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Moody's assigns A3/P-2 ratings to DB Sukuk Company
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Paris, September 24, 2008 -- Moody's Investors Service has today assigned provisional ratings of A3/Prime-2 to DB Sukuk Company's US$5 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme, launched on behalf of Dubai BankDubai Bank
(UAE). The outlook on the ratings of the Programme is positive, in line with the positive outlook on Dubai BankDubai Bank's A3/Prime-2/D ratings. is responsible for managing the Trust assets and also provides full credit and liquidity support to ensure timely periodic payment to Certificate Holders.The Programme's A3/Prime-2 ratings and positive outlook are based on the current ratings of Dubai BankDubai Bank. This reflects Moody's opinion that the Trust Certificates, which will be unsubordinated, rank equally with all other senior unsecured obligations of Dubai BankDubai Bank. A positive outlook was assigned to Dubai BankDubai Bank's issuer ratings when these were made public in August 2008. The Certificate Holders are effectively exposed to Dubai BankDubai Bank's senior credit risk, through its control of the Trust's assets, through the requirement, under the Management Agreement, to ensure provision of sufficient funds to satisfy any outstanding periodic distributions for the certificates, and through its obligation to pay the Purchase and Sale Price under the Purchase and Sale Undertaking Deeds.
Under the agreements, the Certificate Holders have no rights to cause any sale or disposition of the Trust's assets except as expressly provided under the Purchase Undertaking Deed and Sale Undertaking Deed.
Moody's understands that the Trust may be dissolved either at maturity or earlier if any of a number of specified dissolution events occurs. The Certificate Holders especially have the benefit of an investor put right, which would be triggered if members of the Dubai ruling family and/or the Government of Dubai or any related entity were at any time to together cease to own or control directly or indirectly less than 51% of the issued share capital of Dubai BankDubai Bank
.Moody's does not express an opinion on the structure's compliance with Shari'ah law, however we note that Dubai BankDubai Bank has received an opinion from its Shari'ah Advisory Board that the transaction is Shari'ah compliant. The Trust Certificates, and the various underlying legal agreements, are governed by English law, the laws of the Emirate of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the laws of the Cayman Islands.
Dubai BankDubai Bank
is a fully fledged Islamic commercial bank, and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Dubai BankDubai Bank reported total assets of AED15.8 billion (USD4.3 billion) at 30 June 2008.-Ends-
Paris
Anouar Hassoune
VP - Senior Credit Officer
Financial Institutions Group
Moody's France S.A.
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Mardig Haladjian
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Financial Institutions Group
Moody's Investors Service Cyprus Limited
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