Registration No. 333-204216

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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)           | x |

 

 

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

95-3571558

(Jurisdiction of incorporation
if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)

 

 

 

400 South Hope Street
Suite 500
Los Angeles, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

90071
(Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

27-0312904

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

590 Madison Avenue, 36th Floor
New York, New York

 

10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Debt Securities
(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.

 

 

Name

 

Address

 

 

Comptroller of the Currency
United States Department of the
Treasury

 

Washington, DC 20219

 

 

 

Federal Reserve Bank

 

San Francisco, CA 94105

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

 

Washington, DC 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).

 

 

1.

 

A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).

 

 

 

2.

 

A copy of certificate of authority of the trustee to commence business. (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948).

 

 

 

3.

 

A copy of the authorization of the trustee to exercise corporate trust powers (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152875).

 

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4.

 

A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-162713).

 

 

 

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. 333-152875).

 

 

 

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 Trust Company, N.A., a banking association 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 Los Angeles, and State of California, on the 11 th day of January, 2017.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

By:  /s/ Valere Boyd

 

Name:

Valere Boyd

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT 7

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

of 225 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business September 30, 2016, 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 coin

 

4,490,000

 

Interest-bearing balances

 

91,626,000

 

Securities:

 

 

 

Held-to-maturity securities

 

39,831,000

 

Available-for-sale securities

 

73,667,000

 

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

 

 

 

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

 

0

 

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

 

22,289,000

 

Loans and lease financing receivables:

 

 

 

Loans and leases held for sale

 

29,000

 

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

 

36,883,000

 

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

 

127,000

 

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

 

36,756,000

 

Trading assets

 

3,023,000

 

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

 

1,050,000

 

Other real estate owned

 

4,000

 

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

 

535,000

 

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

 

0

 

Intangible assets:

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

6,299,000

 

Other intangible assets

 

957,000

 

 



 

Other assets

 

 

19,095,000

 

Total assets

 

 

299,651,000

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

Deposits:

 

 

 

In domestic offices

 

143,600,000

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

97,485,000

 

Interest-bearing

 

46,115,000

 

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

 

110,595,000

 

Noninterest-bearing

 

7,904,000

 

Interest-bearing

 

102,691,000

 

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

 

 

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

 

318,000

 

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

 

830,000

 

Trading liabilities

 

3,132,000

 

Other borrowed money:

(includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

 

7,778,000

 

Not applicable

 

 

 

Not applicable

 

 

 

Subordinated notes and debentures

 

515,000

 

Other liabilities

 

 

8,504,000

 

Total liabilities

 

 

275,272,000

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY CAPITAL

 

 

 

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

 

0

 

Common stock

 

1,135,000

 

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

 

10,418,000

 

Retained earnings

 

13,817,000

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

-1,341,000

 

Other equity capital components

 

0

 

Total bank equity capital

 

24,029,000

 

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

 

350,000

 

Total equity capital

 

 

24,379,000

 

Total liabilities and equity capital

 

 

299,651,000

 

 



 

I, Thomas P. Gibbons, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

 

Thomas P. Gibbons,

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We 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 and is true and correct.

 

 

Gerald L. Hassell
Catherine A. Rein
Joseph J. Echevarria

 

Directors