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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-21-011975
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	POS AM
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211112
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211110

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AEMETIS, INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000738214
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860]
		IRS NUMBER:				261407544
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		POS AM
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-258322
		FILM NUMBER:		211398037

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20400 STEVENS CREEK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			CUPERTINO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95014
		BUSINESS PHONE:		408-517-3304

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		20400 STEVENS CREEK BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			CUPERTINO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95014

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AE BIOFUELS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110714

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AE Biofuels, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20071212

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MARWICH II LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19840123
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AEMETIS, INC.</font></div>
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or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states
that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">No
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were paid upon the filing of the original Registration Statement
No.&#xA0;333-258322. Therefore, no further registration fee is
required.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">This
Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-258322
on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") is being filed pursuant
to Rule 414 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") by Aemetis, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("Aemetis-DE" or the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;), which is the successor
to Aemetis, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Aemetis-NV"), following a
reincorporation. The reincorporation was effected by a plan of
conversion, which provided that the Company: (1) file with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada articles of conversion,
and (2) file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware
(i) a certificate of conversion, (ii) a certificate of
incorporation and (iii) a certificate of designation for the
Company&#x2019;s Series B Preferred Stock.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Following the
reincorporation, all of the rights, privileges and powers of
Aemetis-NV, all property owned by Aemetis-NV, all debts due to
Aemetis-NV and all other causes of action belonging to Aemetis-NV
immediately prior to the reincorporation remain vested in
Aemetis-DE. In addition, by virtue of the reincorporation, all
debts, liabilities and duties of Aemetis-NV immediately prior to
the reincorporation remain attached to Aemetis-DE following the
reincorporation. Aemetis-DE remains the same entity following the
reincorporation, and the reincorporation has not effected any
change in the Company&#x2019;s business, management or operations or
the location of principal executive offices.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Following the
reincorporation, (i) all issued and outstanding shares of common
stock of Aemetis-NV were automatically converted into issued and
outstanding shares of common stock of Aemetis-DE, without any
action on the part of the Company&#x2019;s stockholders, (ii) all
issued and outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock of
Aemetis-NV were automatically converted into issued and outstanding
shares of Series B Preferred Stock of Aemetis-DE on substantially
identical terms, including conversion into common stock of
Aemetis-DE and (iii) each outstanding option or warrant to purchase
a share of Aemetis-NV common stock or Aemetis-NV preferred stock
(collectively, the &#x201C;Aemetis-NV stock&#x201D;), and other
equity awards relating to Aemetis-NV stock, was deemed to
constitute an option or warrant to purchase one share of common
stock, preferred stock or equity award, as applicable, of
Aemetis-DE at an exercise price per full share equal to the stated
exercise price or other terms or provisions of the option, warrant
or equity award. Additionally, each outstanding unit comprised of
Aemetis-NV stock, warrants or rights related to Aemetis-NV stock
was deemed to be comprised of corresponding Aemetis-DE common stock
or Aemetis-DE preferred stock, warrants or other rights, as
applicable.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">In
accordance with Rule 414(d) of the Securities Act, Aemetis-DE, as
successor issuer to Aemetis-NV, hereby expressly adopts the
Registration Statement as its own for all purposes under the
Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act").</font></div>
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PART II</font></div>
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</font></div>
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<a name="toc_da1308_3"><!--anchor--></a>Item 15.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Article&#xA0;7 of
the Company&#x2019;s Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the
Company to indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted
by the Delaware General Corporation Law. Article&#xA0;7 also
requires indemnification of present and past directors, as well as
any person who, while a director, also was serving at the request
of the Company as an officer, employee or agent of the Company or
as a director, officer, employee or agent of another entity (each,
an "Indemnitee"), who was or is made a party, or is threatened to
be made a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending, or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (a "Proceeding"), because such
Indemnitee is or was a director of the Company. Article&#xA0;7 of
the Certificate of Incorporation also requires the Company, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, to indemnify and advance expenses
to any Indemnitee made or threatened to be made a party to any
Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a
director or officer of the Company or any predecessor of the
Company, or, while serving as a director or officer of the Company,
serves or served at any other enterprise as a director or officer
at the request of the Company or any predecessor to the
Company.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Article&#xA0;7 of
the Certificate of Incorporation also authorizes the Company, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, to indemnify and advance
expenses to any person made or threatened to be made a party to a
Proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an
employee or agent of the Company or any predecessor of the Company,
or serves or served at any other enterprise as an employee or agent
at the request of the Company or any predecessor to the
Company.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">As
permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, the
Company&#x2019;s Bylaws authorize the Company to advance expenses
(including attorneys&#x2019; fees) incurred by a director or officer
in defending any Proceeding in advance of the final disposition
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or
officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction that the director or officer is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Company.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Company to an officer of
the Company in any Proceeding, if a determination is reasonably and
