Morningstar DBRS Discontinues Credit Rating on the Series 2012-4, Class A Notes and Reviews Partial Repayment Under VCL Master S.A., acting with respect to its Compartment 1

DBRS Ratings GmbH (Morningstar DBRS) acknowledged the partial redemption under the following notes issued by VCL Master S.A., acting with respect to its Compartment 1 (the Issuer or VCL):

-- Series 2010-2, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 72,300,000
-- Series 2011-2, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 36,100,000
-- Series 2012-2, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 60,300,000
-- Series 2012-3, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 48,100,000
-- Series 2012-4, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 13,376,484
-- Series 2013-1, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 24,100,000
-- Series 2015-1, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 120,400,000
-- Series 2017-1, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 24,100,000
-- Series 2017-3, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 144,500,000
-- Series 2018-1, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 19,200,000
-- Series 2020-1, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 36,100,000
-- Series 2024-1, Class A Notes net repayment of EUR 57,000,000
-- Series 2014-1, Class B Notes net repayment of EUR 9,200,000
-- Series 2014-3, Class B Notes net repayment of EUR 11,500,000
-- Series 2018-1, Class B Notes net repayment of EUR 2,400,000

The notes were redeemed net of a tap issuance of all outstanding notes, with the exception of the Series 2012-4, Class A Notes that were fully repaid and their AAA (sf) credit rating discontinued on the 25 June 2024 payment date, which occurred simultaneously. Morningstar DBRS deems that the partial redemption has no impact on the current AAA (sf) credit ratings on the outstanding Class A Notes or the current AA (high) (sf) credit ratings on the outstanding Class B Notes (together, the notes).

The partial redemption took place on the 25 June 2024 payment date. At the same time, the Issuer repaid EUR 39.68 million net under the subordinated loan and sold receivables with a discounted balance of EUR 1.0 billion. The resulting credit enhancement levels on the notes are in line with those at the time of the most recent transaction renewal in September 2023.

The programme features and the notes’ terms and conditions remain substantially unchanged. Currently, the notes issued by VCL are backed by approximately EUR 2.06 billion of receivables related to motor vehicle lease contracts originated by Volkswagen Leasing GmbH (VWL) in Germany.

The Issuer is a master trust programme established in December 2009, backed by a revolving pool of receivables related to motor vehicle lease contracts originated by VWL to retail and commercial customers in Germany and secured by new and used vehicles. All series of notes are currently in their revolving period, with the exception of the Series 2012-4, Class A Notes, which were fully repaid and their credit rating discontinued on the 25 June 2024 payment date. The programme allows for tap-up issuance as well as the issuance of additional series of notes, subject to collateralisation levels and performance requirements being met as specified in the transaction documents, up to the programme maximum of EUR 4.0 billion.

Portfolio stratifications were provided in the latest investor report and the portfolio composition remains within programme standards. Morningstar DBRS has not updated its gross default and recovery assumptions since the last annual review in September 2023.

Since no trigger events outlined in the transaction documents have been breached and overcollateralisation for the notes is at the required levels, Morningstar DBRS did not perform any cash flow analysis.

Please refer to https://dbrs.morningstar.com/issuers/22105 for more information on this Issuer.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factors that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

A description of how Morningstar DBRS considers ESG factors within the Morningstar DBRS analytical framework can be found in the Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings at https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030 (23 January 2024).

Notes:
All figures are in euros unless otherwise noted.

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