Registration Statement No. 333-152892-01

 

 

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)    x

 

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Senior Debt Securities of Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc.
and Guarantees of Senior Debt Securities of Assured Guaranty US Holdings Inc.
by Assured Guaranty Ltd.
(Title of the indenture securities)

 

 

 

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		One State Street, New York, N.Y. 10004-1417, and Albany, N.Y. 12223
Federal Reserve Bank of New York		33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. 10045
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation		Washington, D.C. 20429
New York Clearing House Association		New York, New York 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.

 

16.                               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 Mellon (formerly known as The Bank of New York, itself 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, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637, Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735).

 

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4.                                       A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee.  (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-121195).

 

6.                                       The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 333-152735).

 

7.                                       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.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon, 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 11th day of June, 2009.

 

 

		THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
		By:	/S/ SHERMA THOMAS
			Name:		SHERMA THOMAS
			Title:		ASSISTANT TREASURER

 

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EXHIBIT 7

 

Consolidated Report of Condition of

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON

 

of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286
And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,

a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business March 31, 2009, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.

 

		Dollar Amounts In Thousands
ASSETS
Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin		3,141,000
Interest-bearing balances		66,775,000
Securities:
Held-to-maturity securities		6,949,000
Available-for-sale securities		26,839,000
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:
Federal funds sold in domestic offices		1,007,000
Securities purchased under agreements to resell		72,000
Loans and lease financing receivables:
Loans and leases held for sale		0
Loans and leases, net of unearned income		31,311,000
LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses		418,000
Loans and leases, net of unearned income and allowance		30,893,000
Trading assets		8,140,000
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)		1,129,000
Other real estate owned		8,000
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies		796,000
Not applicable
Intangible assets:
Goodwill		4,878,000
Other intangible assets		1,546,000
Other assets		10,833,000
Total assets		163,006,000
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
In domestic offices		54,254,000
Noninterest-bearing		26,808,000
Interest-bearing		27,446,000
In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs		79,126,000
Noninterest-bearing		1,726,000
Interest-bearing		77,400,000
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:
Federal funds purchased in domestic offices		429,000
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase		10,000
Trading liabilities		6,621,000
Other borrowed money: (includes mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases)		2,288,000
Not applicable
Not applicable
Subordinated notes and debentures		3,490,000
Other liabilities		4,438,000
Total liabilities		150,656,000
EQUITY CAPITAL
Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus		0
Common stock		1,135,000
Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)		8,290,000
Retained earnings		7,825,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income		-5,270,000
Other equity capital components		0
Total bank equity capital		11,980,000
Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries		370,000
Total equity capital		12,350,000
Total liabilities and equity capital		163,006,000

 

 

I, Thomas P. Gibbons, Chief Financial Officer of the above-named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

Thomas P. Gibbons,
Chief Financial Officer

 

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this statement of resources and liabilities. We 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 and is true and correct.

 

Gerald L. Hassell
Robert P. Kelly	Directors
Catherine A. Rein