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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)

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

A National Banking Association   94-1347393

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

101 North Phillips Avenue  
Sioux Falls, South Dakota   57104
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Wells Fargo & Company

Law Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

(612) 667-4608

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

 

 

FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.*

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   3533   61-1488595

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000

Houston, Texas 77024

(281) 949-2500

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

6.250% Senior Notes due 2021

 

* Includes certain subsidiaries of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. identified on the following page.

 

 

 


SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

 

Exact name of registrant

as specified in its charter*

  

State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation
or organization

   I.R.S.
Employer

Identification
 

Blohm+Voss Oil Tools Holding, Inc.

   Delaware      45-5343241   

Blohm+Voss Oil Tools, LLC

   Delaware      32-0255098   

Dynacon, Inc.

   Texas      74-2444689   

FET Holdings, LLC

   Delaware      45-4081088   

Forum Energy Services, Inc.

   Delaware      90-0778250   

Forum Global Tubing LP

   Delaware      98-0534974   

Forum Global Tubing LLC

   Delaware      98-0534972   

Merrimac Manufacturing, Inc.

   Texas      76-0650978   

Syntech Technology, Incorporated

   Virginia      54-1342282   

Wireline Solutions, L.L.C.

   Texas      84-1685228   

Forum US, Inc.

   Delaware      26-3748750   

Forum International Holdings, Inc.

   Delaware      03-0585021   

TGH (US) Inc.

   Delaware      02-0797615   

Global Flow Technologies, Inc.

   Delaware      56-2520657   

Z Explorations, Inc.

   Delaware      93-0789523   

Z Resources, Inc.

   Delaware      93-0450795   

Zy-Tech Global Industries, Inc.

   Delaware      93-0919913   

 

* Except for Global Flow Technologies, Inc., Z Explorations, Inc., Z Resources, Inc. and Zy-Tech Global Industries, Inc., the address for the principal executive office of each registrant is 920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77024 and the telephone number for each registrant’s principal executive office is (281) 949-2500. The address for the principal executive office of each of Global Flow Technologies, Inc., Z Explorations, Inc., Z Resources, Inc. and Zy-Tech Global Industries, Inc. is 12735 Dairy Ashford, Stafford, Texas 77477 and the telephone number for each of these entities is (281) 637-2000.


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

Treasury Department

Washington, D.C.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

San Francisco, California 94120

 

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

The 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.

None with respect to the trustee.

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

Item 15. Foreign Trustee. Not applicable.

Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

Exhibit 1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee now in effect.*

Exhibit 2. A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence and Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated February 4, 2004.**

Exhibit 3. See Exhibit 2

Exhibit 4. Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.***

Exhibit 5. Not applicable.

Exhibit 6. The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

Exhibit 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.

Exhibit 8. Not applicable.

Exhibit 9. Not applicable.

 

* Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated December 30, 2005 of Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC file number 333-130784-06.
** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form T-3 dated March 3, 2004 of Trans-Lux Corporation file number 022-28721.
*** Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit 25 to the Form S-4 dated May 26, 2005 of Penn National Gaming Inc. file number 333-125274.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo 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 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Dallas and State of Texas on the 22nd of July, 2014.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
/s/ Patrick T. Giordano

Patrick T. Giordano

Vice President

 

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Exhibit 6

July 22, 2014

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Gentlemen:

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the undersigned hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned made by Federal, State, Territorial, or District authorities authorized to make such examination may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request thereof.

 

Very truly yours,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
/s/ Patrick T. Giordano
Patrick T. Giordano
Vice President

 

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Exhibit 7

Consolidated Report of Condition of

Wells Fargo Bank National Association

of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

at the close of business March 31, 2014, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.

 

            Dollar
Amounts In
Millions
 

ASSETS

     

Cash and balances due from deposition institutions:

     

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

      $ 19,353   

Interest-bearing balances

        196,143   

Securities:

     

Held-to-maturity securities

        17,662   

Available-for-sale securities

        216,518   

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

     

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

        82   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

        19,030   

Loans and lease financing receivables:

     

Loans and leases held for sale

        11,067   

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

     781,182      

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     11,761      

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

        769,421   

Trading Assets

        31,189   

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

        7,485   

Other real estate owned

        4,015   

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

        718   

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

        4   

Intangible assets

     

Goodwill

        21,549   

Other intangible assets

        21,474   

Other assets

        52,924   
     

 

 

 

Total assets

      $ 1,388,274   
     

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Deposits:

     

In domestic offices

      $ 1,010,888   

Noninterest-bearing

     274,869      

Interest-bearing

     736,019      

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries and IBFs

        94,353   

Noninterest-bearing

     

Interest-bearing

     523      

Federal funds purchased and securities under agreements to repurchase:

     93,830      

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

        10,968   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

        12,270   

Trading liabilities

        13,351   

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

        59,788   

Subordinated notes and debentures

        19,756   

Other liabilities

        27,614   
     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      $ 1,248,988   

 

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          Dollar
Amounts In
Millions
 

EQUITY CAPITAL

     

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

        0   

Common stock

        519   

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

        103,054   

Retained earnings

        32,460   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

        3,098   

Other equity capital components

        0   
     

 

 

 

Total bank equity capital

        139,131   

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

        155   
     

 

 

 

Total bank equity capital

        139,286   
     

 

 

 

Total liabilities, and equity capital

      $ 1,388,274   
     

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are in integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statement.

I, Timothy J. Sloan, EVP & CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

     Timothy J. Sloan
     

EVP & CFO

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 appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

 

Avid Modijtabai    Directors   
Michael Loughlin      
John Stumpf      

 

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