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Exhibit 5.2

KULIK, GOTTESMAN & SIEGEL, LLP

 

  

Attorneys at Law

Comerica Bank Building

   Telephone    (310) 557-9200

(818) 817-3600

  

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Sherman Oaks, California 91403

www.kgmslaw.com

   email gfuller@kgslaw.com

November 5, 2012

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

and

Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.

9701 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700

Beverly Hills, California 90212

 

  Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“KWH”), and Kennedy-Wilson, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“KW”), in connection with the issuance of up to $350,000,000 in aggregate offering price of securities (plus such additional amount of such securities, if any, the offer and sale of which are registered under the Act pursuant to a registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act in connection with one or more offerings contemplated by the Registration Statement (as defined below)) consisting of any combination of the following: (i) shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of KWH (the “Common Stock”), (ii) one or more series of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of KWH (the “Preferred Stock”), (iii) warrants to purchase Common Stock or Preferred Stock (the “Warrants”), (iv) one or more series of debt securities of KWH (the “KWH Debt Securities”) to be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the “KWH Indenture”), in the form most recently filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement (as herein defined), to be entered into between KWH and the trustee party thereto, (v) debt securities of KW (the “KW Debt Securities,” and, together with the KWH Debt Securities, the “Debt Securities”) to be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the “KW Indenture,” and, together with the KWH Indenture, the “Indentures”), in the form most recently filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, to be entered into between KW and the trustee party thereto, (vi) guarantees of the KWH Debt Securities (the “KWH Guarantees”) by one or more of the guarantors identified in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “KWH Guarantors”) to be issued pursuant to the KWH Indenture and (vii) guarantees of the KW Debt Securities (the “KW Guarantees,” and, together with the KWH Guarantees, the “Guarantees”) by one or more of the KWH Guarantors and KWH (collectively, the “KW Guarantors,” and, together with the KWH Guarantors, the “Guarantors”). The Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Warrants, Debt Securities and Guarantees are herein referred to as the “Securities.” The KWH Debt Securities may be convertible into shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock. The Securities will be issued pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), filed with the Securities and


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Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 5, 2012 (the “Registration Statement”). The Securities shall include any additional amounts of such securities the offer and sale of which are registered pursuant to a registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Act in connection with the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement. This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related prospectus (the “Prospectus”) or any supplements to the Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”), other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Securities.

As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of KWH, KW, the Guarantors and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the internal laws of the States of California and Illinois, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Delaware Limited Liability KW Act, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or, in the case of California, Delaware and Illinois, any other laws, or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state; provided, however, that we are admitted to practice law only in the State of California and have assumed without further inquiry that the laws of the State of Illinois are substantially similar to and would lead to the same result as those of the State of California in respect of the opinions contained herein and base our opinions upon such assumption. Various matters concerning the laws of the State of New York are addressed in the letter of Latham & Watkins LLP, which has been separately provided to you. We express no opinion with respect to those matters herein and to the extent elements of those opinions are necessary to the conclusions expressed herein, we have, with your consent, assumed such matters.

Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof:

(1) When an issuance of Common Stock has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH, upon issuance, delivery and payment therefor in an amount not less than the par value thereof in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement and by such corporate action, such shares of Common Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(2) When a series of Preferred Stock has been duly established in accordance with the terms of KWH’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH, and upon issuance, delivery and payment therefor in an amount not less than the par value thereof in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement and by such corporate action, such shares of such series of Preferred Stock will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


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(3) When a warrant agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH and duly executed and delivered, and when the specific terms of a particular issuance of Warrants have been duly established in accordance with such warrant agreement and authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH, and the Warrants have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with such warrant agreement and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement and by such corporate action (assuming the securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action), the Warrants will be legally valid and binding obligations of KWH, enforceable against KWH in accordance with their terms.

(4) When a warrant agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH and duly executed and delivered, and when the specific terms of a particular issuance of Warrants have been duly established in accordance with such warrant agreement and authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH, and when the Warrants have been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with such warrant agreement and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement and by such corporate action (assuming the securities issuable upon exercise of the Warrants have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance by all necessary corporate action), and when certificates in due form representing the Common Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, initially reserved for issuance upon exercise of such Warrants have been manually signed by authorized officers of KWH and the transfer agent and registrar therefor, and have been delivered in accordance with the terms of the authorization thereof and the Warrants and warrant agreement upon exercise of such Warrants, such Common Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH, and will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

(5) When the KWH Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH and duly executed and delivered, and when the specific terms of a particular KWH Debt Security have been duly established in accordance with such KWH Indenture and authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH, and such KWH Debt Security has been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the KWH Indenture and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement and by such corporate action, such KWH Debt Security will be a legally valid and binding obligation of KWH, enforceable against KWH in accordance with its terms.

