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)


 
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)
 
31-0841368
I.RS. Employer Identification No.
 
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
55402
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Joshua A. Hahn
U.S. Bank National Association
60 Livingston Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55107
(651) 466-6309
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
 
Drive Shack Inc.
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)
Maryland
81-0559116
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
 
111 W 19th St. 8th Floor
NewYork, NY
10111
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
 
Debt Securities
(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 THE 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 EXHlBITS: 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 32l(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.
 

7.
Report of Condition of the Trustee as of September 30, 2020 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 St. Paul, State of Minnesota on the 21st of December, 2020.
 
 
By:
 
   
Joshua A. Hahn
 
   
Vice  President
 
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Exhibit 2


Office of the Comptroller of !he Currency
 
Washington, DC 20219

CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE

I, Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:
 
1. The Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, bas possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chattering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.
 
2. "U.S. Bank National Association," Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), is a national banking association formed under the laws of the United States and is authorized thereunder to transact the business of banking on the date of this certificate.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, June 1, 2020, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia

 
 
 
Acting Comptroller of the Currency
 

 
 
  
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 Exhibit 3


Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
 
Washington, DC 20219

CERTIFICATE OF FIDUCIARY POWERS
 
I, Brian Brooks, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that:
 
1. The. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, pursuant to Revised Statutes 324, et seq, as amended, and 12 USC 1, et seq, as amended, has possession, custody, and control of all records pertaining to the chartering, regulation, and supervision of all national banking associations.
 
2. "U.S. Bank National Association," Cincinnati, Ohio (Charter No. 24), was granted, under the hand and seal of the Comptroller, the right to act in all fiduciary capacities authorized under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved September 28, l962, 76 Stat. 668, 12 USC 92a, and that the authority so granted remains in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.
 
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, today, June 1, 2020, I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused my seal of office to be affixed to these presents at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia.

 
 
 
Acting Comptroller of the Currency
 

 

 

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Exhibit 6

CONSENT
 
In accordance with Section 32l(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: December 21, 2020

 
By:
 
   
Joshua A. Hahn

   
Vice President


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Exhibit 7
 U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 9/30/2020

($000's)
 
Assets    
9/30/2020
 
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions
 
$
43,891,940
 
Securities
   
132,530,990
 
Federal Funds
   
898
 
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables
   
307,196,612
 
Fixed Assets
   
7,598,340
 
Intangible Assets
   
12,549,045
 
Other Assets
   
26,728,893
 
Total Assets
 
$
530,496,718
 
         
Liabilities
     
Deposits
 
$
426,766,411
 
Fed Funds
   
1,460,030
 
Treasury Demand Notes
   
0
 
Trading Liabilities
   
859,917
 
Other Borrowed Money
   
29,719,033
 
Acceptances
   
0
 
Subordinated Notes and Debentures
   
3,850,000
 
Other Liabilities
   
14,732,819
 
Total Liabilities
 
$
477,388,210
 
         
Equity
       
Common and Preferred Stock
   
18,200
 
Surplus
   
14,266,915
 
Undivided Profits
   
38,022,958
 
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries
   
800 435
 
Total Equity Capital
 
$
53,108,508
 
         
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital
 
$
530,496,718
 
 

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