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Geneva, 31st March 2014 Trafigura Beheer B.V. ("Trafigura" or the "Group") is pleased to announce the successful signing of its flagship European multi-currency syndicated revolving credit facilities (the "Facilities") totalling USD4.735 billion. The Facilities, which initially launched at USD4 billion, were very well received by the market and closed substantially oversubscribed. The Facilities comprise a USD1.412 billion 364-day revolving credit facility with two 364-day extension options, and a USD3.323 billion 3-year revolving credit facility with two 364-day extension options. "It's very gratifying that Trafigura's relationship with the worldwide banking community continues to strengthen and deepen with a total of 51 financial institutions committing to the Facilities. The bank-relationship model is the bedrock of our funding strategy and we are very pleased that the strength of our credit standing continues to attract new financial institutions to our flagship bank facility," said Pierre Lorinet, CFO and Managing Director, Asia Pacific for Trafigura. The loan was arranged by Mandated Lead Arrangers & Bookrunners BNP Paribas, Lloyds Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, UniCredit Bank AG (Active Bookrunners), Bank of China, Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (trading as Rabobank International), ING Bank N.V., The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking (Non-Active Bookrunners). In addition to the nine Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners, 3 Mandated Lead Arrangers and 39 additional financial institutions joined the facility during syndication. Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world. Trafigura sources, stores, transports and delivers a range of raw materials (including oil and refined products and non-ferrous metals, iron ore and coal) to clients around the world. The trading business is supported by industrial and financial assets, including 49% owned global oil products storage and distribution company Puma Energy; global terminals, warehousing and logistics operator Impala Terminals; Trafigura's Mining Group; 50% owned DT Group which specialises in logistics and trading; and Galena Asset Management. The Company is owned by over 700 of its almost 9,000 employees who work in offices in 58 countries around the world. The Group has been connecting its customers to the global economy for more than two decades, growing prosperity by advancing trade. www.trafigura.com Banks providing the Facilities Bank - Role 1 Bank of China Limited - Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger 2 BNP PARIBAS (Suisse) SA - Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger 3 ING Bank N.V. - Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger 4 Lloyds Bank plc - Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger 5 Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., "Rabobank International", London Branch - Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger 6 Royal Bank of Scotland plc - Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger 7 Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking - Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger 8 Standard Chartered Bank - Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger 9 UniCredit Bank AG - Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arranger 10 Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank - Mandated Lead Arranger 11 Credit Suisse AG - Mandated Lead Arranger 12 DBS Bank Ltd., London Branch - Mandated Lead Arranger 13 Citibank N.A. - Senior Lead Arranger 14 Deutsche Bank AG, Amsterdam Branch - Senior Lead Arranger 15 Industrial and Commercial Bank of China - Senior Lead Arranger 16 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., London Branch - Senior Lead Arranger 17 NATIXIS - Senior Lead Arranger 18 Bank of America, N.A. - Lead Arranger 19 UBS AG - Lead Arranger 20 Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, London Branch - Lead Arranger 21 Commonwealth Bank of Australia - Lead Arranger 22 Mizuho Bank Nederland N.V. - Lead Arranger 23 Fifth Third Bank - Arranger 24 KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH - Arranger 25 Agricultural Bank of China (UK) Limited - Co-Arranger 26 Arab Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. - Co-Arranger 27 Banco Bradesco Europa S.A. - Co-Arranger 28 Bank of Baroda - Co-Arranger 29 Bank of Taiwan London Branch - Co-Arranger 30 The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. - Co-Arranger 31 BANQUE CANTONALE DE GENEVE (BCGE) - Co-Arranger 32 Barclays Bank PLC - Co-Arranger 33 BHF-BANK Aktiengesellschaft - Co-Arranger 34 DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main - Co-Arranger 35 FBN Bank (UK) Limited - Co-Arranger 36 GarantiBank International N.V. - Co-Arranger 37 Gulf International Bank B.S.C. - Co-Arranger 38 Habib Bank AG Zurich - Co-Arranger 39 Israel Discount Bank Limited - Co-Arranger 40 KBC Bank NV - Co-Arranger 41 Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd. Amsterdam Branch - Co-Arranger 42 Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Limited - Co-Arranger 43 National Australia Bank Limited - Co-Arranger 44 Nedbank Limited, London Branch - Co-Arranger 45 Oversea - Chinese Banking Corporation Limited - Co-Arranger 46 Raiffeisen Bank International AG - Co-Arranger 47 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited - Co-Arranger 48 The Bank of Nova Scotia - Co-Arranger 49 BANQUE CANTONALE VAUDOISE - Participant 50 Banque de Commerce et de Placements - Participant 51 First Commercial Bank Ltd., London Branch - Participant Trafigura Beheer B.V. press release |
