EX-25 10 dex25.txt STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION Exhibit 25 ================================================================================ FORM T-1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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) |__| THE BANK OF NEW YORK (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) New York 13-5160382 (State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer if not a U.S. national bank) identification no.) One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 56-0732648 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-East, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 06-1463355 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-Great Lakes, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 38-2518089 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-Mid America, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 61-1237230 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-North Central, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 39-1845894 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) -2- Airgas-South, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 52-1390683 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-Gulf States, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 52-1633106 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-Intermountain, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Colorado 84-0590677 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-Mid South, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 71-0775603 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) -3- Airgas-Nor Pac, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 91-1428840 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-Northern California & Nevada, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 23-2491493 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-Southwest, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 74-2768918 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas-West, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) California 95-1525207 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) -4- Airgas-Safety, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 23-2840701 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Rutland Tool & Supply Co., Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) California 95-2556882 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas Carbonic, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 58-2298979 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas Specialty Gases, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Texas 76-0182866 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) -5- Nitros Oxide Corp. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 23-2359281 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Puritan Medical Products, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 43-1873460 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Red-D-Arc Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Nevada 88-0259460 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) ATNL, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 51-0371219 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) -6- Airgas Realty, Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 38-2561220 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Cylinder Leasing Corp. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 63-0893847 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas Data, LLC (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 38-3398137 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Airgas Direct Industrial Vessel, LLC (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 23-2937340 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100 Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) _____________ 9.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011 (Title of the indenture securities) ================================================================================ -7- 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.
------------------------------------------------ Name Address ------------------------------------------------ Superintendent of Banks of the State of 2 Rector Street, New York, New York N.Y. 10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203 Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10045 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C. 20429 New York Clearing House Association New York, New York 10005
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Yes. 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. None. 16. List of Exhibits. Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a- 29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d). 1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.) 4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.) 6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.) 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. -8- SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, 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 7th day of September, 2001. THE BANK OF NEW YORK By: /s/ TERRENCE T. RAWLINS --------------------------- Name: TERRENCE T. RAWLINS Title: VICE PRESIDENT EXHIBIT 7 --------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidated Report of Condition of THE BANK OF NEW YORK of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2001, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
ASSETS Dollar Amounts In Thousands Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and $ 2,811,275 coin........................................... Interest-bearing balances....................... 3,133,222 Securities: Held-to-maturity securities..................... 147,185 Available-for-sale securities................... 5,403,923 Federal funds sold and Securities purchased 3,378,526 under agreements to resell...................... Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases held for sale................ 74,702 Loans and leases, net of unearned income...............37,471,621 LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses............599,061 Loans and leases, net of unearned 36,872,560 income and allowance............................ Trading Assets................................... 11,757,036 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized 768,795 leases)......................................... Other real estate owned.......................... 1,078 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and 193,126 associated companies............................ Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances 592,118 outstanding..................................... Intangible assets................................ Goodwill...................................... 1,300,295 Other intangible assets....................... 122,143 Other assets..................................... 3,676,375 -----------
Total assets..................................... $70,232,359 =========== LIABILITIES Deposits: In domestic offices............................. $25,962,242 Noninterest-bearing 10,586,346 Interest-bearing 15,395,896 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement 24,862,377 subsidiaries, and IBFs......................... Noninterest-bearing 373,085 Interest-bearing 24,489,292 Federal funds purchased and securities sold 1,446,874 under agreements to repurchase.................. Trading liabilities.............................. 2,373,361 Other borrowed money: 1,381,512 (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)....... Bank's liability on acceptances executed and 592,804 outstanding..................................... Subordinated notes and debentures................ 1,646,000 Other liabilities................................ 5,373,065 ----------- Total liabilities................................ $63,658,235 =========== EQUITY CAPITAL Common stock..................................... 1,135,284 Surplus.......................................... 1,008,773 Retained earnings................................ 4,426,033 Accumulated other comprehensive income........... 4,034 Other equity capital components.................. 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total equity capital............................. 6,574,124 ----------- Total liabilities and equity capital............. $70,232,359 ===========
I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above- named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller 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 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and correct. Thomas A. Renyi ] Gerald L. Hassell ] Directors Alan R. Griffith ]