Moody's Investors Service is among the world's most respected, widely utilized sources for credit ratings, research and risk analysis. Moody's commitment and expertise contributes to stable, transparent and integrated financial markets, protecting the integrity of credit.  The firm publishes market-leading credit opinions, deal research and commentary, serving more than 9,300 customer accounts at some 2,400 institutions around the globe.

Moody's ratings and analysis track debt covering more than 100 sovereign nations, 12,000 corporate issuers, 29,000 public finance issuers, and 96,000 structured finance obligations.

Moody's Investors Service is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO). The corporation reported revenue of $2.0 billion in 2006. Additional information about the company is available at http://www.moodys.com/.