Aurora Gathering S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 25.1

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORMT-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)

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

NEW YORK	13-4941247
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or	(I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank)	Identification no.)

60 WALL STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK	10005
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Attention: Catherine Wang

Legal Department

60 Wall Street, 36th Floor

New York, New York 10005

(212) 250 – 7544

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

BILL BARRETT CORPORATION

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	80-0000545
(State or other jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	Identification No.)

1099 18TH STREET, SUITE 2300
DENVER, COLORADO	80202
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

8.75% SENIOR NOTESDUE 2025

(Title of the Indenture securities)

TABLE OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR REGISTRANTS

Exact Name of Additional Registrant as Specified in its Charter(1)	State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization	I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
Circle B Land Company LLC	Colorado		20-3821675
Aurora Gathering, LLC	Texas		81-0673136

(1) The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, for eachco-registrant is 1099 18th Street, Suite 2300, Denver, Colorado 80202,303-293-9100.

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.

Name	Address
Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District)	New York, NY
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	Washington, D.C.
New York State Banking Department	Albany, NY

(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.

Item 3.-15.    Not Applicable

Item 16.       List of Exhibits.

Exhibit 1 -	Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998;Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with FormT-1 Statement, RegistrationNo. 333-201810.
Exhibit 2 -	Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with FormT-1 Statement, RegistrationNo. 333-201810.
Exhibit 3 -	Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with FormT-1 Statement, RegistrationNo. 333-201810.
Exhibit 4 -	ExistingBy-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, dated July 24, 2014, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with FormT-1 Statement, RegistrationNo. 333-201810.

Exhibit 5 -	Not applicable.
Exhibit 6 -	Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with FormT-1 Statement, RegistrationNo. 333-201810.
Exhibit 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.
Exhibit 8 -	Not Applicable.
Exhibit 9 -	Not Applicable.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 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 this 11^th day of May, 2017.

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
	By:	/s/ Carol Ng
		Name:	Carol Ng
		Title:	Vice President

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

00623

New York, NY 10005

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
	Approval expires March 31, 2020

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for a Bank with Domestic Offices Only—FFIEC 041

Report at the close of business March 31, 2017		20170331
		(RCON 9999)
This report is required by law: 12 U.S.C. § 324 (State member banks); 12 U.S.C. §1817 (State nonmember banks); 12 U.S.C. §161 (National banks); and 12 U.S.C. §1464 (Savings associations).		Unless the context indicates otherwise, the term “bank” in this report form refers to both banks and savings associations.
		This report form is to be filed by banks with domestic offices only except those banks that file the FFIEC 051. Banks with foreign offices (as defined in the instructions) must file FFIEC 031.
NOTE: Each bank’s board of directors and senior management are responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective system of internal control, including controls over the Reports of Condition and Income. The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with federal regulatory authority instructions. The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the reporting bank (or by the individual performing an equivalent function) and attested to by not less than two directors (trustees) for state nonmember banks and three directors for state member banks, national banks, and savings associations. I, the undersigned CFO (or equivalent) of the named bank, attest 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 and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that the Reports of Condition and Income have been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true and correct.
		Director (Trustee)
Signature of Chief Financial Officer (or Equivalent)		Director (Trustee)
04/28/2017
Date of Signature		Director (Trustee)
Submission of Reports
Each bank must file its Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) data by either:		To fulfill the signature and attestation requirement for the Reports of Condition and Income for this report date, attach your bank’s
(a)	Using computer software to prepare its Call Report and then submitting the report data directly to the FFIEC’s Central Data Repository (CDR), an Internet-based system for data collection (https://cdr.ffiec.gov/cdr/), or	completed signature page (or a photocopy or a computer generated version of this page) to the hard-copy record of the data file submitted to the CDR that your bank must place in its files.
(b)	Completing its Call Report in paper form and arranging with a software vendor or another party to convert the data into the electronic format that can be processed by the CDR. The software vendor or other party then must electronically submit the bank’s data file to the CDR.	The appearance of your bank’s hard-copy record of the submitted data file need not match exactly the appearance of the FFIEC’s sample report forms, but should show at least the caption of each Call Report item and the reported amount.
		DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
		Legal Title of Bank (RSSD 9017)
For technical assistance with submissions to the CDR, please contact the CDR Help Desk by telephone at(888) CDR-3111,		New York
by fax at (703)774-3946, or bye-mail at CDR.Help@ffiec.gov.		City (RSSD 9130)

FDIC Certificate Number	623	NY	10005
	(RSSD 9050)	State Abbreviation (RSSD 9200)	Zip Code (RSSD 9220)
		Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
		8EWQ2UQKS07AKK8ANH81
		(Report only if your institution already has an LEI.) (RCON 9224)

The estimated average burden associated with this information collection is 74.9 hours per respondent and is expected to vary by institution, depending on individual circumstances. Burden estimates include the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data in the required form, and completing the information collection, but exclude the time for compiling and maintaining business records in the normal course of a respondent’s activities. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an organization (or a person) is not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503, and to one of the following: Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20551; Legislative and Regulatory Analysis Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, DC 20219; Assistant Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, DC 20429.

