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) |
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
| National Banking Association | 04-3401714 | |
| (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization if not a U.S. national bank) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
| 150 Royall Street, Canton, MA | 02021 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET COMPANY1
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 68-0275553 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | |
| 1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600 Walnut Creek, CA | 94597 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
| 1 | See Table 1 for additional registrants (guarantors) |
TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANT GUARANTORS
NAME* | STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION | I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER | ||||||
A.E. McKenzie Co. ULC | British Columbia | 00-0000000 | ||||||
All-Glass Aquarium Co., Inc. | Wisconsin | 39-1144104 | ||||||
Aquatica Tropicals, Inc. | Delaware | 47-1931804 | ||||||
Arden Companies, LLC | Michigan | 38-1753502 | ||||||
B2E Biotech, LLC | Delaware | 20-2228567 | ||||||
B2E Corporation | New York | 11-3243032 | ||||||
B2E Manufacturing, LLC | Delaware | 27-1019314 | ||||||
B2E Microbials, LLC | Delaware | 20-4794120 | ||||||
Blue Springs Hatchery, Inc. | Delaware | 20-2712744 | ||||||
C & S Products Co., Inc. | Iowa | 42-1029806 | ||||||
D&D Commodities Limited | Minnesota | 41-1598407 | ||||||
Farnam Companies, Inc. | Arizona | 86-0101524 | ||||||
Ferry-Morse Seed Company | Delaware | 38-3874969 | ||||||
Flora Parent, Inc. | Delaware | 37-1770794 | ||||||
Florida Tropical Distributors International, Inc. | Delaware | 13-4226191 | ||||||
Four Paws Products, Ltd. | New York | 11-2210716 | ||||||
Gro Tec, Inc. | Georgia | 58-1734869 | ||||||
Gulfstream Home & Garden, Inc. | Florida | 58-2255720 | ||||||
Hydro-Organics Wholesale | California | 68-0446334 | ||||||
IMS Southern, LLC | Utah | 47-5327235 | ||||||
IMS Trading, LLC | Utah | 47-4194049 | ||||||
K&H Manufacturing, LLC | Delaware | 20-8789809 | ||||||
Kaytee Products Incorporated | Wisconsin | 39-0399490 | ||||||
Livingston Seed Company | Delaware | 47-1225999 | ||||||
Marteal, Ltd. | California | 91-1766017 | ||||||
Matson, LLC | Washington | 20-0083295 | ||||||
Midwest Tropicals LLC | Utah | 37-1870445 | ||||||
New England Pottery, LLC | Delaware | 57-1198837 | ||||||
Nexgen Plant Science Center, LLC | Oregon | 20-5355094 | ||||||
P & M Solutions, LLC | Georgia | 20-0611686 | ||||||
Pennington Seed, Inc. | Delaware | 58-2394553 | ||||||
Pets International, Ltd. | Illinois | 36-3390302 | ||||||
Plantation Products, LLC | Delaware | 27-4098591 | ||||||
Quality Pets, LLC | Utah | 61-1852453 | ||||||
Seed Holdings, Inc. | Delaware | 27-4190406 | ||||||
Segrest, Inc. | Delaware | 13-4226185 | ||||||
Segrest Farms, Inc. | Delaware | 56-2306146 | ||||||
Sun Pet, Ltd. | Delaware | 20-3967065 | ||||||
Sustainable Agrico, LLC | Delaware | 27-4190406 | ||||||
T.F.H. Publications, Inc. | Delaware | 22-1918893 | ||||||
Wellmark International | California | 94-3273583 | ||||||
| * | The address and telephone number of each additional registrant guarantor’s principal executive office is 1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 telephone (925) 948-4000. The agent for service of process is Joyce McCarthy, Central Garden & Pet Company, 1340 Treat Boulevard, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 telephone (925) 948-4000. |
| 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
340 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2613
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
| Item 2. | Affiliations with the obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe such affiliation. |
None.
| Item 16. | List of exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility. |
1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee. (See Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-200089).
2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (See Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-200089).
3. A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Computershare Trust Company, National Association (See Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-261843).
4. A copy of the existing bylaws of the trustee, as now in effect. (See Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-200089).
6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (See Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-261843).
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.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, a national banking association, organized and existing under the laws of the United States, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Minneapolis, and State of Minnesota, on the 14 day of December, 2022.
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Casey Boyle | |
| Name: Casey Boyle Title: Assistant Vice President | ||
EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, and in connection with the proposed issue of debt securities, Computershare Trust Company, National Association hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request therefore.
| COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||||||
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| By: | /s/ Casey Boyle | |||
| Name: Casey Boyle Title: Assistant Vice President | ||||||
Dated: December 14, 2022 | ||||||