December 29, 2006 Stratex Networks, Inc. 120 Rose Orchard Way San Jose, CA 95134 Ladies and Gentlemen:
Exhibit 8.1
December 29, 2006
Stratex Networks, Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
000 Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This opinion is furnished to you in connection with the Amended & Restated Formation, Contribution
and Merger Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2006 (the “Agreement”), among Xxxxxx Corporation
(“Xxxxxx”), Stratex Networks, Inc. (“Stratex”), Stratex Merger Corp. (“Merger Sub”) and Xxxxxx
Stratex Networks, Inc. (“Newco”), all Delaware corporations. The Agreement provides for (i) the
formation of Merger Sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Newco, and (ii) the merger of Merger Sub with
and into Stratex in a transaction (the “Merger”) in which the existing stockholders of Stratex will
receive shares of Class A Common Stock of Newco in exchange for their issued and outstanding shares
of Stratex Common Stock, and Stratex will become a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Newco. You
have requested our opinion as to certain federal income tax consequences anticipated to follow from
implementation of the Agreement. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings ascribed
to them in the Agreement.
In connection with this opinion we have examined and relied upon the originals or copies, certified
or otherwise identified to us to our satisfaction, of the Agreement, the Amended Registration
Statement of Newco on Form S-4/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29,
2006 in connection with the Merger (the “Registration Statement”), the proxy statement of Stratex
and the prospectus of Newco included in the Registration Statement, and related documents
(collectively, the “Documents”). In that examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures, the authenticity and completeness of all documents purporting to be originals (whether
reviewed by us in original or copy form) and the conformity to the originals of all documents
purporting to be copies, including electronic copies.
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As to certain factual matters, we have relied with your consent upon, and our opinion is limited
by, the representations and statements of the various parties set forth in the Documents and in
certificates from Newco, Stratex and Xxxxxx dated the date hereof and delivered to us in connection
with this opinion (the “Certificates”). Our opinion assumes (i) that all representations and
statements set forth in the Documents and in the Certificates are true, correct, and complete as of
the dates made and as of the date hereof and will remain true through and at the Effective Time,
and (ii) that the Agreement is implemented in accordance with its terms and consistent with the
representations set forth in the Documents and Certificates, and without any waiver or modification
thereof. We assume no obligation to address any additional facts of which we become aware after
the date of this opinion.
Our opinion is limited solely to the provisions of the federal Internal Revenue Code as now in
effect (the “Code”), and the regulations, rulings, and interpretations thereof in force as of this
date, and we assume no obligation to advise you of changes in the law or the interpretation thereof
that occur after the date of this opinion
On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that, for United States federal
income tax purposes:
1. | The Merger will constitute a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and each of Stratex and Newco will constitute a party to the reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code. | ||
2. | No gain or loss will be recognized by Stratex, Newco or Merger Sub as a result of the Merger. | ||
3. | The holders of shares of Stratex Common Stock will not recognize any gain or loss upon the exchange of shares of Stratex Common Stock solely for shares of Class A Common Stock in the Merger, except that a holder may recognize gain with respect to any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of Class A Common Stock. | ||
4. | The basis of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by a holder of Stratex Common Stock in the Merger will be, in the aggregate, the same as the basis, in the aggregate, of the shares of Stratex Common Stock surrendered in exchange therefor; and |
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5. | The holding period of the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received by a holder of Stratex Common Stock in the Merger will include the holding period of the shares of Stratex Common Stock surrendered in exchange therefor, provided that the holder held such Stratex Common Stock as a capital asset on the date of the Merger. |
This opinion is being delivered solely to you for your use, and for the use of your shareholders,
in connection with the Merger. It may not be made available to or relied upon by any other person
or entity or used for any other purpose without our prior written consent. We hereby consent to
the filing of the opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, and to the references to the opinion included in the prospectus.
Very truly yours,
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX LLP