Exhibit T3G
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM T-1
STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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____CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 305(b) (2)
WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
(Exact name of trustee as
specified in its charter)
A U.S. NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION 41-1592157
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
organization if not a U.S. national Identification No.)
bank)
SIXTH STREET AND MARQUETTE AVENUE
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Stanley S. Stroup, General Counsel
WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Sixth Street and Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479
(612) 667-1234
(Agent for Service)
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GB PROPERTY FUNDING CORP.
(Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 75-2502290
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
C/O SANDS HOTEL AND CASINO
INDIANA AVENUE AND BRIGHTON PARK
ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY 08401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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11% FIRST MORTGAGE NOTES DUE 2005
(Title of the indenture securities)
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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.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Washington, D.C.
(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. Norwest Bank
incorporates by reference into this Form T-1 the
exhibits attached hereto.
Exhibit 1. a. A copy of the Articles of Association of the
trustee now in effect.
Exhibit 2. a. A copy of the certificate of authority of the
trustee to commence business issued June 28, 1872,
by the Comptroller of the Currency to The
Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis.*
b. A copy of the certificate of the Comptroller of
the Currency dated January 2, 1934, approving the
consolidation of The Northwestern National Bank of
Minneapolis and The Minnesota Loan and Trust
Company of Minneapolis, with the surviving entity
being titled Northwestern National Bank and Trust
Company of Minneapolis.*
c. A copy of the certificate of the Acting
Comptroller of the Currency dated January 12,
1943, as to change of corporate title of
Northwestern National Bank and Trust Company of
Minneapolis to Northwestern National Bank of
Minneapolis.*
d. A copy of the letter dated May 12, 1983 from the
Regional Counsel, Comptroller of the Currency,
acknowledging receipt of notice of
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name change effective May 1, 1983 from
Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis to
Norwest Bank Minneapolis, National
Association.*
e. A copy of the letter dated January 4, 1988 from
the Administrator of National Banks for the
Comptroller of the Currency certifying approval of
consolidation and merger effective January 1, 1988
of Norwest Bank Minneapolis, National Association
with various other banks under the title of
"Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association."*
Exhibit 3. A copy of the authorization of the trustee to
exercise corporate trust powers issued January 2,
1934, by the Federal Reserve Board.*
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 exhibit number 25 filed with
registration statement number 33-66026.
** Incorporated by reference to exhibit number 25 filed with
registration statement number 333-38528
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the
trustee, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, 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
Minneapolis and State of Minnesota on the 10th day of July 2000.
WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
/S/ JANE Y. SCHWEIGER
Jane Y. Schweiger
Corporate Trust Officer
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EXHIBIT 1A
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF
WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
FIRST. The title of this Association shall be Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota,
National Association; the Association in conjunction with its said legal name
may also use Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
SECOND. The main office of this Association shall be in the City of
Minneapolis, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota. The general business of the
Association shall be conducted at its main office and its branches.
THIRD. The Board of Directors of this Association shall consist of not
less than five nor more than twenty-five persons, the exact number to be fixed
and determined from time to time by resolution of a majority of the full Board
of Directors or by resolution of the shareholders at any annual or special
meeting thereof.
Each director, during the full term of his or her directorship, shall own a
minimum of $1,000 par value of stock of this Association or an equivalent
interest, as determined by the Comptroller of the Currency, in any company which
has control over this Association within the meaning of Section 2 of the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956.
The Board of Directors, by the vote of a majority of the full Board, may,
between annual meetings of shareholders, fill vacancies created by the death,
incapacity or resignation of any director and by the vote of a majority of the
full Board may also, between annual meetings of shareholders, increase the
membership of the Board by not more than four members and by like vote appoint
qualified persons to fill the vacancies created thereby; provided, however, that
at no time shall there be more than twenty-five directors of this Association;
and provided further, however, that not more than two members may be added to
the Board of Directors in the event that the total number of directors last
elected by shareholders was fifteen or less.
