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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
 
o 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   (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national   Identification No.)
bank)    
     
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)
 
DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   98-0517725
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
5301 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas 75024
TELEPHONE: (972) 673-7000
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area
Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
 
         
234DP Aviation, LLC(1)   Delaware   27-1028433
A&W Concentrate Company(1)   Delaware   22-2483659
Americas Beverages Management GP(1)   Nevada   74-3218345
AmTrans, Inc.(2)   Illinois   36-2682881
Berkeley Square U.S., Inc.(1)   Delaware   74-3257868
Beverage Investments LLC(1)   Delaware   74-3218356
Beverages Delaware Inc.(1)   Delaware   51-0345374
DP Beverages Inc.(1)   Delaware   04-2492250
DPS Americas Beverages Investments, Inc.(1)   Delaware   98-0517785
DPS Americas Beverages, LLC(1)   Delaware   N/A
DPS Beverages, Inc.(1)   Delaware   55-0883062
DPS Business Services, Inc.(1)   Delaware   06-1414002
DPS Finance II, Inc.(1)   Delaware   30-0159342
DPS Holdings Inc.(1)   Delaware   06-1074905
DPS Holdings U.S.(1)   Nevada   06-1076995
Dr Pepper Company(1)   Delaware   75-2495144
Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Beverage Sales Company(1)   Texas   75-1554102
Dr Pepper/Seven Up Manufacturing Company(3)   Delaware   74-2690781
Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc.(1)   Delaware   75-2233365
High Ridge Investments US, Inc.(1)   Delaware   74-3257869
International Beverage Investments GP(1)   Delaware   74-3218364
International Investments Management LLC(1)   Delaware   N/A
Mott’s General Partnership(1)   Nevada   26-2092489
Mott’s LLP(1)   Delaware   90-0237006
MSSI LLC(1)   Delaware   77-0667192
Nantucket Allserve, Inc.(1)   Massachusetts   04-3093808
Nuthatch Trading US, Inc.(1)   Delaware   42-1762066
Pacific Snapple Distributors, Inc.(1)   California   33-0390611
Royal Crown Company, Inc.(1)   Delaware   58-1316061
Snapple Beverage Corp.(1)   Delaware   04-3149065
Snapple Distributors, Inc.(1)   Delaware   11-3199405
Splash Transport, Inc.(1)   Delaware   26-2366378
The American Bottling Company(1)   Delaware   36-4223626
(Exact name of Guarantor as specified in it charter )   (State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
    incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
(1)   Registrant’s address is 5301 Legacy Dr., Plano, TX 75024. Telephone: 972-673-7000.
 
(2)   Registrant’s address is 400 N. Wolf Road, Northlake, IL 60164. Telephone: 708-449-2600.
 
(3)   Registrant’s address is 8900 Page Ave., St. Louis, MO 63114. Telephone: 314-426-8200.
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area
Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
 
Senior Debt Securities
 
 
 
 

 


 

             
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 Fort Worth and State of Texas on the 10th day of December, 2009.
         
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 
 
  (-s- John. C. Stohlmann)    
  John C. Stohlmann   
  Vice President   
 

 


 

EXHIBIT 6
December 10, 2009
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- John. C. Stohlmann)    
  John C. Stohlmann   
  Vice President   
 

 


 

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 September 30, 2009, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.
                 
            Dollar Amounts  
            In Millions  
 
               
ASSETS
               
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
               
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin
          $ 10,576  
Interest-bearing balances
            3,224  
Securities:
               
Held-to-maturity securities
            0  
Available-for-sale securities
            83,255  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
               
Federal funds sold in domestic offices
            31,571  
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
            1,574  
Loans and lease financing receivables:
               
Loans and leases held for sale
            24,141  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income
    336,946          
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses
    10,037          
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance
            326,909  
Trading Assets
            9,540  
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)
            4,211  
Other real estate owned
            1,413  
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies
             437  
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures
            50  
Intangible assets
               
Goodwill
            11,407  
Other intangible assets
            15,136  
Other assets
            24,246  
 
             
 
               
Total assets
          $ 547,690  
 
             
 
               
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits:
               
In domestic offices
          $ 381,571  
Noninterest-bearing
    79,823          
Interest-bearing
    301,748          
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs
            57,166  
Noninterest-bearing
    1,361          
Interest-bearing
    55,805          
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
               
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices
            3,708  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
            4,401  

 


 

                 
            Dollar Amounts  
            In Millions  
 
               
Trading liabilities
            8,869  
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)
            7,405  
Subordinated notes and debentures
            12,392  
Other liabilities
            21,101  
 
             
Total liabilities
          $ 496,613  
 
               
EQUITY CAPITAL
               
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus
            0  
Common stock  
            520  
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)
            30,685  
Retained earnings
            18,971  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
            725  
Other equity capital components
            0  
 
             
 
               
Total bank equity capital
            50,901  
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries
            176  
 
             
 
               
Total equity capital
            51,077  
 
             
 
               
Total liabilities, and equity capital
          $ 547,690  
 
             
I, Howard I. Atkins, 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.
     
 
   
 
  Howard I. Atkins
 
  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.
     
 
   
John Stumpf
  Directors
Carrie Tolstedt
   
Michael Loughlin