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Project narrative
On January 22, 2020, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 18 banks — including Bank of China and ICBC — entered into a $3 billion USD senior, unsecured credit agreement with Jabil Inc., an American manufacturing services company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The financing was structured into three components: (1) a five-year revolving credit facility of $2 billion USD, (2) a three-year revolving credit facility of $700 million USD, and (3) a five-year term loan of $300 million USD. The interest rate was LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used for general corporate purposes. While Bank of China, New York Branch contributed $92,592,592.59 USD to the five-year revolving credit facility, $32,407,407.41 USD to the three-year revolving credit facility, and $16,500,000 USD to the term loan (total $141,500,000 USD in Record ID#110506), and ICBC contributed $64,814,814.81 USD to the five-year revolving credit facility and $22,685,185.19 USD to the three-year revolving credit facility (total $87,500,000 USD in Record ID#110507), the following lenders also participated: Citibank, N.A.; Bank of America, N.A.; BNP Paribas; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Mizuho Bank, Ltd.; MUFG Bank, Ltd.; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Banco Santander, S.A., New York Branch; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; DBS Bank Ltd.; PNC Bank, National Association; U.S. Bank National Association; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; HSBC Bank USA, N.A.; Standard Chartered Bank; and The Bank of Nova Scotia. On April 28, 2021, the parties entered into Amendment No. 1 to the credit agreement. Under the amendment, the Company requested that the Termination Date for any Tranche A lender be extended from January 22, 2025 to January 22, 2026, and the Termination Date for any Tranche B lender be extended from January 22, 2023 to January 22, 2024. Bank of China’s contribution to the rescheduling is recorded in Record ID#110508, as is ICBC’s contribution (Record ID#110509). The amendment also increased the Tranche B facility from $700 million USD to $1.2 billion USD. While Bank of China contributed $37,407,407.41 USD to this capital increase (Record ID#110510), ICBC contributed $27,685,185.19 USD (Record ID#110511). On February 10, 2023, the Company requested that the Termination Date for any Tranche A lender be extended from January 22, 2026 to January 22, 2027, and the Termination Date for any Tranche B lender be extended from January 22, 2024 to January 22, 2025. Bank of China’s contribution to this debt rescheduling is recorded in Record ID#110512, as is ICBC’s contribution (Record ID#110513)
Staff comments
1. The entirety of the 2nd amendment can be accessed at https://content.edgar-online.com/ExternalLink/EDGAR/0001193125-23-033999.html?hash=6f0a2cf1315e5cb17a22b126032e288f66edfd6f7eb130d5ecaa02a7806c8c50&dest=d465088dex101_htm#d465088dex101_htm 2. Jabil Inc. is an American manufacturing services company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. It provides design, manufacturing, supply chain, and product management services to industries including healthcare, industrial, automotive, computing, storage, networking, and telecommunications. 3. AidData estimates the interest rate by adding the 6-month average SOFR rate in February 2023 and an applicable margin based on credit ratings (BBB- or 1.075%) and a 0.1% adjustment rate.