Bank of China contributes to a 2015 £485 million GBP syndicated revolving credit facility to British Land for unspecified purposes (Linked to Record ID#99941)

Project narrative

In May 2013, a syndicate of banks signed a £310 million GBP (€364 million EUR) syndicated revolving credit facility (RCF) agreement with The British Land Company plc — a British property development and investment company — for unspecified purposes. This loan carried a maturity period of five years, a final maturity date in May 2018, an interest rate based on a floating rate plus an initial margin of 135 basis points (bps), was unsecured, and included British Land's standard unsecured financial covenants. Financial close was reached in June 2013 with final bank joining the syndicate, raising the total lenders — including the Bank of China (BOC) — to eight banks. Record ID#99941 captures BOC's contribution. Then, in February 2015, a syndicate of seven banks — including BOC — signed a £485 million GBP RCF agreement with The British Land Company plc for unspecified purposes. This RCF carried a maturity of five years with an option to extend to seven years on British Land's request and the lenders' consent, an interest rate based on a floating rate plus an initial margin of 90 bps, was unsecured, and included British Land's standard unsecured financial covenants. This £485 million GBP RCF replaced (refinanced) British Land's £560 million GBP RCF which would have matured in May 2016 and extended and re-priced of the £310 million GBP RCF. Record ID#92273 captures BOC's contribution. In addition to BOC, the following banks participated in this syndicated loan: The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS), Santander Global Banking & Markets [now known as Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (SCIB)], The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU), Barclays Bank plc, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CACIB), and Svenska Handelsbanken AB. RBS served as Documentation and Facility Agent. RBS, Santander Global Banking & Markets, BTMU, and Barclays served as Joint Coordinators, Bookrunners, and Mandated Lead Arrangers. BOC and CACIB also served as Mandated Lead Arrangers. Handelsbanken served as Lead Arranger. In March 2020, a syndicate of eight banks entered into a £450 million GBP environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-linked RCF agreement with British Land for general corporate purposes. This RCF was based on an amendment and extension of for general corporate purposes, and carried a maturity period of five years with a two-year extension option and an interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 90 bps (the interest rate being unchanged). This loan likely replaced the February 2015 £485 million GBP RCF. It is unclear whether BOC participated in this loan.