{"id":43845,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/opinion-letter-outside-counsel-s-8-registered-securities12.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"opinion-letter-outside-counsel-s-8-registered-securities12","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/securities\/opinion-letter-outside-counsel-s-8-registered-securities12.html","title":{"rendered":"Opinion Letter – Outside Counsel – S-8 Registered Securities – Affymetrix Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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September 1, 2011<\/p>\n

Affymetrix, Inc.
\n3420 Central Expressway
\nSanta Clara, CA 95051<\/p>\n

Ladies and Gentlemen:<\/p>\n

Affymetrix Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company<\/strong>“), is
\nfiling with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on
\nForm S-8 (the “Registration Statement<\/strong>“) for the purpose of
\nregistering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
\n“Securities Act<\/strong>“), 7,000,000 shares of its common stock, par
\nvalue $0.01 per share (the “Securities<\/strong>“) to be issued under the
\nCompany’s 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.<\/p>\n

We, as your counsel, have examined such documents and such matters of fact
\nand law that we have deemed necessary for the purpose of rendering the opinion
\nexpressed herein. Based on the foregoing, we advise you that, in our opinion, as
\nof the date hereof, the Securities have been duly authorized by all necessary
\ncorporate action on the part of the Company and, upon issuance, delivery and
\npayment therefor in accordance with the applicable stock plan or agreement, the
\nSecurities will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.<\/p>\n

We are members of the Bars of the States of New York and California and the
\nforegoing opinion is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of
\nDelaware.<\/p>\n

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the
\nRegistration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are in
\nthe category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
\nSecurities Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Very truly yours,<\/p>\n

\/s\/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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