EXHIBIT 25
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM T-1
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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) __
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization if not a U.S. Identification No.)
national bank)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Maureen Scannell Bateman, Esq. Executive Vice President and General Counsel
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 664-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS 04-1988940
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
25 Research Drive
Westborough, Massachusetts 01582
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
First Mortgage Bonds
(Title of indenture securities)
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.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the Obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its parent,
State Street Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
Item 3. through Item 15. Not applicable.
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility.
1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee as now in effect.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now in
effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility and
Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the Registration
Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is
incorporated herein by reference thereto.
2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence
business, if not contained in the articles of association.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of
Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the trustee to
commence business was necessary or issued is on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to Amendment No. 1
to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc.
(File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust
powers, if such authorization is not contained in the documents
specified in paragraph (1) or (2), above.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate
trust powers is on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and
is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee, or instruments
corresponding thereto.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to the
Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1)
filed with the Registration Statement of Eastern Edison Company
(File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
5. A copy of each indenture referred to in Item 4. if the obligor is in
default.
Not applicable.
6. The consents of United States institutional trustees required by
Section 321(b) of the Act.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.
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.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or
examining authority is annexed hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a part
hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility which relates to
matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any underwriter for
the obligor, the trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the
obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.
The answer furnished to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if
necessary, to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would
have been required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston and The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 17th day of February 1998.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
s/Daniel Golden
By: _________________________________
Daniel Golden
Assistant Vice President
EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act
of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by Massachusetts
Electric Company of its First Mortgage Bonds, we hereby consent that reports
of examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
s/Daniel Golden
By: _________________________________
Daniel Golden
Assistant Vice President
Dated: February 17, 1998
EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company,
Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking institution
organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth and a member
of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business September 30, 1997,
published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in accordance
with a call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws, Chapter 172,
Section 22(a).
Thousands of
Dollars
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ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin 1,380,475
Interest-bearing balances 8,821,855
Securities 10,461,989
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary 6,085,138
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income 5,597,831
Allowance for loan and lease losses 79,416
Allocated transfer risk reserve 0
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and
allowances 5,518,415
Assets held in trading accounts 917,895
Premises and fixed assets 390,028
Other real estate owned 779
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries 34,278
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding 83,470
Intangible assets 227,659
Other assets 1,969,514
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Total assets 35,891,495
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices 8,095,559
Noninterest-bearing 5,962,025
Interest-bearing 2,133,534
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary 14,399,173
Noninterest-bearing 86,798
Interest-bearing 14,312,375
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices
of the bank and of its Edge subsidiary 7,660,881
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading
Liabilities 1,107,552
Other borrowed money 589,733
Subordinated notes and debentures 0
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and
outstanding 85,600
Other liabilities 1,830,593
Total liabilities 33,769,091
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus 0
Common stock 29,931
Surplus 437,183
Undivided profits and capital reserves/Net
unrealized holding gains (losses) 1,660,158
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments (4,868)
Total equity capital 2,122,404
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Total liabilities and equity capital 35,891,495
I, Rex S. Schuette, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above named
bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Rex S. Schuette
We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of
Condition 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 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and
correct.
David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Truman S. Casner