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On September 28, 2000, a syndicate of lenders -- including ICBC's Singapore branch -- reached financial close on a dual-tranche USD 820 million syndicated lending facility to Chartered Silicon Partners Pte., Ltd, a Singapore-based company. The facility is comprised of two tranches, both with a 72-month maturity: Tranche A, a USD 680 million term loan and Tranche B, a USD 140 million term loan. Other lending details, including interest rates, are unknown. Proceeds from the facility will be used for unknown corporate purposes. The breakdown of the tranches is as follows: 1) Tranche A: a USD 680 million term loan, which was joined by the following banks (with $USD contributions following): Citibank, N.A. ($100 million), Overseas Union Bank, Ltd. ($83 million), ABN AMRO Bank N.V. ($67 million), ICBC ($66 million), Commerzbank ($50 million), Danske Bank ($50 million), Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. ($50 million), Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi ($33 million), HSBC ($33 million), Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. ($33 million), Norinchukin Bank ($33 million), Sanwa Bank, Ltd. ($33 million), Credit Lyonnais ($25 million), Bayerische Landesbank ($16 million), and Westdeutsche Landesbank ($8 million). ICBC's USD 66 million contribution to Tranche A is captured via Record ID#101892. 2) Tranche B: a USD 140 million term loan, which was joined by the following banks (with $USD contributions following): Citibank, N.A. ($20 million), Overseas Union Bank, Ltd. ($17 million), ABN AMRO Bank N.V. ($14 million), ICBC ($14 million), Commerzbank ($10 million), Danske Bank ($10 million), Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. ($10 million), Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi ($7 million), HSBC ($7 million), Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. ($7 million), Norinchukin Bank ($7 million), Sanwa Bank, Ltd. ($7 million), Credit Lyonnais ($5 million), Bayerische Landesbank ($3 million), and Westdeutsche Landesbank ($2 million). ICBC's USD 14 million contribution to Tranche B is captured via Record ID#101893.