(6) When the KWH Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH and duly executed and delivered, and when the specific terms of a particular KWH Guarantee of such KWH Debt Security by a KWH Guarantor have been duly established in accordance with such KWH Indenture and authorized by all necessary corporate action of such KWH Guarantor, and when a supplement to the KWH Indenture providing for such KWH Guarantee has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of such KWH Guarantor


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and duly executed and delivered, and when such KWH Guarantee has been duly executed issued and delivered in accordance with the KWH Indenture and such supplement to the KWH Indenture and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement and by such corporate action, such KWH Guarantee will be a legally valid and binding obligation of such KWH Guarantor, enforceable against such KWH Guarantor in accordance with its terms.

(7) When the KWH Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH and duly executed and delivered, and when the specific terms of a particular KWH Debt Security have been duly established in accordance with such KWH Indenture and authorized by all necessary corporation action of KWH, providing that such KWH Debt Securities will be convertible into shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, and when such KWH Debt Security has been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the KWH Indenture and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement, and when certificates in due form representing the Common Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, initially reserved for issuance upon conversion of such KWH Debt Security have been manually signed by authorized officers of KWH and the transfer agent and registrar therefor, and have been delivered in accordance with the terms of the authorization thereof and the KWH Indenture upon conversion of such KWH Debt Security in a principal amount not less than the par value of the Common Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, to be issued, such Common Stock or Preferred Stock, as applicable, will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KWH, and will be validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.

(8) When the KW Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KW and duly executed and delivered, and when the specific terms of a particular KW Debt Security have been duly established in accordance with such KW Indenture and authorized by all necessary corporate action of KW, and such KW Debt Security has been duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against payment therefor in accordance with the KW Indenture and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement and by such corporate action, such KW Debt Security will be a legally valid and binding obligation of KW, enforceable against KW in accordance with its terms.

(9) When the KW Indenture has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of KW and duly executed and delivered, and when the specific terms of a particular KW Guarantee of such KW Debt Security by a KW Guarantor have been duly established in accordance with such KW Indenture and authorized by all necessary corporate action of such KW Guarantor, and when a supplement to the KW Indenture providing for such KW Guarantee has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of such KW Guarantor and duly executed and delivered, and when such KW Guarantee has been duly executed issued and delivered in accordance with the KW Indenture and such supplement to the KW Indenture and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement and by such corporate action, such KW Guarantee will be a legally valid and

binding obligation of such KW Guarantor, enforceable against such KW Guarantor in accordance with its terms.


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Our opinion is subject to: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought; (iii) the invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy; and (iv) we express no opinion as to (a) any provision for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty, (b) consents to, or restrictions upon, governing law, jurisdiction, venue, arbitration, remedies or judicial relief, (c) the waiver of rights or defenses contained in Section 4.4 of the KWH Indenture and Section 4.4 of the KW Indenture, (d) any provision requiring the payment of attorneys’ fees, where such payment is contrary to law or public policy, (e) any provision permitting, upon acceleration of any Debt Security, collection of that portion of the stated principal amount thereof which might be determined to constitute unearned interest thereon, (f) the creation, validity, attachment, perfection, or priority of any lien or security interest, (g) provisions purporting to waive modifications of any guaranteed obligation to the extent such modification constitutes a novation, (h) any provision to the extent it requires that a claim with respect to a security denominated in other than U.S. dollars (or a judgment in respect of such a claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange at a particular date, to the extent applicable law otherwise provides, (i) provisions purporting to make a guarantor primarily liable rather than as a surety and provisions purporting to waive modifications of any guaranteed obligation to the extent such modification constitutes a novation, (j) advance waivers of claims, defenses, rights granted by law, or notice, opportunity for hearing, evidentiary requirements, statutes of limitation, trial by jury or at law, or other procedural rights, (k) waivers of broadly or vaguely stated rights, (l) covenants not to compete, (m) provisions for exclusivity, election or cumulation of rights or remedies, (b) provisions authorizing or validating conclusive or discretionary determinations, (o) grants of setoff rights, (p) proxies, powers and trusts, (q) provisions prohibiting, restricting, or requiring consent to assignment or transfer of any right or property, and (r) the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect. We express no opinion or confirmation as to federal or state securities laws, tax laws, antitrust or trade regulation laws, insolvency or fraudulent transfer laws, antifraud laws, compliance with fiduciary duty requirements, pension or employee benefit laws, usury laws, environmental laws, margin regulations, FINRA rules or stock exchange rules (without limiting other laws excluded by customary practice).


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With your consent, we have assumed (i) that each of the Warrants, Debt Securities and Guarantees, and the respective warrant agreements and Indentures, and supplements to the foregoing, and other agreements or instruments governing the Securities (collectively, the “Documents”) will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California or Illinois, (ii) that each of the Documents will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto, (iii) that each of the Documents will constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto other than KWH, KW and the Guarantors, enforceable against each of them in accordance with their respective terms, and (iv) that the status of each of the Documents as legally valid and binding obligations of the parties will not be affected by any (a) breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or instruments, (b) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders, or (c) failures to obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or to make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities.

