Exhibit 25.1

 

 

UNITED STATES
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)  o

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Senior Debt Securities

(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 

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
Comptroller of the Currency United States Department of the Treasury		Washington, DC 20219
Federal Reserve Bank of New York		San Francisco, CA 94105
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation		Washington, D.C. 20429

 

(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).

 

4.                                      A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-188382).

 

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. 333-188382).

 

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 Mellon, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 22nd day of February, 2018.

 

	THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
	By:	/s/ R. Tarnas
		Name:	R. Tarnas
		Title:	Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

of 400 South Hope Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90071

 

At the close of business December 31, 2017, published in accordance with Federal regulatory authority instructions.

 

						Dollar amounts
						in thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin						4,247
Interest-bearing balances						533,579
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities						0
Available-for-sale securities						542,018
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold						0
Securities purchased under agreements to resell						0
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale						0
Loans and leases, held for investment		0
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses		0
Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance		0
Trading assets						0
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)						10,756
Other real estate owned						0
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies						0
Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures						0
Intangible assets:
Goodwill						856,313
Other intangible assets						24,347
Other assets						121,741
Total assets						$	2,093,001

 

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LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices						602
Noninterest-bearing				602
Interest-bearing				0
Not applicable
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased						0
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase						0
Trading liabilities						0
Other borrowed money: (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)						0
Not applicable
Not applicable
Subordinated notes and debentures						0
Other liabilities						222,312
Total liabilities						222,914
Not applicable
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus						0
Common stock						1,000
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)						1,123,124
Not available
Retained earnings						747,028
Accumulated other comprehensive income .						-1,065
Other equity capital components						0
Not available
Total bank equity capital						1,870,087
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries						0
Total equity capital						1,870,087
Total liabilities and equity capital						2,093,001

 

I, Matthew J. McNulty, CFO of the above-named bank do hereby declare that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

Matthew J. McNulty

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CFO

 

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Report of Condition (including the supporting schedules) for this report date 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 appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

 

Antonio I. Portuondo, President	)
William D. Lindelof, Director	)	Directors (Trustees)
Alphonse J. Briand, Director	)

 

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