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Overview

Bank of China contributes $35 million USD to $1 billion USD syndicated revolving credit facility to Advance Auto Parts and Advance Stores Company for working capital and general corporate purposes in 2017 (Linked to Record ID#107556)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$37,244,423
Commitment Year2017Country of ActivityUnited StatesDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationUnited StatesSectorIndustry, Mining, ConstructionFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 31, 2017
End (actual)
Nov 9, 2021
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
Jan 30, 2022

Stakeholders

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

Ultimate beneficial owners

At least 25% host country ownership

Funding agencies

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Bank of China (BOC)

Cofinancing agencies

Private Sector

  • Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
  • Bank of America, N.A.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T)
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Fifth Third Bank
  • HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase Bank, formerly the Chase Manhattan Bank)
  • KeyBank National Association
  • PNC Bank, National Association
  • Regions Financial Corporation (Regions Bank)
  • Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
  • SunTrust Bank
  • TD Bank, N.A.
  • U.S. Bank National Association
  • Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
  • Advance Stores Company, Inc.

Loan description

$1 billion USD syndicated revolving credit facility to Advance Auto Parts and Advance Stores Company for working capital and general corporate purposes in 2017

Interest rate (t₀)2.64739%Interest typeVariable Interest RateMaturity5 years

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 31, 2017, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 16 banks — including Bank of China — entered into a $1,000,000,000 USD syndicated loan agreement with Advance Stores Company, Incorporated, an automotive parts provider and subsidiary of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., one of the largest automotive aftermarket parts retailers in the United States. The loan’s maturity is 5 years and the interest rate was LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The use of proceeds is for working capital purposes and general corporate purposes only. While Bank of China contributed $35,000,000 USD to this loan (Record ID#107555), the following lenders also participated: Bank of America, N.A. ($107,000,000 USD); JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($107,000,000 USD); SunTrust Bank ($107,000,000 USD); U.S. Bank N.A. ($107,000,000 USD); Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ($107,000,000 USD); Branch Banking and Trust Company ($50,000,000 USD); Deutsche Bank AG ($50,000,000 USD); KeyBank National Association ($50,000,000 USD); PNC Bank, National Association ($50,000,000 USD); Royal Bank of Canada ($50,000,000 USD); TD Bank, N.A. ($50,000,000 USD); Fifth Third Bank ($35,000,000 USD); HSBC Bank USA, National Association ($35,000,000 USD); Regions Bank ($35,000,000 USD); Banco Popular de Puerto Rico ($25,000,000 USD). On January 31, 2018, the parties entered into Amendment No. 1 in which they extended the maturity by one year to January 31, 2023. BOC’s contribution to the reschedulig is recorded in Record ID#107556. On January 10, 2019, they entered into Amendment No. 2 in which they altered certain definitions. On November 9, 2021, the company entered into a new loan agreement with banks. There’s no Chinese bank involvement.

Staff comments

1. The entirety of the 2017 loan contract can be accessed at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158449/000115844917000014/exhibit101262017.htm. The dropbox link is accessible here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/uyhtnbzpq3zb1h9y97ny5/Source_ID_215736.pdf?rlkey=ncj6ifb3a0vnn0hhx2fz0ql22&st=43rlq7he&dl=0 2. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. is an American automotive aftermarket parts provider headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. It serves both professional installers and do-it-yourself customers across the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 3. AidData estimates the interest rate by adding the 6-month average LIBOR rate in January 2017 and an applicable margin based on credit ratings (BBB- or 1.30%).