Exhibit 25.1 =============================================================== FORM T-1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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 (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) New York 13-5160382 (State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer if not a U.S. national bank) identification no.) 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) - -------------------------------------------------- INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) New Jersey 13-5156640 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) 200 Chestnut Ridge Road Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey 07675 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) ______________________ Senior Debt Securities (Title of the indenture securities) =============================================================== 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 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Superintendent of Banks of the State of 2 Rector Street, New York, New York N.Y. 10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203 Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10045 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C. 20429 New York Clearing House Association New York, New York 10005 (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 Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.) 4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.) 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. 33-44051.) 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. CONFORMED COPY SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, 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 the 15th day of August, 1997. THE BANK OF NEW YORK By: /s/WALTER N. GITLIN Name: WALTER N. GITLIN Title: VICE PRESIDENT - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidated Report of Condition of THE BANK OF NEW YORK of 48 Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 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. Dollar Amounts ASSETS in Thousands Cash and balances due from depos- itory institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin .................. $ 8,249,820 Interest-bearing balances .......... 1,031,026 Securities: Held-to-maturity securities ........ 1,118,463 Available-for-sale securities ...... 3,005,838 Federal funds sold and Securities pur- chased under agreements to resell...... 3,100,281 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases, net of unearned income ................. 32,895,077 LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses .............. 633,877 LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve........................ 429 Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve 32,260,771 Assets held in trading accounts ...... 1,715,214 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ................ 684,704 Other real estate owned .............. 21,738 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies .......................... 195,761 Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ............ 1,152,899 Intangible assets .................... 683,503 Other assets ......................... 1,526,113 Total assets ......................... $54,746,131 LIABILITIES Deposits: In domestic offices ................ $25,614,961 Noninterest-bearing ...... 10,564,652 Interest-bearing ......... 15,050,309 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs ... 15,103,615 Noninterest-bearing ......... 560,944 Interest-bearing ......... 14,542,671 Federal funds purchased and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase. 2,093,286 Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ........................... 239,354 Trading liabilities .................. 1,399,064 Other borrowed money: With remaining maturity of one year or less .......................... 2,075,092 With remaining maturity of more than one year ......................... 20,679 Bank's liability on acceptances exe- cuted and outstanding .............. 1,160,012 Subordinated notes and debentures .... 1,014,400 Other liabilities .................... 1,840,245 Total liabilities .................... 50,560,708 EQUITY CAPITAL Common stock ........................ 942,284 Surplus ............................. 731,319 Undivided profits and capital reserves .......................... 2,544,303 Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ........................ ( 19,449) Cumulative foreign currency transla- tion adjustments .................. ( 13,034) Total equity capital ................ 4,185,423 Total liabilities and equity capital ........................... $54,746,131 I, Robert E. Keilman, 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. Robert E. Keilman 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. Alan R. Griffith J. Carter Bacot Thomas A. Renyi Directors - -------------------------------------------------------------------------