committee or subcommittee of the Board of Directors.

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October 29, 2021

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The opinion expressed herein is limited to the laws of the State of Ohio, as currently in effect, and we express no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated the date hereof, filed by the Company and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-257074) (the “Registration Statement”) filed by the Company to effect registration of the Shares under the Act and to the reference to us under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus constituting a part of such Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,

/s/ Jones Day


Schedule I

Sales Agency Financing Agreements

 

1.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and among the Company, BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, as sales agent and forward seller, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as forward purchaser

 

2.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and BTIG, LLC, as sales agent

 

3.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and Capital One Securities, Inc., as sales agent

 

4.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and among the Company, CIBC World Markets Corp., as sales agent and forward seller, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as forward purchaser

 

5.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and Evercore Group L.L.C., as sales agent

 

6.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and Jefferies LLC, as sales agent, forward seller and forward purchaser

 

7.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., as sales agent, forward seller and forward purchaser

 

8.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and among the Company, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as sales agent and forward seller, and The Royal Bank of Canada, as forward purchaser

 

9.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and Regions Securities LLC, as sales agent, forward seller and forward purchaser

 

10.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and among the Company, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as sales agent and forward seller, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as forward purchaser

 

11.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, as sales agent

 

12.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and among the Company, TD Securities (USA) LLC, as sales agent and forward seller, and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as forward purchaser

 

13.

Sales Agency Financing Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2021, by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as sales agent and forward seller, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association


Schedule II

Master Confirmations for Forward Stock Sale Transactions

 

1.

Master Confirmation for Forward Stock Sale Transactions, dated October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon

 

2.

Master Confirmation for Forward Stock Sale Transactions, dated October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

 

3.

Master Confirmation for Forward Stock Sale Transactions, dated October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and Jefferies LLC

 

4.

Master Confirmation for Forward Stock Sale Transactions, dated October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

 

5.

Master Confirmation for Forward Stock Sale Transactions, dated October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and The Royal Bank of Canada

 

6.

Master Confirmation for Forward Stock Sale Transactions, dated October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and Regions Securities, LLC

 

7.

Master Confirmation for Forward Stock Sale Transactions, dated October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and The Bank of Nova Scotia

 

8.

Master Confirmation for Forward Stock Sale Transactions, dated October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and The Toronto-Dominion Bank

 

9.

Master Confirmation for Forward Stock Sale Transactions, dated October 29, 2021, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association