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EXHIBIT 26.1
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UNITED STATES
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)___________
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BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 13-4941247
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification no.)
FOUR ALBANY STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10006
(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
130 LIBERTY STREET, 31ST FLOOR
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10006
(212) 250-2201
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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MESA INC.
MESA OPERATING CO.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
TEXAS 75-2394500
DELAWARE 75-2516853
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
Incorporation or organization) Identification no.)
1400 WILLIAMS SQUARE WEST STEPHAN K. GARDNER
5205 NORTH O'CONNOR BOULEVARD 1400 WILLIAMS SQUARE WEST
IRVING, TEXAS 75039 5205 NORTH O'CONNOR BOULEVARD
(972) 444-9001 IRVING, TEXAS 75039
(972) 444-9001
(Address of principal executive offices) (Address of agent for service)
SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
(Title of the indenture securities)
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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.
NAME ADDRESS
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Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District) New York, NY
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C.
New York State Banking Department Albany, NY
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust
powers.
Yes.
ITEM 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.
If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each
such affiliation.
None.
ITEM 3. -15. NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT 1 - Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers
Trust Company dated August 7, 1990,
Certificate of Amendment of the Organization
Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated
June 21, 1995 - Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1
Statement, Registration No. 33-65171, and
Certificate of Amendment of the Organization
Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated
March 20, 1996, copy attached.
EXHIBIT 2 - Certificate of Authority to commence
business - Incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement,
Registration No. 33- 21047.
EXHIBIT 3 - Authorization of the Trustee to exercise
corporate trust powers - Incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form
T-1 Statement, Registration No. 33-21047.
EXHIBIT 4 - Existing By-Laws of Bankers Trust Company,
as amended on January 21,1997 - Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with
Form T-1 Statement, Registration No.
333-15263.
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EXHIBIT 5 - Not applicable.
EXHIBIT 6 - Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by
Section 321(b) of the Act. - Incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with
Form T-1 Statement, Registration No.
22-18864.
EXHIBIT 7 - A copy of the latest report of condition of
Bankers Trust Company dated as of September
30, 1996.
EXHIBIT 8 - Not Applicable.
EXHIBIT 9 - Not Applicable.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, Bankers Trust Company, 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 3rd day of February, 1997.
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ MATTHEW SEELEY
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Matthew Seeley
Vice President
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, Bankers Trust Company, 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 3rd day of February, 1997.
BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
By: Matthew Seeley
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Matthew Seeley
Vice President
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Legal Title of Bank: Bankers Trust Company Call Date: 9/30/96 ST-BK: 36-4840 FFIEC 031
Address: 130 Liberty Street Vendor ID: D CERT: 00623 Page RC-1
City, State ZIP: New York, NY 10006 11
FDIC Certificate No.: / 0 / 0 / 6 / 2 / 3
CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION FOR INSURED COMMERCIAL
AND STATE-CHARTERED SAVINGS BANKS SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise
indicated, reported the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the
quarter.
SCHEDULE RC--BALANCE SHEET
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Dollar Amounts in Thousands | RCFD Bil Mil Thou |
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ASSETS | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
1. Cash and balances due from depository institutions | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
(from Schedule RC-A): | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
and coin(1) ............................... | 0081 809,000 |1.a.
b. Interest-bearing balances(2) .............. | 0071 4,453,000 |1.b.
2. Securities: | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
column A) ....................... | 1754 0 |2.a.
b. Available-for-sale securities (from Schedule RC-B, | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
column D)...................................... | 1773 4,133,000 |2.b.
3. Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
to resell in domestic offices of the bank and of its | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs: | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
a. Federal funds sold................................... | 0276 5,933,000 |3.a.
b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell ..... | 0277 413,000 |3.b.
4. Loans and lease financing receivables: | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
a. Loans and leases, net of unearned income | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
(from Schedule RC-C) RCFD 2122 27,239,000 | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |4.a.
b. LESS: Allowance for loan and | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
lease losses.............. RCFD 3123 917,000 | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |4.b.
c. LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve ....... | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
RCFD 3128 0 | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |4.c.
d. Loans and leases, net of unearned income, | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
allowance, and reserve (item 4.a minus 4.b and 4.c) .... | 2125 26,322,000 |4.d.
