BOAR D O F GOVERNOR S 

OF THE 

FEDERA L RESERVE SYSTEM 

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20551 

ADDRESS OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE 

TO THE BOARD 

October 31, 2012 

Lawrence Martinez, Esq. 

Senior Vice President and 

General Counsel 

Davidson Companies 

Davidson Building 

8 Third Street North 

P.O. Box 5015 

Great Falls, Montana 59403 

Dear Mr. Martinez: 

This is in response to the application by Davidson Companies, The Abigail 

Davidson 1997 Trust, Andrew Davidson 1999 Trust, Nicholas Descamps 1995 Trust, Ian T. 

Descamps 1997 Trust, Lucas Maxwell 1994 Trust, Alex Maxwell 1992 Trust, Zachary Maxwell 

1999 Trust, Ryan Maxwell 1991 Trust, Casey Maxwell 1991 Trust, Davidson Companies 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Ian B. Davidson Revocable Trust, and Davidson Legacy LLC 

(together, the "Davidson Companies"), all of Great Falls, Montana, to deregister as savings and 

loan holding companies ("SLHCs") pursuant to section 604(i) of the Dodd-Frank Act, 

12 U.S.C. § 1467a(a)( 1 )(D)(ii)(II), and the Board's Regulation LL, 12 CFR 238.4(d). The 

Davidson Companies seek to deregister based on the representation that the companies' 

subsidiary federal savings association, Davidson Trust Co. ("Trust Company"), Great Falls, 

Montana, qualifies as a trust-only company pursuant to section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Bank Holding 

Company Act,12 U.S.C. § 1841(c)(2)(D). 

The Davidson Companies are SLHCs because they own Trust Company. Trust 

Company is a limited-purpose savings association that serves as a trustee and custodian for its 

customers and provides investment management services. 

In connection with the application, the Davidson Companies and Trust Company 

have committed as follows: 

1. Trust Company will not, without the prior approval of the Board or its staff, engage in 

activities beyond those that are permissible under section 5(n) of the Home Owners' 

Loan Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1464(n), and its implementing regulations. 

2. Trust Company will hold at least 99 percent of its deposits in a trust or fiduciary 

capacity (excluding from the calculation the amount required to maintain deposit 

insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC")). 
3. Trust Company does not maintain and will not accept demand deposits or deposits that 

the depositor may withdraw by check or similar means for payment to third parties or 

others. 

4. Trust Company does not and will not make commercial loans. 

5. Trust Company will not obtain payment or payment-related services from any Federal 

Reserve Bank and will not seek to exercise discount or borrowing privileges with the 

Federal Reserve. 

6. No affiliates of Trust Company will offer or market deposits of Trust Company that are 

insured by the FDIC. 

Based on the foregoing and all the facts of record, including the most recent call 

report and report of examination of Trust Company and consultation with the Office of the 

Comptroller of the Currency, Trust Company's primary federal regulator, the General Counsel 

and the Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, acting pursuant to 

authority delegated by the Board, have approved the application by the Davidson Companies to 

deregister as SLHCs. This action is taken in reliance on all the facts of record, including all the 

representations and commitments made to the Board in connection with the application. Those 

representations and commitments constitute conditions imposed in writing in connection with the 

approval of the Davidson Companies' application to deregister as SLHCs and, as such, may be 

enforced in proceedings under applicable law. Any change in the representations or 

commitments may result in a different conclusion and should be reported to Board staff 

promptly. 

Sincerely yours, 

[signed] Robert deV. Frierson 

Secretary of the Board 

cc: Ron J. Feldman, Senior Vice President 

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency