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KBRA Assigns AAA Rating with Stable Outlook to Austin Independent School District’s Series 2022 A, B, C, D, and E Bonds

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns a long-term rating of AAA with a Stable Outlook to the following Austin Independent School District bonds:

  • Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2022A
  • Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2022B
  • Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2022C (Non-PSF)
  • Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2022D
  • Unlimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Taxable Series 2022E (Non-PSF)
  • Outstanding parity Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds

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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.

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

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.

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Karen Daly, Senior Managing Director (Rating Committee Chair)
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Contacts

Analytical Contacts

Cindy Wu, Senior Director (Lead Analyst)
+1 (646) 731-2304
cindy.wu@kbra.com

Yang Li, Associate Director
+1 (646) 731-1216
yang.li@kbra.com

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

Business Development Contacts

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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