S&P Global Ratings and its predecessor organizations have been in business for more than 150 years. We are the world’s leading provider of credit ratings. We have more than 1 million credit ratings outstanding on government, corporate, financial sector and structured finance entities and securities. Our ratings are essential to driving growth, providing transparency and helping educate market participants so they can make decisions with confidence. In 28 countries around the globe, our analysts, managers and economists assess the factors and trends that affect creditworthiness. To inform our credit opinions, we engage in frequent dialogue with senior managers and industry leaders, and our analyses cover areas ranging from the state of an enterprise and its position in its industry, to the economic health of regions around the world.

Platts, a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGL), is a leading global provider of energy, metals, petrochemicals and agriculture information. With a century of business experience, Platts serves customers across more than 180 countries. From more than 19 offices worldwide, Platts serves the oil, natural gas, electricity, nuclear power, coal, petrochemical, metals and sugar markets. Platts' real time news, pricing, analytical services, and conferences help markets operate with transparency and efficiency. Traders, risk managers, analysts, and industry leaders depend upon Platts to help them make better business decisions.

S&P Global Market Intelligence combines broad data, powerful analytics, and deep sector intelligence to give our clients unrivaled insight into the companies and markets they follow. Every day at S&P Global Market Intelligence we collect, scrub, interpret, and analyze vast volumes of content, turning it into actionable intelligence on the global financial markets and the companies and industries that comprise those markets. We deliver the data and insight you need to make informed, smarter business decisions and investment decisions that are critical to your future. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence

S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a division of S&P Global, is the world’s largest, global resource for index-based concepts, data and research. Home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial AverageTM, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC has over 115 years of experience constructing innovative and transparent solutions that fulfill the needs of investors. More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other provider in the world. With over 1,000,000 indices covering a wide range of asset classes across the globe, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC defines the way investors measure and trade the markets. To learn more about our company, please visit www.spdji.com.