Fitch Affirms 27 Credit Ratings in U.S. Equity REIT Sector

CHICAGO--()--Fitch Ratings has affirmed 27 credit ratings in the U.S. Equity REIT sector.

The worksheet 'Rating Actions' provides:

--A full list of ratings affirmed

--A hyperlink to each issuer's rating summary page at www.fitchratings.com

--Primary analyst and secondary analyst contact information

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'Corporate Rating Methodology' (28 May 2014);

--'U.S. Equity REITs and REOCs: Ratings Navigator Companion' (5 Feb. 2015);

--'Recovery Ratings and Notching Criteria for Equity REITs' (18 Nov. 2014);

--'Treatment and Notching of Hybrids in Non-Financial Corporates and REIT Credit Analysis' (25 Nov. 2014).

Applicable Criteria and Related Research: Fitch Affirms 27 U.S. Equity REIT Sector Companies' Ratings

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=865274

Treatment and Notching of Hybrids in Non-Financial Corporate and REIT Credit Analysis

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=821568

Recovery Ratings and Notching Criteria for Equity REITs

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=813628

U.S. Equity REITs and REOCs: Ratings Navigator Companion

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=861519

Corporate Rating Methodology - Including Short-Term Ratings and Parent and Subsidiary Linkage

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=749393

Additional Disclosure

Solicitation Status

http://www.fitchratings.com/gws/en/disclosure/solicitation?pr_id=983665

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Contacts

Fitch Ratings
Committee Chairperson
Michael Weaver
Managing Director
+1-312-368-3156
Fitch Ratings, Inc.
70 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60602
or
Media Relations:
Alyssa Castelli, +1-212-908-0540
alyssa.castelli@fitchratings.com
Elizabeth Fogerty, +1-212-908-0526
elizabeth.fogerty@fitchratings.com

Contacts

Fitch Ratings
Committee Chairperson
Michael Weaver
Managing Director
+1-312-368-3156
Fitch Ratings, Inc.
70 W. Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60602
or
Media Relations:
Alyssa Castelli, +1-212-908-0540
alyssa.castelli@fitchratings.com
Elizabeth Fogerty, +1-212-908-0526
elizabeth.fogerty@fitchratings.com