EX-25.A 15 ex25aformt1.htm EXHIBIT 25(A) FORM T-1 OF BANK OF NEW YORK FOR SENIOR NOTES ex25aformt1.htm
Exhibit 25(a)

 

FORM T-1
 

 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C.  20549
 

 
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)             |__|
 
 
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)
 
New York
(State of incorporation
if not a U.S. national bank)
13-5160382
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
   
One Wall Street, New York, N.Y.
(Address of principal executive offices)
10286
(Zip code)


Southwestern Electric Power Company
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

Oklahoma
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
72-0323455
(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
   
1 Riverside Plaza,
Columbus, OH
(Address of principal executive offices)
43215-2372
(Zip code)
 

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Senior Notes
(Title of the indenture securities)

 
      
        Exhibit 25(a)      
    

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
Superintendent of Banks of the State of New York
2 Rector Street
New York, N.Y.  10006
and Albany, N.Y.  12203
   
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y.  10045
   
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Washington, D.C.  20429
   
New York Clearing House Association
New York, N. Y.  10005

(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.
 
3.  
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 Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers.  (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.)
 
2.  
A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.)
 
3.  
The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.  (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-44051.)
 
4.  
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.
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing 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 5th day of April, 2006
 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
 
 

 
By:                /s/ROBERT A. MASSIMILLO        
                                                                                             Name: ROBERT A. MASSIMILLO
                                                                                             Title: VICE PRESIDENT