Press Release

DBRS Publishes Three Updated Corporate Methodologies

Consumers, Telecom/Media/Technology
August 26, 2015

DBRS Limited has today published three updated corporate finance methodologies as follows:

(1) Rating Companies in the Communications Industry;
(2) Rating Companies in the Consumer Products Industry; and
(3) Rating Companies in the Merchandising Industry.

These updates supersede methodologies previously published in October 2014, October 2014 and January 2015, respectively. While certain details have been clarified in these methodologies, changes are not material, and DBRS has determined that no ratings have changed as a result of these updates.

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.