5. Assets held in trading accounts .............................. | 3545 36,669,000 |5.
6. Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ...... | 2145 870,000 |6.
7. Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M) ................. | 2150 215,000 |7.
8. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
associated companies (from Schedule RC-M) | 2130 212,000 |8.
9. Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding .. | 2155 577,000 |9.
10. Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M) ........................ | 2143 18,000 |10.
11. Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) ............................ | 2160 8,808,000 |11.
12. Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11) .................... | 2170 89,432,000 |12.
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(1) Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.
(2) Includes time certificates of deposit not held in trading accounts.
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Legal Title of Bank: Bankers Trust Company Call Date: 9/30/96 ST-BK: 36-4840 FFIEC 031
Address: 130 Liberty Street Vendor ID: D CERT: 00623 Page RC-2
City, State Zip: New York, NY 10006 12
FDIC Certificate No.: | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3
SCHEDULE RC--CONTINUED
Dollar Amounts in Thousands | / / / / / / / / Bil Mil Thou |
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LIABILITIES | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
13. Deposits: | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A | |
and C from Schedule RC-E, part I) | RCON 2200 9,391,000 |13.a.
(1) Noninterest-bearing(1) ....RCON 6631 2,734,000..... | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |13.a.(1)
(2) Interest-bearing ...........RCON 6636 6,657,000..... | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |13.a.(2)
b. In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
and IBFs (from Schedule RC-E part II) | RCFN 2200 23,385,000 |13.b.
(1) Noninterest-bearing .......RCFN 6631 654,000 | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |13.b.(1)
(2) Interest-bearing ..........RCFN 6636 22,731,000 | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |13.b.(2)
14. Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBFs: | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
a. Federal funds purchased..................................... | RCFD 0278 3,090,000 |14.a.
b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase.............. | RCFD 0279 99,000 |14.b.
15. a. Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury.................... | RCON 2840 0 |15.a.
b. Trading liabilities......................................... | RCFD 3548 18,326,000 |15.b.
16. Other borrowed money: | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
a. With original maturity of one year or less.................. | RCFD 2332 17,476,000 |16.a.
b. With original maturity of more than one year................ | RCFD 2333 2,771,000 |16.b.
17. Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases... | RCFD 2910 31,000 |17.
18. Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding......... | RCFD 2920 577,000 |18.
19. Subordinated notes and debentures................................ | RCFD 3200 1,228,000 |19.
20. Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)........................... | RCFD 2930 8,398,000 |20.
21. Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)................... | RCFD 2948 84,772,000 |21.
22. Limited-life preferred stock and related surplus................. | RCFD 3282 0 |22.
EQUITY CAPITAL | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
23. Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus.................... | RCFD 3838 500,000 |23.
24. Common stock..................................................... | RCFD 3230 1,002,000 |24.
25. Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)......... | RCFD 3839 527,000 |25.
26. a. Undivided profits and capital reserves...................... | RCFD 3632 3,017,000 |26.a.
b. Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
securities.................................................. | RCFD 8434 ( 16,000) |26.b.
27. Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments.............. | RCFD 3284 ( 370,000) |27.
28. Total equity capital (sum of items 23 through 27)................ | RCFD 3210 4,660,000 |28.
29. Total liabilities, limited-life preferred stock, and equity | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / |
capital (sum of items 21, 22, and 28)............................ | RCFD 3300 89,432,000 |29.
Memorandum
To be reported only with the March Report of Condition.
1. Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement
below that best describes the most comprehensive level of Number
auditing work performed for the bank by independent external -------------
auditors as of any date during 1995................................ | RCFD6724 N/A | M.1
1 = Independent audit of the bank conducted in accordance 4 = Directors' examination of the bank performed by
with generally accepted auditing standards by a other external auditors (may be required by
certified public accounting firm which submits a report state chartering authority)
on the bank
5 = Review of the bank's financial statements
2 = Independent audit of the bank's parent holding company by external auditors
conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards by a certified public accounting firm which 6 = Compilation of the bank's financial statements by
submits a report on the consolidated holding company external auditors
(but not on the bank separately)
7 = Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation
3 = Directors' examination of the bank conducted in work)
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by 8 = No external audit work
state chartering authority)
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(1) Including total demand deposits and noninterest-bearing time and savings
deposits.