promptly made by a majority vote of disinterested directors that
such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did
not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Company.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Company is authorized under the Delaware General Corporation Law to
purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial
arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at
the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, for any liability asserted against him or her and
liability and expenses incurred by him or her in his or her
capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or arising out
of his or her status as such, whether or not the Registrant has the
authority to indemnify him or her against such liability and
expenses.</font></div>
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Item 16. Exhibits</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Certificate
of Incorporation of Aemetis,&#xA0;Inc.</font></div>
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Item 17. Undertakings</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">To file, during any
period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">To include any
prospectus required by Section&#xA0;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">To reflect in the
prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of
the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the &#x201C;Calculation of Registration Fee&#x201D; table in the
effective registration statement;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">To include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration
statement;</font></div>
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provided, however,</font> that paragraphs (1)(a), (1)(b) and 1(c)
above do not apply if the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is
contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
that is part of the registration statement.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">That, for the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial <font style="font-style: italic">bona fide</font>
offering thereof.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">To remove from
registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">That, for the
purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any
purchaser:</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Each prospectus
filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed
to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed
prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration
statement; and</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Each prospectus
required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7)
as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B
relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii)
or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of
and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the
date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or
the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the
offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for
liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that
date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new
effective date of the registration statement relating to the
securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus
relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial <font style="font-style: italic">bona
fide</font> offering thereof. <font style="font-style: italic">Provided</font>, <font style="font-style: italic">however</font>, that no statement made in a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or
prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a
purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective
date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the
registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">That, for the
purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the
Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the
securities, <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">the undersigned
registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of
the undersigned registrant pursuant to the registration statement,
regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities
to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the
undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will
be considered to offer or sell such securities to such
purchaser:</font></font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Any preliminary
prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule
424;</font></div>
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prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;</font></div>
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other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its
securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant;
and</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Any other
communication that is an offer in the offering made by the
undersigned registrant to the purchaser.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">That, for purposes
of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing
of the registrant&#x2019;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each
filing of an employee benefit plan&#x2019;s annual report pursuant
to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has
duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Cupertino, State of California, on November 10,
2021.</font></div>
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on Form&#xA0;S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">20400
Stevens Creek Blvd., #700</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Cupertino,
California 95014</font></div>
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Aemetis, Inc.</font></div>
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Registration Statement/Form S-3</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Ladies
and Gentlemen:</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">We have
acted as counsel to Aemetis, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Company</font>&#x201D;), in connection
with the filing by the Company of a post-effective amendment to
Registration Statement on Form S-3, registration number 333-258322
(such post-effective amendment, the &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Post-Effective
Amendment</font>,&#x201D; and such registration statement as amended
by the Post-Effective Amendment, including the documents
incorporated by reference therein, the &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Registration Statement</font>&#x201D;),
including the base prospectus contained therein and any subsequent
prospectus supplements and any free writing prospectuses relating
thereto, relating to the registration under the Securities Act of
1933 (&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Act</font>&#x201D;), as amended, of the
issuance and sale from time to time by the Company, on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Act, of
an indeterminate number of the following securities (collectively,
the &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Securities</font>&#x201D;), the
aggregate initial offering price of which will not exceed
$300,000,000: (i) shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Common
Stock</font>&#x201D;); (ii) shares of preferred stock, par value
$0.001 per share (&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Preferred Stock</font>&#x201D;); (iii)
debt securities, in one or more series that may be convertible into
or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock
(&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Debt
Securities</font>&#x201D;); (iv) warrants to purchase Common Stock,
Preferred Stock or Debt Securities (&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Warrants</font>&#x201D;); (v) rights to
