EX-25.6 16 exh256s3.htm FORM T-1 JP MORGAN GUARANTEE TRUSTEE SCE TRUST I Exhibit 25.6 Form T-1 JPM Chase as Guarantee Trustee - SCe Trust I

                                                                                                EXHIBIT 25.6


                                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                                Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                                       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)

                                                  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
                                  (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

                          New York                                           13-4994650
                          (Jurisdiction of incorporation                     (I.R.S. Employer
                          or organization if not a U.S.                      Identification No.)
                          national bank)

                          270 Park Avenue                                    10017
                          New York, New York                                 (Zip Code)
                          (Address of principal executive offices)

                                                  William H. McDavid
                                                    General Counsel
                                                  JPMorgan Chase Bank
                                                    270 Park Avenue
                                               New York, New York 10017
                                                  Tel: (212) 270-2611
                               (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

                                                      SCE Trust I
                                  (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

                          Delaware                                           95-7104035
                          (State or other jurisdiction                       (I.R.S. Employer
                          of incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

                          2244 Walnut Grove Avenue                           91770
                          Rosemead, California                               (Zip Code)
                          (Address of principal executive offices)

                                   Guarantee of Preferred Securities of SCE Trust I

                                            (Title of Indenture Securities)



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                                                        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.

                 State of New York Banking Department, State House, Albany, NY 12110.

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429

                 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New York,
                 New York.

                 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551.

         (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



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Item 16. List of Exhibits

           List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility.

           1.  A copy  of the  Restated  Organization  Certificate  of  the  Trustee  dated  March  25,  1997  and  the
Certificate  of Amendment  dated  October 22, 2001 (see  Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in  connection  with  Registration
Statement No. 333-76894, which is incorporated by reference.)

           2. A copy of the  Certificate  of Authority of the Trustee to Commence  Business  (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1
filed in connection with  Registration  Statement No.  33-50010,  which is incorporated by reference).  On November 11,
2001, in connection  with the merger of The Chase  Manhattan  Bank and Morgan  Guaranty  Trust Company of New York, the
surviving corporation was renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank.

           3. None,  authorization  to exercise  corporate  trust powers being  contained in the  documents  identified
above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

           4. A copy of the  existing  By-Laws  of the  Trustee  (see  Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed in  connection  with
Registration Statement No. 333-76894, which is incorporated by reference.)

           5. Not applicable.

           6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in
connection with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference). On November 11, 2001, in
connection with the merger of  The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the surviving
corporation was renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank.

           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.

           8.  Not applicable.

           9.  Not applicable.





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                                                       SIGNATURE


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the Trust  Indenture  Act of 1939,  the  Trustee,  JPMorgan  Chase  Bank,  a banking
corporation  and trust company  organized  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 10th day of October, 2003.



                                                                    JPMORGAN CHASE BANK



                                                                    By: /s/ James M. Foley
                                                                       ----------------------------
                                                                            James M. Foley
                                                                         Assistant Vice President



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                                                  Exhibit 7 to Form T-1


                                                    Bank Call Notice

                                                 RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                                           CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

                                                   JPMorgan Chase Bank
                                      of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
                                         and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
                                         a member of the Federal Reserve System,

                                       at the close of business June 30, 2003, in
                             accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this
                             District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.


                                                                        Dollar Amounts
                     ASSETS                                              in Millions
                     ------                                             --------------


Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
     Noninterest-bearing balances and
     currency and coin ..............................................................$  22,657
     Interest-bearing balances ......................................................   10,600
Securities:
Held to maturity securities..........................................................      268
Available for sale securities........................................................   76,771
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
     agreements to resell ............................................................
     Federal funds sold in domestic offices                                              3,844
     Securities purchased under agreements to resell                                    86,290
Loans and lease financing receivables:
     Loans and leases held for sale.....................................                31,108
     Loans and leases, net of unearned income        $166,046
     Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses          3,735
     Loans and leases, net of unearned income and
     allowance ....................................................................... 162,311
Trading Assets ....................................................................... 186,546
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)..............................   6,142
Other real estate owned ..............................................................     133
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
     associated companies.............................................................     696
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
     outstanding ....................................................................      225
Intangible assets
        Goodwill.....................................................................    2,201
        Other Intangible assets......................................................    3,058
Other assets ........................................................................   68,983
TOTAL ASSETS ........................................................................ $661,833
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                                        LIABILITIES
Deposits
     In domestic offices ............................................................ $189,571
     Noninterest-bearing ..................................... $ 82,747
     Interest-bearing ........................................  106,824
     In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries and IBF's ........................................................   125,990
     Noninterest-bearing.....................................   $ 6,025
     Interest-bearing .......................................   119,965

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements
     to repurchase:
     Federal funds purchased in domestic offices....................................     4,978
     Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ................................   114,181
Trading liabilities ................................................................   129,299
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
     and obligations under capitalized leases)......................................    10,186
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding............................       225
Subordinated notes and debentures ..................................................     8,202
Other liabilities ..................................................................    41,452
TOTAL LIABILITIES ..................................................................   624,084
Minority Interest in consolidated subsidiaries......................................       104

                                                     EQUITY CAPITAL

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus.......................................         0
Common stock .......................................................................     1,785
Surplus  (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)...........................    16,304
Retained earnings...................................................................    18,426
Accumulated other comprehensive income..............................................     1,130
Other equity capital components.....................................................         0
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ...............................................................    37,645
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST, AND EQUITY CAPITAL                              $661,833
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I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named
bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has
been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued
by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.

                                    JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI

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 in-
structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory
authority and is true and correct.




                                                           WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR.)
                                                           HANS W. BECHERER        )
                                                           FRANK A. BENNACK, JR.   )