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Exhibit 5.1
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Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
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Brinson Patrick Securities Corporation
1515 Broadway, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10036
Re: Capstead Mortgage Corporation — 5,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This firm has acted as Maryland counsel to Capstead Mortgage Corporation, a Maryland corporation
(the “Company”), in connection with the issuance and sale from time to time of 5,000,000 shares of
Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) of the Company (the “Shares”), pursuant to the terms of
the Sales Agreement, dated March 10, 2008, as amended by the First Amendment to Sales Agreement
dated August 4, 2008, the Second Amendment to Sales Agreement dated November 24, 2009, and the
Third Amendment to Sales Agreement dated April 4, 2011 by and between the Company and you (as so
amended, the “Agreement”). This opinion letter is furnished to you pursuant to the requirements set
forth in Section 4(d)(i) of the Agreement in connection with the execution and delivery of the
Agreement on the date hereof. Capitalized terms used herein which are defined in the Agreement
shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein, including in
Schedule I attached hereto.
For purposes of the opinions expressed in this letter, which are set forth in paragraphs (a)
through (h) below (the “Opinions”), and other statements made in this letter, we have examined
copies of the documents listed on Schedule 1 attached hereto (the “Documents”). We believe
the Documents provide an appropriate basis on which to render the opinions hereinafter expressed.
In our examination of the Agreement and the other Documents, we have assumed the genuineness of all
signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the accuracy and completeness of all of the
Documents, the authenticity of all originals of the Documents and the conformity to authentic
originals of all of the Documents submitted to us as copies (including telecopies). We have also
assumed the validity and constitutionality of each relevant statute, rule, regulation and agency
action covered by this opinion letter. In our role as Maryland counsel to the Company, we have
assumed that any shares of the Company’s common stock issued pursuant to the Agreement will not be
issued in violation of the ownership limit contained in the Charter of the Company. As to matters
of fact relevant to the Opinions expressed herein, we have relied on the representations and
statements of fact made in the Documents, we have not independently established the facts so relied
on, and we have not made any investigation or inquiry other than our examination of the Documents.
The Opinions are given, and other statements are made, in the context of the foregoing.
The Opinions are based as to matters of law solely on applicable provisions of the Maryland General
Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), as currently in effect.
Based upon, subject to and limited by the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
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Brinson Patrick Securities
Corporation
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April 4, 2011 |
(a) The Company was duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation and in good
standing under the MGCL as of the date of the certificate specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 1.
(b) The Company has the corporate power to own, lease and operate its current properties and
to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and Prospectus.
(c) The authorized capital stock of the Company as of February 12, 2009 was as set forth under
the caption “Description of our Capital Stock — Authorized Stock” in the Prospectus. No holder of
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company has any statutory preemptive right under the
MGCL, the Charter or By-laws of the Company to subscribe for any of the Shares.
(d) The Agreement has been duly authorized by the Company.
(e) The Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and sale by you under the Agreement and,
when issued in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, the Shares will be validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
(f) The information in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus under the captions
“Description of Our Capital Stock,” “Description of our Common Stock” and “Material Provisions of
Maryland Law and of our Charter and By-Laws” to the extent that such information constitutes
matters of law or legal conclusions, has been reviewed by us and is accurate in all material
respects. The Common Stock conforms and the Shares conform as to legal matters in all material
respects to the description thereof set forth in the Pricing Prospectus and the Final Prospectus
under the caption “Description of our Common Stock.” The holders of the Shares will have no
personal liability as such under the laws of the State of Maryland, which is the jurisdiction in
which the Company is organized, except as such holder may be liable by reason of such holder’s own
conduct and acts.
(g) The execution, delivery and performance on the date hereof by the Company of the Agreement
do not violate (i) the MGCL or the Charter or By-Laws of the Company or (ii) violate any Maryland
court or administrative order, judgment, or decree listed on Schedule 2 attached hereto that names
the Company and is specifically directed to it or any of its property.
(h) No approval or consent of, or registration or filing with any Maryland regulatory agency,
is required to be obtained or made by the Company under the MGCL in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance on the date hereof by the Company of the Agreement.
Nothing herein shall be construed to cause us to be considered “experts” within the meaning of
Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
We express no opinion in this letter as to any other laws and regulations not specifically
identified above as being covered hereby (and in particular, we express no opinion as to any effect
that such other laws and regulations may have on the Opinions). We express no opinion in this
letter as to federal or state securities laws or regulations, antitrust, unfair competition,
banking or tax laws or regulations or laws or regulations of any political subdivision below the
state level.
We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes in the foregoing subsequent to the delivery of
this opinion letter. This opinion letter has been prepared solely for your use in connection with
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closing under the Agreement on the date hereof, and should not be quoted in whole or in part or
otherwise be referred to, and should not be filed with or furnished to any governmental agency or
other person or entity, without the prior written consent of this firm. The foregoing
notwithstanding, to
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Brinson Patrick Securities
Corporation
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April 4, 2011 |
the extent our Opinions relate to matters of Maryland law, Andrews Kurth LLP
may rely on our Opinions in rendering their opinions to you on the date hereof, provided that the
full text of Andrews Kurth LLP’s opinion letter states that our Opinions speak only as of the date
hereof and that no such reliance will have any effect on the scope, phrasing or originally intended
use of our Opinions.
Very truly yours,
/s Hogan Lovells US LLP
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
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Schedule 1
1. Executed copy of the Agreement.
2. The Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (No. 333-156073) (the “Registration
Statement”) filed with the Commission on December 11, 2008.
3. The prospectus supplement, dated April 4, 2011 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), to the
prospectus, dated February 12, 2009 (the “Base Prospectus”, and together with the Prospectus
Supplement, the “Prospectus”), as filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act.
4. The charter of the Company (the “Charter”), as certified by the Maryland State Department
of Assessments and Taxation (the “MSDAT”) on November 7, 2008 and as certified by the Secretary of
the Company on the date hereof as being complete, accurate and in effect.
5. The Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, as certified by the Secretary of the
Company on the date hereof as being complete, accurate and in effect.
6. A certificate of good standing of the Company issued by the MSDAT dated March 30, 2011
under the laws of the State of Maryland.
7. Certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) adopted at a
meeting duly held or by unanimous written consent on May 3, 2007, March 7, 2008, May 1, 2008,
December 11, 2008 and October 26, 2009, as certified by the Secretary of the Company on the date
hereof as being accurate and in effect, relating, among other things, to the authorization of the
Agreement and the Shares.
8. A certificate, dated the date hereof, of certain officers of the Company as to the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Sales Agreement and other matters
relating to the Shares and the authorization of the issuance thereof.
9. A certificate of the Secretary of the Company, dated the date hereof, as to the incumbency
and signatures of certain officers of the Company.