Moody's Investors Service |
From |
To |
Downgrades |
Intl. Utility Structures Inc. Sr. Sub. |
Caa1 |
Ca |
Brokat Technologies AG Sr. Unscd. |
B3 |
Ca |
IBP Finance Company of Canada backed Sr. Unscd. |
Baa2 |
B |
IBP Inc. Sr. Unscd. |
Baa2 |
Baa3 |
IBP Inc. Sr. Unscd. MTN |
Baa2 |
Baa3 |
Tyson Foods Inc. Sr. Unscd. |
Baa2 |
Baa3 |
Tyson Foods Inc. Sr. Unscd. MTN |
Baa2 |
Baa3 |
Vattenfall AB Sr. Unscd. MTN |
A1 |
A3 |
Vattenfall AB Sub. MTN |
A2 |
Baa1 |
Vattenfall Treasury AB Backed Sr. Unscd. |
A1 |
A3 |
Vattenfall Treasury AB Backed Sr. Unscd. MTN |
A1 |
A3 |
Vattenfall Treasury AB Backed Sub. MTN |
A2 |
Baa1 |
Province of Buenos Aires Sr. Scd. |
B3 |
Caa1 |
Province of Buenos Aires Sr. Unscd. |
B3 |
Caa1 |
Province of Buenos Aires Sr. Unscd. MTN |
B3 |
Caa1 |
BGB Finance (Ireland) plc Backed Sr. Unscd. |
Aa2 |
Aa3 |
BGB Finance (Ireland) plc Backed Sr. Unscd. MTN |
Aa2 |
Aa3 |
Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. Sr. Unscd. |
B3 |
Caa2 |
Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. Sub. |
Caa2 |
Caa3 |
Upgrades |
Banque Hervet S.S. Sr. Unscd. |
Baa1 |
A1 |
Hynix Semiconductor Manufacturing America Inc. Backed Sr. Scd. |
B3 |
B2 |
Intermedia Communications Inc. Sr. Unscd. |
B2 |
Baa2 |
Intermedia Communications Inc. Sub. |
B3 |
Baa3 |
Packaging Corp of America Sr. Sub. |
B1 |
Ba2 |
McMillin Companies Sr. Unscd. |
B3 |
B2 |
Petroliam Nasional Berhad Sr. Unscd. |
Baa2 |
Baa1 |
Acetex Corp Backed Sr. Scd. |
B3 |
B2 |
Beazer Homes USA Inc. Sr. Unscd. |
Ba3 |
Ba2 |
Beazer Homes USA Inc. Backed Sr. Unscd. |
Ba3 |
Ba2 |
FITCH |
Downgrades |
Kamps AG Sr. Unscd. |
BBB- |
BB+ |
Interpool Inc. Sr. Unscd. Debt |
BBB |
BBB- |
John Laing plc Sr. Unscd. |
BBB- |
BB+ |
Brokat AG Sr. Unscd. |
B- |
CCC |
Dow Jones & Company Sr. Unscd. Debt |
AA |
AA- |
Upgrades |
Southwest Airlines Co. Sr. Unscd. Debt |
A- |
A |
STANDARD & POOR'S |
UPGRADES |
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. Euro. notes |
A |
A+ |
Aracruz Celulose S.A. notes |
B+ |
BB- |
Banco Citibank S.A. sr. unsec. Brazil-related MTNs |
B+ |
BB- |
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social notes,var. rate notes |
B+ |
BB- |
Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A. (BNB) notes |
B+ |
BB- |
Brazil (Federative Republic of) local currency |
BB |
BB+ |
foreign currency, bonds, brady bonds, global bonds, notes |
B+ |
BB- |
ClimaChem, Inc. sr. notes |
D |
C |
Eletrobras - Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A. bonds |
B+ |
BB- |
Espirito Santo Centrais Eletricas S.A. notes |
B+ |
BB- |
HSBC Bank Brasil S.A. Euro MTNs, sr. Euro MTNs, sub. Euro MTNs |
B+ |
BB- |
LIR Energy Ltd. global gtd. notes |
B+ |
BB- |
Penhall International Inc. sr. notes |
B- |
B |
Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros, S.A. MTNs, sr. unsec. MTNs |
B+ |
BB- |
DOWNGRADES |
EES Coke Battery Co. Inc. sr. sec. notes |
B |
B- |
EV International, Inc. sr. sub. notes |
CCC+ |
CCC- |
Telex Communications, Inc. sr. sub. notes |
CCC+ |
CCC- |
WHX Corp. conv. pfd. stock |
C |
D |
Vlasic Foods International Inc. sub. notes |
C |
D |