Makhteshim signs $960m agreement for loan from ChemChina

The loan is being extended by Export and Import Bank of China.

Nochi Dankner controlled IDB Holding Corp. Ltd. (TASE:IDBH) unit Koor Industries Ltd. (TASE:KOR), which controls Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd. (TASE: MAIN) has signed a loan agreement that will make a $960 million loan available to it from ChemChina.

The loan will be extended by Export and Import Bank of China with a credit letter guaranteed by HSBC. In accordance with the company's previous announcement, the loan will be repayable over seven years from the completion of the acquisition.

In addition, the sides signed various agreements accompanying the loan such as trustees agreements, registration rights agreements, and agreements between the two companies cancelling mutual commitments to issue $72 million in credit letters required to complete the deal.

As previously reported the deadline for completing the deal has been extended to September 30.

Published by Globes, Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on July 3, 2011

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