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

 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

 

31-0841368

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

 

 

George J. Rayzis

U.S. Bank National Association

50 South 16th St.-Suite 2000

Philadelphia, PA 19102

(215) 761-9317

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

 

QVC, Inc.

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

 

 

 

4.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2027

(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 September 30, 2019 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 Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania the 4th of February 2020.

 

	By:	/s/ George J. Rayzis
		George J. Rayzis
		Vice President

 

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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: February 4, 2020

 

	By:	/s/ George J. Rayzis
		George J. Rayzis
		Vice President

 

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Exhibit 7

 

U.S. Bank National Association

Statement of Financial Condition

As of 9/30/2019

 

($000’s)

 

		9/30/2019
Assets
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions		$	15,112,079
Securities		119,318,592
Federal Funds		3,649,142
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables		295,082,725
Fixed Assets		6,645,121
Intangible Assets		12,676,922
Other Assets		24,909,024
Total Assets		$	477,393,605
Liabilities
Deposits		$	372,420,581
Fed Funds		1,053,008
Treasury Demand Notes		0
Trading Liabilities		991,966
Other Borrowed Money		33,643,638
Acceptances		0
Subordinated Notes and Debentures		3,850,000
Other Liabilities		15,002,550
Total Liabilities		$	426,961,743
Equity
Common and Preferred Stock		18,200
Surplus		14,266,915
Undivided Profits		35,346,037
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries		800,710
Total Equity Capital		$	50,431,862
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital		$	477,393,605

 

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