DBRS Assigns Provisional Rating of A (low), Stable Trend, to Saputo Inc.’s Medium Term Notes

DBRS Limited (DBRS) has today assigned a provisional rating of A (low) to Saputo Inc.’s (Saputo) proposed $300 million Series 1 Medium Term Notes (the Notes) offering announced on November 21, 2014. The trend is Stable.

The senior unsecured debt issuance is expected to be made up of a single tranche of $300 million Series 1 Medium Term Notes due 2019.

The Notes will be unsecured obligations ranking pari passu with Saputo’s existing and future senior indebtedness. Proceeds are expected to be used by Saputo to repay indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s bank facilities and for general corporate purposes.

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All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

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The applicable methodology is Rating Companies in the Consumer Products Industry (October 2014), which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the European Union.