Fitch Upgrades L-T to 'AA-', Confirms 'F1+', Removes RWN on Highlands Co HFA Hosp Revs 2004A & 2005H

NEW YORK--()--The rating action referenced in Fitch Ratings' March 3, 2010 press release (Fitch to Upgrade L-T to 'AA-', Confirm 'F1+', Remove RWN on Highlands Co HFA Hosp Revs 2004A & 2005H) is effective today (March 10, 2011).

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'U.S. Municipal Structured Finance Rating Criteria', Aug. 16, 2010;

--'Rating Guidelines for Letter of Credit-Supported Bonds', April 29, 2009.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

U.S. Municipal Structured Finance Rating Criteria

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=548588

Rating Guidelines for Letter of Credit-Supported Bonds

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=435132

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+1-212-908-0689
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or
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Janet Rosen
+1-312-368-3172
or
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+1-212-908-0796
or
Media Relations
Cindy Stoller
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cindy.stoller@fitchratings.com

Contacts

Fitch Ratings
Primary Analyst
Trudy Zibit
Managing Director
+1-212-908-0689
Fitch, Inc.
One State Street Plaza
New York, NY 10004
or
Secondary Analyst
Janet Rosen
+1-312-368-3172
or
Committee Chairperson
Mario Civico
Senior Director
+1-212-908-0796
or
Media Relations
Cindy Stoller
+1-212-908-0526
cindy.stoller@fitchratings.com