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Exhibit 25(i)

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)

 

 

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)

 

 

H.J. Heinz Company

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   25-0512520

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Hawk Acquisition Intermediate Corporation II

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   46-2246679

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1 PPG Place, Suite 3100

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  15222
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

 


TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

Exact Name of
Additional Registrants

   Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation
or Formation
    

Principal Executive
Offices

   I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.
 

H.J. Heinz Company, L.P.

     DE       1 PPG Place, Suite 3100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222      25-1872814   

H.J. Heinz Finance Company

     DE       1 PPG Place, Suite 3100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222      82-0382406   

Heinz Credit LLC

     DE       2541 North Stokesberry Place, Suite 100 Meridian, ID 83646      25-1438328   

Heinz GP LLC

     DE       1 PPG Place, Suite 3100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222      01-0931566   

Heinz Investment Company

     DE       2541 North Stokesberry Place, Suite 100 Meridian, ID 83646      25-1897141   

Heinz Management L.L.C.

     DE       1 PPG Place, Suite 3100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222      51-0289545   

Heinz Purchasing Company

     DE       1 PPG Place, Suite 3100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222      54-1216343   

Heinz Thailand Limited

     DE       1 PPG Place, Suite 3100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222      51-0387869   

Heinz Transatlantic Holding LLC

     DE       2541 North Stokesberry Place, Suite 100 Meridian, ID 83646      52-2442775   

HJH Overseas L.L.C.

     DE       1 PPG Place, Suite 3100 Pittsburgh, PA 15222      82-0561819   

Lea and Perrins, Inc.

     DE       15-01 Pollitt Drive, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410      22-1659168   

Nancy’s Specialty Foods

     CA       357 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222      94-2768718   

Heinz Foreign Investment Company

     ID       2541 North Stokesberry Place, Suite 100 Meridian, ID 83646      75-3089897   

 

 

41/4% Second Lien Senior Secured Notes due 2020

(Title of the indenture 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 for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated June 27, 2012.**
Exhibit 3.    A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated December 21, 2011.**
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 file number 333-130784.
** 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 January 23, 2013 of file number 333-186155.
*** 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 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 New York and State of New York on the 26th day of February, 2014.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
/s/ Yana Kislenko

Yana Kislenko

Vice President


EXHIBIT 6

February 26, 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 therefor.

 

Very truly yours,
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
/s/ Yana Kislenko

Yana Kislenko

Vice President


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 December 31, 2013, 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

      $ 19,641   

Interest-bearing balances

        187,583   

Securities:

     

Held-to-maturity securities

        12,346   

Available-for-sale securities

        215,837   

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

     

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

        51   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

        18,962   

Loans and lease financing receivables:

     

Loans and leases held for sale

        10,277   

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

     778,519      

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     12,421      

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

        766,098   

Trading Assets

        32,465   

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

        7,582   

Other real estate owned

        3,838   

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

        662   

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

        7   

Intangible assets

     

Goodwill

        21,549   

Other intangible assets

        22,464   

Other assets

        54,238   
     

 

 

 

Total assets

      $ 1,373,600   
     

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Deposits:

     

In domestic offices

      $ 1,000,959   

Noninterest-bearing

     272,069      

Interest-bearing

     728,890      

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

        94,619   

Noninterest-bearing

     633      

Interest-bearing

     93,986      

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

     

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

        9,042   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

        13,930   


          Dollar Amounts
In Millions
 

Trading liabilities

        13,662   

Other borrowed money

     

(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

        55,913   

Subordinated notes and debentures

        19,642   

Other liabilities

        27,989   
     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      $ 1,235,756   

EQUITY CAPITAL

     

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

        0   

Common stock

        519   

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

        103,010   

Retained earnings

        32,028   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

        2,080   

Other equity capital components

        0   
     

 

 

 

Total bank equity capital

        137,637   

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

        207   
     

 

 

 

Total equity capital

        137,844   
     

 

 

 

Total liabilities, and equity capital

      $ 1,373,600   
     

 

 

 

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.

 

John Stumpf    Directors
David Hoyt   
Avid Modjtabai