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[REGIS LETTERHEAD]
November 30, 2000
EXHIBIT 5.1
The Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 - 5th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Re: Regis Corporation
This opinion is furnished in connection with the Registration Statement on Form
S-3, (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission by Regis Corporation (the "Company"), covering up to 355,532 shares
of the Company's common stock, par value $.05, (the "Common Stock").
I am the General Counsel of the Company and, as such, have examined the
Company's Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and such other corporate records and
documents as I have considered relevant and necessary for the purposes of this
opinion. I have participated in the preparation and filing of the Registration
Statement. I am familiar with the proceedings taken by the Company with respect
to the authorization and issuance of shares of Common Stock as described in the
Registration Statement.
Based on the foregoing, I am of the opinion that:
1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Minnesota.
2. The Company has corporate authority to issue the shares of Common Stock
covered by the Registration Statement.
3. The shares of Common Stock proposed to be issued in the public offering
as described in the Registration Statement will, when sold and paid
for, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
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Letter to Securities & Exchange Commission
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November 30, 2000
I hereby consent to the reference of me as general counsel in the section
captioned "Legal Opinions" in the Registration Statement.
Sincerely,
REGIS CORPORATION
By: s/Bert M. Gross
Bert M. Gross
General Counsel
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