Article: MOODY'S UPGRADES CARIROMAGNA TO A1 FOLLOWING ACQUISITION BY INTESA SANPAOLO

Moody's Investors Service today upgraded thelong-term deposit rating of Cassa dei Risparmi di Forli e della Romagna(Cariromagna) to A1 from A3 and changed the outlook to stable frompositive. The bank's C- bank financial strength rating (BFSR) and Prime-1short- term deposit rating, are unaffected by this rating action, and allratings now have a stable outlook. The rating action follows the recentincrease in Intesa SanPaolo's (rated Aa2/B-/P-1) stake in the bank to 61%from 38%. Moody's assigned a positive outlook to Cariromagna's deposit ratings inFebruary 2006, recognising the likely acquisition of control by IntesaSanPaolo as well as the long timeframe of the transaction. As part of ...

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