Exhibit 25.1
UNITED STATES 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) |
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
| 95-3571558 | ||
(Jurisdiction of incorporation if not a U.S. national bank) | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) | |
700 South Flower Street Suite 500 Los Angeles, California | 90017 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
DEAN FOODS COMPANY
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 75-2559681 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. employer identification no.) | |
2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, Texas | 75204 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter | State or Other | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | Address, including zip code | |||
Alta-Dena Certified Dairy, LLC | Delaware | 36-4261347 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Berkeley Farms, LLC | California | 94-3308965 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Country Fresh, LLC | Michigan | 38-1256303 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75240 | |||
Dean Dairy Holdings, LLC | Delaware | 75-2969188 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean East, LLC | Delaware | 74-2938751 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean East II, LLC | Delaware | 75-2969192 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean Foods of Southern California, LLC | Delaware | 26-4552550 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean Foods North Central, LLC | Delaware | 36-4277858 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 | |||
Dean Foods of Wisconsin, LLC | Delaware | 26-4552504 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean Holding Company | Wisconsin | 39-0318390 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean Intellectual Property Services, Inc. | Delaware | 05-0533498 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean Intellectual Property Services II, Inc. | Delaware | 05-0533512 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean Management Corporation | Delaware | 75-2587782 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean Services, LLC | Delaware | 20-5622168 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean Transportation, Inc. | Ohio | 34-1848896 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter | State or Other | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | Address, including zip code | |||
Dean West, LLC | Delaware | 74-2938753 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Dean West II, LLC | Delaware | 75-2969190 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
DIPS Limited Partner II | Delaware | 36-4327167 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Fresh Dairy Delivery, LLC | Delaware | 27-1372314 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Friendship Dairies, LLC | Delaware | 71-1028257 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Gandy’s Dairies, LLC | Delaware | 75-0900623 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Garelick Farms, LLC | Delaware | 52-2133221 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Horizon Organic Dairy, LLC | Delaware | 20-5289672 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Horizon Organic International, Inc. | Delaware | 84-1544905 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Kohler Mix Specialties of Minnesota, LLC | Delaware | 84-1582879 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 | |||
Kohler Mix Specialties, LLC | Delaware | 84-1583749 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Land-O-Sun Dairies, LLC | Delaware | 74-2938694 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Marathon Dairy Investment Corp. | Minnesota | 41-2003984 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Mayfield Dairy Farms, LLC | Delaware | 62-0583008 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Midwest Ice Cream Company, LLC | Delaware | 36-4400130 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter | State or Other | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | Address, including zip code | |||
Model Dairy, LLC | Delaware | 75-2677981 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Morningstar Foods, LLC | Delaware | 20-0613096 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Reiter Dairy, LLC | Delaware | 04-3673675 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Sampson Ventures, LLC | Delaware | 77-0667714 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Shenandoah’s Pride, LLC | Delaware | 74-2952858 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Southern Foods Group, LLC | Delaware | 75-2571364 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Suiza Dairy Group, LLC | Delaware | 04-3742039 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Tuscan/Lehigh Dairies, Inc. | Delaware | 33-1046774 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
Verifine Dairy Products of Sheboygan, LLC | Wisconsin | 39-0677200 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
WhiteWave Foods Company | Delaware | 75-2218815 | 12002 Airport Way Broomfield, CO 80021 | |||
WhiteWave Services, Inc. | Delaware | 20-3026265 | 2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 3400 Dallas, TX 75204 | |||
9.750% Senior Notes due 2018 and Guarantees of 9.750% Senior Notes due 2018 (Title of the indenture securities)
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| 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 | |
Comptroller of the Currency United States Department of the Treasury | Washington, DC 20219 | |
Federal Reserve Bank | San Francisco, CA 94105 | |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Washington, DC 20429 | |
| (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 articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875). |
| 2. | A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948). |
| 3. | A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875). |
| 4. | A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-162713). |
| 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. 333-152875). |
| 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. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a 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 Houston, and State of Texas, on the 13th day of June, 2011.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. | ||
| By: | /S/ MATT THORNE | |
| Name: | Matt Thorne | |
| Title: | Senior Associate | |
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EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
of 700 South Flower Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90017
At the close of business March 31, 2011, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.
| Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ||||
ASSETS | ||||
Cash and balances due from depository institutions: | ||||
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin | 1,466 | |||
Interest-bearing balances | 152 | |||
Securities: | ||||
Held-to-maturity securities | 0 | |||
Available-for-sale securities | 786,518 | |||
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell: | ||||
Federal funds sold | 73,000 | |||
Securities purchased under agreements to resell | 0 | |||
Loans and lease financing receivables: | ||||
Loans and leases held for sale | 0 | |||
Loans and leases, net of unearned income | 0 | |||
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses | 0 | |||
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance | 0 | |||
Trading assets | 0 | |||
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) | 8,911 | |||
Other real estate owned | 0 | |||
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies | 1 | |||
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures | 0 | |||
Intangible assets: | ||||
Goodwill | 856,313 | |||
Other intangible assets | 209,097 | |||
Other assets | 149,803 | |||
Total assets | $ | 2,085,261 | ||
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| Dollar Amounts in Thousands | ||||
LIABILITIES | ||||
Deposits: | ||||
In domestic offices | 500 | |||
Noninterest-bearing | 500 | |||
Interest-bearing | 0 | |||
Not applicable | ||||
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase: | ||||
Federal funds purchased | 0 | |||
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase | 0 | |||
Trading liabilities | 0 | |||
Other borrowed money: | ||||
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) | 268,691 | |||
Not applicable | ||||
Not applicable | ||||
Subordinated notes and debentures | 0 | |||
Other liabilities | 229,106 | |||
Total liabilities | 498,297 | |||
Not applicable | ||||
EQUITY CAPITAL | ||||
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus | 0 | |||
Common stock | 1,000 | |||
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) | 1,121,520 | |||
Not available | ||||
Retained earnings | 463,627 | |||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 817 | |||
Other equity capital components | 0 | |||
Not available | ||||
Total bank equity capital | 1,586,964 | |||
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries | 0 | |||
Total equity capital | 1,586,964 | |||
Total liabilities and equity capital | 2,085,261 | |||
I, Karen Bayz, CFO and Managing Director of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date 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 belief.
Karen Bayz ) CFO and Managing Director
We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date 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.
Timothy Vara, President ) | ||||
Frank P. Sulzberger, MD ) | Directors | (Trustees) | ||
William D. Lindelof, MD ) |
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