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EX-1.1 - EX-1.1 - JOHNSON CONTROLS INC | c56782exv1w1.htm |
Exhibit 5.1
ATTORNEYS AT LAW 777 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-5306 414.271.2400 TEL 414.297.4900 FAX www.foley.com |
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March 5, 2010 | CLIENT/MATTER NUMBER 041515-0183 |
Johnson Controls, Inc.
5757 North Green Bay Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209
5757 North Green Bay Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for Johnson Controls, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation (the Company),
in connection with the preparation of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
333-157502) (the Registration Statement), including the prospectus constituting a part thereof,
dated February 23, 2009, and the final supplement to the prospectus, dated March 4, 2010
(collectively, the Prospectus), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) on March 5, 2010 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), relating to the
issuance and sale by the Company in the manner set forth in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Companys 5.00% Senior Notes due 2020
(the Securities). The Securities will be issued under the Senior Indenture, dated January 17,
2006 (the Indenture), between the Company and U.S. Bank
National Association, as successor
Trustee (the Trustee) and the Officers Certificate, to be dated March 9, 2010 (the Officers
Certificate) establishing the form and terms and providing for the issuance of the Securities.
As counsel to the Company in connection with the proposed issuance and sale of the Securities,
we have examined or are otherwise familiar with (i) the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Company; (ii) the By-Laws of the Company, as amended to date; (iii) the Registration Statement,
including the Prospectus and exhibits thereto (including those incorporated by reference); (iv) the
Indenture and the Officers Certificate; and (v) such other documents, records and instruments as
we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render this opinion.
In our examination of the above-referenced documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures, the authenticity of all documents, certificates and instruments submitted to us as
originals and the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.
Based upon and subject to the foregoing, assuming that the Indenture has been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by, and represents the valid and binding obligation of, the Trustee, and
having regard for such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that the
Securities, when executed, authenticated and issued in accordance with the Indenture and in the
manner and for the consideration contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus,
BOSTON
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JACKSONVILLE | MILWAUKEE | SAN DIEGO | SILICON VALLEY | ||||
BRUSSELS
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LOS ANGELES | NEW YORK | SAN DIEGO/DEL MAR | TALLAHASSEE | ||||
CHICAGO
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MADISON | ORLANDO | SAN FRANCISCO | TAMPA | ||||
DETROIT
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MIAMI | SACRAMENTO | SHANGHAI | TOKYO | ||||
WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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will be legally issued and valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance
with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and
to general equity principles (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).
We hereby consent to the deemed incorporation by reference of this opinion into the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus and to the reference to our firm therein. In giving such
consent, we do not admit that we are experts within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities
Act or within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Foley & Lardner LLP