Exhibit 25
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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.)
One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 56-0732648
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-East, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 06-1463355
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-Great Lakes, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 38-2518089
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-Mid America, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 61-1237230
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-North Central, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 39-1845894
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Airgas-South, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-1390683
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-Gulf States, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-1633106
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-Intermountain, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Colorado 84-0590677
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-Mid South, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 71-0775603
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
-3-
Airgas-Nor Pac, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 91-1428840
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-Northern California & Nevada, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23-2491493
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-Southwest, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 74-2768918
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas-West, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
California 95-1525207
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Airgas-Safety, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23-2840701
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Rutland Tool & Supply Co., Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
California 95-2556882
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas Carbonic, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 58-2298979
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas Specialty Gases, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Texas 76-0182866
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Nitros Oxide Corp.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23-2359281
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Puritan Medical Products, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 43-1873460
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Red-D-Arc Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Nevada 88-0259460
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
ATNL, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 51-0371219
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
-6-
Airgas Realty, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 38-2561220
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Cylinder Leasing Corp.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 63-0893847
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas Data, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 38-3398137
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Airgas Direct Industrial Vessel, LLC
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23-2937340
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
259 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite 100
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087-5283
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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9.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2011
(Title of the indenture securities)
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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.
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Name Address
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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.
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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 7th day of September, 2001.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ TERRENCE T. RAWLINS
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Name: TERRENCE T. RAWLINS
Title: VICE PRESIDENT
EXHIBIT 7
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Consolidated Report of Condition of
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
of One 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, 2001,
published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
ASSETS Dollar Amounts
In Thousands
Cash and balances due from depository
institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and $ 2,811,275
coin...........................................
Interest-bearing balances....................... 3,133,222
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities..................... 147,185
Available-for-sale securities................... 5,403,923
Federal funds sold and Securities purchased 3,378,526
under agreements to resell......................
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale................ 74,702
Loans and leases, net of unearned
income...............37,471,621
LESS: Allowance for loan and
lease losses............599,061
Loans and leases, net of unearned 36,872,560
income and allowance............................
Trading Assets................................... 11,757,036
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized 768,795
leases).........................................
Other real estate owned.......................... 1,078
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and 193,126
associated companies............................
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances 592,118
outstanding.....................................
Intangible assets................................
Goodwill...................................... 1,300,295
Other intangible assets....................... 122,143
Other assets..................................... 3,676,375
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Total assets..................................... $70,232,359
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices............................. $25,962,242
Noninterest-bearing 10,586,346
Interest-bearing 15,395,896
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement 24,862,377
subsidiaries, and IBFs.........................
Noninterest-bearing 373,085
Interest-bearing 24,489,292
Federal funds purchased and securities sold 1,446,874
under agreements to repurchase..................
Trading liabilities.............................. 2,373,361
Other borrowed money: 1,381,512
(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations
under capitalized leases).......
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and 592,804
outstanding.....................................
Subordinated notes and debentures................ 1,646,000
Other liabilities................................ 5,373,065
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Total liabilities................................ $63,658,235
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Common stock..................................... 1,135,284
Surplus.......................................... 1,008,773
Retained earnings................................ 4,426,033
Accumulated other comprehensive income........... 4,034
Other equity capital components.................. 0
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Total equity capital............................. 6,574,124
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Total liabilities and equity capital............. $70,232,359
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I, Thomas J. Mastro, 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.
Thomas J. Mastro,
Senior Vice President and Comptroller
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.
Thomas A. Renyi ]
Gerald L. Hassell ] Directors
Alan R. Griffith ]