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Overview

Bank of China contributes to $2 billion USD syndicated revolving credit facility to CVS Health Corporation for general corporate purposes (Linked to Record ID#108092)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$87,823,013
Commitment Year2021Country of ActivityUnited StatesDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationUnited StatesOverseas JurisdictionUnited StatesSectorBusiness And Other ServicesFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 11, 2021
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
May 10, 2026

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 Santander, S.A. (Santander Group) (formerly Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A.)
  • Bank of America, N.A.
  • Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon)
  • Barclays Bank PLC
  • Credit Suisse AG
  • Fifth Third Bank
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase Bank, formerly the Chase Manhattan Bank)
  • KeyBank National Association
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (MHCB)
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd. (Formerly Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU))
  • PNC Bank, National Association
  • Regions Financial Corporation (Regions Bank)
  • Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
  • TD Bank, N.A.
  • Truist Bank, N.A.
  • U.S. Bank National Association
  • Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

State-owned Commercial Banks

  • Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • CVS Health Corporation

Loan description

ICBC and BoC contributions to $2 billion USD syndicated revolving credit facility to CVS Health Corporation for general corporate purposes in 2021

Interest rate (t₀)1.206%Interest typeVariable Interest RateMaturity5 years

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 11, 2021, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 21 banks — including the New York Branch of the Bank of China (BOC) and the New York Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) — entered into a $2,000,000,000 USD syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF) agreement with CVS Health Corporation — a U.S.-based retail pharmacy and healthcare company — for general corporate purposes. The maturity of the facility was five years and the interest rate was LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used by the borrower for general corporate purposes, providing CVS Health Corporation with flexible liquidity support for its operational needs, refinancing obligations, and general business investments. In addition to BOC (Record ID#108091) and ICBC (Record ID#108092), the following lenders also contributed to the RCF: Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Bank, U.S. Bank National Association, Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, Fifth Third Bank, National Association, PNC Bank, National Association, Santander Bank, N.A., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, KeyBank National Association, TD Bank, N.A., and The Bank of New York Mellon.

Staff comments

1. The original loan agreement can be accessed at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64803/000006480321000028/a06302021ex102.htm The dropbox link is available: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y4pa43yzmtfbl8qpdud91/Source_ID_218209.pdf?rlkey=qhavpblxgiv8dmfzo6zbmmgm6&st=io8bhac3&dl=0 2. CVS Health Corporation is an American healthcare company headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It owns CVS Pharmacy, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the U.S., and operates health insurance services through Aetna, pharmacy benefit managers, and retail clinics. 3. AidData estimates the interest rate by adding the 6-month average LIBOR rate in May 2021 and an applicable margin based on credit ratings (BBB rating or 1.015% margin). 4. The individual contributions of the 21 lenders to this $2,000,000,000 USD syndicated loan are unknown. For the time being, AidData has estimated the contribution of Bank of China by assuming that each lender contributed an equal amount ($95238095.2381 USD) to the loan syndicate.