EX-25 4 dex25.htm FORM T-1 Form T-1

 

Exhibit 25

 

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)

 

 

CROWN HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania       75-3099507

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

      

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One Crown Way

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

      

19154

   

(Address of principal executive offices)

      

(Zip code)

 

CROWN EUROPEAN HOLDINGS SA

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Republic of France       Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

      

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Le Colisee I

Rue Fructidor

75830 Paris Cedex 17

France

        
   
   
   

(Address of principal executive offices)

      

(Zip code)

 

6.25% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2011

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

1 See Table 1 – List of additional obligors

Table 1

 

Exact Name of Additional Obligors

  

Jurisdiction of

Incorporation

  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification

Number

Central States Can Co. of Puerto Rico, Inc.

   Ohio   Not Applicable

Crown Beverage Packaging, Inc.

   Delaware   13-2853410

Crown Consultants, Inc.

   Pennsylvania   23-2846356

CROWN Americas, Inc.

   Pennsylvania   75-3099510

Crown Cork & Seal Company (DE), LLC

   Delaware   Not Applicable

Crown Cork & Seal Company (PA), Inc.

   Pennsylvania   23-1742532

CROWN Cork & Seal USA, Inc.

   Delaware   23-2869494

Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.

   Pennsylvania   23-1526444

CROWN Packaging Technology, Inc.

   Delaware   52-2006645

CROWN Beverage Packaging Puerto Rico, Inc.

   Delaware   Not Applicable

Crown Financial Corporation

   Pennsylvania   23-1603914

Crown Financial Management, Inc.

   Delaware   23-2869496

Crown Holdings (PA), LLC

   Pennsylvania   Not Applicable

Crown International Holdings, Inc.

   Delaware   75-3099512

Crown New Delaware Holdings, Inc.

   Delaware   75-3099508

Foreign Manufacturers Finance Corporation

   Delaware   51-0099971

NWR, Inc.

   Pennsylvania   22-2463801

CROWN Risdon USA, Inc.

   Delaware   23-2162641

CROWN Zeller USA, Inc.

   Delaware   06-0511010

CROWN Verpakking België NV

   Belgium   Not Applicable

889273 Ontario Inc.

   Canada   Not Applicable

CROWN Risdon Canada Inc.

   Canada   Not Applicable

CROWN Zeller Plastic Closures Canada Inc.

   Canada   Not Applicable

Crown Canadian Holdings ULC

   Canada   Not Applicable

CROWN Metal Packaging Canada LP

   Canada   Not Applicable

Exact Name of Additional Obligors

  

Jurisdiction of

Incorporation

  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification

Number

CROWN Metal Packaging Canada Inc.

   Canada   Not Applicable
3079939 Nova Scotia Company/3079939 Compagnie de la Nouvelle Ecosse   Canada   Not Applicable

CROWN Zeller France S.A.S.

   France   Not Applicable

Société de Participations CarnaudMetalbox SAS

   France   Not Applicable

CROWN Astra S.A.S.

   France   Not Applicable

CROWN Polyflex S.A.S.

   France   Not Applicable

CROWN Emballage France S.A.S.

   France   Not Applicable

CROWN Bevcan France S.A.S.

   France   Not Applicable

Crown Développement S.A.S.

   France   Not Applicable

Crown Cork & Seal Deutschland Holdings GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Bender GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Nahrungsmitteldosen Deutschland GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Nahrungsmitteldosen GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Specialty Packaging Duetschland GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Raku GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Verpackungen Deutschland GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Verschlüsse Deutschland GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Zeller Deutschland GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Zeller Engineering GmbH

   Germany   Not Applicable

CROWN Envases Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico   Not Applicable

CROWN Zeller Mexico, S.A. de C.V.

   Mexico   Not Applicable

CROWN Mexican Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   Mexico   Not Applicable

CROWN Obrist AG (Switzerland)

   Switzerland   Not Applicable

CROWN Vogel AG

   Switzerland   Not Applicable

Crown UK Holdings Limited

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

CROWN Aerosols UK Limited

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

Exact Name of Additional Obligors

  

Jurisdiction of

Incorporation

  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification

Number

CarnaudMetalbox Overseas Limited

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

Crown Cork & Seal Finance plc

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

CROWN Packaging UK PLC

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

CROWN UCP plc

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

CarnaudMetalbox Engineering PLC

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

CROWN Massmould Ltd.

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

CROWN Speciality Packaging UK plc

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

CarnaudMetalbox Group UK Limited

   United Kingdom   Not Applicable

 

The address for service of each of the additional obligors is c/o Crown Holdings, Inc., One Crown Way, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, telephone (215) 698-5100. The primary industrial classifications number for each of the additional obligors is 3411.

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 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 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 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-3 dated August 24, 2004 of Digital River, Inc. file number 333-118519.

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 Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 19th day of November 2004.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

/s/    Jeffery T. Rose

Jeffery T. Rose

Corporate Trust Officer

EXHIBIT 6

 

November 19, 2004

 

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 therefor.

 

Very truly yours,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

/S/    JEFFREY T. ROSE

Jeffery T. Rose

Corporate Trust Officer