DBRS Assigns “A” Rating to Caterpillar Financial Services Limited New $1.5 Billion Shelf

DBRS has today assigned a rating of “A” with a Stable trend to the $1.5 billion Medium-Term Notes (unsecured) (Notes) shelf, filed on July 9, 2010, by Caterpillar Financial Services Limited (CFSL).
The rating recognizes that the Notes issued under the shelf program are unconditionally guaranteed by Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (CFSC), CFSL’s parent, and will rank pari passu with all other senior unsecured debt of CFSL.

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All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodology is Rating the Industrial Products Industry, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

This is a Corporate (Industrials) rating.