Press Release

DBRS Confirms Rating on Revolving Advances and Assigns New Rating to Term Loan Advances Issued by Senior Credit Fund SPV I, LLC

Structured Credit
December 30, 2015

DBRS, Inc. (DBRS) has today confirmed the rating of AA (sf) on the Revolving Advances (formerly known as the Facility) up to the Total Revolving Commitment of $200,000,000 and has assigned the rating of AA (sf) on the Term Loan Advances of $65,000,000 issued by Senior Credit Fund SPV I, LLC as per the Third Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated as of December 18, 2015.

The DBRS rating addresses the timely payment of interest and ultimate payment of principal on or before the Final Maturity Date (as defined in the Third Amendment to referred to above).

The rating actions were taken to reflect the impact of the execution of the Third Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated as of December 18, 2015. The amended language includes mechanics to rename the Facility to the Revolving Advances, convert a portion of the Revolving Advances into the Term Loan Advances and amend the Concentration Limitations. The rating confirmation by DBRS does not signify the approval of the amendment by DBRS or an opinion by DBRS as to whether the amendment is beneficial or detrimental to the holders of the securities.

The rating actions reflect the following:

(1) Third Amendment to Revolving Credit and Security Agreement dated as of December 18, 2015.

(2) The integrity of the transaction structure.

(3) DBRS’s assessment of the portfolio quality.

(4) Adequate credit enhancement to withstand projected collateral loss rates under various cash flow stress scenarios.

(5) DBRS’s assessment of the origination, servicing and collateralized loan obligation management capabilities of Senior Credit Fund, LLC and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, LP.

To assess portfolio credit quality, DBRS provides a credit estimate or internal assessment for each non-financial corporate obligor in the portfolio not rated by DBRS. Credit estimates are not ratings; rather, they represent a model-driven default probability for each obligor that is used in assigning a rating to the Notes.

Notes:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodology is Rating CLOs and CDOs of Large Corporate Credit, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

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

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