EX-25.1D 8 d531464dex251d.htm EX-25.1D EX-25.1D

Exhibit 25.1(D)

 

 

 

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)

Stephanie Roche

U.S. Bank National Association

21 South Street

Morristown, NJ 07960

(973) 898-7160

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

 

 

Public Service Company of New Hampshire

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

 

 

 

New Hampshire   02-0181050

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

Energy Park, 780 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH

Telephone number: (603) 669-4000

  03101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

 

First Mortgage Bonds

(Title of the Indenture Securities)

 

 

 


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 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 December 31, 2012 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 Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-166527 filed on May 5, 2010.

 

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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 Town of Morristown, State of New Jersey on the 25th day of April, 2013.

 

By:  

/s/ Stephanie Roche

  Stephanie Roche
  Vice President

 

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Exhibit 2

 

LOGO

 

 

Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

 

 

Washington, DC 20219

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE

I, Thomas J. Curry, 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.

 

LOGO    IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, November 28, 2012, 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.
  

 

LOGO

  

 

Comptroller of the Currency

 

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Exhibit 3

 

LOGO

 

 

Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

 

 

Washington, DC 20219

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE AND FIDUCIARY POWERS

I, John Walsh, 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 and exercise Fiduciary powers on the date of this certificate.

 

LOGO   

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, March 19, 2012, 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.

 

   LOGO
   Acting Comptroller of the Currency

 

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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: April 25, 2013

 

By:  

/s/ Stephanie Roche

  Stephanie Roche
  Vice President

 

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Exhibit 7

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 12/31/2012

($000’s)

 

     12/31/2012  

Assets

  

Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions

   $ 8,252,302   

Securities

     74,022,528   

Federal Funds

     74,234   

Loans & Lease Financing Receivables

     219,884,343   

Fixed Assets

     5,024,268   

Intangible Assets

     12,542,566   

Other Assets

     25,288,375   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 345,088,616   

Liabilities

  

Deposits

   $ 253,686,214   

Fed Funds

     4,291,213   

Treasury Demand Notes

     0   

Trading Liabilities

     404,237   

Other Borrowed Money

     30,911,125   

Acceptances

     0   

Subordinated Notes and Debentures

     4,736,320   

Other Liabilities

     11,473,186   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   $ 305,502,295   

Equity

  

Common and Preferred Stock

     18,200   

Surplus

     14,133,290   

Undivided Profits

     23,981,892   

Minority Interest in Subsidiaries

   $ 1,452,939   
  

 

 

 

Total Equity Capital

   $ 39,586,321   

Total Liabilities and Equity Capital

   $ 345,088,616   

 

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