purchase Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities or Warrants
(&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Rights</font>&#x201D;); (vi) units
composed of any combination of Debt Securities, Common Stock,
Preferred Stock or Warrants (&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Units</font>&#x201D;); and (vii) such
indeterminate amount of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock
as may be issued upon conversion, exchange or exercise of the
Securities registered pursuant to the Registration
Statement.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Debt Securities will be issued pursuant to an indenture (the
&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Indenture</font>&#x201D;) between the
Company and a trustee (the &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Trustee</font>&#x201D;), a form of
which is filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. A
particular series of Debt Securities will be established either by
a supplement to the Indenture or by an Officer&#x2019;s Certificate
thereunder (an &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Indenture Document</font>&#x201D;). Any
Indenture supplement will be in a form to be filed as an exhibit to
a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a
current report on Form 8-K, incorporated in such Registration
Statement by reference.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Warrants will be issued under one or more warrant agreements (each,
a &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Warrant
Agreement</font>&#x201D;), each to be entered into between the
Company and a financial institution identified therein as the
warrant agent (each, a &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Warrant Agent</font>&#x201D;). Any
Warrant Agreement will be in a form to be filed as an exhibit to a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a current
report on Form 8-K, incorporated in such Registration Statement by
reference.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Rights will be issued under one or more rights agreements (each, a
&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Rights
Agreement</font>&#x201D;), each to be entered into between the
Company and a financial institution identified therein as the
rights agent (each, a &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Rights Agent</font>&#x201D;). Any
Rights Agreement will be in a form to be filed as an exhibit to a
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a current
report on Form 8-K, incorporated in such Registration Statement by
reference.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Units will be issued under one or more unit agreements (each, a
&#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Unit
Agreement</font>&#x201D;), each to be entered into between the
Company and a financial institution identified therein as the unit
agent (each, a &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Unit
Agent</font>&#x201D;). Any Unit Agreement will be in a form to be
filed as an exhibit to a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement or a current report on Form 8-K,
incorporated in such Registration Statement by
reference.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
Indenture, any Indenture Documents, any Warrant Agreements, any
Rights Agreements, any Unit Agreements and any applicable
underwriting or purchase agreement are hereinafter referred to as
the &#x201C;<font style="text-decoration: underline">Securities
Documents</font>.&#x201D;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">In
connection with such matters, we have reviewed originals or copies
of the following documents:</font></div>
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<div style="display: table-cell; width: 48px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(a)&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The Registration
Statement, including the base prospectus contained
therein;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Originals or copies
of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and
amended and restated bylaws of the Company, as amended through the
date hereof;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(c)&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;The
Form of the Indenture; and</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Originals or copies
of such other corporate records of the Company, certificates of
public officials and of officers of the Company and agreements and
other documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the
opinions expressed below.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">In our
review, we have assumed:</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(a)&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;The
genuineness of all signatures.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(b)&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;The
authenticity of the originals of the documents submitted to
us.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The conformity to
authentic originals of any documents submitted to us as
copies.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">As to matters of
fact, the truthfulness of the representations made in the
certificates of public officials and officers of the
Company.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">That each of the
Securities Documents will be governed by New York law.</font></div>
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<font style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Times New Roman">In our
opinions stated below, we assume that all of the following
(collectively, the &#x201C;general conditions&#x201D;) shall have
occurred prior to the issuance of the Securities referred to
therein:</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">the
Registration Statement, as finally amended (including all necessary
post-effective&#xA0; amendments), has become effective under the
Securities Act;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">an
appropriate prospectus supplement or term sheet with respect to
such Securities has been prepared, delivered and filed in
compliance with the Securities Act;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(c)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">the
applicable Securities Documents shall have been duly authorized,
executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties
thereto, including, if such Securities are to be sold or otherwise
distributed pursuant to a firm commitment underwritten offering,
the underwriting agreement or purchase agreement with respect
thereto; and</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">the
terms of the applicable Securities Documents and the issuance and
sale of such Securities do not and will not:</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">i.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">contravene
the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or amended
and restated bylaws of the Company;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">violate
any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company;
or</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">iii.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">result
in any conflict with or breach of any agreement or document binding
on the Company.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(e)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">no
authorization, approval, consent or other action by, and no notice
to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or
any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery
or performance by the Company of any of the Securities Documents to
which the Company is a party or, if any such authorization,
approval, consent, action, notice or filing is required, it has
been duly obtained, taken, given or made and is in full force and
