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EX-1.1 - EX-1.1 - Krystal Biotech, Inc. | d112075dex11.htm |
8-K - 8-K - Krystal Biotech, Inc. | d112075d8k.htm |
Exhibit 5.1
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MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
BEIJING, BERLIN, BOSTON,
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February 5, 2021
Krystal Biotech, Inc.
2100 Wharton Street, Suite 701
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203
Re: | Issuance and Sale of 2,211,538 Shares of Common Stock of Krystal Biotech, Inc. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as counsel to Krystal Biotech, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the issuance and sale of 2,211,538 shares (the Shares) of the Companys common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (the Common Stock), pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-237983) (the Registration Statement) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), which became effective upon filing on May 4, 2020, the related prospectus included therein (the Prospectus), and the prospectus supplement dated February 2, 2021 filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Act (the Prospectus Supplement).
As counsel for the Company, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of rendering this opinion and we are familiar with the proceedings taken and proposed to be taken by the Company in connection with the authorization, issuance and sale of the Shares. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies.
This opinion letter is based as to matters of law solely on the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as currently in effect. We express no opinion herein as to any other laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, or regulations.
Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly and validly authorized and upon issuance, delivery and payment therefor in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement, will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
This opinion letter has been prepared for use in connection with the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the effective date of the Registration Statement.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we consent to the reference of our name under the caption Legal Matters in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
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Very truly yours, |
/s/ Morrison & Foerster LLP |
Morrison & Foerster LLP |