This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm contained in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” We further consent to the incorporation by reference of this letter and consent into any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) with respect to the Securities or any post-effective amendment thereto. 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 Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ KULIK, GOTTESMAN & SIEGEL, LLP


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Schedule A

 

KWH Guarantors

1.  Kennedy-Wilson Properties, Ltd.

2.  Kennedy-Wilson Property Services, Inc.

3.  Kennedy-Wilson Property Services II, Inc.

4.  Kennedy Wilson Property Services III, L.P.

5.  Kennedy-Wilson Property Equity, Inc.

6.  Kennedy-Wilson Property Equity II, Inc.

7.  Kennedy-Wilson Property Special Equity, Inc.

8.  Kennedy-Wilson Property Special Equity II, Inc.

9.  Kennedy-Wilson Property Special Equity III, LLC

10.  K-W Properties

11.  Kennedy Wilson Property Services III GP, LLC

12.  KW BASGF II Manager, LLC

13.  KWF Investors I, LLC

14.  KWF Investors II, LLC

15.  KWF Investors III, LLC

16.  KWF Manager I, LLC

17.  KWF Manager II, LLC

18.  KWF Manager III, LLC

19.  Kennedy Wilson Overseas Investments, Inc.

20.  Fairways 340 Corp.

21.  KW-Richmond, LLC

22.  SG KW Venture I Manager LLC

23.  KW Loan Partners I LLC

24.  KW Loan Partners II LLC

25.  KW Summer House Manager, LLC

26.  KW Montclair, LLC

27.  KW Blossom Hill Manager, LLC

28.  KW Serenade Manager, LLC

29.  K-W Santiago Inc.

30.  KW Redmond Manager, LLC

31.  Dillingham Ranch Aina LLC

32.  68-540 Farrington, LLC

33.  KW Dillingham Aina LLC

34.  Kennedy Wilson Fund Management Group, LLC

35.  Kennedy-Wilson International

36.  Kennedy-Wilson Tech, Ltd.

37.  KWP Financial I

38.  Kennedy Wilson Auction Group Inc.


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39.  Kenney-Wilson Properties, LTD.

40.  KWF Manager IV, LLC

41.  KWF Manager V, LLC

42.  KW Ireland, LLC

43.  Kennedy Wilson Property Equity IV, LLC

44.  KW Residential Group, Inc.

45.  KWF Fund IV-Kohanaiki, LLC

46.  KW Telstar Partners, LLC

47.  KWF Investor IV, LLC

48.  KWF Investor V, LLC

49.  Meyers Research, LLC

50.  KW Armacost, LLC

51.  Santa Maria Land Partners Manager, LLC

52.  KW Investment Adviser, LLC

53.  Kennedy-Wilson Capital

54.  KW Captowers Partners, LLC

55.  KW Four Points, LLC

56.  KW Loan Partners VII, LLC

57.  KWF Investors VII, LLC

58.  KWF Manager VII, LLC

59.  KW Residential Capital, LLC

60.  KW Boise Plaza, LLC

61.  KW Loan Partners VIII, LLC

62.  KW UR Investments 1, LLC

63.  KW UR Investments 2, LLC

64.  Kennedy Wilson Property Services IV, L.P.

65.  Kennedy Wilson Property Services IV GP, LLC

66.  KW/CV Third Pacific Manager, LLC

67.  KW EU Loan Partners II, LLC

68.  KWF Investors VIII, LLC

69.  KWF Manager VIII, LLC

70.  KW HP 11, LLC

71.  KW 1200 Main, LLC

72.  KW Harrington LLC

73.  KWF Manager IX, LLC

74.  KW Sandpiper, LLC

75.  KW Sandpiper Manager, LLC

76.  KW 5200 Lankershim Manager, LLC

77.  KW 5200 Lankershim, LLC

78.  KW Lake Merritt Partners, LLC

79.  KW Lake Merritt, LLC

80.  KW 2012A, LLC


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81.  KW 2012B, LLC

82.  KW 2012C, LLC

83.  KW 2012D, LLC

84.  KW 2012E, LLC

85.  KW 2012F, LLC

86.  KW 2012G, LLC

87.  KW 2012H, LLC

88.  KW 2012I, LLC

89.  KW 2012J, LLC

90.  KW 2012K, LLC

91.  KW 2012L, LLC

92.  KW 2012M, LLC

93.  KW 2012N, LLC

94.  KW 2012O, LLC

95.  KW 2012P, LLC

96.  KW 2012Q, LLC

97.  KW 2012R, LLC

98.  KW 2012S, LLC