FOURTH. The annual meeting of the shareholders for the election of
directors and the transaction of whatever other business may be brought before
said meeting shall be held at the main office, or such other place as the Board
of Directors may designate, on the day of each year specified therefor in the
Bylaws, but if no election is held on that day, it may be held on any subsequent
day according to the provisions of law; and all elections shall be held
according to such lawful regulations as may be prescribed by the Board of
Directors.
FIFTH. The amount of capital stock of this Association shall be One
Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000), divided into 1,000,000 shares of common
stock of the par value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) each; but said capital
stock may be increased or decreased from time to time, in accordance with the
provisions of the laws of the United States.
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No holder of shares of the capital stock of any class of this Association
shall have any pre-emptive or preferential right of subscription to any shares
of any class of stock of this Association, whether now or hereafter authorized,
or to any obligations convertible into stock of this Association, issued or
sold, nor any right of subscription to any thereof other than such, if any, as
the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may from time to time determine and
at such price as the Board of Directors may from time to time fix.
The Association, at any time and from time to time, may authorize and
issue debt obligations, whether or not subordinated, without the approval of the
shareholders.
SIXTH. The Board of Directors shall appoint one of its members President
of this Association, who shall act as Chairman of the Board, unless the Board
appoints another director to act as Chairman. In the event the Board of
Directors shall appoint a President and a Chairman, the Board shall designate
which person shall act as the chief executive officer of this Association. The
Board of Directors shall have the power to appoint one or more Vice Presidents
and to appoint a Cashier and such other officers and employees as may be
required to transact the business of this Association.
The Board of Directors shall have the power to define the duties of the
officers and employees of this Association; to fix the salaries to be paid to
them; to dismiss them; to require bonds from them and to fix the penalty
thereof; to regulate the manner in which any increase of the capital of this
Association shall be made; to manage and administer the business and affairs of
this Association; to make all Bylaws that it may be lawful for them to make; and
generally to do and perform all acts that it may be legal for a Board of
Directors to do and perform.
SEVENTH. The Board of Directors shall have the power to change the
location of the main office to any other place within the limits of the City of
Minneapolis, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to the
approval of the Comptroller of the Currency; and shall have the power to
establish or change the location of any branch or branches of this Association
to any other location, without the approval of the shareholders but subject to
the approval of the Comptroller of the Currency.
EIGHTH. The corporate existence of this Association shall continue until
terminated in accordance with the laws of the United States.
NINTH. The Board of Directors, the Chairman, the President, or any one or
more shareholders owning, in the aggregate, not less than 25 percent of the
stock of this Association, may call a special meeting of shareholders at any
time. Unless otherwise provided by the laws of the United States, a notice of
the time, place, and purpose of every annual and special meeting of the
shareholders shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed at
least ten days prior to the date of such meeting to each shareholder of record
at his or her address as shown upon the books of this Association. Any action
required or permitted to be taken at an annual or special meeting of the
shareholders of the Association may be taken without prior written notice and
without any meeting if such action is taken by written action, containing a
waiver of notice, signed by all of the shareholders entitled to vote on that
action.
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TENTH: To the extent permitted by applicable law and regulation:
(a) ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS. A director of the
Association shall not be personally liable to the Association or its
shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
Association or its shareholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under
Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction
from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
(b)(1) RIGHT TO INDEMNIFICATION. Each person who was or is made a party or
is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person
of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer
of the Association or is or was serving at the request of the Association as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to
employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action
or inaction in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent or
in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent,
shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Association to the fullest extent
authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or may
hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent
that such amendment permits the Association to provide broader indemnification
rights than said law permitted the Association to provide prior to such
amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid
in settlement except to the extent prohibited by 12 CFR 7.5217(b)) reasonably
incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith and such
indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,
officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs,
executors and administrators; provided, however, that the Association shall
indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a
proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding
(or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors of the Association.
