Exhibit 5.1
Our ref JMM/280939/18632698v1
Herbalife Ltd.
PO Box 309
Ugland House
George Town
Grand Cayman, KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
3 May 2010
Dear Sirs
Herbalife Ltd. (the “Company”)
We have acted as Cayman Islands legal advisers to Herbalife Ltd. (the “Company”) a company
incorporated in the Cayman Islands in connection with the Company’s registration statement on Form
S-8, including all amendments or supplements thereto (“Form S-8”), filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on or about 4 May 2010 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the
“Registration Statement”) relating to registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of
700,000 further common shares of par value US$0.002 per share of the Company (the “Common Shares”)
for purchase by eligible persons under the Herbalife Ltd. Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
and/or restated (the “Plan”). We are furnishing this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration
Statement.
We have reviewed originals, copies, drafts or conformed copies of the following documents:
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the Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Incorporation upon Change of Name and the
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company as adopted on 1st
December, 2004; |
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the action by unanimous written consent of the directors of the Company dated 11 March 2010
and the action by unanimous written consent of the Compensation Committee of the Company dated
11 March 2010 (together, the “Resolutions”) and the minutes of the meetings of the directors
of the Company held on 19 February 2010 and 29 April 2010 and the minutes of the annual
general meeting of the shareholders of the Company held on 29 April 2010 (the “Minutes”) and
the corporate records of the Company maintained at its registered office in the Cayman
Islands; |
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the Form S-8; and |
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a certificate from an officer of the Company, a copy of which is annexed hereto (the
“Officer’s Certificate”). |
Save as aforesaid we have not been instructed to undertake and have not undertaken any
further enquiry or due diligence in relation to the transaction the subject of this opinion.
The following opinion is given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing
and known to us on the date of this opinion. This opinion only relates to the laws of the Cayman
Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion. In giving this opinion we have relied
(without further verification) upon the completeness and accuracy of the Officer’s Certificate.
Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications set out below and having regard
to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that the Common Shares to
be issued by the Company have been duly and validly authorised, and when issued, sold and paid for
in accordance with the Plan, the Resolutions and the Minutes and when appropriate entries have been
made in the register of members of the Company in respect thereof will be legally and validly
issued and will be fully paid and non-assessable.
This opinion is subject to the following qualification and limitation that under the Companies
Law (2009 Revision) of the Cayman Islands, the register of members of a Cayman Islands company is
by statute regarded as prima facie evidence of any matters which the Companies Law (2009 Revision)
directs or authorises to be inserted therein. A third party interest in the shares in question
would not appear. An entry in the register of members may yield to a court order for rectification
(for example, in the event of fraud or manifest error).
Except as specifically stated herein, we make no comment with respect to any representations and
warranties which may be made by or with respect to the Company in any of the documents or
instruments cited in this opinion or otherwise with respect to the commercial terms of the
transactions the subject of this opinion.
We hereby consent to filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and
to the references to our firm under the headings “Exhibits” and “Exhibit Index” in the Form S-8
included in the Registration Statement. In the giving our consent, we do not thereby admit that we
are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the Rules
and Regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Yours faithfully
Maples and Calder
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