Press Release

DBRS Morningstar Withdraws the Ratings on Novo Banco Cayman Islands Branch

Banking Organizations
April 16, 2020

DBRS Ratings GmbH (DBRS Morningstar) has Discontinued-Withdrawn the ratings on Novo Banco Cayman Islands Branch reflecting the closure of the branch. A full list of rating actions is included at the end of this press release.

ESG CONSIDERATIONS
A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework and its methodologies can be found at: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357792

Notes:
All figures are in EUR unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodology is the Global Methodology for Rating Banks and Banking Organisations (11 June 2019), https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/346375/global-methodology-for-rating-banks-and-banking-organisations

The sources of information used for this rating include Novo Banco, S.A.. DBRS Morningstar considers the information available to it for the purposes of providing this rating to be of satisfactory quality.

DBRS Morningstar does not audit the information it receives in connection with the rating process, and it does not and cannot independently verify that information in every instance.

Generally, the conditions that lead to the assignment of a Negative or Positive trend are resolved within a 12-month period. DBRS Morningstar's outlooks and ratings are under regular surveillance.

For further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in a central repository, see: http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml

Ratings assigned by DBRS Ratings GmbH are subject to EU and U.S. regulations only.

Lead Analyst: Nicola De Caro, Senior Vice President, Global FIG
Rating Committee Chair: Ross Abercromby, Managing Director, Global FIG
Initial Rating Date: August 05, 2014
Last Rating Date: April 9, 2020

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