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Overview

ICBC (Dubai Branch) reschedules outstanding principal payments under $50 million loan to Loma Negra Companía Industrial Argentina S.A. via maturity extension

Commitment Year2019Country of ActivityArgentinaDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationArgentinaOverseas JurisdictionUnited Arab EmiratesSectorAction Relating To DebtFlow TypeDebt rescheduling

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 1, 2019
Start (actual)
May 1, 2019
End (actual)
May 1, 2019
First repayment (originally scheduled)
Jun 1, 2017
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
Nov 1, 2023

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina S.A.

Loan description

ICBC (Dubai Branch) reschedules outstanding principal payments under $50 million loan to Loma Negra Companía Industrial Argentina S.A. via maturity extension

Grace period1 yearsGrant element13.5027%Interest rate (t₀)5.65162%Interest typeVariable Interest RateLoan tenor3-month rateMaturity7.5 years

Narrative

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Project narrative

In June 2016, Loma Negra Companía Industrial Argentina S.A. (Loma Negra C.I.A.S.A.) signed a $50 million loan agreement with the Dubai Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) for unspecified purposes (captured via Record ID#98580). The loan carried an interest rate of 3-month LIBOR plus a 5% margin, a 1-year grace period, and a 3.5-year maturity. The borrower was responsible for make principal payments to the lender in five equal, half-yearly installments. Then, in May 2019, the borrower and lender amended the loan agreement such that the borrower would be responsible for paying outstanding principal ($13,000,000) in nine payments, with the first installment of $5,200,000 in October 2020 and eight more equal, quarterly installments of $975,000 (with the last coming due in November 2023). This rescheduling is captured via Record ID#105815