The right to indemnification conferred in this paragraph (b) shall be a contract
right and shall include the right to be paid by the Association the expenses
incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition;
provided, however, that, if the Delaware General Corporation Law requires, the
payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in his or her
capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which
service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer,
including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance
of the final disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to
the Association of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer,
to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such
director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this paragraph (b)
or otherwise. The Association may, by action of its Board of Directors, provide
indemnification to employees and agents of the Association with the same scope
and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and officers.
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(2) NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS. The right to indemnification and the
payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final
disposition conferred in this paragraph (b) shall not be exclusive of any other
right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute,
provision of the Articles of Association, by-law, agreement, vote of
shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
(3) INSURANCE. Except to the extent prohibited by 12 CFR 7.5217(d), the
Association may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Association or another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any such expense,
liability or loss, whether or not the Association would have the power to
indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
ELEVENTH. The Association shall continue to maintain the Liquidation
Account established pursuant to Section 8 of the Federal Stock Charter of
Norwest Savings Bank, F.S.B. Pursuant to the requirements of the Office of
Thrift Supervision's regulations (12 C.F.R. Part 563b Subchapter D), the
Association shall maintain the Liquidation Account for the benefit of those
Account Holders of the predecessor of Norwest Savings Bank, F.S.B. (First
Minnesota Savings Bank, F.S.B.) which maintained accounts at First Minnesota
Savings Bank as of October 31, 1989 ("eligible savers"). In the event of a
complete liquidation of the Association, it shall comply with such regulations
with respect to the amount and the priorities on liquidation of each of the
eligible saver's inchoate interest in the Liquidation Account, to the extent it
is still in existence: PROVIDED, That an eligible saver's inchoate interest in
the Liquidation Account shall not entitle such eligible saver to any voting
rights at meetings of the Association's stockholders.
TWELFTH. These Articles of Association may be amended at any regular or
special meeting of the shareholders by the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock of this Association, unless the vote of the holders of a
greater amount of stock is required by law, and in that case by the vote of
holders of such greater amount.
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EXHIBIT 4
WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
BY-LAWS
ARTICLE I
MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
Section 1.1 ANNUAL MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the shareholders
for the election of directors and the transaction of whatever other business may
properly come before the meeting shall be held at the main office of the
Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or such other place as the Board of
Directors may designate, at 9:30 a.m., on the third Tuesday of January in each
year. If for any cause the annual meeting of shareholders for the election of
directors is not held on the date fixed in this by-law, such meeting may be held
on some other day, notice thereof having been given in accordance with the
requirements of Section 5149, United States Revised Statutes, and the meeting
conducted according to the provisions of these by-laws.
Section 1.2 SPECIAL MEETINGS. Except as otherwise specifically provided by
statute, special meetings of shareholders may be called for any purpose at any
time by the Board of Directors, by the President, or by any one or more
shareholders owning in the aggregate not less than twenty-five percent of the
then outstanding shares, as provided in Article Ninth of the Articles of
Association.
Section 1.3 NOTICE OF MEETINGS. A notice of each annual or special
shareholders' meeting, setting forth the time, place, and purpose of the
meeting, shall be given, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, to each
shareholder of record at least ten days prior to the date on which such meeting
is to be held; but any failure to mail such notice of any annual meeting, or any
irregularity therein, shall not affect the validity of such annual meeting or of
any of the proceedings thereat. Notwithstanding anything in these by-laws to the
contrary, a valid shareholders' meeting may be held without notice whenever
notice thereof shall be waived in writing by all shareholders, or whenever all
shareholders shall be present or represented at the meeting.
