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Overview

Bank of China contributes EUR 53.4 million to Euro Swingline Facility B as part of syndicated, multi-facility credit for British American Tobacco p.l.c. in 2017 (linked to Record ID#ID #99306)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$64,081,011
Commitment Year2017Country of ActivityUnited KingdomDirect Recipient Country of IncorporationUnited KingdomOverseas JurisdictionUnited KingdomSectorIndustry, Mining, ConstructionFlow TypeLoan

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Commitment

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 20, 2017
Last repayment (originally scheduled)
May 19, 2021

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

  • Abbey National Treasury Services Plc (ANTS) (Santander Global Banking and Markets)
  • Bank of America, N.A.
  • Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank)
  • Barclays Bank PLC
  • BBVA Ireland P.L.C.
  • Citibank, N.A.
  • Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft (Commerzbank AG)
  • Danske Bank A/S
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • HSBC Bank PLC
  • ING Bank N.V.
  • Lloyds Bank plc (formerly Lloyds TSB Bank PLC)
  • Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  • Société Générale S.A. (SocGen or Societe Generale)
  • Standard Chartered Bank PLC
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
  • UniCredit Bank AG

State-owned Banks

  • Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)

Receiving agencies

Private Sector

  • British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Guarantors

Private Sector

  • British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Loan description

Bank of China contributes EUR 53.4 million to Euro Swingline Facility B as part of syndicated, multi-facility credit for British American Tobacco p.l.c. in 2017

Interest typeUnknownMaturity4.33 years

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On January 20, 2017, Bank of China (London Branch) signed onto a revolving syndicated, multi-facility credit worth £5,680,000,000 in total for borrowers B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c., British American Tobacco Holdings (The Netherlands) B.V., and B.A.T. Netherlands Finance B.V, B.A.T Capital Corporation - who are all subsidiaries of parent organization British American Tobacco p.l.c.. The proceeds of each facility will be used for general corporate purposes. The total commitment by all banks under Euro Swingline Facility B is EUR 946,600,000. BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. acted as guarantor. GBP 160 million to Revolving Facility A (captured via Record ID#99335); EUR 26.7 million to Euro Swingline Facility A (captured via Record ID#99341); GBP 160 million to Revolving Facility B (captured via Record ID#99342); and EUR 53.4 to Euro Swingline Facility B (captured via Record ID#99343).