Registration No. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) X ----- WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) Delaware 51-0055023 (State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification no.) Rodney Square North 1100 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19890 (Address of principal executive offices) Cynthia L. Corliss Vice President and Trust Counsel Wilmington Trust Company Rodney Square North Wilmington, Delaware 19890 (302) 651-8516 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) NORTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY NWPS CAPITAL FINANCING II (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 46-0172280 Delaware To be applied for (State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification no.) 33 Third Street S.E. Huron, South Dakota 57350-1318 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Preferred Securities of NWPS Capital Financing II (Title of the indenture securities) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Federal Deposit Insurance Co. State Bank Commissioner Five Penn Center Dover, Delaware Suite #2901 Philadelphia, PA (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 each affiliation: Based upon an examination of the books and records of the trustee and upon information furnished by the obligor, the obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee. ITEM 3. LIST OF EXHIBITS. List below all exhibits filed as part of this Statement of Eligibility and Qualification. A. Charter of Wilmington Trust Company, which includes the certificate of authority of Wilmington Trust Company to commence business and the authorization of Wilmington Trust Company to exercise corporate trust powers. Said Charter is incorporated herein by reference to Registration No. 22-21841/Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form T-1 filed by Wilmington Trust Company in May, 1992, with respect to Subordinated Notes due 2002 of Supermarkets General Holdings Corporation. B. By-Laws of Wilmington Trust Company. Said By-Laws are incorporated herein by reference to Registration No. 22- 21841/Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form T-1 filed by Wilmington Trust Company in May, 1992, with respect to Subordinated Notes due 2002 of Supermarket Generals Holdings Corporation. C. Consent of Wilmington Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of Trust Indenture Act. D. Copy of most recent Report of Condition of Wilmington Trust Company. Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the trustee, Wilmington Trust Company, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, has duly caused this Statement of Eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Wilmington and State of Delaware on the 16th day of June, 1995. WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY [SEAL] Attest: /s/ Carolyn C. Daniels By: /s/ Emmett R. Harmon ----------------------- ---------------------- Assistant Secretary Name: Emmett R. Harmon Title: Vice President 2 EXHIBIT C SECTION 321(b) CONSENT Pursuant to Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, Wilmington Trust Company hereby consents that reports of examinations by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities Exchange Commission upon requests therefor. WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY Dated: June 16, 1995 By: /s/ Emmett R. Harmon ----------------------- Name: Emmett R. Harmon Title: Vice President EXHIBIT "D" NOTICE This form is intended to assist state nonmember banks and savings banks with state publication requirements. It has not been approved by any state banking authorities. Refer to your appropriate state banking authorities for your state publication requirements. REPORT OF CONDITION Consolidating domestic subsidiaries of the WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY of WILMINGTON - ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- Name of Bank City in the State of DELAWARE , at the close of business on March 31, 1995. ------------- ASSETS Thousands of dollars Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coins . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224,132 Interest-bearing balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Held-to-maturity securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 866,133 Available-for-sale securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242,355 Federal funds sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 Securities purchased under agreements to resell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,831 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases, net of unearned income. . . . . . . 3,207,574 LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses. . . . . . 45,956 LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve. . . . . . . . 0 Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,161,618 Assets held in trading accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,039 Other real estate owned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,430 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies. . . . . . . . 2,481 Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Intangible assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,917 Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,393 Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,883,329 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE LIABILITIES Deposits: In domestic offices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,075,750 Noninterest-bearing . . . . . . . . 595,708 Interest-bearing. . . . . . . . . . 2,480,042 Federal funds purchased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,700 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230,426 Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,650 Trading liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Other borrowed money:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . /////// With original maturity of one year or less. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820,000 With original maturity of more than one year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases . . . . . . . . . . 1,887 Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Subordinated notes and debentures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Other liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,776 Total liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,486,189 Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 EQUITY CAPITAL Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Common Stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,118 Undivided profits and capital reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334,615 Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (93) Total equity capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397,140 Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity capital. . . . . . . 4,883,329 We, the undersigned directors, attest to I, David R. Gibson the correctness of this statement of --------------------- resources and liabilities. We declare Name that it has been examined by us, and to the best of our knowledge and belief Senior Vice President has been prepared in conformance with --------------------- the instructions and is true and correct. Title /s/ Richard R. Collins ] of the above-named bank - -------------------------------------- ] do hereby declare that ] Directors this Report of Condition /s/ Carolyn S. Burger ] is true and correct to - -------------------------------------- ] the best of my knowledge ] and belief. /s/ Thomas P. Sweeney ] - -------------------------------------- ] /s/ David R. Gibson ------------------------- Signature 04/27/95 ------------------------- 2