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Public and Private Ratings

Corporate Scorecard provides both public and private ratings.

Public Ratings

A public rating is available for release by an issuer or other rated entity through Corporate Scorecard’s official online ratings release mechanism. This regime provides appropriate oversight and governance for the distribution of ratings and reports. The online portal facilitates automatic notifications to report recipients of subsequent rating updates, and other supplementary information including economic and industry updates, changes to underlying assumptions, changes from methodological or model reviews, and ongoing ratings performance data.

Private Ratings (Shadow Ratings)

Credit ratings commissioned on a private and confidential basis are known as shadow or private ratings and are restricted in their disclosure and disemination. The private ratings and reports are provided for the exclusive and internal use of the fee paying entity, and may not be disclosed to any other person or entity without written consent from Corporate Scorecard. Corporate Scorecard applies strict controls and governance procedures to ensure the management of confidential information.

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