EX-25.1 8 dex251.htm STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY OF TRUSTEE ON FORM T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1

Exhibit 25.1

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)

HSBC Bank USA, National Association

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

N/A   20-1177241

(Jurisdiction of incorporation

or organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1800 Tyson’s Boulevard, Ste 50

McLean, VA

  22102
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Kevin T. O’Brien, SVP

HSBC Bank USA, National Association

452 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10018-2706

Tel: (212) 525-1311

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

COTT BEVERAGES INC.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Georgia   [Not Applicable]   58-1947565
(State or other jurisdiction     (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)     Identification No.)

 

5519 West Idlewild Avenue, suite 100

Tampa, Florida

  33634
[Not Applicable]   (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(Title of Indenture Securities)

COTT BEVERAGES INC.

8.125% Senior Notes due 8/15/18


General

Item 1. General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

 

  (a) Name and address of each examining or supervisory authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency, New York, NY.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,

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. Not Applicable


Item 16. List of Exhibits

Exhibit

 

T1A (i)   

(1)    Copy of the Articles of Association of HSBC Bank USA, National Association.

T1A (ii)   

(1)    Certificate of the Comptroller of the Currency dated July 1, 2004 as to the authority of HSBC Bank USA, National Association to commence business.

T1A (iii)   

(2)    Certificate of Fiduciary Powers dated August 18, 2004 for HSBC Bank USA, National Association

T1A (iv)   

(1)    Copy of the existing By-Laws of HSBC Bank USA, National Association.

T1A (v)   

Not applicable.

T1A (vi)   

(2)    Consent of HSBC Bank USA, National Association required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.

T1A (vii)   

Copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee (March 31, 2010), published pursuant to law or the requirement of its supervisory or examining authority.

T1A (viii)   

Not applicable.

T1A (ix)   

Not applicable.

 

(1) Exhibits previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with Registration No. 333-118523 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.
(2) Exhibits previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission with Registration No. 333-125197 and incorporated herein by reference thereto.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee, HSBC Bank USA, 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 New York and State of New York on the 31st day of August, 2010.

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION

By:  /s/  Herawattee Alli                        

        Herawattee Alli

        Vice President


Exhibit T1A (vii)

 

     

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

OMB Number: 7100-0036

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

OMB Number: 3064-0052

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

OMB Number: 1557-0081

 
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council   

Expires March 31, 2009

 
          
 
  

Please refer to page i,

Table of Contents, for

the required disclosure

of estimated burden.

 

1

          

Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for

A Bank With Domestic and Foreign Offices—FFIEC 031

Report at the close of business March 31, 2010  

  20040630  

(RCRI 9999)

 

This report is required by law; 12 U.S.C. §324 (State member
banks); 12 U.S.C. § 1817 (State nonmember banks); and 12 U.S.C.
§161 (National banks).
   This report form is to be filed by banks with branches and
consolidated subsidiaries in U.S. territories and possessions,
Edge or Agreement subsidiaries, foreign branches, consolidated
foreign subsidiaries, or International Banking Facilities.

 

NOTE: The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by
an authorized officer and the Report of Condition must be attested
to by not less than two directors (trustees) for State nonmember
banks and three directors for State member and National Banks.

 

I, Gerard Mattia, CFO

Name and Title of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

 

Of the named bank do hereby declare that these Reports of
Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) have
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the
appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of
my knowledge and believe.

 

/s/ Joseph R. Simpson

Signature of Officer Authorized to Sign Report

 

5/5/2010

Date of Signature

  

The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in
accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.

 

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the
correctness of this Report of Condition (including the
supporting schedules) 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.

 

 

 

/s/ Sal H. Alfieri Director (Trustee)

 

/s/ Donald Boswell Director (Trustee)

 

/s/ Paul Lawrence Director (Trustee)

 

 

 

Submission of Reports

 

Each Bank must prepare its Reports of Condition and Income
either:

(a)    in electronic form and then file the computer data file directly
with the banking agencies’ collection agent, Electronic Data
System Corporation (EDS), by modem or computer diskette;
or

b)      in hard-copy (paper) form and arrange for another party to
convert the paper report to automated for. That party (if other
than EDS) must transmit the bank’s computer data file to
EDS.

  

 

 

For electronic filing assistance, contact EDS Call report
Services, 2150 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202,
telephone (800) 255-1571.

 

To fulfill the signature and attestation requirement for the
Reports of Condition and Income for this report date, attach this
signature page to the hard-copy f the completed report that the
bank places in its files.

 

FDIC Certificate Number   5     7     8     9     0            
 

(RCRI 9030)

     

 

http://WWW.BANKING.US.HSBC.COM

Primary Internet Web Address of Bank (Home Page), if any (TEXT 4087)

(Example: www.examplebank.com)

  

HSBC Bank USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Legal Title of Bank (TEXT 9010)

 

Wilmington

City (TEXT 9130)

 

DE                                                          19801

State Abbrev. (TEXT 9200)                                   ZIP Code (TEXT 9220)

 


Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

REPORT OF CONDITION

Consolidated domestic subsidiaries

HSBC Bank USA, National Association of Buffalo

Name of Bank                                              City

in the state of New York, at the close of business March 31, 2010

 

     Thousands of dollars

ASSETS

     

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

     

a. Non-interest-bearing balances currency and coin

      2,291,294

b. Interest-bearing balances

      32,258,028

Held-to-maturity securities

      3,817,438

Available-for-sale securities

      33,543,942

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

     

a. Federal funds sold in domestic offices

      0

b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell

      2,898,032

Loans and lease financing receivables:

     

Loans and leases held for sale

      2,830,018

Loans and leases net of unearned income

   73,326,009   

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

   3,193,755   

Loans and lease, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve

      70,132,254

Trading assets

      24,112,767

Premises and fixed assets

      529,131

Other real estate owned

      76,180

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries

      18,256

Customers’ liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding

      NA

Intangible assets: Goodwill

      2,056,813

Intangible assets: Other intangible assets

      476,453

Other assets

      8,521,875

Total assets

      183,562,481


LIABILITIES

     

Deposits:

     

In domestic offices

      90,281,448

Non-interest-bearing

   18,476,198   

Interest-bearing

   71,805,250   

In foreign offices

      40,840,956

Non-interest-bearing

   1,360,518   

Interest-bearing

   39,480,438   

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

     

a. Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

      111,645

b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

      1,103,216

Trading Liabilities

      10,013,940

Other borrowed money

      12,279,430

Bank’s liability on acceptances

      NA

Subordinated notes and debentures

      4,850,718

Other liabilities

      7,771,117

Total liabilities

      167,252,470

Minority Interests in consolidated Subsidiaries

      N/A

EQUITY CAPITAL

     

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

      0

Common Stock

      2,001

Surplus

      15,804,967

Retained earnings

      816,718

Accumulated other comprehensive income

      -313,877

Other equity capital components

      0

Total equity capital

      16,310,011

Total liabilities, minority interests and equity capital

      183,562,481