In Brief: $6B Canada Credit Syndicated by Citicorp

NEW YORK - Citicorp has completed the syndication of a $6 billion sovereign credit for Canada.

Thirteen banks committed themselves at the senior managing level, and 10 signed up at the managing agent level, raising a total of $8.5 billion in U.S. currency.

Citibank already has commitments totaling $450 million for the general syndication, which was launched April 5.

Minimum commitment levels will be $25 million, with titles available for commitments of $50 to $150 million.

Final commitments on the loan - which is being syndicated in Toronto, New York, London, Hong Kong, and Tokyo - are due April 21.

The loan to the United States' AA-rated neighbor is priced at the London interbank offered rate plus 4 basis points, with a 2.5-basis-point facility fee and a 1.5-basis-point commitment fee.

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