Section 1.4 QUORUM. The holders of a majority of the stock issued and
outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the shareholders for the
transaction of business, and may transact any business except such as may, under
the provisions of law, the Articles of Association, or these by-laws, require
the vote of holders of a greater number of shares. If, however, such majority
shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the shareholders, the
shareholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall have
power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than
announcement at the meeting, until the requisite amount of voting stock shall be
present. At any such adjourned meeting at which the requisite amount of voting
stock shall be represented, any business may be transacted which might have been
transacted at the meeting as originally called.
Section 1.5 PROXIES AND VOTING RIGHTS. At each meeting of the shareholders
each shareholder having the right to vote shall be entitled to vote in person or
by proxy appointed by an instrument in writing subscribed by such shareholder,
which proxy shall be valid for that meeting or any adjournments thereof, shall
be dated, and shall be filed with the records of the meeting. No officer or
employee of this Association may act as proxy. Each shareholder shall have one
vote for each share
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of stock having voting power which is registered in his name on the books of the
Association. Voting for the election of directors and voting upon any other
matter which may be brought before any shareholders' meeting may, but need not,
be by ballot, unless voting by ballot be requested by a shareholder present at
the meeting.
Section 1.6 PROCEEDINGS AND RECORD. The Chairman of the Board shall
preside at all meetings of the shareholders or, in case of his absence or
inability to act, the President or, in case of the absence or inability to act
of both of them, any Vice President may preside at any such meeting. The
presiding officer shall appoint a person to act as secretary of each
shareholders' meeting; provided, however, that the shareholders may appoint some
other person to preside at their meetings or to act as secretary thereof. A
record of all business transacted shall be made of each shareholders' meeting
showing, among other things, the names of the shareholders present and the
number of shares of stock held by each, the names of the shareholders
represented by proxy and the number of shares held by each, the names of the
proxies, the number of shares voted on each motion or resolution and the number
of shares voted for each candidate for director. This record shall be entered in
the minute book of the Association and shall be subscribed by the secretary of
the meeting.
ARTICLE II
DIRECTORS
Section 2.1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The Board of Directors (hereinafter
referred to as the "Board") shall have power to manage and administer the
business and affairs of the Association. Except as expressly limited by law, all
corporate powers of the Association shall be vested in and may be exercised by
the Board.
Section 2.2 NUMBER AND QUALIFICATIONS. The Board shall consist of not less
than five nor more than twenty-five persons, the exact number within such
minimum and maximum limits to be fixed and determined from time to time by
resolution of a majority of the full Board or by resolution of the shareholders
at any meeting thereof; provided, however, that a majority of the full Board may
not increase the number of directors to a number which (i) exceeds by more than
two the number of directors last elected by shareholders where such number was
fifteen or less; and (ii) exceeds by more than four the number of directors last
elected by shareholders where such number was sixteen or more, but in no event
shall the number of directors exceed twenty-five.
Each director shall, during the full term of his directorship, be a
citizen of the United States, and at least two-thirds of the directors shall
have resided in Minnesota, or within one hundred miles of the location of the
office of the Association, for at least one year immediately preceding their
election, and shall be residents of Minnesota or within a one-hundred-mile
territory of the location of the Association during their continuance in office.
Each director, during the full term of his directorship, shall own a minimum of
$1,000 par value of stock of this Association or an equivalent interest, as
determined by the Comptroller of the Currency, in any company which has control
over this Association within the meaning of Section 2 of the Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956, as amended.
Section 2.3 ORGANIZATION MEETING. A meeting of the newly elected Board
shall be held at the main office of this Association, without notice,
immediately following the adjournment of the annual meeting of the shareholders,
or at such other time and at such other place to which said meeting may
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be adjourned. No business shall be transacted at any such meeting until a
majority of the directors elected shall have taken an oath of office as
prescribed by law, and no director elected shall participate in the business
transacted at any such meeting of the Board until he shall have taken said oath.
If at any such meeting there is not a quorum of the directors present who shall
have taken the oath of office, the members present may adjourn the meeting from
time to time until a quorum is secured. At such meeting of the newly elected
Board, if a quorum is present, the directors may elect officers for the ensuing
year and transact any and all business which may be brought before them.
