Exhibit 25 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) ________ ----------------------------------------------------- THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) New York 13-4994650 (State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer if not a national bank) identification No.) 270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) William H. McDavid General Counsel 270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 Tel: (212) 270-2611 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) ----------------------------------------------------- Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-2740599 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification No.) Merrill Lynch Preferred Funding II, L.P. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-3926165 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification No.) Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust II (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-7108354 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification No.) World Financial Center North Tower New York, New York 10281 (Address of obligors' principal executive offices) (Zip Code) ----------------------------------------------------- Trust Originated Preferred Securities of Merrill Lynch Preferred Capital Trust II Partnership Preferred Securities of Merrill Lynch Preferred Funding II, L.P. Guarantee of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. with respect to Trust Preferred Securities Guarantee of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. with respect to Partnership Preferred Securities Guarantees of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. with respect to certain debentures of its wholly owned subsidiaries (the "Affiliate Debentures") Subordinated Debenture of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Title of the indenture securities) ----------------------------------------------------- GENERAL 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. New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York 12110. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., 20551 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429. (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. - 2 - Item 16. List of Exhibits List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of Eligibility. 1. A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee as now in effect, including the Organization Certificate and the Certificates of Amendment dated February 17, 1969, August 31, 1977, December 31, 1980, September 9, 1982, February 28, 1985, December 2, 1991 and July 10, 1996 (see Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is incorporated by reference). 2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank). 3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2. 4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee (see Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 333-06249, which is incorporated by reference). 5. Not applicable. 6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act (see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference. On July 14, 1996, in connection with the merger of Chemical Bank and The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), Chemical Bank, the surviving corporation, was renamed The Chase Manhattan Bank). 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. 8. Not applicable. 9. Not applicable. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the Trustee, The Chase Manhattan Bank, 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 31st day of January, 1997. THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK By /s/ James D. Heaney --------------------------------------- James D. Heaney Vice President - 3 - Exhibit 7 to Form T-1 Bank Call Notice RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2 CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF The Chase Manhattan Bank of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017 and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business September 30, 1996, 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 ASSETS in Millions Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin ............................................... $ 11,095 Interest-bearing balances ....................................... 4,998 Securities: ........................................................ Held to maturity securities ........................................ 3,231 Available for sale securities ...................................... 38,078 Federal Funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's: Federal funds sold .............................................. 8,018 Securities purchased under agreements to resell ................. 731 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases, net of unearned income ......... $130,513 Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses ........ 2,938 Less: Allocated transfer risk reserve ............ 27 -------- Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve .......................................... 127,548 Trading Assets ..................................................... 48,576 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases) ........... 2,850 Other real estate owned ............................................ 300 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies ............................................ 92 Customer's liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding ....... 2,777 Intangible assets .................................................. 1,361 Other assets ....................................................... 12,204 -------- TOTAL ASSETS ....................................................... $261,859 ======== - 4 - LIABILITIES Deposits In domestic offices ............................. $ 80,163 Noninterest-bearing .............................$ 30,596 Interest-bearing ................................ 49,567 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement --------- subsidiaries, and IBF's ......................... 65,173 Noninterest-bearing .............................$ 3,616 Interest-bearing ................................ 61,557 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agree- ments to repurchase in domestic offices of the bank and of its Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and in IBF's Federal funds purchased ...................................... 14,594 Securities sold under agreements to repurchase ............... 14,110 Demand notes issued to the U.S. Treasury ........................ 2,200 Trading liabilities ............................................. 30,136 Other Borrowed money: With a remaining maturity of one year or less ................ 16,895 With a remaining maturity of more than one year .............. 449 Mortgage indebtedness and obligations under capitalized leases ....................................................... 49 Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding ........ 2,764 Subordinated notes and debentures ............................... 5,471 Other liabilities ............................................... 13,997 TOTAL LIABILITIES ............................................... 246,001 Limited-Life Preferred stock and related surplus ................ 550 EQUITY CAPITAL Common stock .................................................... 1,209 Surplus ......................................................... 10,176 Undivided profits and capital reserves .......................... 4,385 Net unrealized holding gains (Losses) on available-for-sale securities ................................ (481) Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments ............. 19 TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL ............................................ 15,308 --------- TOTAL LIABILITIES, LIMITED-LIFE PREFERRED STOCK AND EQUITY CAPITAL ..................................... $ 261,859 ========= I, Joseph L. Sclafani, S.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank, do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the in- structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI 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 in- structions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and is true and correct. WALTER V. SHIPLEY ) EDWARD D. MILLER ) DIRECTORS THOMAS G. LABRECQUE ) - 5 -