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KBRA Releases Report Assigning AA+ Rating to the City of Los Angeles’ General Obligation Bonds Series 2021-A and General Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2021-B; Outlook is Stable

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On October 13, 2021, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigned the long-term rating of AA+ with a Stable Outlook to the City of Los Angeles’ General Obligation Bonds Series 2021-A (Taxable) (Social Bonds) and General Obligation Refunding Bonds Series 2021-B (Tax-Exempt).

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Disclosures

Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

A description of all substantially material sources that were used to prepare the credit rating and information on the methodology(ies) (inclusive of any material models and sensitivity analyses of the relevant key rating assumptions, as applicable) used in determining the credit rating is available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) located here.

Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

Only those ratings on securities issued by this Issuer that also are denoted on the Security Ratings tab for this Issuer on KBRA.com as “endorsed” by Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited into the European Union and/or by Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited into the UK are covered by the disclosures set forth in this press release and the corresponding Information Disclosure Form. No other ratings on issuances by this Issuer have been endorsed into the European Union or the UK, and the disclosures set forth herein and in the corresponding Information Disclosure Form are inapplicable to those ratings and may not be used for regulatory purposes by European Union or UK investors in these securities.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

About KBRA

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority pursuant to the Temporary Registration Regime. In addition, KBRA is designated as a designated rating organization by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider.

Contacts

Analytical

Linda Vanderperre, Senior Director (Lead Analyst)
+1 (646) 731-2482
linda.vanderperre@kbra.com

Peter Scherer, Associate Director
+1 (646) 731-2325
peter.scherer@kbra.com

Karen Daly, Senior Managing Director
+1 (646) 731-2347
karen.daly@kbra.com

Douglas Kilcommons, Managing Director (Rating Committee Chair)
+1 (646) 731-3341
douglas.kilcommons@kbra.com

Business Development

William Baneky, Managing Director
+1 (646) 731-2409
william.baneky@kbra.com

James Kissane, Senior Director
+1 (213) 806-0026
james.kissane@kbra.com

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC

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Contacts

Analytical

Linda Vanderperre, Senior Director (Lead Analyst)
+1 (646) 731-2482
linda.vanderperre@kbra.com

Peter Scherer, Associate Director
+1 (646) 731-2325
peter.scherer@kbra.com

Karen Daly, Senior Managing Director
+1 (646) 731-2347
karen.daly@kbra.com

Douglas Kilcommons, Managing Director (Rating Committee Chair)
+1 (646) 731-3341
douglas.kilcommons@kbra.com

Business Development

William Baneky, Managing Director
+1 (646) 731-2409
william.baneky@kbra.com

James Kissane, Senior Director
+1 (213) 806-0026
james.kissane@kbra.com

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