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| EX-5.1 - OPINION OF CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP - ROCKWELL COLLINS INC | exhibit5-1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
_________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 16, 2011
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-16445 | 52-2314475 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
400 Collins Road NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52498
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52498
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(319) 295-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 8.01. Other Events.
The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index relate to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) (Registration Statement No. 333-156442), filed by Rockwell Collins, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 23, 2008, as supplemented by the final prospectus supplement dated November 16, 2011, filed with the SEC on November 17, 2011, and is filed herewith for incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement in connection with the offering and sale of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.100% Notes due 2021.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Chadbourne & Parke LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Chadbourne & Parke LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. | |||||||
| (Registrant) | |||||||
| Date: November 21, 2011 | By | /s/ Gary R. Chadick | |||||
| Name: | Gary R. Chadick | ||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, | ||||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | |||||
| Number | Description | ||||
| 5.1 | Opinion of Chadbourne & Parke LLP. | ||||
| 23.1 | Consent of Chadbourne & Parke LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1). | ||||