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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)
 
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)
Robert T. Jones
U.S. Bank National Association
425 Walnut Street, 6th floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 632-4427
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
GENERAL CABLE CORPORATION
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   06-1398235
     
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
4 Tesseneer Drive
Highland Heights, Kentucky 		  41076
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Senior Convertible Notes due 2013
(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 through 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.*
 
  3.   A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers.*
 
  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 June 30, 2006 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 Form S-4 (File No. 333-128217), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 15, 2005.

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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 City of St. Paul, State of Minnesota, on the 7th of November, 2006.
               
 
      By:   /s/ Robert T. Jones
 
           
 
          Robert T. Jones
Vice President
By:
  /s/ William Sicking        
 
           
 
  William Sicking
Vice President		        

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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 examinations 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: November 7, 2006
               
 
      By:   /s/ Robert T. Jones
 
           
 
          Robert T. Jones
Vice President
By:
  /s/ William Sicking        
 
           
 
  William Sicking
Vice President		        

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Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 6/30/2006
($000’s)
         
    6/30/2006  
 
        
Assets
        
Cash and Due From Depository Institutions
   $ 7,250,783  
Securities
     38,280,379  
Federal Funds
     3,206,234  
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables
     138,643,464  
Fixed Assets
     1,738,725  
Intangible Assets
     11,772,884  
Other Assets
     11,661,480  
 
      
Total Assets
   $ 212,553,949  
 
        
Liabilities
        
Deposits
   $ 135,429,440  
Fed Funds
     9,690,491  
Treasury Demand Notes
     0  
Trading Liabilities
     370,355  
Other Borrowed Money
     32,369,084  
Acceptances
     0  
Subordinated Notes and Debentures
     6,909,696  
Other Liabilities
     6,518,843  
 
      
Total Liabilities
   $ 191,287,909  
 
        
Equity
        
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries
   $ 1,033,230  
Common and Preferred Stock
     18,200  
Surplus
     11,804,040  
Undivided Profits
     8,410,170  
 
      
Total Equity Capital
   $ 21,265,640  
 
        
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital
   $ 212,553,549  
 
To the best of the undersigned’s determination, as of the date hereof, the above financial information is true and correct.
       
U.S. Bank National Association
 
    
By:
  /s/ Robert T. Jones
 
   
 
  Vice President
Date: November 7, 2006

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