NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'F1+' to $100,000,000 Airport Commission City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport Subordinate Commercial Paper Notes - Series A-3 (AMT), Series B-3 (Non-AMT/Governmental Purpose), and Series C-3 (Taxable) (notes).
KEY RATING DRIVERS
The rating is based on the support provided by an irrevocable direct- pay letter of credit (LOC) issued by Royal Bank of Canada (RBC rated 'AA-/F1+'; Stable Outlook by Fitch). The rating on the Notes will expire on the earlier of May 6, 2016, the expiration date of the LOC, unless such date is extended, or upon any prior termination of the LOC.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as the Issuing and Paying Agent (IPA) for the Notes is directed to request an advance under the LOC to pay principal and interest on maturing notes. Proceeds of the sale of rollover will be used to reimburse RBC for advances made. The LOC provides sufficient coverage for the principal amount of notes and interest coverage in the amount not to exceed $8,876,713.
All notes will be issued at par, with interest due at maturity. Following the occurrence of an event of default under the LOC, RBC may permanently reduce the stated amount of the LOC to the principal amount of notes outstanding plus interest to accrue thereon to maturity and issue a No-Issuance notice directing the IPA to immediately stop the issuance of any additional notes. The Bank may also deliver a final drawing notice to the IPA instructing the IPA to draw for all notes outstanding plus interest due thereon. In such event, the LOC will expire on the earlier of (i) 15 days following the receipt by the IPA of the final drawing notice and (ii) the date on which the drawing resulting from the delivery of the final drawing notice is honored. The proceeds will then be held uninvested by the IPA until used to pay the principal of and interest to accrue on the notes presented at maturity. The commission has appointed J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets Corporation and Barclays Capital Inc., each as non-exclusive dealer with respect to the offering and sale of the notes.
RATING SENSITIVITIES
The rating is exclusively tied to the short-term rating that Fitch maintains on the bank providing the LOC and will reflect all changes to that rating.
Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com.
Applicable Criteria and Related Research:
--'U.S. Municipal
Structured Finance Criteria' (Feb. 27, 2013);
--'Rating Guidelines
for Variable-Rate Demand Obligations and Commercial Paper Issued with
External Liquidity Support' (Jan. 31, 2013).
Applicable Criteria and Related Research
U.S. Municipal Structured
Finance Criteria
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=701570
Rating
Guidelines for Variable-Rate Demand Obligations and Commercial Paper
Issued with External Liquidity Support
http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=699392
Additional Disclosure
Solicitation Status
http://www.fitchratings.com/gws/en/disclosure/solicitation?pr_id=789725
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