Section 2.4 REGULAR MEETINGS. The regular meetings of the Board may be
held at such time and place as shall from time to time be determined by the
Board. When any regular meeting of the Board falls upon a holiday, the meeting
shall be held on the next banking business day.
Section 2.5 SPECIAL MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board may be called
by the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Cashier or the Secretary, and
shall be called at the request of one-third or more of the directors.
Section 2.6 NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Each member of the Board shall be given
not less than one day's notice by telephone, telegram, letter, or in person,
stating the time and place of any regular or special meeting; such notice may,
but need not, state the purpose of said meeting. Notwithstanding anything in
these by-laws to the contrary, a valid directors' meeting may be held without
notice whenever notice thereof shall be waived in writing by all of the
directors, or whenever all of the directors are present at the meeting.
Section 2.7 QUORUM AND VOTING. A majority of the directors shall
constitute a quorum at all directors' meetings. Except where the vote of a
greater number of directors is required by the Articles of Association, these
by-laws or under provisions of law, the vote of a majority of the directors at a
meeting at which a quorum is present shall be sufficient to transact business.
Section 2.8 PROCEEDINGS AND RECORD. The Chairman of the Board, if such
officer shall have been designated by the Board, shall preside at all meetings
thereof, and in his absence or inability to act (or if there shall be no
Chairman of the Board) the President, and in his absence or inability to act any
other director appointed chairman of the meeting pro tempore, shall preside at
meetings of the directors. The Cashier, or Secretary, or any other person
appointed by the Board, shall act as secretary of the Board and shall keep
accurate minutes of all meetings.
Section 2.9 VACANCIES. Any vacancy in the Board may be filled by
appointment at any regular or special meeting of the Board by the remaining
directors in accordance with the laws of the United States, and any director so
appointed shall hold his place until the next election.
ARTICLE III
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
Section 3.1 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The Board may appoint annually or more
often an Executive Committee consisting of three or more directors. In the event
an Executive Committee is appointed, the Executive Committee shall have the
power to approve, review, and delegate authority to make loans and otherwise
extend credit and to purchase and sell bills, notes, bonds, debentures and other
legal investments and to establish and review general loan and investment
policies. In addition, when the Board is not in session, the Executive Committee
shall have the power to exercise
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all powers of the Board, except those that cannot legally be delegated by the
Board. The Executive Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings, and such
minutes shall be submitted at the next regular meeting of the Board at which a
quorum is present.
Section 3.2 TRUST COMMITTEES. The Board shall appoint a Trust Audit
Committee which shall, at least once during each calendar year and within
fifteen months of the last such audit, make suitable audits of the Trust
Department or cause suitable audits to be made by auditors responsible only to
the Board and at such time shall ascertain and report to the Board whether said
Department has been administered in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations and sound fiduciary principles. Every report to the Board under this
section, together with the action taken thereon, shall be noted in the minutes
of the Board. The Board shall from time to time appoint such other committees of
such membership and with such powers and duties as it is required to appoint
under the provisions of Regulation 9 issued by the Comptroller of the Currency
relating to the trust powers of national banks, or any amendments thereto, and
may appoint such other committees of such membership and with such powers and
duties as the Board may provide and as are permitted by said Regulation 9, or
any amendments thereto.
Section 3.3 OTHER COMMITTEES. The Board, by a majority vote of the whole
Board, may create from its own members or (to the extent permitted by applicable
statutes, laws and regulations) from its own members and/or officers or
employees of the Association such other committees as it may from time to time
deem necessary, and may designate the name and term of existence and prescribe
the duties thereof.
