DBRS Morningstar Finalizes Provisional Rating of BBB (low), Stable Trend on Transcontinental Inc.’s Senior Unsecured Notes

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) finalized its provisional rating of BBB (low) with a Stable trend on the $250 million 2.280% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2026, issued by Transcontinental Inc. (Transcontinental or the Company).

DBRS Morningstar expects the net proceeds will be used to mainly repay existing indebtedness, including Term Loan Tranche C, and for other general corporate purposes.

The Senior Unsecured Notes are direct senior unsecured obligations of Transcontinental, will rank pari passu with all of Transcontinental's existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, and will rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of Transcontinental. The Senior Unsecured Notes will be effectively subordinated to all secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such secured indebtedness and will be structurally subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, of Transcontinental's nonguarantor subsidiaries.

The obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the Senior Unsecured Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis.

A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework can be found in the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262.

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All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodologies are Rating Companies in the Printing Industry (March 12, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/375263); Rating Companies in the Industrial Products Industry (January 29, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/372944); and DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Guarantees and Other Forms of Support (May 31, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/379424), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria. Other applicable methodologies include the DBRS Morningstar Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (February 3, 2021; https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/373262).

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

Generally, the conditions that lead to the assignment of a Negative or Positive trend are resolved within a 12-month period. DBRS Morningstar trends and ratings are under regular surveillance.

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