Moody's Recalibrates South Africa's National Rating Scale Rating
Blue Granite Investments 2 (RF) Ltd
(Incorporated with limited liability in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 2006/007779/06)
Bond Code: BG22A3 ISIN No: ZAG000087560
Bond Code: BG22B1 ISIN No: ZAG000087552
Bond Code: BG22C1 ISIN No: ZAG000087578
Bond Code: BG22D1 ISIN No: ZAG000087586
(“Blue Granite”) or (“the Company”)
Moody's Recalibrates South Africa's National Rating Scale Rating and
Repositions National Scale Ratings in Structured Finance Transactions
Noteholders are advised of Moody’s Investor Service’s recent repositioning of
the national scale ratings OF 33 South African structured finance notes in
conjunction with the recalibration of South African national rating scale.
Kindly take note of the below instruments which have been affected by the
change in Moody’s methodology change below:
Instrument Tranche Current Prior National Scale Revised
Number Global Rating Rating National Scale
Rating
ZAG000087560 A-3 A2 Aa1.za Aaa.za
ZAG000087552 B Baa3 A2.za Aa2.za
ZAG000087578 C Ba2 Baa2.za Baa1.za
ZAG000087586 D B3 Ba3.za B3.za
For more details on the revision of the ratings methodology process, please
see below link to Moody’s website:
https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-recalibrates-South-Africas-national-
rating-scale-and-repositions-national--PR_348599
Johannesburg
23 May 2016
Debt Sponsor
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
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