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On April 15, 2021, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 28 banks — including Bank of China — entered into a $600 million USD equivalent global senior credit facility with Prologis, L.P. and its subsidiaries: PLD International Finance LP, PLD Canadian Funding U.S. LLC, AMB Canada Investments LLC, Prologis Japan LLC, Prologis Europe Finance II B.V., and Prologis UK Funding II B.V. Prologis is a U.S.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in industrial and logistics real estate. The facility matures in 3 years. The interest rate is LIBOR plus an applicable margin. There's an estimated Euros 338 million (approximately $400 million USD) tranche in which Bank of China contributed 18,274,350 Euros (Record ID#108198). The proceeds were used by the borrowers for general corporate purposes, including global financing needs, working capital, and supporting the group’s real estate activities across multiple jurisdictions. While Bank of China contributed $28,250,000 USD to the USD-denominated tranche (Record ID#108197) and €18,274,350 EUR to the euro-denominated tranche (Record ID#108198), the following lenders also participated: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, PNC Bank, U.S. Bank, The Bank of Nova Scotia, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs Bank, Mizuho Bank, Morgan Stanley Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank, HSBC Bank USA, TD Bank, Truist Bank, Wells Fargo, ING Bank, Credit Agricole, BBVA, BNY Mellon, Regions Bank, First Horizon Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation. On June 30, 2022, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 34 banks — including Bank of China — entered into a $2 billion USD equivalent global senior credit facility with Prologis, L.P. and its subsidiaries: PLD International Finance LP, PLD Canadian Funding U.S. LLC, AMB Canada Investments LLC, Prologis Japan LLC, Prologis Europe Finance II B.V., and PLD GBP Finance LP. Prologis is a U.S.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on logistics and industrial properties worldwide. The facility matures in 4 years, and the interest rate is based on SOFR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used by the borrower for general corporate purposes, including working capital, refinancing, and international operational funding across North America, Europe, and Asia. While Bank of China contributed $51,605,504.59 USD (Record ID#108199)and €22,231,773.65 EUR to this loan (Record ID#108200), the following lenders also participated: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Goldman Sachs Bank, Morgan Stanley, Mizuho Bank, MUFG Bank, BNP Paribas, HSBC, TD Bank, Credit Agricole, PNC Bank, U.S. Bank, Truist Bank, Regions Bank, BBVA, Standard Chartered Bank, DBS Bank, Associated Bank, and others.
Staff comments
1. The entirety of the loan contract can be accessed at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045609/000119312521119487/d139843dex101.htm 2. Prologis, Inc. is a U.S.-based REIT headquartered in San Francisco, focusing on industrial and logistics real estate. It owns or manages large portfolios of warehouses and distribution centers around the world. 3. AidData estimates the interest rate by adding the 6-month average LIBOR rate in April 2021 and a margin based on Prologis’s credit rating (A- or 0.725%).