EX-25.1 11 dex251.htm STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY OF TRUSTEE ON FORM T-1 Statement of eligibility of Trustee on Form T-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)

 


 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

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

 

270 Park Avenue    
New York, New York   10017
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

William H. McDavid

General Counsel

270 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Tel: (212) 270-2611

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

 


 

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP PLC

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

London, England   Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. employer identification No.)

 

20 North Audley Street

London

   
(Address of principal executive offices)  

WiK 6WN

(Zip Code)

 


 

Debt 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.

 

New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110.

 

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

 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y.

 

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.

 

 

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Item 16. List of Exhibits

 

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

 

1.   A copy of the Restated Organization Certificate of the Trustee dated March 25, 1997 and the Certificate of Amendment dated October 22, 2001 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connections with Registration Statement No. 333-76894, which is incorporated by reference.)

 

2.   A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference). On November 11, 2001, in connection with the merger of The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the surviving corporation was renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank.

 

3.   None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

 

4.   A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement 333-76894, which is incorporated by reference.)

 

5.   Not applicable.

 

6.   The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference). On November 11, 2001, in connection with the merger of The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the surviving corporation was renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank.

 

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, 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 day of            .

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK

By:

 

/s/    


   

/s/    William Potes

 

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Exhibit 7 to Form T-1

 

Bank Call Notice

 

RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2

CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank

of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017

and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System,

 

at the close of business March 31, 2003, 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 Millions


Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

      

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

   $ 21,415

Interest-bearing balances

     6,882

Securities:

      

Held to maturity securities

     334

Available for sale securities

     80,076

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell

      

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

     14,044

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     73,060

Loans and lease financing receivables:

      

Loans and leases held for sale

     25,832

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

   $ 161,345

Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     3,823

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

     157,522

Trading Assets

     189,427

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

     6,186

Other real estate owned

     131

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

     691

Customers’ liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding

     225

Intangible assets

      

Goodwill

     2,180

Other Intangible assets

     3,314

Other assets

     40,377

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 621,696

 

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LIABILITIES

      

Deposits

      

In domestic offices

   $ 174,351

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 70,991

Interest-bearing

     103,360

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries and IBF’s

     125,789

Noninterest-bearing

   $ 7,531

Interest-bearing

     118,258

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

      

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

     5,929

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

     113,903

Trading liabilities

     116,329

Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

     10,758

Bank’s liability on acceptances executed and outstanding

     225

Subordinated notes and debentures

     8,306

Other liabilities

     29,735

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     585,325

Minority Interest in consolidated subsidiaries

     97

EQUITY CAPITAL

      

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

     0

Common stock

     1,785

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

     16,304

Retained earnings

     17,228

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     957

Other equity capital components

     0

TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL

     36,274
    

TOTAL LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST, AND EQUITY CAPITAL

   $ 621,696
    


I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller 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.

 

JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI

 

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.

 

WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )

HELENE L. KAPLAN               ) DIRECTORS

WILLIAM H. GRAY, III           )

 

 

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