effect.</font></div>
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not independently established the validity of the foregoing
assumptions.</font></div>
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States of America, and the law of the State of New York (including
the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or pursuant
thereto), that a New York lawyer exercising customary professional
diligence would reasonably be expected to recognize as being
applicable to the Company, the Securities Documents or the
transactions governed by the Securities Documents, and, for
purposes of our opinions in paragraphs 1 and 2 below, the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing definition of Generally Applicable Law,
the term &#x201C;Generally Applicable Law&#x201D; does not include
any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Company, the
Securities Documents or such transactions solely because such law,
rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any
party to any of the Securities Documents or any of its affiliates
due to the specific assets or business of such party or such
affiliate.</font></div>
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upon the foregoing and upon such other investigation as we have
deemed necessary and subject to the qualifications set forth below,
we are of the opinion that:</font></div>
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the general conditions have been satisfied and (i)&#xA0;the final
terms of issuance and sale of the applicable shares of Common Stock
have been duly approved by the Company in conformity with the
Company&#x2019;s amended and restated certificate of incorporation,
(ii)&#xA0;all corporate action necessary for issuance of the Common
Stock has been taken, and (iii) such shares of Common Stock are
issued and delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment of
the consideration therefor duly approved by the Company, such
shares of Common Stock will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.</font></div>
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the general conditions have been satisfied and (i)&#xA0;the final
terms of the Preferred Stock have been duly established and
approved by the Company in conformity with the Company&#x2019;s
amended and restated certificate of incorporation,
(ii)&#xA0;certificates representing the Preferred Stock have been
duly executed by the Company and delivered to the purchasers
thereof against payment of the consideration therefor duly approved
by the Company, and (iii)&#xA0;all corporate action necessary for
issuance of the Preferred Stock has been taken, including the
adoption and filing of a certificate of designations relating
thereto, the Preferred Stock will be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3.&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;When
the general conditions have been satisfied and (i)&#xA0;the Debt
Securities and Indenture have been duly authorized, (ii)&#xA0;the
final terms thereof have been duly established and approved and
(iii) the Debt Securities have been duly executed by the Company
and authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture
and delivered to the purchasers thereof against payment of the
consideration therefor duly approved by the Company, the Debt
Securities will be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">4.&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;When
the general conditions have been satisfied and (i)&#xA0;the
Warrants and the applicable Warrant Agreement have been duly
authorized, (ii)&#xA0;the final terms of the Warrants have been
duly established and approved and (iii)&#xA0;certificates
representing the Warrants have been duly executed by the Company
and countersigned by the applicable Warrant Agent in accordance
with the applicable Warrant Agreement and delivered to and paid for
by the purchasers thereof, the Warrants will be the legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits
of the applicable Warrant Agreement, and the applicable Warrant
Agreement will be the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">5.&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;When
the general conditions have been satisfied and (i)&#xA0;the Rights
and the applicable Rights Agreement have been duly authorized,
(ii)&#xA0;the final terms of the Rights have been duly established
and approved and (iii)&#xA0;certificates representing the Rights
have been duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the
applicable Rights Agent in accordance with the applicable Rights
Agreement and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof,
the Rights will be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
terms and entitled to the benefits of the applicable Rights
Agreement, and the applicable Rights Agreement will be the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
the Company in accordance with its terms.</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">6.&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;When
the general conditions have been satisfied and (i)&#xA0;the Units
and the applicable Unit Agreement have been duly authorized,
(ii)&#xA0;the final terms of the Units have been duly established
and approved and (iii)&#xA0;certificates representing the Units
have been duly executed by the Company and countersigned by the
applicable Units Agent in accordance with the applicable Unit
Agreement and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof,
the Units will be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their
terms and entitled to the benefits of the applicable Unit
Agreement, and the applicable Unit Agreement will be the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against
the Company in accordance with its terms.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Our
opinions expressed above are subject to the following
qualifications:</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(a)&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;Our
opinions in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are subject to the effect
of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors&#x2019; rights
generally (including without limitation all laws relating to
fraudulent transfers).</font></div>
<div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(b)&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;Our
opinions in paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are also subject to the
effect of general principles of equity, including without
limitation concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and
fair dealing (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law).</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(c)&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;Our
opinions are limited to Generally Applicable Law, and we do not
express any opinion herein concerning any other law.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">This
opinion letter is rendered to you in connection with the
preparation and filing of the Post-Effective Amendment. This
opinion letter may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose
without our prior written consent.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">This
opinion letter speaks only as of the date hereof. We expressly
disclaim any responsibility to advise you of any development or
circumstance of any kind, including any change of law or fact, that
may occur after the date of this opinion letter that might affect
the opinion expressed herein.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">We
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit
to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name therein
and in the base prospectus under the caption &#x201C;Legal
Matters.&#x201D; In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that
we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder.</font></div>
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