Class C through F Trust Certificates affected
NOTE:On October 15, 2012, the press release was revised as follows: corrected the final maturity date to November 20, 2012 from October 2012.
Tokyo, February 10, 2011 -- Moody's Japan K.K has today confirmed its rating on the Class C
trust certificate issued by Harvest Trust and downgraded its ratings on
the Class D through F trust certificates.
Details follow:
Class C, Confirmed at Baa2 (sf); previously on Nov 12,
2010 Baa2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Class D, Downgraded to Ba3 (sf) from Ba2 (sf); previously on
Nov 12, 2010 Ba2 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Class E, Downgraded to B1 (sf) from Ba3 (sf); previously on
Nov 12, 2010 Ba3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Class F, Downgraded to Caa2 (sf) from B3 (sf); previously on
Nov 12, 2010 B3 (sf) Placed Under Review for Possible Downgrade
Deal Name: Harvest Trust
Class: Class A through G trust certificates
Issue Amount (initial): JPY 53.3 billion
Dividend: Floating
Issue Date (initial): September 28, 2007
Final Maturity Date: November 20, 2012
Underlying Asset (initial): Eight non-recourse loans and
three specified bonds and cash
Originator/Entrustor: Shinsei Bank, Limited
Arranger: Shinsei Securities Co., Ltd.
Harvest Trust, effected in September 2007, represents the
securitization of eight non-recourse loans and three specified
bonds, with all 11 referred to as "the loans."
The Originator entrusted the loans to the Asset Trustee, and received
the Class A through G trust certificates, which it then sold to
investors. The trust certificates are rated by Moody's.
In this transaction, modified pro-rata principal payments
are to be made at maturity, as are prepayments resulting from the
sale of the underlying properties or refinancing of the loans.
Sequential payments from the most senior class are applied in the event
of amortization of the loans; recovery collection, in the event
of default; and fast pay, in the event of a breach of the DSCR
trigger.
The losses incurred by defaulting loans are allocated in reverse sequential
order from the most subordinate class of the trust certificates.
Four of the loans have been paid down in full so far, and special
servicing for two of the defaulted loans has been completed, one
of which incurred a loss on the remaining principal balance as a result
of the special servicing.
Currently, five loans -- which are backed by office,
residential, and retail properties in Tokyo and its surrounding
areas as well as in Osaka -- are under special servicing.
RATING RATIONALE
The current rating action reflects the following factors:
(1) Regarding the five specially serviced loans, Moody's has
confirmed the operating status of the underlying properties, and
the progress of special servicing activities. As a result,
Moody's re-assessed its recovery stress assumptions,
lowering them from approximately 27% to approximately 44%,
35% for the weighted average, from their initial assumptions.
(2) In light of Moody's re-assessment, losses on the
remaining balance of the loans are highly likely and could affect the
Class F trust certificates negatively.
Moody's will continue to monitor the properties' operating
status and the progress of special-servicing activities.
The principal methodology used in this rating was "Updated: Moody's
Approach to Rating CMBS Transactions in Japan" (June 2010) published on
September 30, 2010, and available on www.moodys.co.jp.
In addition, Moody's publishes a weekly summary of structured finance
credit, ratings and methodologies, available to all registered
users of our website, at www.moodys.com/SFQuickCheck.
Moody's did not receive or take into account any third party due diligence
reports on the underlying assets or financial instruments related to the
monitoring of this transaction in the past six months.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
For an explanation of the (sf) indicator, please see "Moody's Structured
Finance Rating Scale" on www.moodys.com.
The principal information used to prepare the credit rating included Trustee
Reports, Servicer Reports, Property Management Reports.
Information sources used to prepare the credit rating came the following:
parties involved in the ratings (such as the Arranger), parties
not involved in the ratings (such as the Servicer), public information,
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Meishuku Ohno
Analyst
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Japan K.K.
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Moody's confirms/downgrades four classes of Harvest Trust Certificates (CMBS)