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)
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1867445
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national bank) Identification No.)
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Maureen Scannell Bateman, Esq. Executive Vice President and General Counsel
225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 654-3253
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Liberty Financial Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS 04-3260640
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 722-6000
Guarantee relating to certain obligations of
Liberty Capital Trust II
(Title of indenture securities)
GENERAL
Item 1. General Information.
Furnish the following information as to the trustee:
(a) Name and address of each examining or supervisory authority to
which it is subject.
Department of Banking and Insurance of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
D.C., Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C.
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.
Item 2. Affiliations with Obligor.
If the Obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such
affiliation.
The obligor is not an affiliate of the trustee or of its parent,
State Street Corporation.
(See note on page 2.)
Item 3. through Item 15. Not applicable.
Item 16. List of Exhibits.
List below all exhibits filed as part of this statement of eligibility.
1. A copy of the articles of association of the trustee as now in
effect.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee, as now in
effect, is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
as Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Eligibility
and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with the
Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No. 22-17940)
and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
2. A copy of the certificate of authority of the trustee to commence
business, if not contained in the articles of association.
A copy of a Statement from the Commissioner of Banks of
Massachusetts that no certificate of authority for the trustee
to commence business was necessary or issued is on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 2 to Amendment No.
1 to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee
(Form T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe,
Inc. (File No. 22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference
thereto.
3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate
trust powers, if such authorization is not contained in the documents
specified in paragraph (1) or (2), above.
A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate
trust powers is on file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form T-1) filed with
the Registration Statement of Morse Shoe, Inc. (File No.
22-17940) and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee, or instruments
corresponding thereto.
A copy of the by-laws of the trustee, as now in effect, is on
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 4 to
the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of Trustee (Form
T-1) filed with the Registration Statement of Eastern Edison
Company (File No. 33-37823) and is incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
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5. A copy of each indenture referred to in Item 4. if the obligor is in
default.
Not applicable.
6. The consents of United States institutional trustees required by
Section 321(b) of the Act.
The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
is annexed hereto as Exhibit 6 and made a part hereof.
7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published
pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
authority.
A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee
published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising
or examining authority is annexed hereto as Exhibit 7 and made a
part hereof.
NOTES
In answering any item of this Statement of Eligibility which relates to
matters peculiarly within the knowledge of the obligor or any underwriter for
the obligor, the trustee has relied upon information furnished to it by the
obligor and the underwriters, and the trustee disclaims responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of such information.
The answer furnished to Item 2. of this statement will be amended, if
necessary, to reflect any facts which differ from those stated and which would
have been required to be stated if known at the date hereof.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, the trustee, State Street Bank and Trust Company, a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, has
duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Boston and The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 11th day of September, 1998
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ Paul D. Allen
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Paul D. Allen
Vice President
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EXHIBIT 6
CONSENT OF THE TRUSTEE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended, in connection with the proposed issuance by Liberty
Financial Companies, Inc. of its Guarantee, we hereby consent that reports of
examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be
furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon
request therefor.
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
By: /s/ Paul D. Allen
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Paul D. Allen
Vice President
Dated: September 11, 1998
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EXHIBIT 7
Consolidated Report of Condition of State Street Bank and Trust Company,
Massachusetts and foreign and domestic subsidiaries, a state banking institution
organized and operating under the banking laws of this commonwealth and a member
of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business June 30, 1998, published
in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District
pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act and in accordance with a
call made by the Commissioner of Banks under General Laws, Chapter 172, Section
22(a).
Thousands of
ASSETS Dollars
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ................. 1,553,703
Interest-bearing balances .......................................... 12,440,716
Securities................................................................... 9,436,138
Federal funds sold and securities purchased
under agreements to resell in domestic offices
of the bank and its Edge subsidiary ................................ 8,785,353
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases, net of unearned income ............ 6,633,608
Allowance for loan and lease losses ................. 92,999
Allocated transfer risk reserve...................... 0
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowances ............ 6,540,609
Assets held in trading accounts ............................................. 1,267,679
Premises and fixed assets ................................................... 491,928
Other real estate owned ..................................................... 100
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries .................................. 1,278
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ................ 68,312
Intangible assets ........................................................... 231,294
Other assets................................................................. 1,667,282
Total assets ................................................................ 42,484,392
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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices................................................. 12,553,371
Noninterest-bearing ........................ 10,204,405
Interest-bearing ........................... 2,348,966
In foreign offices and Edge subsidiary ............................. 16,961,571
Noninterest-bearing ........................ 154,792
Interest-bearing ........................... 16,806,779
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under
agreements to repurchase in domestic offices of
the bank and of its Edge subsidiary ................................ 8,182,794
Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury and Trading Liabilities ............ 0
Trading liabilities.......................................................... 883,096
Other borrowed money ........................................................ 361,141
Subordinated notes and debentures ........................................... 0
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding .................... 68,289
Other liabilities ........................................................... 1,017,284
Total liabilities ........................................................... 40,027,546
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EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus................................ 0
Common stock ................................................................ 29,931
Surplus ..................................................................... 455,288
Undivided profits and capital reserves/Net unrealized holding gains (losses). 1,964,924
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities ...... 15,557
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ......................... (8,854)
Total equity capital ........................................................ 2,456,846
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Total liabilities and equity capital ........................................ 42,484,392
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I, Rex S. Schuette, 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.
Rex S. Schuette
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.
David A. Spina
Marshall N. Carter
Truman S. Casner
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