About Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings is a global rating agency committed to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective creditopinions, research and data. Offering a world of knowledge and experience behind every opinion, we transform information to deliver meaning and utility to investors, issuers and other market participants. Fitch Ratings' global expertise draws on local market knowledge and spans across the fixed-income universe. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide help investorsmake important credit judgments with confidence.

Dual-headquartered in New York and London, Fitch Ratings has over 50 offices worldwide. Fitch Ratings is part of the Fitch Group, a jointly owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A. and Hearst Corporation.