Bank of China contributes $17.53 million USD to $1.7 billion USD 364-day revolving credit facility to the Williams Companies and subsidiaries for general corporate purposes in 2000

Project narrative

On July 25, 2000, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of over 30 banks — including Bank of China — entered into a $1.7 billion USD syndicated loan agreement with The Williams Companies, Inc., along with its subsidiaries Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, and Northwest Pipeline Corporation — a U.S.-based energy infrastructure conglomerate headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The maturity of the loan was 364 days, and the interest rate was LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used by the borrower for general corporate purposes. While Bank of China contributed $17,531,250.00 USD to this loan, the following lenders also participated: Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of America N.A., Bank One N.A., The Chase Manhattan Bank, Citibank N.A., Commerzbank AG, Credit Lyonnais, Fuji Bank Limited, National Westminster Bank PLC, ABN Amro Bank N.V., Bank of Montreal, The Bank of New York, Barclays Bank PLC, CIBC Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi Ltd., Fleet National Bank, Societe Generale, The Industrial Bank of Japan Trust Company, Toronto Dominion (Texas) Inc., UBS AG (Stamford Branch), Wells Fargo Bank Texas N.A., Westdeutsche Landesbank, Credit Agricole Indosuez, SunTrust Bank, The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd., Arab Banking Corporation, Bank of Oklahoma, Banque Nationale De Paris, DG Bank, KBC Bank N.V., Sumitomo Bank Limited, Commerce Bank N.A., and RZB Finance LLC.