305B2 1 d305b2.htm WELLS FARGO & COMPANY FORM T-1 Wells Fargo & Company Form T-1

333-135006

 


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 TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State of incorporation

if not a U.S. national bank)

  

95-3571558

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

700 South Flower Street, Suite 500

Los Angeles, California

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

90017

(Zip code)

Mildred Quinones-Holmes

Legal Department

The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.

One Wall Street, 29th Floor

New York, NY 10286

(212) 635-1889

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 


WELLS FARGO & COMPANY

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

41-0449260

(I.R.S. employer

identification no.)

420 Montgomery Street

San Francisco, California

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

94163

(Zip code)

 


Guarantee of 6.25% Enhanced Trust Preferred Securities (Enhanced TruPS®)

(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, D.C. 20219

Federal Reserve Bank

   San Francisco, California 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).

 

  1. A copy of the articles of association of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948 which is incorporated by reference).

 

  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 which is incorporated by reference).

 

  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. 333-121948 which is incorporated by reference).

 

  4. A copy of the existing by-laws of the trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121948 which is incorporated by reference).

 

  5. Not applicable.

 

  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. 333-121948 which is incorporated by reference).

 

  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.

 

  8. Not applicable.

 

  9. Not applicable.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the trustee, The Bank of New York 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 Chicago, and State of Illinois, on the 16th day of May, 2007.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
By:   /s/ Sharon K. McGrath
 

Sharon K. McGrath

Vice President

 

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