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State of New York,
Banking Department
I, PETER M. PHILBIN, Deputy Superintendent of Bank of the State of New
York, DO HEREBY APPROVE the annexed Certificate entitled "CERTIFICATE OF
AMENDMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATE OF BANKERS TRUST COMPANY UNDER
SECTION 8005 OF THE BANKING LAW," dated March 20, 1996, providing for an
increase in authorized capital stock from $1,351,666,670 consisting of
85,166,667 shares with a par value of $10 each designated as Common Stock and
500 shares with a par value of $1,000,000 each designated as Series Preferred
Stock to $1,501,666,670 consisting of 100,166,667 shares with a par value of
$10 each designated as Common Stock and 500 shares with a par value of
$1,000,000 each designated as Series Preferred Stock.
WITNESS, my hand and official seal of the Banking Department at the City of New
York, this 21ST day of MARCH in the Year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and NINETY-SIX.
Peter M. Philbin
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Deputy Superintendent of Banks
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
OF THE
ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATE
OF BANKERS TRUST
Under Section 8005 of the Banking Law
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We, James T. Byrne, Jr. and Lea Lahtinen, being respectively a
Managing Director and an Assistant Secretary of Bankers Trust Company, do
hereby certify:
1. The name of the corporation is Bankers Trust Company.
2. The organization certificate of said corporation was filed by the
Superintendent of Banks on the 5th of march, 1903.
3. The organization certificate as heretofore amended is hereby
amended to increase the aggregate number of shares which the corporation shall
have authority to issue and to increase the amount of its authorized capital
stock in conformity therewith.
4. Article III of the organization certificate with reference to the
authorized capital stock, the number of shares into which the capital stock
shall be divided, the par value of the shares and the capital stock
outstanding, which reads as follows:
"III. The amount of capital stock which the corporation is hereafter
to have is One Billion, Three Hundred Fifty One Million, Six Hundred
Sixty-Six Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy Dollars ($1,351,666,670),
divided into Eighty-Five Million, One Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand, Six
Hundred Sixty- Seven (85,166,667) shares with a par value of $10 each
designated as Common Stock and 500 shares with a par value of One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) each designated as Series Preferred
Stock."
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"III. The amount of capital stock which the corporation is hereafter
to have is One Billion, Five Hundred One Million, Six Hundred
Sixty-Six Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy Dollars ($1,501,666,670),
divided into One Hundred Million, One Hundred Sixty Six Thousand, Six
Hundred Sixty-Seven (100,166,667) shares with a par value of $10 each
designated as Common Stock and 500 shares with a par value of One
Million Dollars ($1,000,000) each designated as Series Preferred
Stock."
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6. The foregoing amendment of the organization certificate was
authorized by unanimous written consent signed by the holder of all outstanding
shares entitled to vote thereon.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have made and subscribed this certificate this
20th day of March , 1996.
James T. Byrne, Jr.
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James T. Byrne, Jr.
Managing Director
Lea Lahtinen
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Lea Lahtinen
Assistant Secretary
State of New York )
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County of New York )
Lea Lahtinen, being fully sworn, deposes and says that she is an
Assistant Secretary of Bankers Trust Company, the corporation described in the
foregoing certificate; that she has read the foregoing certificate and knows
the contents thereof, and that the statements herein contained are true.
Lea Lahtinen
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Sworn to before me this 20th day
of March, 1996.
Sandra L. West
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Notary Public
SANDRA L. WEST Counterpart filed in the
Notary Public State of New York Office of the Superintendent of
No. 31-4942101 Banks, State of New York,
Qualified in New York County This 21st day of March, 1996
Commission Expires September 19,
1996