Exhibit (5)(b)
[Arendt & Medernach Letterhead]
| To: | ||
| The Procter & Gamble Company | ||
| One Procter & Gamble Plaza, | ||
| Cincinnati | ||
| Ohio 45202 | ||
| Procter & Gamble International Funding SCA | ||
| 26, boulevard Royal | ||
| L-2449 Luxembourg | ||
| Luxembourg, 4 November 2011 | ||
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Ladies and Gentlemen,
We are lawyers admitted to practice under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg).
In such capacity we have acted as Luxembourg legal advisers to Procter & Gamble International
Funding SCA, a société en commandite par actions organized under the laws of Luxembourg (the
Company), which has its registered office at 26, boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg and is
registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register under number B 114 825, in connection
with the filing by The Procter & Gamble Company and the Company of a Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (the Registration Statement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the
proposed public offering and sale of an indeterminate aggregate principal amount of (i) unsecured
obligations of the Company (the Debt Securities) fully and unconditionally guaranteed by The
Procter & Gamble Company (the Guarantor) and (ii) unsecured obligations of The Procter & Gamble
Company.
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the same meanings as defined in the
Registration Statement and in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement.
In connection with the delivery of this opinion, we have examined the following documents:
| (i) | a specimen form of the underwriting agreement (the Underwriting Agreement); | ||
| (ii) | an executed version of the indenture dated 3 September 2009 signed among the Company, the Guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the Indenture) including specimen forms of the Debt Securities (which may be issued in global form); | ||
| (iii) | a specimen form of the pricing agreement (the Pricing Agreement); | ||
| (iv) | a copy of the prospectus dated 4 November 2011 (the Prospectus); and |
| (v) | a copy of the consolidated articles of incorporation of the Company as at 16 June 2011 (the Articles of Incorporation). |
This opinion is confined to matters of Luxembourg law (as defined below). Accordingly, we express
no opinion with regard to any system of law other than Luxembourg law as it stands as at the date
hereof and as such law is currently interpreted as of the date hereof in published case law of the
courts of Luxembourg (Luxembourg law) or to the extent this opinion concerns documents executed
prior to this date, the date of their execution and the period to date. In particular: (a) we
express no opinion (i) on public international law or on the rules of or promulgated under any
treaty or by any treaty organisation (except rules implemented into Luxembourg law) or, except as
specifically set out herein, on any taxation laws of any jurisdiction (including Luxembourg), (ii)
that the future or continued performance of the Companys obligations under the terms and
conditions of the Debt Securities will not contravene Luxembourg law, its application or
interpretation in each case solely to the extent that such laws, their application or
interpretation, are altered after the date hereof, and (iii) with regard to the effect of any
systems of law (other than Luxembourg law) even in cases where, under Luxembourg law, any foreign
law should be applied, and we therefore assume that any applicable law (other than Luxembourg law)
would not affect or qualify the opinions as set out below; (b) we express no opinion as to matters
of fact other than those being the subject of a specific opinion herein and we have not be
responsible for investigating or verifying the accuracy of the facts (or statements of foreign law)
or the reasonableness of any statements of opinion or intention contained in any documents (other
than this opinion), or for verifying that no material facts or provisions have been omitted
therefrom, save in so far as any such matter is the subject matter of a specific opinion herein;
and (c) Luxembourg legal concepts are expressed in English terms and not in their original French
terms. The concepts concerned may not be identical to the concepts described by the same English
terms as they exist in the laws of other jurisdictions. This opinion may, therefore, only be relied
upon on the express condition that any issues of the interpretation or liability arising thereunder
will be governed by Luxembourg law and be brought before a court in Luxembourg.
This opinion is subject to the following qualification: the terms enforceable, enforceability,
valid, binding and effective (or any combination thereof) where used above, mean that the
obligations assumed by the relevant party under the relevant document are of a type which
Luxembourg law generally recognises and enforces; it does not mean that these obligations will
necessarily be enforced in all circumstances in accordance with their terms; in particular,
enforcement before the courts of Luxembourg will in any event be subject to:
| (a) | the nature of the remedies available in the Luxembourg courts (and nothing in this opinion must be taken as indicating that specific performance or injunctive relief would be available as remedies for the enforcement of such obligations); | ||
| (b) | the acceptance by such courts of internal jurisdiction; | ||
| (c) | prescription or limitation periods (within which suits, actions or proceedings may be brought); and | ||
| (d) | the availability of defences such as, without limitation, set-off (unless validly waived), fraud, misrepresentation, unforeseen circumstances, undue influence, duress, error, and counter-claim. |
For the purpose of this opinion, we have assumed that the central administration (administration
centrale) and (for the purposes of the Council regulations (EC) N° 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on
insolvency proceedings) the centre of main interests (centre des intérêts
principaux) of the Company are located at the place of its registered office (siège statutaire) in
Luxembourg.
When (i) the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto (including any post-effective
amendments) have become effective under the Securities Act, (ii) a Prospectus Supplement has been
prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission describing the Debt Securities
offered thereby and is in compliance, at all times, with all applicable laws, (iii) the terms of
the issuance and sale of the Debt Securities have been established in conformity with the Indenture
and duly approved by the Company in conformity with the Companys Articles of Incorporation and
Luxembourg law and all other necessary corporate action on the part of the Company has been taken
in connection therewith and in a manner so as not to violate any applicable law or result in a
default under or breach of any agreement or instrument then binding on the Company and so as to
comply with any requirement or restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having
jurisdiction over the Company, (iv) the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, (v) a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement and
any other necessary agreement with respect to the Debt Securities has been duly authorized and
validly executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto and the Company has
received the payment of the issue price of the Debt Securities, and (vi) the Debt Securities have
been duly subscribed, authenticated by the Trustee, executed, delivered on behalf of the Company
against payment to the Company of the subscription price and duly registered in the bondholders
register held at the Companys registered office in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and
of the agreement under which they are sold and in the manner contemplated by the Registration
Statement and/or the applicable Prospectus Supplement, such Debt Securities will be legally issued
and will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with their terms and the expressed governing law subject to all limitations by reason
of national or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, controlled management, suspension of
payment, fraudulent conveyance, general settlement of composition with creditors, general
settlement with creditors, reorganization or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors
generally, and shall be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and we
hereby consent to the reference made to us under the heading Legal Opinions set forth in the
Prospectus and Validity of the Notes in any prospectus supplement 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 of 1933.
Yours faithfully,
/s/ François Warken
Arendt & Medernach
By: François Warken
By: François Warken