1 Exhibit (25) 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) -------- THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) New York 13-5691211 (State of Incorporation ( I.R.S. employer If not a U.S. national bank) Identification number) One Liberty Plaza New York, N.Y. 10006 (Address of principal ( Zip code) Executive office) SAFETY-KLEEN CORP. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 51-0228924 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) Suite 300, 1301 Gervais Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 (Address of principal executive offices) (Postal Code) ------------------------------------------------- SENIOR NOTES DUE 2009 (Title of the indenture securities) 2 -2- 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 Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Street New York, N.Y. 10045 State of New York Banking Department State House, Albany, N.Y. (b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. The Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Item 2. Affiliation with the Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. The obligor is not an affiliate of the Trustee. Item 16. List of Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility. Exhibit 1 - Copy of the Organization Certificate of the Trustee as now in effect. (Exhibit 1 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 333-6688). Exhibit 2 - Copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to commerce business. (Exhibit 2 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 333-6688). Exhibit 3 - None; authorization to exercise corporate trust powers is contained in the documents identified above as Exhibit 1 and 2. Exhibit 4 - Copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 333-9732 Exhibit 5 - No Indenture referred to in Item 4. Exhibit 6 - The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321 (b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.(Exhibit 6 to T-1 to Registration Statement No. 333-27685). Exhibit 7 - Copy of the latest Report of Condition of the Trustee as of March 31, 1999. 3 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the Trustee, The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company 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 30th day of June 1999. THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK By: /S/ George E. Timmes --------------------------------- George E. Timmes Vice President 4 FFIEC 034 Page RC-1 9 - ----- ---- | | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------ Legal Title of Bank NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------ City NEW YORK 10006 ------------------------------------------------------ State Zip Code | | - ----- ---- FDIC Certificate Number |____|____|____|____|____| Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Commercial and State-Chartered Savings Banks for March 31, 1999 All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter. Schedule RC--Balance Sheet C100 ----------- Dollar Amounts in Thousands Mil Thou - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASSETS 1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions: RCON a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin(1,2)............... 0081 1 212 1.a. ---- ---- ---- RCON b. Interest-bearing balances(3).......................................... 0071 1 021 1.b. ---- ---- ---- 2. Securities: RCON a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A)............ 1754 1 371 2.a. ---- ---- ---- RCON b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D).......... 1773 0 2.b. ---- ---- ---- RCON 3. Federal funds sold(4) and securities purchased under agreements to resell 1350 1 302 3. ---- ---- ---- 4. Loans and lease financing receivables: RCON a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income (from Schedule RC-C).......... 2122 4.a. ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- RCON b. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses.............................. 3123 4.b. ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- RCON c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk service.................................. 3128 4.c. ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve RCON (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c).......................................... 2125 0 4.d. ---- ---- ---- RCON 5. Trading assets........................................................... 3545 0 5. ---- ---- ---- RCON 6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)................. 2145 254 6. ---- ---- ---- RCON 7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)............................. 2150 0 7. ---- ---- ---- 8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies RCON (from Schedule RC-M)..................................... 2130 0 8. ---- ---- ---- RCON 9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding............. 2155 0 9. ---- ---- ---- RCON 10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)................................... 2143 7 283 10. ---- ---- ---- RCON 11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F)........................................ 2160 608 11. ---- ---- ---- RCON 12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)................................. 2170 13 051 12. ---- ---- ---- - ----------- (1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits. (2) The amount reported in this item must be greater than or equal to the sum of Schedule RC-M, items 3.a and 3.b. (3) Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading. (4) Report "term federal funds sold" in Schedule RC, item 4.a., "Loans and leases, net of unearned income," and in Schedule RC-C, part I. 5 FFIEC 034 Page RC-2 10 Schedule RC--Continued C100 ----------- Dollar Amounts in Thousands Mil Thou - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIABILITIES 13. Deposits: RCON a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule 2200 700 13.a. RC-E).................................................................. ---- ---- ---- RCON (1) Noninterest-bearing(1)............................................. 6631 536 13.a.(1) ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- RCON (2) Interest-bearing................................................... 6636 164 13.a.(2) ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBF's........ (1) Noninterest-bearing............................................... (2) Interest-bearing.................................................. RCON 14. Federal funds purchased(2) and securities sold under agreements to 2800 0 14. repurchase............................................................... ---- ---- ---- RCON 15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury............................... 2840 0 15.a. ---- ---- ---- RCON b. Trading liabilities.................................................... 3548 0 15.b. ---- ---- ---- 16. Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases): RCON a. With a remaining maturity of one year or less.......................... 2332 0 16.a. ---- ---- ---- RCON b. With a remaining maturity of more than one year through three years.... A547 0 16.b. ---- ---- ---- RCON c. With a remaining maturity of more than three years..................... A548 0 16.c. ---- ---- ---- 17. Not applicable RCON 18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding.................. 2920 0 18. ---- ---- ---- RCON 19. Subordinated notes and debentures(3)...................................... 3200 0 19. ---- ---- ---- RCON 20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G).................................... 2930 2 291 20. ---- ---- ---- RCON 21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)............................ 2948 2 991 21. ---- ---- ---- 22. Not applicable EQUITY CAPITAL RCON 23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus............................. 3838 . 0 23. ---- ---- ---- RCON 24. Common stock.............................................................. 3230 1 000 24. ---- ---- ---- RCON 25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock).................. 3839 8 200 25. ---- ---- ---- RCON 26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves................................. 3632 860 26.a. ---- ---- ---- RCON b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities. 8434 0 26.b. ---- ---- ---- RCON c. ACCUMULATED NET GAINS (LOSSES) ON CASH FLOW HEDGES..................... 4336 0 26.c. ---- ---- ---- 27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments....................... RCON 28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27)......................... 3210 10 060 28. ---- ---- ---- RCON 29. Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)............. 3300 13 051 29. ---- ---- ---- Memorandum TO BE REPORTED ONLY WITH THE MARCH REPORT OF CONDITION. Number 1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that RCON best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for 6724 1 M.1. the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 1998..... ---- ----------- 1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the bank 2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm which submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the bank separately) 3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state chartering authority) 4 = Directors' examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state chartering authority) 5 = Review of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by external auditors 7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work) 8 = No external audit work - ----------- (1) Includes total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings deposits. (2) Report "term federal funds purchased" in Schedule RC, item 16, "Other borrowed money." (3) Include limited-life preferred stock and related surplus.