Section 3.4 PROCEEDINGS AND RECORD. Each committee appointed by the Board
may hold regular meetings at such time or times as may be fixed by the Board or
by the committee itself. Special meetings of any committee may be called by the
chairman or vice chairman or any two members thereof. The Board may, at the time
of the appointment of any committee, designate alternate or advisory members,
designate its chairman, vice chairman, and secretary, or any one or more
thereof, and the committee itself may appoint such of said officers as have not
been so designated by the Board if they deem such appointment necessary or
advisable. The secretary may but need not be a member of the committee. The
Board may at any time prescribe or change the number of members whose presence
is required to constitute a quorum at any or all meetings of a committee. The
quorum so prescribed need not be a majority of the members of the committee. If
no quorum is prescribed by the Board, the presence of a majority of the members
of the committee shall be required to constitute a quorum. Each committee shall
keep such records of its meetings and proceedings as may be required by law or
applicable regulations and may keep such additional records of its meetings and
proceedings as it deems necessary or advisable, and each committee may make such
rules of procedure for the conduct of its own meetings and the method of
discharge of its duties as it deems advisable. Each committee appointed by the
Board may appoint subcommittees composed of its own members or other persons and
may rely on information furnished to it by such subcommittees or by statistical
or other fact-finding departments or employees of this Association, provided
that final action shall be taken in each case by the committee.
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ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Section 4.1 APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS. The Board shall appoint a President,
one or more Vice Presidents and a Cashier and/or Secretary and may appoint a
Chairman of the Board and such other officers as from time to time may appear to
the Board to be required or desirable to transact the business of the
Association. Only directors shall be eligible for appointment as President or
Chairman of the Board. If a director other than the President is appointed
Chairman of the Board, the Board shall designate either of these two officers as
the chief executive officer of this Association. The chief executive officer or
any other officers authorized by the Board from time to time may appoint other
officers below the rank of Executive Vice President by filing a written notice
of such officer appointments with the Cashier or Secretary.
Section 4.2 TENURE OF OFFICE. Officers shall hold their respective offices
for the current year for which they are appointed unless they resign, become
disqualified or are removed. Any officer appointed by the Board may be removed
at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the full Board or in
accordance with authority granted by the Board. During the year between its
organization meetings, the Board may appoint additional officers and shall
promptly fill any vacancy occurring in any office required to be filled.
Section 4.3 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The chief executive officer shall
supervise the carrying out of policies adopted or approved by the Board, shall
have general executive powers as well as the specific powers conferred by these
by-laws, and shall also have and may exercise such further powers and duties as
from time to time may be conferred upon or assigned to him by the Board.
Section 4.4 CASHIER OR SECRETARY. The Cashier or Secretary shall attend to
the giving of all notices required by these by-laws to be given; shall be
custodian of the corporate seal, records, documents and papers of the
Association; shall provide for the keeping of proper records of all transactions
of the Association; shall have and may exercise any and all other powers and
duties pertaining by law, regulation or practice, to the Office of Cashier, or
imposed by these by-laws; and shall also perform such other duties as may be
assigned from time to time by the Board.
Section 4.5 GENERAL AUTHORITY AND DUTIES. Officers shall have the general
powers and duties customarily vested in the office of such officers of a
corporation and shall also exercise such powers and perform such duties as may
be prescribed by the Articles of Association, by these by-laws, or by the laws
or regulations governing the conduct of the business of national banking
associations, and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties
not inconsistent with the Articles of Association, these by-laws or laws or
regulations as may be conferred upon or assigned to them by the Board or the
chief executive officer.
Section 4.6 EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS. Subject to the authority of the Board,
the chief executive officer, or any other officer of the Association authorized
by him, may appoint or dismiss all or any employees and agents and prescribe
their duties and the conditions of their employment, and from time to time fix
their compensation.
