80 deals downgraded; 5 deals downgraded and on further review; 1 deal confirmed
Tokyo, August 25, 2011 -- Moody's Japan K.K. has downgraded its ratings on the following
deals, including repackaged deals and credit linked notes.
The rating actions follow the downgrade of the ratings of the Japanese
sovereign, regional and local governments (RLGs), and Japanese
banks.
For a list of the deals click this link: http://www.moodys.com/viewresearchdoc.aspx?docid=PBS_SF259712
RATING RATIONALE
The downgrades and a confirmation of deals from 1 to 85 follow the downgrade
of entities or assets relevant to the credit quality of the deals,
such as swap counterparties and obligors on loans backing the deals.
The downgraded entities include the Japanese sovereign, RLGs,
and Japanese banks.
Moody's based the ratings on the credit quality of the collateral
assets, the underlying assets, the reference entities,
the swap counterparties, and the strength of transaction structures.
- Moody's downgraded deals 1 to 75 because of the declining
credit quality of the downgraded collateral assets.
- Deal 75 remains on review because the counterparty remains on
review.
- Moody's downgraded deal 76, which includes a cash
flow swap with a downgraded entity that affects payments under the transaction.
- Moody's downgraded deals from 77 to 78 because of the declining
credit quality of the collateral assets, which are loans to 8 RLGs.
- Moody's confirmed deal 79 because its current rating level
is sufficient to counter the declining credit quality of the downgraded
collateral asset and reference entity.
- Moody's downgraded deals 80 and 81 because of the declining
credit quality of the downgraded collateral asset and reference entity.
- Moody's downgraded deals 82 to 85 because of the downgrade
of a swap counterparty and our reassessment of the credit quality of the
counterparties. The counterparty has not been successful in replacing
itself with another eligible rated counterparty or procuring a sufficiently
rated guarantor to guarantee the counterparty's obligations.
These four deals remain on review because each reference entity remains
on review.
The downgrade of deal 86 follows the downgrade of the asset backed loan
(ABL) rating to Aa3(sf). Deal 86 is subject to Japan's regulatory
requirements on disclosure for transactions with initial ratings assigned
on or after October 1, 2010.
Details of deal 86 follow:
Scheduled Dividend Rate/Interest Rate: Fixed
Payment Frequency: Semi-annual
Entrustment Date: March 4, 2011
Transfer Date of Beneficial Interests: March 9, 2011
Loan Funding Date: March 9, 2011
Final Maturity Date: May 20, 2039
Underlying Asset: ABL, rated Aa3 (sf), backed by loans
to Japanese regional and local governments (RLGs)
Originator/Arranger: Development Bank of Japan Inc.
In this case, Moody's based the ratings on the credit quality
of the underlying asset and strength of the transaction structure.
This transaction's underlying assets are repackaged loans and beneficial
interests backed by the ABL, the security for which is loans to
Japanese RLGs.
If the credit quality of the ABL declines, then the rating on these
loans declines. For example, if the rating on the ABL Aa3
falls to A1, the ratings of Investor Loan I-1, Investor
Loan I-2, and the Class II Beneficial Interest would also
fall to A1.
Based on the transaction's structure, Moody's considers that
the risk of interruption to cash flow from the asset --
in the event of the bankruptcy of the seller, or entruster,
or trustee -- is sufficiently minimized to achieve the rating
level equivalent to that of the ABL.
The principal methodology used in ratings on deals from 1 to 86 above
was "Moody's Approach to Rating Repackaged Securities",
published on September 30, 2010, and available on www.moodys.co.jp.
Moody's has not received or taken into account third-party
due-diligence reports on the underlying assets or financial instruments,
as related to the monitoring of transactions 1 to 86 in the past six months.
REGULATORY DISCLOSURES
For deals 77, 78, and 86, Moody's applies its (sf) indicator.
For deals 79 to 85, the ratings address the expected loss on the
notes, which Japanese law considers to be structured finance products.
These transactions are not instruments to which Moody's applies
its (sf) structured finance indicator.
Regarding the application of the (sf) indicator and an explanation of
the meaning and limitations of credit ratings on structured finance instruments,
please see "Moody's Structured Finance Rating Scale"
on www.moodys.com.
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contracts and public rating information.
Information sources used to prepare the credit rating are the following:
parties involved in the rating, public information, and confidential
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Moody's takes rating actions on Japanese repackaged deals following Japanese sovereign and bank downgrades
