EX-25.1 12 d76082dex251.htm EX-25.1 EX-25.1

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)

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

31-0841368

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.

 

800 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, Minnesota

  55402
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Joshua A. Hahn

U.S. Bank National Association

60 Livingston Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55107

(651) 466-6309

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

 

 

Meredith Corporation*

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

 

 

 

Delaware   42-0410230

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

1716 Locust Street

Des Moines, IA

  50309-3023
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

6.500% Senior Secured Notes Due 2025

Guarantees of 6.500% Senior Notes Due 2025

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

 

 


*Table of Additional Registrant Guarantors (1)(2)

 

Exact Name of Registrant Guarantor as Specified in its Charter    State or other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number

Allrecipes.com, Inc.

   Washington    61-1809295

BIZRATE INSIGHTS INC.

   Delaware    81-3387655

Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc.

   New York    13-2912773

Cozi Inc.

   Delaware    46-1871123

Eating Well, Inc.

   Iowa    03-0322411

Entertainment Weekly Inc.

   Delaware    13-3531720

Health Media Ventures Inc.

   Delaware    63-1276037

Hello Giggles, Inc.

   Delaware    27-5305459

KPHO Broadcasting Corporation

   Arizona    46-1419978

KPTV-KPDX Broadcasting Corporation

   Oregon    46-1428762

KVVU Broadcasting Corporation

   Nevada    88-0150559

Meredith Performance Marketing, LLC

   Iowa    81-4439693

Meredith Shopper Marketing, LLC

   Iowa    (3)

MNI Targeted Media Inc.

   Delaware    06-1478215

MyWedding, LLC

   Colorado    27-0968081

NewSub Magazine Services LLC

   Delaware    06-1535009

NSSI Holdings Inc.

   Delaware    13-4118261

Selectable Media Inc.

   Delaware    01-0829100

Sports Digital Games, Inc.

   Delaware    46-5427147

Southern Progress Corporation

   Delaware    63-0169565

Synapse Group, Inc.

   Delaware    06-1310649

TI Administrative Holdings LLC

   Delaware    13-4113302

TI Books Holdings LLC

   Delaware    13-4145911

TI Circulation Holdings LLC

   Delaware    13-4091846

TI Consumer Marketing, Inc.

   Delaware    13-4003379

TI Corporate Holdings LLC

   Delaware    13-4145908

TI Customer Service, Inc.

   Delaware    13-3388590

TI Direct Ventures LLC

   Delaware    32-0045153

TI Distribution Holdings LLC

   Delaware    13-4145913

TI Distribution Services Inc.

   Delaware    13-2791594

TI Gotham Inc.

   Delaware    13-3486363

TI Inc. Affluent Media Group

   New York    13-1426942

TI Inc. Books

   Delaware    13-3997977

TI Inc. Lifestyle Group

   Delaware    63-0515956

TI Inc. Play

   Delaware    47-2495788

TI Inc. Retail

   New York    13-0869490

TI Inc. Ventures

   Delaware    13-3687855

TI International Holdings Inc.

   Delaware    13-4086900

TI Live Events Inc.

   Delaware    27-4101204

TI Magazine Holdings LLC

   Delaware    13-4135343

TI Marketing Services Inc.

   Delaware    26-1591865

TI Media Solutions Inc.

   Delaware    13-1996792

TI MEXICO HOLDINGS INC.

   Delaware    20-3139129

 

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TI PAPERCO INC.

   Delaware    13-3985403

TI Publishing Ventures, Inc.

   Delaware    13-3353266

TI Sales Holdings LLC

   Delaware    13-4145903

Viant Technology Holding Inc.

   Delaware    13-4142023

 

(1)

The address and telephone number for each of the additional registrant guarantors is 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3023, (515) 284-3000.

(2)

The name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service for each of the Additional Registrants is John S. Zieser, Chief Development Officer / General Counsel and Secretary, Meredith Corporation, 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3023, (515) 284-3000.

(3)

Does not have employees; no employer identification number issued.

 

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FORM T-1

 

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

      

Washington, D.C.

 

  b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

      

Yes

Item 2.         AFFILIATIONS WITH THE OBLIGOR. If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

None

 

Items 3-15

Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.

Item 16.        LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.

 

  1.

A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.*

 

  2.

A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.

 

  3.

A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.

 

  4.

A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.**

 

  5.

A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.

 

  6.

The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.

 

  7.

Report of Condition of the Trustee as of March 31, 2021 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

 

*

Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005.

**

Incorporated by reference to 305(b)(2), Registration Number 333-229783 filed on June 21, 2021.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. 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 and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota on the 11th of August, 2021.

 

By:  

/s/ Joshua A. Hahn

  Joshua A. Hahn
  Vice President

 

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Exhibit 2

 

LOGO

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, DC 202 t 9 CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE I, Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations. 2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, December 4, 2020, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia Acting Comptroller of the Currency

 

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Exhibit 3

 

LOGO

(Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Washington, DC 20219 CERTIFICATE OF FIDUCIARY POWERS I, Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that: 1. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations. 2. ‘”U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, December 4, 2020, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia. Acting Comptroller of the Currency 2021-00217-C

 

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Exhibit 6

CONSENT

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

 

Dated: August 11, 2021    
    By:  

/s/ Joshua A. Hahn

      Joshua A. Hahn
      Vice President

 

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Exhibit 7

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 3/31/2021

($000’s)

 

     3/31/2021  

Assets

  

Cash and Balances Due From

   $ 43,386,652  

Depository Institutions

  

Securities

     154,609,348  

Federal Funds

     0  

Loans & Lease Financing Receivables

     297,075,286  

Fixed Assets

     6,148,452  

Intangible Assets

     13,371,986  

Other Assets

     27,974,559  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 542,566,283  

Liabilities

  

Deposits

   $ 444,618,948  

Fed Funds

     1,321,015  

Treasury Demand Notes

     0  

Trading Liabilities

     1,231,176  

Other Borrowed Money

     27,466,875  

Acceptances

     0  

Subordinated Notes and Debentures

     3,350,000  

Other Liabilities

     13,255,984  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 491,243,998  

Equity

  

Common and Preferred Stock

     18,200  

Surplus

     14,266,915  

Undivided Profits

     36,236,966  

Minority Interest in Subsidiaries

     800,204  
  

 

 

 

Total Equity Capital

   $ 51,322,285  

Total Liabilities and Equity Capital

   $ 542,566,283  

 

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