03/2017

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

00623

New York, NY 10005

FFIEC 041

RC-1

Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Banks and Savings Associations for March 31, 2017

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC—Balance Sheet

Dollar Amounts in Thousands					RCON		Amount
Assets
1.	Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from ScheduleRC-A):
	a.	Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1)				0081		445,000	1.a.
	b.	Interest-bearing balances(2)				0071		25,674,000	1.b.
2.	Securities:
	a.	Held-to-maturity securities (from ScheduleRC-B, column A)				1754		0	2.a.
	b.	Available-for-sale securities (from ScheduleRC-B, column D)				1773		0	2.b.
3.	Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
	a. Federal funds sold					B987		0	3.a.
	b.	Securities purchased under agreements to resell(3)				B989		11,000,000	3.b.
4.	Loans and lease financing receivables (from ScheduleRC-C):
	a.	Loans and leases held for sale				5369		0	4.a.
	b.	Loans and leases held for investment	B528	10,906,000					4.b.
	c.	LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses	3123	19,000					4.c.
	d.	Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance (item 4.b minus 4.c)				B529		10,887,000	4.d.
5.	Trading assets (from ScheduleRC-D)					3545		0	5.
6.	Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)					2145		13,000	6.
7.	Other real estate owned (from ScheduleRC-M)					2150		8,000	7.
8.	Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies					2130		0	8.
9.	Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures					3656		0	9.
10.	Intangible assets:
	a.	Goodwill				3163		0	10.a.
	b.	Other intangible assets (from ScheduleRC-M)				0426		31,000	10.b.
11.	Other assets (from ScheduleRC-F)					2160		670,000	11.
12.	Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)					2170		48,728,000	12.
Liabilities
13.	Deposits:
	a.	In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from ScheduleRC-E)				2200		37,133,000	13.a.
		(1) Noninterest-bearing(4)	6631	31,581,000					13.a.(1)
		(2) Interest-bearing	6636	5,552,000					13.a.(2)
	b.	Not applicable
14.	Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
	a.	Federal funds purchased(5)				B993		1,097,000	14.a.
	b.	Securities sold under agreements to repurchase(6)				B995		0	14.b.
15.	Trading liabilities (from ScheduleRC-D)					3548		0	15.
16.	Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases) (from ScheduleRC-M)					3190		163,000	16.
17.	and 18. Not applicable
19.	Subordinated notes and debentures(7)					3200		0	19.
20.	Other liabilities (from ScheduleRC-G)					2930		1,185,000	20.
21.	Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)					29484		39,578,000	21.
22.	Not applicable

1. Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.

2. Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.

3. Includes all securities resale agreements, regardless of maturity.

4. Includes noninterest-bearing demand, time, and savings deposits.

5. Report overnight Federal Home Loan Bank advances in Schedule RC, item 16, “Other borrowed money.”

6. Includes all securities repurchase agreements, regardless of maturity.

7. Includes limited-life preferred stock and related surplus.

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

00623

New York, NY 10005

FFIEC 041

RC-2

Schedule RC—Continued

Dollar Amounts in Thousands		RCON		Amount
Equity Capital
	Bank Equity Capital
23.	Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus		3838		0		23.
24.	Common stock		3230		2,127,000		24.
25.	Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)		3839		609,000		25.
26.	a. Retained earnings		3632		6,415,000		26.a.
	b. Accumulated other comprehensive income(1)		B530		(1,000	)	26.b.
	c. Other equity capital components(2)		A130		0		26.c.
27.	a. Total bank equity capital (sum of items 23 through 26.c)		3210		9,150,000		27.a.
	b. Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries		3000		0		27.b.
28.	Total equity capital (sum of items 27.a and 27.b)		G105		9,150,000		28.
29.	Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)		3300		48,728,000		29.

Memoranda
To be reported with the March Report of Condition.
1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during2016
	RCON	Number
	6724	2a	M.1.

1a =	An integrated audit of the reporting institution’s financial statements and its internal control over financial reporting conducted in accordance with the standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the institution	2b =	An audit of the reporting institution’s parent holding company’s consolidated financial statements only conducted in accordance with the auditing standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the institution separately)
		3 =	This number is not to be used
1b =	An audit of the reporting institution’s financial statements only conducted in accordance with the auditing standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the institution	4 =	Directors’ examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state-chartering authority)
		5 =	Directors’ examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state-chartering authority)
2a =	An integrated audit of the reporting institution’s parent holding company’s consolidated financial statements and its internal control over financial reporting conducted in accordance with the standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the institution separately)	6 =	Review of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors
		7 =	Compilation of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors
		8 =	Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)
		9 =	No external audit work

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.	RCON	Date
2. Bank’s fiscalyear-end date (report the date in MMDD format)	8678	1231	M.2.

1. Includes, but is not limited to, net unrealized holding gains (losses) onavailable-for-sale securities, accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, and accumulated defined benefit pension and other postretirement plan adjustments.

2. Includes treasury stock and unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares.

03/2017