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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
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
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)
 

 


 

A&W Concentrate Company (1)
Americas Beverages Management GP (1)
AmTrans, Inc. (2)
Berkeley Square U.S., Inc. (1)
Beverage Investments LLC (1)
Beverages Delaware Inc. (1)
DP Beverages Inc. (1)
DPS Americas Beverages Investments, Inc. (1)
DPS Americas Beverages, LLC (1)
DPS Beverages, Inc. (1)
DPS Business Services, Inc. (1)
DPS Finance I, Inc. (1)
DPS Finance II, Inc. (1)
DPS Holdings Inc. (1)
DPS Holdings U.S. (1)
Dr Pepper Company (1)
Dr Pepper/Seven-Up Beverage Sales Company (1)
Dr Pepper/Seven Up Manufacturing Company (3)
Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. (1)
High Ridge Investments US, Inc. (1)
International Beverages Investments GP (1)
International Investments Management LLC (1)
Mott’s General Partnership (1)
Mott’s LLP (1)
MSSI LLC (1)
Nantucket Allserve, Inc. (1)
Nuthatch Trading US, Inc. (1)
Pacific Snapple Distributors, Inc. (1)
Royal Crown Company, Inc. (1)
Snapple Beverage Corp. (1)
Snapple Distributors, Inc. (1)
Southeast-Atlantic Beverage Corporation (1)
The American Bottling Company (1)
(Exact name of Guarantor as specified in it charter)

 


 

     
Delaware   22-2483659
Nevada   74-3218345
Illinois   36-2682881
Delaware   74-3257868
Delaware   74-3218356
Delaware   51-0345374
Delaware   04-2492250
Delaware   98-0517785
Delaware   N/A
Delaware   55-0883062
Delaware   06-1414002
Delaware   52-2006160
Delaware   30-0159342
Delaware   06-1074905
Nevada   06-1076995
Delaware   75-2495144
Texas   75-1554102
Delaware   74-2690781
Delaware   75-2233365
Delaware   74-3257869
Delaware   74-3218364
Delaware   N/A
Nevada   26-2092489
Delaware   90-0237006
Delaware   77-0667192
Massachusetts   04-3093808
Delaware   42-1762066
California   33-0390611
Delaware   58-1316061
Delaware   04-3149065
Delaware   11-3199405
Florida   59-2741848
Delaware   36-4223626
     
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
(1) Guarantor’s address is 5301 Legacy Dr., Plano, TX 75024
Telephone: 972-673-7000
(2) Guarantor’s address is 400 N. Wolf Road, Northlake, IL 60164
Telephone: 708-449-2600
(3) Guarantor’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)
 
6.15% Senior Notes due 2013
6.82% Senior Notes due 2018
7.45% Senior Notes due 2038
 
 

 


 

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 25th day of November, 2008.
         
  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
  /s/ John C. Stohlmann    
  John C. Stohlmann    
  Vice President   
 

 


 

EXHIBIT 6
November 25, 2008
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 June 30, 2008, 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
          $ 13,596  
Interest-bearing balances
            1,300  
Securities:
               
Held-to-maturity securities
            0  
Available-for-sale securities
            79,851  
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
               
Federal funds sold in domestic offices
            16,407  
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
            1,588  
Loans and lease financing receivables:
               
Loans and leases held for sale
            15,750  
Loans and leases, net of unearned income
    312,876          
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses
    5,239          
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance
            307,637  
Trading Assets
            7,940  
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)
            4,226  
Other real estate owned
             898  
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies
             438  
Intangible assets
               
Goodwill
            10,674  
Other intangible assets
            20,560  
Other assets
            22,462  
 
             
 
               
Total assets
          $ 503,327  
 
             
 
               
LIABILITIES
               
Deposits:
               
In domestic offices
          $ 276,306  
Noninterest-bearing
    68,344          
Interest-bearing
    207,962          
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs
            66,966  
Noninterest-bearing
    7          
Interest-bearing
    66,959          
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
               
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices
            8,834  
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
            5,392  

 


 

                 
            Dollar Amounts  
            In Millions  
 
               
Trading liabilities
            6,205  
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)
            64,435  
Subordinated notes and debentures
            11,005  
Other liabilities
            20,086  
 
             
 
               
Total liabilities
          $ 459,229  
 
               
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
             156  
 
               
EQUITY CAPITAL
               
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus
            0  
Common stock
             520  
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)
            27,686  
Retained earnings
            16,159  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
            (423 )
Other equity capital components
            0  
 
             
 
               
Total equity capital
            43,942  
 
             
 
               
Total liabilities, minority interest, and equity capital
          $ 503,327  
 
             
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.
     
Dave Hoyt
John Stumpf
Carrie Tolstedt
   
Directors