DBRS Assigns Provisional Rating of AAA to Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust’s Long-Term Notes

DBRS Limited (DBRS) assigned a provisional rating of AAA with a Stable trend to the Long-Term Notes (the Notes) to be issued from time to time by Ontario Teachers’ Finance Trust (OTFT). The initial issuance of the Notes from OTFT is expected to be USD Senior Notes due 2022. OTFT is a wholly owned financing subsidiary of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP). The Notes are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by OTPP and rank pari passu with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of OTFT.

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The principal methodologies are Rating Canadian Public Pension Funds & Related Exclusive Asset Managers and Structured Finance Flow-Through Ratings, which can be found on dbrs.com under Methodologies.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process. DBRS had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities.

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