Fitch Expects to Rate Banco Pine S.A.'s CHF 100MM Senior Unsecured Notes 'BB(exp)'

SAO PAULO--()--Fitch Ratings expects to assign a 'BB(exp)' rating to Banco Pine S.A.'s (Pine) upcoming issue of Swiss franc denominated (CHF) senior unsecured notes with a maturity of two and a half years (30 months).

The notes will be issued through Pine's Grand Cayman Branch; the amount of the notes will be for approximately CHF 100,000,000, and the interest rate will be set at the time of the issuance. Principal will mature in December 2014, and interest payments will be made in December 2012 and annually commencing in June 2013. The net proceeds will be used by Pine for to support its lending activity. The final rating is contingent upon the receipt of final documents conforming to information already received.

The expected rating assigned to Banco Pine's new issuance corresponds to the Fitch's Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) for the bank and ranks equal with other senior unsecured debt.

Pine's long-term local currency IDR of 'BB' with a Stable Rating Outlook,and its long-term foreign currency IDR of 'BB' are driven by the bank's strengths. These include Pine's continued diversification of its funding profile, its good asset and liability management allied with a good liquidity position which supports a consistent profitability, good asset quality and strong capitalization ratios

Founded in 1997, Banco Pine is a midsized bank which focuses on the upper-middle and lower corporate segments. The bank is controlled by Noberto Pinheiro and has been listed on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange since 2007.

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'. The ratings above were solicited by, or on behalf of, the issuer, and therefore, Fitch has been compensated for the provision of the ratings.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'Global Financial Institutions Rating Criteria' (Aug. 16, 2011).

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

Global Financial Institutions Rating Criteria

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=649171

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Contacts

Fitch Ratings
Primary Analyst
Eduardo Ribas, +55-11-4504-2213
Associate Director
Fitch Ratings Brazil Ltda
Alameda Santos,700 Seventh Floor
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
or
Secondary Analyst
Robert Stoll, +1-212-908-9155
Director
or
Committee Chairperson
Ed Thompson, +1-212-908-0364
Senior Director
or
Media Relations
Brian Bertsch, New York, +1-212-908-0549
brian.bertsch@fitchratings.com
Elizabeth Fogerty, New York, +1-212-908-0526
elizabeth.fogerty@fitchratings.com