EX-25.1 34 ea140465ex25-1_gulfport.htm STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATION ON FORM T-1 OF THE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE TO BE QUALIFIED

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

Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of

a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)

UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

44-0194180

I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

1010 Grand Blvd. Kansas City, Missouri |  | 64106
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

JACOB H. SMITH IV

120 S. 6th Street, Suite 1400 | Minneapolis, MN 55402

Tel: 612-337-7014

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

GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION

(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

Delaware |  | 73-1521290
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3001 Quail Springs Parkway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |  | 73134
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip Code)

8.0% Senior Notes due 2026

(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.

The Comptroller of the Currency

Mid-Western District
2345 Grand Avenue, Suite 700
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Federal Reserve P.O. Station
Kansas City, Missouri 64198
Supervising Examiner
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
720 Olive Street, Suite 2909
St. Louis, Missouri 63101

| 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 (Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-74008).

| 2. | Certificate of Authority from the Comptroller of the Currency evidencing a change of the corporate title of the Association (Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-74008).

| 3. | Certificate from the Comptroller of the Currency evidencing authority to exercise corporate trust powers and a letter evidencing a change of the corporate title of the Association (Exhibit 3 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-74008).

| 4. | Bylaws, as amended of the Trustee (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-74008).

| 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 Act (Exhibit 6 to Registration Statement No. 333-74008).

| 7. | Report of Condition of the Trustee as of December 31, 2020 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, UMB 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 Baltimore, State of Maryland on the 7th day of MAY, 2021.

| By: | /s/ Jacob H. Smith IV
|  | JACOB H. SMITH IV
|  | Vice President

Exhibit 7

(See Attached)