EX-25.6 19 a2146262zex-25_6.htm EXHIBIT 25.6
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Exhibit 25.6

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)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

        
(State of incorporation
if not a national bank)		   13-4994650
(I.R.S. employer
identification No.)

1111 Polaris Parkway
Columbus, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
43271
(Zip Code)

Thomas F. Godfrey
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, 25th Floor
New York, NY 10081
Tel: (212) 552-2192
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust IX
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		   To Be Applied For
(I.R.S. employer
identification No.)

745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
10019
(Zip Code)

Trust Preferred Securities
(Title of the indenture securities)

GENERAL

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.

      Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551

      Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.

        (b)   Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

      Yes.

Item 2.    Affiliations with the Obligor and Guarantors.

        If the obligor or any guarantor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

      None.

Item 16.    List of Exhibits

        List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

        1.     A copy of the Articles of Association of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

        2.     A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Comptroller of the Currency for the trustee to commence business.

        3.     None, the authority of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers being contained in the documents described in Exhibits 1 and 2.

        4.     A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee.

        5.     Not applicable.

        6.     The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

        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.

        8.     Not applicable.

        9.     Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the Trustee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 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 23rd day of November, 2004.

    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

 
 
By
 
/s/ TAI B. LEE
Tai B. Lee
 Vice President

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