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EXHIBIT 5.1
September 7, 2000
Informatica Corporation
3350 West Bayshore Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At your request, we have examined the Registration Statement on Form S-3
of Informatica Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Registration Statement") on
September 7, 2000, relating to the registration under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, of up to 2,875,000 shares of the Company's common stock, $.001
par value (the "Stock"), of which 2,000,000 are authorized but unissued stock to
be offered and sold by the Company, 500,000 are presently issued and outstanding
and will be sold by certain selling stockholders (the "Selling Stockholders")
and 375,000 are shares that may be sold by the Company (in which event they
would be authorized but unissued stock) pursuant to the possible exercise of the
underwriters' over-allotment option. The Stock is to be sold to the underwriters
named in the Registration Statement for resale to the public.
As counsel to the Company, we have examined the proceedings taken by the
Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Stock.
We are of the opinion that the up to 500,000 shares of Stock to be sold
by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to the Registration Statement are validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and that the up to 2,375,000 shares of
Stock (including the possible 375,000 shares that might be sold pursuant to the
possible exercise of the underwriters' overallotment option) to be offered and
sold by the Company have been duly authorized and, when issued and sold by the
Company in the manner described in the Registration Statement and in accordance
with the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement and further consent to all references to us in the Registration
Statement, the prospectus constituting a part thereof and any amendments
thereto.
Very truly yours,
/s/ MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP
