EX-25.1 7 a15-15061_1ex25d1.htm EX-25.1

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM T-1

 

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) o

 


 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

 

31-0841368

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

 

800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota

 

55402

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Cheryl Rain

US Bank National Association

One U.S. Bank Plaza

St. Louis, MO  63101

(314) 418-2465

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

Arch Coal, Inc.

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

 

Delaware

 

43-0921172

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

One CityPlace Drive, Ste. 300
St. Louis, Missouri

 

63141

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

8.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2022

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

 

 



 

FORM T-1

 

Item 1.                                 GENERAL INFORMATION.  Furnish the following information as to the Trustee.

 

a)                       Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Comptroller of the Currency

Washington, D.C.

 

b)             Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Yes

 

Item 2.                                 AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.  If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None

 

Items 3-15                                     Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.

 

Item 16.                          LIST OF EXHIBITS:  List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.

 

1.              A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.*

 

2.              A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.

 

3.              A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.

 

4.              A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.**

 

5.              A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4.  Not applicable.

 

6.              The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

 

7.              Report of Condition of the Trustee as of March 31, 2015 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

 


*Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005

** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-166527 filed on May 5, 2010.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on the 2nd of July, 2015.

 

 

By:

/s/ Cheryl Rain

 

 

Cheryl Rain

 

 

Vice President

 

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GRAPHIC

Exhibit 2 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, DC 20219 CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE I, Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations. 2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio, (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.  IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, May 1, 2014, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.  /s/ Thomas J. Curry Comptroller of the Currency

 


GRAPHIC

Exhibit 3 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, DC 20219 CERTIFICATION OF FIDUCIARY POWERS I, Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations. 2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, May 1, 2014, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia. /s/ Thomas J. Curry Comptroller of the Currency

 


 

Exhibit 6

 

CONSENT

 

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

 

 

Dated: July 2, 2015

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Cheryl Rain

 

 

Cheryl Rain

 

 

Vice President

 

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Exhibit 7

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 3/31/2015

 

($000’s)

 

 

 

3/31/2015

 

Assets

 

 

 

Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions

 

$

14,048,386

 

Securities

 

101,980,067

 

Federal Funds

 

48,958

 

Loans & Lease Financing Receivables

 

248,152,881

 

Fixed Assets

 

4,794,618

 

Intangible Assets

 

12,898,132

 

Other Assets

 

23,440,131

 

Total Assets

 

$

405,363,173

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

Deposits

 

$

297,444,787

 

Fed Funds

 

1,856,185

 

Treasury Demand Notes

 

0

 

Trading Liabilities

 

1,179,175

 

Other Borrowed Money

 

46,898,693

 

Acceptances

 

0

 

Subordinated Notes and Debentures

 

3,650,000

 

Other Liabilities

 

12,682,543

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

363,711,383

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

Common and Preferred Stock

 

18,200

 

Surplus

 

14,266,400

 

Undivided Profits

 

26,511,651

 

Minority Interest in Subsidiaries

 

855,539

 

Total Equity Capital

 

$

41,651,790

 

 

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity Capital

 

$

405,363,173

 

 

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