EX-5 3 dex5.txt OPINION OF WOMBLE CARLYLE EXHIBIT 5 Elizabeth O. Derrick Direct Dial: (404) 888-7433 Direct Fax: (404) 870-4824 E-Mail: bderrick@wcsr.com October 18, 2001 Clarus Corporation 3950 Johns Creek Court, Suite 100 Suwanee, Georgia 30024 Re: Stock Option Agreement between Clarus Corporation and Sean Feeney, Chief Operating Officer of Clarus Corporation Gentlemen: We have served as counsel for Clarus Corporation (the "Company") in connection with its registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of an aggregate of 150,000 shares of its common stock, $.0001 par value (the "Shares"), which are proposed to be offered and sold pursuant to a certain stock option agreement dated August 15, 2001, between the Company and Sean Feeney, Chief Operating Officer of the Company (the "Agreement"), and pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") with respect to the Shares. We have reviewed the Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each as amended to date, and have examined the originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of corporate records of the Company, including minute books of the Company as furnished to us by the Company, certificates of public officials and of representatives of the Company, statutes and other instruments and documents, as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. In rendering this opinion, we have relied upon certificates of public officials and officers of the Company with respect to the accuracy of the factual matters contained in such certificates. We also have reviewed the Agreement and the Registration Statement. In connection with such review, we have assumed with your permission (1) the genuineness of all signatures; (2) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies; and (3) the proper issuance and accuracy of certificates of public officials and officers and agents of the Company. In rendering opinions as to future events, we have assumed the facts and law existing on the date hereof. Based upon the foregoing, and having regard for such legal considerations as we have deemed relevant, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. This opinion is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware. This opinion is rendered as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to advise you of any changes in applicable law or any other matters that may come to our attention after the date hereof. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5 to the Registration Statement. 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 Securities Act, or other rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. WOMBLE CARLYLE SANDRIDGE & RICE A Professional Limited Liability Company /s/ Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC