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Japan Tobacco Gets 5 Bln Dollar Loan To Cover RJR Nabisco Division Purchase ($$) 

Jump to full article: NewsEdge, 1999-05-12
Author: Nikkei English News via NewsEdge

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A consortium of 27 Japanese and foreign banks led by Citibank extended a syndicated loan Tuesday worth an aggregate 5 billion dollars, or some 600 billion yen, to Japan Tobacco Inc. (2914) to cover its acquisition of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp.'s overseas tobacco operations.

The syndicated loan, the largest of its kind ever extended to a corporation in Asia, will mature in 364 days.

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