EX-25.1 6 tm2027156d3_ex25-1.htm EXHIBIT 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)

 

 

 

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)

 

Richard Prokosch
Vice President
U.S. Bank National Association
Global Corporate Trust Services
Mailcode:  EP-MN-WS3C
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul MN  55107-2292
phone (651) 466-6619
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

DISH DBS Corporation
SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

 

Colorado 84-1328967
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

9601 South Meridian Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado
80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

7.375% Senior Notes due 2028

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

Exact Name of Additional
Registrants as Specified in their
Respective Charters*
Jurisdiction of Incorporation/
Organization
IRS Employer Identification No.
DISH Network L.L.C. Colorado 84-1114039
DISH Operating L.L.C. Colorado 20-0715965
Echosphere L.L.C. Colorado 84-0833457
DISH Network Service L.L.C. Colorado 84-1195952
DISH Broadcasting Corporation Colorado 37-1848590
DISH Technologies L.L.C. Colorado 76-0033570
Sling TV Holding L.L.C. Colorado 46-0593221

* The primary standard industrial classification number for each of these Registrants is 4841. The address for each of the additional Registrants is c/o DISH DBS Corporation, 9601 South Meridian Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112.

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

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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 June 30, 2020 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 form S-3ASR, Registration Number 333-199863 filed on November 5, 2014.

 

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. Paul, State of Minnesota on the 19th of August, 2020.

 

  By: /s/ Richard Prokosch
    Richard Prokosch
    Vice President

 

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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, June 15, 2016, 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
 

 

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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, June 15, 2016, 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
 

 

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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: August 19, 2020

 

  By: /s/ Richard Prokosch
    Richard Prokosch
    Vice President

 

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Exhibit 7

 

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 6/30/2020

 

($000’s)

 

   6/30/2020 
Assets    
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions  $52,265,124 
Securities   126,598,837 
Federal Funds   806 
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables   311,129,409 
Fixed Assets   7,834,494 
Intangible Assets   12,365,020 
Other Assets   26,097,656 
Total Assets  $536,291,346 
      
Liabilities     
Deposits  $425,279,286 
Fed Funds   2,453,923 
Treasury Demand Notes   0 
Trading Liabilities   1,018,213 
Other Borrowed Money   36,976,115 
Acceptances   0 
Subordinated Notes and Debentures   3,850,000 
Other Liabilities   14,538,821 
Total Liabilities  $484,116,358 
      
Equity     
Common and Preferred Stock   18,200 
Surplus   14,266,915 
Undivided Profits   37,089,306 
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries   800,567 
Total Equity Capital  $52,174,988 
      
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital  $536,291,346 

 

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