Press Release

DBRS Concludes Comment Period for Six Corporate and Financial Institution Methodologies

Energy, Consumers, Industrials
July 29, 2015

On June 24, 2015, DBRS requested comments on the following six corporate and financial institution global methodologies prior to their first usage in Europe:

-- Rating Companies in the Asset Management Industry (January 2015);
-- Rating Companies in the Consumer Products Industry (October 2014);
-- Rating Companies in the Engineering and Construction Industry (June 2015);
-- Rating Companies in the Industrial Products Industry (June 2015);
-- Rating Companies in the Services Industry (June 2015); and
-- DBRS Recovery Ratings for Non-Investment Grade Corporate Issuers (February 2015).

The comment period ended on July 24, 2015. No comments were received by DBRS. Accordingly, no changes will be made to the methodologies and they will not be republished at this time.

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

DBRS’s methodologies and criteria are available at www.dbrs.com or by contacting us at info@dbrs.com.