Press Release

DBRS Publishes Updated Preferred Share and Hybrid Criteria

Energy, Consumers, Industrials
December 19, 2013

DBRS has today published an updated version of the criteria “Preferred Share and Hybrid Criteria for Corporate Issuers (Excluding Financial Institutions).” The changes made clarify certain details, but are not substantive, and this update does not result in any rating changes or rating actions.

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

DBRS's rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available at www.dbrs.com.