Exhibit 5.4
[Letterhead of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP]
June 24, 2024
Bancolombia S.A.,
Carrera 48# 26-85, Avenida Los Industriales,
Medellín,
Colombia.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are acting as United States counsel to Bancolombia S.A., a corporation organized as a sociedad anónima under the laws of the Republic of Colombia (the Bank), in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Act) and sale of U.S.$800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Banks 8.625% Subordinated Notes due 2034 (the Notes). The Notes are being sold under the Banks Registration Statement on Form F-3ASR (No. 333-264524) (the Registration Statement), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2022, pursuant to the Prospectus dated April 28, 2022 (the Prospectus), as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated June 17, 2024 (the Prospectus Supplement). As such United States counsel, we have examined such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.
Upon the basis of such examination, we advise you that, in our opinion, the Notes constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Bank, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equity principles.
In rendering the foregoing opinion, we are not passing upon, and assume no responsibility for, any disclosure in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement regarding the Bank, the Notes or the offering and sale of the Notes.
The foregoing opinion is limited to the Federal laws of the United States and the laws of the State of New York, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction. For the purposes of our opinion we have assumed that the Bank has been duly incorporated and is an existing corporation (sociedad anónima) under the laws of the Republic of Colombia, and that any document referred to
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in this opinion and executed by the Bank has been duly authorized, executed and delivered insofar as the laws of the Republic of Colombia are concerned. With respect to all matters of Colombian law, we note that you are being provided with the opinion, dated the date hereof, of Brigard & Urrutia Abogados S.A.S., and our opinion is subject to the same assumptions, qualifications and limitations with respect to such matters as are contained in such opinion of Brigard & Urrutia Abogados S.A.S.
Also, we have relied as to certain matters on factual information obtained from public officials, officers of the Bank and other sources believed by us to be responsible, and we have assumed that the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee thereunder, that the Notes conform to the specimens thereof examined by us, that the Trustees certificates of authentication of the Notes have been manually signed by one of the Trustees authorized officers, and that the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions that we have not independently verified.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion on a Form 6-K to be incorporated by reference in the Banks Registration Statement as Exhibit 5.4 thereto and to the reference to us under the heading Validity of the Securities in the Prospectus and under the heading Validity of the Notes in the Prospectus Supplement, relating to the offering of the Notes. 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.
Very truly yours, |
/s/ SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP |