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Exhibit 25.1

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)

 

 

RUBY TUESDAY, INC.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

See Table of Additional Registrants

 

Georgia   63-0475239

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

150 West Church Avenue

Maryville, TN

   37801
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

7 5/8% Senior Notes due 2020

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter   

State or

Other

Jurisdiction

of

Incorporation
or
Organization

   

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

RTBD, Inc. **

    Delaware    46-0486505

RT Finance, Inc.

    Delaware    20-1187242

Ruby Tuesday GC Cards, Inc.

    Colorado    20-8654931

RT Tampa Franchise, LP

    Delaware    72-1375290

RT Orlando Franchise, LP

    Delaware    62-1375105

RT South Florida Franchise, LP

    Delaware    72-1373535

RT New York Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1231154

RT Southwest Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1189715

RT Michiana Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1228739

RT Franchise Acquisition, LLC

    Delaware    62-1811438

RT Kentucky Restaurant Holdings, LLC

    Delaware    72-1527435

RT Florida Equity, LLC

    Delaware    20-1187159

RTGC, LLC

    Colorado    82-0550770

RT Detroit Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1228738

RT Michigan Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1228760

RT West Palm Beach Franchise, LP

    Delaware    63-1200359

RT New England Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1214970

RT Long Island Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1204072

Ruby Tuesday, LLC

    Delaware    62-1821391

RT Indianapolis Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    62-1856016

RT Denver Franchise, LP

    Delaware    63-1192621

RT Omaha Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1207442

RT KCMO Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1197020

RT Portland Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    62-1813724

RT St. Louis Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    62-1856010

RT Western Missouri Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    62-1856082

RT Minneapolis Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1202746

RT Las Vegas Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    63-1214969

4721 RT of Pennsylvania, Inc.

    Pennsylvania    63-1185374

RTT Texas, Inc.

    Texas    20-5382461

RTTT, LLC

    Texas    20-5389194

RT Arkansas Club, Inc.

    Arkansas    71-0814308

RT Jonesboro Club

    Arkansas    62-1852726

Ruby Tuesday of Conway, Inc.

    Arkansas    26-1209146

Ruby Tuesday of Russellville, Inc.

    Arkansas    26-2711601

Ruby Tuesday of Bryant, Inc.

    Arkansas    26-4146703

RT KCMO Kansas, Inc.

    Kansas    48-1208463

RT Louisville Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    72-1377151

RT McGhee Tyson, LLC

    Delaware    62-1793508

RT One Percent Holdings, Inc.

    Delaware    62-1852817

RT One Percent Holdings, LLC

    Delaware    62-1856689

Quality Outdoor Services, Inc.

    Tennessee    62-1551466

RT Airport, Inc.

    Delaware    62-1793509

RT O’Toole, LLC

    Delaware    62-1800556

RT Smith, LLC

    Delaware    62-1800557

RT Millington, LLC

    Delaware    62-1800875

Wok Hay 2, LLC

    Delaware    26-0164934

RT Distributing, LLC

    Tennessee    20-5696096

RT Northern California Franchise, LLC

    Delaware    62-1813723

RTTA, LP

    Texas    20-2560035

RT Restaurant Services, LLC

    Delaware    20-1187283

Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter    State or
Other
Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation
or
Organization		    I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number

RT New Hampshire Restaurant Holdings, LLC

    Delaware    72-1527438

RT Minneapolis Holdings, LLC

    Delaware    62-1857189

RT Omaha Holdings, LLC

    Delaware    74-3028647

RT Denver, Inc.

    Georgia    63-1192623

RT Louisville, Inc.

    Georgia    72-1381527

RT Orlando, Inc.

    Georgia    62-1697231

RT South Florida, Inc.

    Georgia    62-1697232

RT Tampa, Inc

    Georgia    72-1380574

RT West Palm Beach, Inc.

    Georgia    63-1196980

The address for each additional registrant is 150 West Church Avenue, Maryville, Tennessee 37801.

 

** The one exception is RTBD, Inc., which is 300 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1233, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.

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 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 T-3 dated March 3, 2004 of 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 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 Atlanta and State of Georgia on the 11th day of January, 2013.

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

/s/ Stefan Victory

Stefan Victory

Vice President

EXHIBIT 6

January 11, 2013

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/ Stefan Victory

Stefan Victory

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 September 30, 2012, 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

    $ 16,931   

Interest-bearing balances

      74,188   

Securities:

   

Held-to-maturity securities

      0   

Available-for-sale securities

      204,296   

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

   

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

      30   

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

      24,666   

Loans and lease financing receivables:

   

Loans and leases held for sale

      31,929   

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

      728,980   

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

      14,500   

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

      714,480   

Trading Assets

      40,930   

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

      7,618   

Other real estate owned

      4,074   

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

      581   

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

      86   

Intangible assets

   

Goodwill

      21,545   

Other intangible assets

      19,703   

Other assets

      57,739   
  

 

 

  

Total assets

    $ 1,218,796   
  

 

 

  

LIABILITIES

   

Deposits:

   

In domestic offices

    $ 876,434   

Noninterest-bearing

      234,742   

Interest-bearing

      641,692   

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

      76,676   

Noninterest-bearing

      2,323   

Interest-bearing

      74,353   

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

   

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

      8,985   

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

      11,823   

     Dollar Amounts
In Millions		  

Trading liabilities

      23,232   

Other borrowed money

   

(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

      39,783   

Subordinated notes and debentures

      16,786   

Other liabilities

      35,449   
  

 

 

  

Total liabilities

    $ 1,089,168   

EQUITY CAPITAL

   

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

      0   

Common stock

      519   

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

      99,518   

Retained earnings

      20,950   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

      7,541   

Other equity capital components

      0   
  

 

 

  

Total bank equity capital

      128,528   

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

      1,100   
  

 

 

  

Total equity capital

      129,628   
  

 

 

  

Total liabilities, and equity capital

    $ 1,218,796   
  

 

 

  

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            
Carrie Tolstedt