EX-25.1 9 a2240654zex-25_1.htm EX-25.1

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
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)        
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

New York

 

13-5160382

(Jurisdiction of incorporation

 

(I.R.S. employer

if not a U.S. national bank)

 

identification no.)

 

 

 

240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y.

 

10286

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 


 

TC PipeLines, LP

 (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

52-2135448

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. employer

incorporation or organization)

 

identification no.)

 

 

 

700 Louisiana Street, Suite 700

 

 

Houston, Texas

 

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 


 

Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 


 

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.

 

Name

 

Address

Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services of the State of New York

 

One State Street, New York, N.Y. 10004-1417, and Albany, N.Y. 12223

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

 

33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10045

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

 

550 17th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20429

The Clearing House Association L.L.C.

 

100 Broad Street
New York, N.Y. 10004

 

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

 

Yes.

 

2.                                      Affiliations with Obligor.

 

If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None.

 

16.                               List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a-29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the “Act”) and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d).

 

1.                                      A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York, itself formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735).

 

4.                                      A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-229494).

 


 

6.                                      The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-229519).

 

7.                                      A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

 


 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of New York, and State of New York, on the 27th day of January, 2020.

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Francine Kincaid

 

 

Name:

Francine Kincaid

 

 

Title:

Vice President

 


 

EXHIBIT 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

of 240 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

 

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business September 30, 2019, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

 

 

 

Dollar amounts in thousands

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

 

 

 

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

 

5,960,000

 

Interest-bearing balances

 

91,499,000

 

Securities:

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity securities

 

33,769,000

 

Available-for-sale securities

 

86,659,000

 

Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading

 

48,000

 

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

 

 

 

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

 

0

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

30,340,000

 

Loans and lease financing receivables:

 

 

 

Loans and leases held for sale

 

0

 

Loans and leases held for investment

 

25,722,000

 

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

101,000

 

Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance

 

25,621,000

 

Trading assets

 

4,410,000

 

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

 

2,653,000

 

Other real estate owned

 

2,000

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

 

1,764,000

 

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

 

0

 

Intangible assets:

 

6,997,000

 

Other assets

 

14,374,000

 

Total assets

 

304,096,000

 

 


 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

In domestic offices

 

143,571,000

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

53,707,000

 

Interest-bearing

 

89,864,000

 

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

 

111,933,000

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

3,725,000

 

Interest-bearing

 

108,208,000

 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

 

 

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

 

3,578,000

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

1,375,000

 

Trading liabilities

 

2,627,000

 

Other borrowed money: (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

 

7,503,000

 

Not applicable

 

 

 

Not applicable

 

 

 

Subordinated notes and debentures

 

0

 

Other liabilities

 

7,506,000

 

Total liabilities

 

278,093,000

 

EQUITY CAPITAL

 

 

 

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

 

0

 

Common stock

 

1,135,000

 

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

 

11,107,000

 

Retained earnings

 

15,167,000

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

-1,406,000

 

Other equity capital components

 

0

 

Total bank equity capital

 

26,003,000

 

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

 

0

 

Total equity capital

 

26,003,000

 

Total liabilities and equity capital

 

304,096,000

 

 


 

I, Michael Santomassimo, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

Michael Santomassimo
Chief Financial Officer

 

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We 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 and is true and correct.

 

Thomas P. Gibbons

 

 

 

Samuel C. Scott

 

 

Directors

Joseph J. Echevarria