Press Release

DBRS Assigns A (high) Rating to Honda Canada Finance Inc. New Issue

Autos & Auto Suppliers
February 21, 2012

DBRS has today assigned a rating of A (high) with a Stable trend to the Senior Unsecured Series 2012-1 Debentures (the Notes) to be issued by Honda Canada Finance Inc. (HCFI). The Notes have an aggregate principal amount of $300 million and feature an interest rate equivalent to the three-month banker’s acceptance rate plus a spread of 0.95%.

The Notes rank pari passu with all other senior unsecured obligations of HCFI.

Note:
All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodology is Rating Companies in the Automotive Industry, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.