Exhibit 5.1
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| | Davis Polk & WardwellLLP 1600 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 davispolk.com |
November 18, 2022
Texas Instruments Incorporated
12500 TI Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75243
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel for Texas Instruments Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Company’s offering of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.700% Notes due 2024 and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.600% Notes due 2028 (collectively, the “Notes”) in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an underwriting agreement dated November 15, 2022 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as underwriters (the “Underwriters”). The Notes are to be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of May 23, 2011 (the “Indenture”) by and between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, and an Officers’ Certificate to be issued pursuant thereto on or about November 18, 2022. The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-262523, the “Registration Statement”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the offer and sale of certain securities, including the Notes.
We, as your counsel, have examined originals or copies of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for the purpose of rendering this opinion.
In rendering the opinion expressed herein, we have, without independent inquiry or investigation, assumed that (i) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, (ii) all documents submitted to us as copies conform to authentic, complete originals, (iii) all documents filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that have not been executed will conform to the forms thereof, (iv) all signatures on all documents that we reviewed are genuine, (v) all natural persons executing documents had and have the legal capacity to do so, (vi) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company that we reviewed were and are accurate and (vii) all representations made by the Company as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate.
Based on the foregoing, and subject to the additional assumptions and qualifications set forth below, we advise you that, in our opinion, the Notes have been duly authorized in accordance with the Indenture, and, when executed, authenticated and issued in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, such Notes will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, concepts of reasonableness and equitable principles of general applicability, provided that we express no opinion as to the validity, legally binding effect or enforceability of any provision that permits holders to collect any portion of stated principal amount upon acceleration of the Notes to the extent determined to constitute unearned interest.