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Overview

Bank of China contributes $20 million USD to $1.965 billion USD syndicated loan to NCR Corporation for general corporate and debt refinancing purposes in 2013 (Linked to Record ID#108254)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$20,679,426
Commitment Year2013Country of ActivityUnited StatesDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationUnited StatesOverseas JurisdictionUnited StatesSectorIndustry, Mining, ConstructionFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 25, 2013
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
Jul 24, 2018

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

  • Amerant Bank N.A. (formerly Mercantil Bank / Mercantil Commercebank, N.A.)
  • American Savings Bank, F.S.B
  • Bank of America, N.A.
  • Bank of East Asia Limited (BEA)
  • Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon)
  • Bank of the West
  • BBVA USA (formerly BBVA Compass or Compass Bank, now PNC Financial Services)
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T)
  • Citibank, N.A.
  • Citizens Financial Group (formerly RBS Citizens N.A.)
  • E.SUN Commercial Bank, Ltd.
  • Far East National Bank
  • First Commercial Bank Limited
  • First Horizon Bank, A Division of First Tennessee Bank, N.A.
  • FirstMerit Bank (now part of Huntington National Bank)
  • HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase Bank, formerly the Chase Manhattan Bank)
  • KeyBank National Association
  • Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. (formerly International Commercial Bank of China)
  • Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (MHCB)
  • Modern Bank, N.A.
  • Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
  • MUFG Bank, Ltd. (Formerly Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (BTMU))
  • PNC Bank, National Association
  • Regions Financial Corporation (Regions Bank)
  • Rockville Bank (now part of United Financial Bancorp)
  • Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
  • Sabadell United Bank N.A.
  • Santander Bank, N. A. (formerly Sovereign Bank)
  • SMBC Manubank (formerly Manufacturers Bank)
  • Standard Chartered Bank PLC
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
  • SunTrust Bank
  • Synovus Bank
  • TD Bank, N.A.
  • The Northern Trust Company
  • U.S. Bank National Association
  • UniCredit Bank AG
  • Wells Fargo Bank N.A.
  • Zions Bancorporation

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • NCR Voyix Corporation

Loan description

2013 Bank of China contributions to $1.965 billion USD syndicated loan to NCR Corporation for general corporate and debt refinancing purposes

Interest rate (t₀)1.8965%Interest typeVariable Interest RateMaturity5 years

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On August 22, 2011, NCR Corporation, a technology company based in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in software, hardware, and services for the finance, retail, hospitality, telecom, and technology industries, signed a loan agreement. There is no Chinese bank involvement. On August 22, 2012, NCR Corporation signed an incremental loan agreement to amend the original loan agreement in 2011 in which they increased the term loan by $150 million and $150 million for the revolving credit facility. While Bank of China, New York Branch contributed $20,000,000 USD to the loan (Record ID#108254), the following lenders also participated: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($2,500,000 USD), Bank of America, N.A. ($2,500,000 USD), Royal Bank of Canada ($2,500,000 USD), SunTrust Bank ($55,000,000 USD), The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.($2,500,000 USD), Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. ($2,500,000 USD), Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ($5,000,000 USD), Regions Bank ($5,000,000 USD), The Northern Trust ($2,500,000 USD), TD Bank, N.A. ($2,500,000 USD), Citibank, N.A. ($2,500,000 USD), HSBC Bank USA, National Association ($2,500,000 USD), US Bank, National Association ($2,500,000 USD), PNC Bank, National Association ($5,000,000 USD), KeyBank National Association($5,000,000 USD), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation ($10,000,000 USD), Sovereign Bank, N.A. ($10,000,000 USD), Zions First National Bank ($10,000,000 USD), and RBS Citizens, NA ($10,000,000 USD). The incremental loan is due on September 30, 2017. The proceeds of the Term Loans were used to repay amounts owing under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Effective Date, to pay Transaction Costs, and otherwise for general corporate purposes. On July 25, 2013, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 43 banks — including Bank of China, New York and Bank of East Asia — entered into a $1.965 billion USD syndicated loan agreement with NCR Corporation, a technology company based in Atlanta, Georgia, that specializes in software, hardware, and services for the finance, retail, hospitality, telecom, and technology industries. This loan was divided into two tranches: a Term Loan Facility of $1.115 billion USD and a Revolving Facility of $850 million USD. The maturity of the loan is 5 years, and the interest rate is LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds of the Term Loans were used to repay amounts owing under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Effective Date, to pay Transaction Costs, and otherwise for general corporate purposes. While Bank of China, New York contributed $20,000,000 USD (Record ID#108255) to this loan, the following lenders also participated: Bank of East Asia contributed $21,278,625.95 USD, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ($103,500,000 USD), SunTrust Bank ($103,500,000 USD), Royal Bank of Canada ($103,500,000 USD), Bank of America ($103,500,000 USD), Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ ($103,500,000 USD), Wells Fargo Bank ($103,500,000 USD), Mizuho ($95,000,000 USD), Fifth Third Bank ($80,000,000 USD), HSBC ($80,000,000 USD), PNC Bank ($80,000,000 USD), Regions Bank ($67,500,000 USD), TD Bank ($67,500,000 USD), Compass Bank ($67,500,000 USD), Sovereign Bank, N.A.($67,500,000 USD), US Bank, National Association ($60,000,000 USD), Sumitomo Mitsui ($60,000,000 USD), RBS Citizens, N.A. ($60,000,000 USD), BNP Paribas ($55,000,000 USD), Northern Trust Company ($55,000,000 USD), Citibank, N.A. ($55,000,000 USD), KeyBank National Association ($45,000,000 USD), Bank of the West($40,000,000 USD), Branch Banking & Trust ($40,000,000 USD), Bank of Nova Scotia ($35,000,000 USD), Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. ($32,500,000 USD), Zions First National Bank ($25,000,000 USD), The Bank of New York Mellon ($20,000,000 USD), Mercantil Commerce ($20,000,000 USD), Sabadell United Bank ($20,000,000 USD), Standard Chartered ($16,221,374.05 USD), First Commercial Bank, New York Branch ($10,000,000 USD), Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Los Angeles Branch ($10,000,000 USD), American Savings Bank($10,000,000 USD), Manufacturers Bank ($10,000,000 USD), Modern Bank, N.A. ($5,000,000 USD), Synovus($2,000,000 USD), Unicredit ($2,000,000 USD), FirstMerit Bank, N.A. ($2,000,000 USD), First Tennessee($2,000,000 USD), Rockville Bank ($2,000,000 USD), E. Sun Commercial Bank, Ltd., Los Angeles Branch($2,000,000 USD), Far East ($2,000,000 USD). On November 20, 2015, the parties signed into a third amendment in which they changed certain definitions.

Staff comments

1. The entirety of the 2013 loan contract can be accessed at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/70866/000007086613000067/exhibit101conformedcredita.htm. The dropbox link is accessible here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/c62zp5pcgojmvcob95y63/Source_ID_218994.pdf?rlkey=t57ihj47qpameo7cndu7ywhyo&st=b0rft1kx&dl=0 2. NCR Corporation is a technology company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in software, hardware, and services for banking, retail, and other industries. 3. AidData estimates the interest rate by adding the 6-month average LIBOR rate at the time of signing and an applicable margin based on the borrower's leverage ratio (1.5%). 4. The incremental loan is accessible here: https://contracts.justia.com/companies/ncr-corp-935/contract/614959/. The dropbox link is accessible here; https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/u1ycb3y9j61prcmruw2pp/Source_ID_218993.pdf?rlkey=e6rvnjthkab8zno5v0hkygomp&st=5n29hmo8&dl=0