Exhibit 5.1
December 20, 2013
TTM Technologies, Inc.
1665 Scenic Avenue, Suite 250
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to TTM Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the
offering of an aggregate of $220,000,000 principal amount of the Companys 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the Notes), initially convertible into 22,827,486 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $.001 per
share (the Conversion Shares), pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-191986), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the Act), and declared effective by the Commission on November 8, 2013 (the Registration Statement), including the prospectus included in the Registration Statement (the Base Prospectus), and the prospectus
supplement relating to the Notes filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Act (together with the Base Prospectus, the Prospectus).
The Notes are to be issued and sold by the Company pursuant to (i) the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of
December 16, 2013 (the Underwriting Agreement), among the Company and the several Underwriters named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement for whom J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBS Securities Inc. are acting as
Representatives, and (ii) an Indenture dated December 20, 2013 (the Indenture), between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as trustee (the Trustee).
With respect to the opinions set forth below, we have examined originals, certified copies, or copies otherwise identified to
our satisfaction as being true copies, of the Registration Statement, the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, and such other corporate records of the Company, agreements and other instruments, and certificates of public officials and officers of
the Company as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. As to various questions of fact material to such opinions, we have, where relevant facts were not independently established, relied upon statements of
officers of the Company. For purposes of the opinions set forth below, we have assumed (i) that the documents and signatures examined by us are genuine and authentic; (ii) the persons executing the documents examined by us have the legal
capacity to execute such documents; (iii) the payment of the full consideration due to the Company for the Notes; (iv) that the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Trustee; and (v) that the Notes have
been duly issued, executed, and authenticated by the Trustee. For purposes of
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our opinions, we also have assumed that the Company has paid all taxes, penalties, and
interest that are due and owing to the state of Delaware.
Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion
that:
1. When duly executed and delivered by the Company, authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the
Indenture and issued and delivered to the Underwriters thereof against payment therefor as specified in the Underwriting Agreement and otherwise in accordance with the Indenture and the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will be valid and legally
binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except that enforcement thereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter relating
to or affecting the rights of creditors or by general equitable principles.
2. The Conversion Shares have been duly
authorized and, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Notes and the Indenture, will be validly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable.
We express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of any laws, orders, or judgments of any state or other jurisdiction
other than the General Corporation Law of the state of Delaware, the Delaware Constitution, the internal laws of the state of New York, and the federal securities laws. Further, our opinion is based solely upon existing laws, rules, and regulations,
and we undertake no obligation to advise you of any changes that may be brought to our attention after the date hereof.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to a Current Report on Form 8-K and to the reference to
our firm under the caption Legal Matters in the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are an expert within the meaning of the Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Greenberg Traurig, LLP
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP