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Exhibit 25.1

 

 

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

_____________________________

 

  X   CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

A National Banking Association

94-1347393

(Jurisdiction of incorporation of

(I.R.S. Employer

organization if not a U.S. national

Identification No.)

bank)

  
   

101 North Phillips Avenue

  

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

57104

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

 

 

Wells Fargo & Company
Law Department, Trust Section

MAC N9305-175

Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue, 17th Floor

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479

(612) 667-4608

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

_____________________________

 

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

Arkansas

  

71-0335111

(State or other jurisdiction of

  

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

  

Identification No.)
     

615 J.B. Hunt Corporate Drive

    

Lowell, Arkansas

  

72745-0130     

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

(Zip code)

 

_____________________________

Debt Securities

 (Title of indenture securities)

 

 

 
 

 

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

Treasury Department

Washington, D.C.

 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Washington, D.C.

 

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

San Francisco, California 94120

 

 

 

(b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

 

 

The trustee is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

Item 2.

Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation.

 

None with respect to the trustee.

 

No responses are included for Items 3-14 of this Form T-1 because the obligor is not in default as provided under Item 13.

 

Item 15. Foreign Trustee.          Not applicable.

 

Item 16.  List of Exhibits.           List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility

 

 

Exhibit 1.

A copy of the Articles of Association of the trustee as now in effect.*

 

 

Exhibit 2.

A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certificate of Corporate Existence for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated January 14, 2015.*

 

 

Exhibit 3.

A copy of the Comptroller of the Currency Certification of Fiduciary Powers for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated January 6, 2014.*

 

 

Exhibit 4.

Copy of By-laws of the trustee as now in effect.*

 

 

Exhibit 5.

Not applicable.

 

 

Exhibit 6.

The consent of the trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act.

 

 

Exhibit 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.

 

 

Exhibit 8.

Not applicable.

 

 

Exhibit 9.

Not applicable.

 

*     Incorporated by reference to the exhibit of the same number to the trustee’s Form T-1 filed as exhibit to the Filing 305B2 dated March 13, 2015 of Navient Funding, LLC and Navient Credit Funding, LLC, file number 333-190926.

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Wells Fargo 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 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Chicago and State of Illinois on the 1st day of March, 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 /s/ Gregory S. Clarke                                            

Gregory S. Clarke

Vice President

 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT 6

 

 

 

 

March 1, 2019

 

 

 

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Gentlemen:

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 /s/ Gregory S. Clarke                                            

Gregory S. Clarke

Vice President

 

 
 

 

Exhibit 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

 

Wells Fargo Bank National Association

of 101 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

at the close of business December 31, 2018, filed in accordance with 12 U.S.C. §161 for National Banks.

 

           

Dollar Amounts

In Millions

  
                 
                 

ASSETS

                

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:

                

Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin

           $ 22,427  

Interest-bearing balances

             149,483  

Securities:

                

Held-to-maturity securities

             144,679  

Available-for-sale securities

             255,037  

Equity Securities with readily determinable fair value not held for trading

             79  
                 

Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

                

Federal funds sold in domestic offices

             114  

Securities purchased under agreements to resell

             41,906  

Loans and lease financing receivables:

                

Loans and leases held for sale

             7,833  

Loans and leases, net of unearned income

     923,885          

LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses

     9,504          

Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance

             914,381  

Trading Assets

             40,722  

Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

             7,982  

Other real estate owned

             457  

Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

             12,863  

Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

             229  

Intangible assets

             39,280  

Other assets

             51,879  
                 

Total assets

           $ 1,689,351  
                 

LIABILITIES

                

Deposits:

                

In domestic offices

           $ 1,282,404  

Noninterest-bearing

     399,731          

Interest-bearing

     882,673          

In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs

             59,567  

Noninterest-bearing

     1,084          

Interest-bearing

     58,483          

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

                

Federal funds purchased in domestic offices

             6,516  

Securities sold under agreements to repurchase

             5,959  

 

 

 

 
 

 

   

Dollar Amounts

  
    In Millions  
         
         

Trading liabilities

     11,537  

Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)

     115,522  

Subordinated notes and debentures

     11,751  

Other liabilities

     30,852  

 

        

Total liabilities

   $ 1,524,108  
         
         

EQUITY CAPITAL

        

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus

     0  

Common stock

     519  

Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)

     114,541  

Retained earnings

     53,527  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     -3,686  

Other equity capital components

     0  

 

        

Total bank equity capital

     164,901  

Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     342  
         

Total equity capital

     165,243  

 

        

Total liabilities, and equity capital

   $ 1,689,351  

 

 

I, John R. Shrewsberry, Sr. EVP & CFO 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.

 

 

   John R. Shrewsberry

        Sr. EVP & CFO

 

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 instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct.

 

 

 

Directors

James Quigley

Theodore F. Craver, Jr.

Karen B. Peetz