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Exhibit 25.1
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
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STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE
TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
[ ] Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility
of a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS 00-0000000
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)
000 XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX 00000
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, ESQ.
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
000 XXXXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXX 00000
(000) 000-0000
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
UST INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 00-0000000
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
000 XXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX 00000
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
8.80% SENIOR NOTES DUE MARCH 15, 2005
(Title of indenture securities)
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GENERAL
ITEM 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH EXAMINING OR SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY TO WHICH IT
IS SUBJECT.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C.,
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
(b) WHETHER IT IS AUTHORIZED TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST POWERS.
Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.
If the Obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its parent, State
Street Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
ITEM 3. THROUGH ITEM 15. NOT APPLICABLE.
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility.
1. A COPY OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE TRUSTEE AS NOW IN EFFECT.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now in
effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 1
to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of
Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Xxxxx Shoe,
Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
2. A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OF THE TRUSTEE TO COMMENCE
BUSINESS, IF NOT CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of Massachusetts
that no certificate of authority for the trustee to commence business was
necessary or issued is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as Exhibit 2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement
of Xxxxx Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
3. A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE TRUSTEE TO EXERCISE CORPORATE TRUST
POWERS, IF SUCH AUTHORIZATION IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN
PARAGRAPH (1) OR (2), ABOVE.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust
powers is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3
to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of
Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Xxxxx Shoe,
Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
4. A COPY OF THE EXISTING BY-LAWS OF THE TRUSTEE, OR INSTRUMENTS
CORRESPONDING THERETO.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to the Statement
of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Eastern Edison Company (File No. 33-37823) and is
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
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5. A COPY OF EACH INDENTURE REFERRED TO IN ITEM 4. IF THE OBLIGOR IS IN
DEFAULT.
Not applicable.
6. THE CONSENTS OF UNITED STATES INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES REQUIRED BY SECTION
321(b) OF THE ACT.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act is
annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.
7. A COPY OF THE LATEST REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE TRUSTEE PUBLISHED
PURSUANT TO LAW OR THE REQUIREMENTS OF ITS SUPERVISING OR EXAMINING AUTHORITY.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority is annexed hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a part hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility which relates to
matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any underwriter for
the obligor, the trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the
obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.
The answer furnished to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if
necessary, to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would
have been required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston and The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the May 4, 2000.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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NAME: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
TITLE: Vice President
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EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by UST INC. of its
8.8% SENIOR NOTES DUE MARCH 15, 2005, we hereby consent that reports of
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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NAME: XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT
DATED: MAY 4, 2000
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EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company,
Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking institution
organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth and a member
of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December 31, 1999,
published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in accordance
with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws, Chapter 172,
Section 22(a).
THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS
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ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin........ $ 2,922,127
Interest-bearing balances................................. 16,902,058
Securities.................................................. 14,692,727
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements
to resell in domestic offices of the bank and its Edge
subsidiary................................................ 13,319,510
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income.................. 4,801,770
Allowance for loan and lease losses....................... 48,012
Allocated transfer risk reserve........................... 0
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances... 4,753,749
Assets held in trading accounts............................. 1,643,584
Premises and fixed assets................................... 532,542
Other real estate owned..................................... 0
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries.................. 527
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
outstanding............................................... 127,283
Intangible assets........................................... 219,272
Other assets................................................ 1,112,818
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Total assets...................................... $56,226,197
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices....................................... $10,909,616
Noninterest-bearing.................................... 8,992,474
Interest-bearing....................................... 1,917,142
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary.................... 23,406,386
Noninterest-bearing.................................... 34,806
Interest-bearing....................................... 23,371,580
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements
to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of its
Edge subsidiary........................................... 15,243,285
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.................... 1,000,000
Trading liabilities....................................... 1,129,038
Other borrowed money........................................ 2,727
Subordinated notes and debentures........................... 0
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.... 127,283
Other liabilities........................................... 1,398,313
Total liabilities................................. 53,216,648
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus............... 0
Common stock................................................ 29,931
Surplus..................................................... 495,993
Undivided profits and capital reserves/Net unrealized
holding gains (losses).................................... 2,541,108
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on
available-for-sale securities.......................... (47,977)
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments......... (9,506)
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Total equity capital.............................. 3,009,549
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Total liabilities and equity capital.............. $56,226,197
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I, Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above
named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our
knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions
issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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