Article: Fitch Assigns Final Ratings To La Defense III Plc.

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004

Fitch Ratings, the international rating agency, has today assigned final ratings to La Defense III Plc's notes due April 2014 as follows:

-- EUR475million Class A1 notes: 'AAA';

-- EUR98m Class B1 notes: 'AA';

-- EUR62m Class C1 notes: 'A'.

This transaction is a securitisation of a commercial mortgage loan to be originated by Credit Suisse First Boston ('CSFB') to refinance a portfolio of eight properties located in La Defense and the Central Business District (CBD) of Paris.

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