Morningstar DBRS Assigns a Provisional Rating of (P) BBB (low) With a Stable Trend to Whitecap Resources Inc.'s Planned Offering of Senior Unsecured Notes

DBRS, Inc. (Morningstar DBRS) assigned a Rating of (P) BBB (low) with a Stable trend to Whitecap Resources Inc.'s (Whitecap or the Company) planned offering of Senior Unsecured Notes (Senior Notes).

The Senior Notes will be direct, unsecured obligations of Whitecap and will rank equally and rateably with one another and with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company.

Whitecap will use the issuance proceeds to refinance existing indebtedness and for general corporate purposes.

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 Factors in Credit Ratings (August 13, 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/437781.

BUSINESS RISK ASSESSMENT (BRA) AND FINANCIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (FRA)

(A) Weighting of BRA Factors
In the analysis of Whitecap, the BRA factors are considered in the order of importance contemplated in the methodology.

(B) Weighting of FRA Factors
In the analysis of Whitecap, the FRA factors are considered in the order of importance contemplated in the methodology.

(C) Weighting of the BRA and the FRA
In the analysis of Whitecap, the BRA carries greater weight than the FRA.

Notes:
All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

Morningstar DBRS applied the following principal methodology:

Global Methodology for Rating Companies in the Oil and Gas, Oilfield Services, Pipeline and Midstream Energy Industries (August 12, 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/437739.

Morningstar DBRS credit ratings may use one or more sections of the Morningstar DBRS Global Corporate Criteria (15 April 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/431186 which covers, for example, topics such as holding companies and parent/subsidiary relationships, guarantees, recovery, and common adjustments to financial ratios.

The following methodology has also been applied:

Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to ESG Factors in Credit Ratings (August 13, 2024)
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/437781.

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

A description of how Morningstar DBRS analyzes corporate finance transactions and how the methodologies are collectively applied can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/431153.

A provisional credit rating is not a final credit rating with respect to the above-mentioned security and may change or be different than the final credit rating assigned or may be discontinued. The assignment of a final credit rating on the above-mentioned security is subject to receipt by Morningstar DBRS of all data and/or information and final documentation that Morningstar DBRS deems necessary to finalize the credit rating.

The credit rating was initiated at the request of the rated entity.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the credit rating process for this credit rating action.

Morningstar DBRS had access to the accounts, management and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this credit rating action.

This is a solicited credit rating.

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

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