NEW YORK, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Standard & Poor's will hold a
telephone conference call on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Time (3 p.m. U.K. Time), to discuss the rating transition performance of the
CMBS market in 2001, which was outstanding, with upgrades overwhelming
downgrades by a large margin. Moreover, in spite of some burgeoning weakness
in the property markets, the outlook for favorable ratings action in 2002
appears good.
This teleconference will feature Peter Kozel of Research and Criteria
Development and Roy Chun of CMBS Surveillance presenting Standard & Poor's
recent CMBS ratings transition study and the performance of CMBS and property
markets in 2001 and 2002.
The transition study as well as CMBS Quarterly Insights: Stage Set for
Active 2002 is available on http://www.RatingDirect.com as well as on the
Standard & Poor's Web site at
http://www.standardandpoors.com/ResourceCenter/Reference/StructuredFinance/index.html
Live Dial-in Number: 1-712-257-2095
Call Confirmation Number: 2238088
Passcode: CMBS
The call will begin promptly at the time indicated. Please call at least
15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call to complete the pre-call
registration process. The call confirmation number is "2238088" and the
passcode is CMBS. Participants will be asked to provide their name, company
affiliation, and fax numbers or e-mail address. The entire call will last
approximately one hour, and after brief presentations by the analysts,
participants will be able to ask questions directly about this topic.
Replays: Recorded replays of the call are made available about an
hour after the call concludes. This recording will be available until
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2002. Callers will be asked for their name, company, phone
and fax number.
U.S./Canada Replays: 1-402-998-1445
RealAudio(TM) Available from Standard & Poor's World Wide Web Site: The
call will also be available live in "listen-only" mode from the Standard &
Poor's home page for listeners worldwide with PCs equipped with the Real
Player(TM) software, sound card, and speakers. Point your web browser at
http://www.standardandpoors.com and follow the link for "Events." The
RealAudio(TM) on-demand playback will be available until Thursday,
March 7, 2002.
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If you have any questions about the conference call, please e-mail:
teleconferences@standardandpoors.com.
Please send any address corrections via e-mail to
seminars@standardandpoors.com or via fax to +1-212-438-6698.
SOURCE Standard & Poor's
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Related links:
http://www.standardandpoors.com
CONTACT:
Peter P Kozel, Ph.D., +1-212-438-2518, or Roy
Chun, +1-212-438-2430, both of Standard & Poor's Ratings
Services, New York
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