Section 4.7 BONDS OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. The officers and employees of
this Association shall give bond with security to be approved by the Board in
such penal sum as the Board shall require, conditioned for the faithful and
honest discharge of their respective duties and for the faithful application and
accounting of all monies, funds and other property which may come into their
possession or may be entrusted to their care or placed in their hands. In the
discretion of the Board in lieu of having individual bonds for each officer and
employee, there may be substituted for the bonds provided for herein a blanket
bond covering all officers and employees providing coverage
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in such amounts and containing such conditions and stipulations as shall be
approved by the chief executive officer of this Association but subject to the
supervision and control of the Board.
ARTICLE V
STOCK AND STOCK CERTIFICATES
Section 5.1 TRANSFERS. Shares of stock shall be transferable only on the
books of the Association upon surrender of the certificate for cancellation, and
a transfer book shall be kept in which all transfers of stock shall be recorded.
Section 5.2 STOCK CERTIFICATES. Certificates of stock shall be signed by
the chief executive officer, the President or a Vice President and the Cashier,
Secretary, or any other officer appointed by the Board for that purpose, and
shall be sealed with the corporate seal. Each certificate shall recite on its
face that the stock represented thereby is transferable only upon the books of
the Association properly endorsed, and shall meet the requirements of Section
5139, United States Revised Statutes, as amended.
Section 5.3 DIVIDENDS. Transfers of stock shall not be suspended
preparatory to the declaration of dividends and, unless an agreement to the
contrary shall be expressed in the assignments, dividends shall be paid to the
shareholders in whose name the stock shall stand at the time of the declaration
of the dividends or on such record date as may be fixed by the Board.
Section 5.4 LOST CERTIFICATES. In the event of loss or destruction of a
certificate of stock, a new certificate may be issued in its place upon proof of
such loss or destruction and upon receipt of an acceptable bond or agreement of
indemnity as may be required by the Board.
ARTICLE VI
CORPORATE SEAL
Section 6.1 FORM. The corporate seal of the Association shall have
inscribed thereon the name of the Association.
Section 6.2 AUTHORITY TO IMPRESS. The chief executive officer, the
President, the Cashier, the Secretary, or the Assistant Cashier, or other
officer designated by the Board, shall have authority to impress or affix the
corporate seal to any document requiring such seal, and to attest the same.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 7.1 BANKING HOURS. The days and hours during which this
Association shall be open for business shall be fixed from time to time by the
Board, the chief executive officer, or the President, consistent with national
and state laws governing banking and business transactions.
Section 7.2 EXECUTION OF WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS. All instruments, documents,
or agreements relating to or affecting the property or business and affairs of
this Association, or of this Association
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when acting in any representative or fiduciary capacity, shall be executed,
acknowledged, verified, delivered or accepted on behalf of this Association by
the chief executive officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, any
person specifically designated by the Board as an "Executive Officer" of this
Association, or by such other officer, officers, employees, or designated
signers, as the Board may from time to time direct.
Section 7.3 RECORDS. The Articles of Association, these by-laws, and any
amendments thereto, and the proceedings of all regular and special meetings of
the directors and of the shareholders shall be recorded in appropriate minute
books provided for the purpose. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by
the person appointed to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 7.4 FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Association shall be the
calendar year.
Section 7.5 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PROCEDURES. In accordance with 12 C.F.R.
Section 7.2000, to the extent not inconsistent with applicable federal banking
statutes or regulations or bank safety and soundness, this Association
designates and elects to follow the corporate governance procedures of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time.
ARTICLE VIII
BY-LAWS
Section 8.1 INSPECTION. A copy of these by-laws, with all amendments
thereto, shall at all times be kept in a convenient place at the main office of
the Association, and shall be open for inspection to all shareholders during
banking hours.
Section 8.2 AMENDMENTS. These by-laws may be changed or amended at any
regular or special meeting of the Board by a vote of a majority of the full
Board or at any regular or special meeting of shareholders by the vote of the
holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote
thereat.
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EXHIBIT 6
July 10, 2000
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 MINNESOTA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
/S/ JANE Y. SCHWEIGER
Jane Y. Schweiger
Corporate Trust Officer
