Press Release

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

Autos & Auto Suppliers
June 04, 2013

DBRS has today assigned a rating of A (high) with a Stable trend to the Series 2013-1 Senior Unsecured Debentures (the Notes) issued by Honda Canada Finance Inc. (HCFI). The Notes have an aggregate principal amount of $400 million and feature a fixed interest rate of 2.350%.

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.

Ratings

Honda Canada Finance Inc.
  • Date Issued:Jan 22, 2013
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:A (high)
  • Trend:Stb
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:CA
  • US = Lead Analyst based in USA
  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
  • E = EU endorsed
  • U = UK endorsed
  • Unsolicited Participating With Access
  • Unsolicited Participating Without Access
  • Unsolicited Non-participating

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