Press Release

DBRS Publishes Updated Methodologies for Hospitals, Universities and Agents of the Crown

Universities, Infrastructure, Sub-Sovereign Governments
June 22, 2012

DBRS has today published updated versions of the following three methodologies:

-- Rating Canadian Universities
-- Rating Canadian Public Hospitals
-- Rating Agents of the Crown

There were no material changes from the last published versions and, as such, none of these releases have resulted in any rating changes or rating actions.

DBRS criteria and methodologies are publicly available on its website www.dbrs.com under Methodologies.