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Bunge’s commercial paper program is supported by an identical amount of committed back-up bank credit lines (the “Liquidity Facility”) provided by banks that are rated at least A-1 by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services and P-1 by Moody’s Investors Service. The cost of borrowing under the Liquidity Facility would typically be higher than the cost of issuing under Bunge’s commercial paper program. At September 30, 2015, there was $130 million outstanding under the commercial paper program and no borrowings were outstanding under the Liquidity Facility.
On August 10, 2015, Bunge entered into an amendment agreement to its unsecured $1,750 million syndicated revolving credit facility, dated March 17, 2014 (the “Facility”). The amendment agreement extends the maturity date of the Facility to August 10, 2018. Bunge has the option to request an extension of the maturity date of the Facility for two additional one-year periods. Each lender in its sole discretion may agree to any such request. The amendment agreement also lowers the range of margin applicable to Bunge’s borrowings under the Facility. Borrowings under the Facility will bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin, which will vary from 0.35% to 1.35% per annum, based on the credit ratings of Bunge’s senior long-term unsecured debt. Bunge will also pay a fee that varies from 0.10% to 0.40% per annum, based on the utilization of the Facility. Amounts under the Facility that remain undrawn are subject to a commitment fee payable quarterly in arrears at a rate of 35% of the margin specified above, which will vary based on the rating level at each quarterly payment date. Bunge may, from time-to-time, with the consent of the facility agent, request one or more of the existing lenders or new lenders to increase the total commitments under the Facility by up to $250 million pursuant to an accordion provision. At September 30, 2015, Bunge had $300 million of borrowings outstanding under the Facility.
At September 30, 2015, Bunge had $4,336 million of unused and available borrowing capacity under its committed credit facilities with a number of lending institutions.
The fair value of Bunge’s long-term debt is based on interest rates currently available on comparable maturities to companies with credit standing similar to that of Bunge. The carrying amounts and fair value of long-term debt are as follows:
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