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Overview

Bank of China contributes $28 million USD to $400 million USD syndicated revolving credit facility to CBOE Global Markets for working capital and general corporate purposes in 2022 (Linked to Record ID#107792 and #109974)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$26,457,736
Commitment Year2022Country of ActivityUnited StatesDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationUnited StatesSectorBanking And Financial ServicesFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Feb 25, 2022
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
Feb 24, 2027

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

  • Bank of America, N.A.
  • Barclays Bank PLC
  • Citibank, N.A.
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Goldman Sachs Bank USA
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase Bank, formerly the Chase Manhattan Bank)
  • Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc
  • Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd. (Formerly Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU))
  • PNC Bank, National Association
  • Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
  • Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank Group)
  • Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Agricultural Bank of China (ABC)

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • CBOE Global Markets, Inc

Loan description

2022 Agricultural Bank of China and ICBC contributions to $400 million USD syndicated revolving credit facility to CBOE Global Markets for working capital and general corporate purposes

Interest rate (t₀)1.6343%Interest typeVariable Interest RateMaturity5 years

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On December 21, 2020, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 13 banks — including Bank of China — entered into a $250,000,000 USD syndicated loan agreement with CBOE Global Markets, Inc. — a U.S.-based company that operates equity, options, and futures exchanges globally — for working capital and general corporate purposes. The maturity of the loan is 3 years and the interest rate is LIBOR plus an applicable margin. Bank of China contributed $22,500,000 USD to this loan (Record ID#107792). The following lenders also participated: Bank of America ($25,000,000 USD), Barclays Bank PLC ($22,500,000 USD), Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch ($22,500,000 USD), Royal Bank of Canada ($22,500,000 USD), The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch ($22,500,000 USD), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ($22,500,000 USD), Citibank, N.A. ($18,000,000 USD), Goldman Sachs Bank USA ($18,000,000 USD), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($18,000,000 USD), PNC Bank, National Association ($18,000,000 USD), Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. ($9,000,000 USD), and MUFG Bank, Ltd. ($9,000,000 USD). On February 25, 2022, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 15 banks — including Agricultural Bank of China and Bank of China — entered into a $400,000,000 USD syndicated loan agreement with CBOE Global Markets, Inc. — a U.S.-based company that operates equity, options, and futures exchanges globally — for working capital and general corporate purposes. The maturity of the loan is 5 years and the interest rate is SOFR plus an applicable margin. While Agricultural Bank of China (Record ID#107793) and Bank of China each contributed $28,000,000 USD to this loan (Record ID#107794), the following lenders also participated: Bank of America ($32,000,000 USD), Barclays Bank PLC ($28,000,000 USD), Citibank, N.A. ($28,000,000 USD), Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch ($28,000,000 USD), Goldman Sachs Bank USA ($28,000,000 USD), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($28,000,000 USD), Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. ($28,000,000 USD), Royal Bank of Canada ($28,000,000 USD), The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York Branch ($28,000,000 USD), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ($28,000,000 USD), Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc ($20,000,000 USD), MUFG Bank, Ltd. ($20,000,000 USD), and PNC Bank, National Association ($20,000,000 USD).

Staff comments

1. The entirety of the 2022 loan contract can be accessed at https://content.edgar-online.com/ExternalLink/EDGAR/0001104659-22-028175.html?hash=973b94d143b0d03be08d7ebcbf4e3d86687fc43eb8077eebb5e04bd000e15a3c&dest=tm227719d2_ex10-1_htm#tm227719d2_ex10-1_htm. The dropbox link is accessible here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/x274h7k5x0ks2cf9wclqn/Source_ID_216796.pdf?rlkey=4upxw1qk6n951cpxjwmvvhtf4&st=fw0wpqoi&dl=0 2. CBOE Global Markets, Inc. is a Chicago-based company that operates the Chicago Board Options Exchange and other financial markets. It provides trading solutions and investment products across various asset classes, including equities, derivatives, and FX. 3. AidData estimates the interest rate by adding the 6-month average SOFR rate in February 2022 and an applicable margin based on the company's investment-grade credit rating (A- or 1%). 4. The entirety of the 2022 loan contract can be accessed at https://contracts.justia.com/companies/cboe-global-markets-255/contract/143822/. The dropbox link is accessible here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jmcvafcoms6uglwt51jy1/Source_ID_216795.pdf?rlkey=pu6qncsqz4c2oh603krtvei5m&st=noa4uegp&dl=0