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) ☐


 
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
 
31-0841368
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
 
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
55402
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Orlando J. Jones
U.S. Bank National Association
100 Wall Street, Suite 600
New York, New York 10005
(212) 951-8542
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

NBT Bancorp Inc.
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)
Delaware
16-1268674
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
52 South Broad Street, Norwich, New York
13815
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Subordinated Debt Securities
(Title of the Indenture Securities)



FORM T-1
 
Item 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.
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C.


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
 
Items 3-15

Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.
 
Item 16.
LIST OF EXHIBITS: List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.
 

1.
A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.*
 

2.
A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business, attached as Exhibit 2.
 

3.
A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, attached as Exhibit 3.
 

4.
A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.**
 

5.
A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.
 

6.
The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act  of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.
 

7.
Report of Condition of the Trustee as of March 31, 2020 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.
 
* Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005.

** Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on form S-3ASR, Registration Number 333-199863 filed on November 5, 2014.

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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto  duly  authorized,  all  in  the City of New York, State of New York on the 12th of June, 2020.

 
By:
/s/ Orlando J. Jones
    Orlando Jones
   
Assistant Vice President

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Exhibit 2
 
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, DC 20219

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE

I, Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Comptroller of the currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.
 
2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.

 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today,
   
 
February 24, 2020, I have hereunto
   
 
subscribed my name and caused my seal
   
 
of office to be affixed to these presents at
   
 
the City of Washington, District of
   
  Columbia
 

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Exhibit 3

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, DC 20219

CERTIFICATE OF FIDUCIARY POWERS

I, Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:

1. The Office of the Comptroller of the currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.

2. “U.S. Bank National Association,” Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisons of the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.

 
IN THE TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today,
   
 
December 10, 2019, I have hereunto
   
 
subscribed my name and caused my seal of
   
 
office to be affixed to these presents at the
   
 
U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City
   
  of Washington, District of Columbia.
   
 
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Exhibit 6
 
CONSENT

In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

Dated: June 12, 2020
     
       
 
By:
/s/ Orlando J. Jones
 
   
Orlando J. Jones
 
   
Assistant Vice President
 

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Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 3/31/2020
 
($000’s)
 
     
3/31/2020
 
Assets
       
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions
 
$
46,699,020
 
Securities
   
122,149,987
 
Federal Funds
   
2,807
 
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables
   
316,711,655
 
Fixed Assets
   
9,075,777
 
Intangible Assets
   
12,477,802
 
Other Assets
   
26,012,043
 
Total Assets
 
$
533,129,091
 
         
Liabilities
       
Deposits
 
$
405,823,094
 
Fed Funds
   
1,428,527
 
Treasury Demand Notes
   
0
 
Trading Liabilities
   
1,392,214
 
Other Borrowed Money
   
55,078,404
 
Acceptances
   
0
 
Subordinated Notes and Debentures
   
3,850,000
 
Other Liabilities
   
14,338,298
 
Total Liabilities
 
$
481,910,537
 
         
Equity
       
Common and Preferred Stock
   
18,200
 
Surplus
   
14,266,915
 
Undivided Profits
   
36,132,907
 
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries
   
800,532
 
Total Equity Capital
 
$
51,218,554
 
         
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital
 
$
533,129,091
 


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