DBRS Discontinues Ratings on Neuberger Berman European CLO IV D.A.C.

DBRS Ratings Limited (DBRS) discontinued its ratings on the Senior Funding Facility and Mezzanine Funding Facility (together, the Facilities) of Neuberger Berman European CLO IV D.A.C. (the Borrower), following notification from Barclays Bank PLC (the Lender) that the Borrower has been terminated.

The Facilities were never drawn to fund the warehousing of collateral and therefore no final payments were made to the Lender by the Borrower under these facilities.

The ratings for the Facilities, prior to discontinuation, were as follows:

-- Senior Funding Facility at A (high) (sf)
-- Mezzanine Funding Facility at BBB (low) (sf)

Notes:
All figures are in euros unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology applicable to the ratings is: “Rating CLOs and CDOs of Large Corporate Credit”.

In DBRS’s opinion, a discontinued-repaid rating action does not warrant the application of the entire principal methodology, as the Facilities have been repaid in full.

Other methodologies referenced in this transaction are listed at the end of this press release.

These may be found on www.dbrs.com at: http://www.dbrs.com/about/methodologies.

For a more detailed discussion of the sovereign risk impact on Structured Finance ratings, please refer to “Appendix C: The Impact of Sovereign Ratings on Other DBRS Credit Ratings” of the “Rating Sovereign Governments” methodology at: https://www.dbrs.com/research/333487/rating-sovereign-governments

The sources of data and information used for these ratings include the Facilities Lender.

DBRS did not rely upon third-party due diligence in order to conduct its analysis.

At the time of the initial rating, DBRS was not supplied with third-party assessments. However, this did not impact the rating analysis.

DBRS considers the data and information available to it for the purposes of providing these ratings to be of satisfactory quality.

DBRS does not audit or independently verify the data or information it receives in connection with the rating process.

The last rating action on this transaction took place on 13 April 2018, when DBRS assigned the provisional ratings to the Facilities.

The lead analyst responsibilities for this transaction have been transferred to Joana Seara Da Costa.

Information regarding DBRS ratings, including definitions, policies and methodologies, is available on www.dbrs.com.

As this is a discontinued-repaid rating action, the sensitivity analysis is not applicable.

For further information on DBRS historical default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in a central repository, see: http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml.

Ratings assigned by DBRS Ratings Limited are subject to EU and US regulations only.

Lead Analyst: Joana Seara Da Costa, Assistant Vice President
Rating Committee Chair: Carlos Silva, Senior Vice President
Initial Rating Date: 13 April 2018

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The rating methodologies used in the analysis of this transaction can be found at:
http://www.dbrs.com/about/methodologies.

-- Rating CLOs and CDOs of Large Corporate Credit
-- Legal Criteria for European Structured Finance Transactions
-- Interest Rate Stresses for European Structured Finance Transactions
-- Cash Flow Assumptions for Corporate Credit Securitizations

A description of how DBRS analyses structured finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at: http://www.dbrs.com/research/278375.

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