List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Criteria Observation Due To Bank Additional Loss-Absorbing Capacity Criteria

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1 List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Observation Due To Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity Primary Credit nalysts: Pierre Gautier, Paris (33) ; Giles Edwards, London (44) ; Tom G Connell, Toronto (1) ; thomas.connell@standardandpoors.com ngela Cruz, Madrid (34) ; angela.cruz@standardandpoors.com Secondary Contacts: Nigel Greenwood, London (44) ; nigel.greenwood@standardandpoors.com Richard Barnes, London (44) ; richard.barnes@standardandpoors.com Dhruv Roy, London (44) ; dhruv.roy@standardandpoors.com nna Lozmann, Frankfurt +49 (0) ; anna.lozmann@standardandpoors.com Terry Sham, CF, FRM, Hong Kong (852) ; terry.sham@standardandpoors.com Harm Semder, Frankfurt (49) ; harm.semder@standardandpoors.com lexandre Birry, London (44) ; alexandre.birry@standardandpoors.com Salla von Steinaecker, Frankfurt ; salla.vonsteinaecker@standardandpoors.com Dirk Heise, Frankfurt (49) ; dirk.heise@standardandpoors.com Markus W Schmaus, Frankfurt (49) ; markus.schmaus@standardandpoors.com NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) pril 27, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today placed its ratings on 57 banks under criteria observation following the publication of its bank additional loss-absorbing capacity (LC) criteria (see "Ratings On 57 Issuers Placed Under Observation fter Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity Published"). The LC criteria article, titled "Bank Rating Methodology nd ssumptions: dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity," outlines how we incorporate LC--a form of potential external support for banks--into our bank rating methodology. Following changes in rating methodology, credit rating agencies regulated under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009, as amended, are required to immediately PRIL 27,

2 List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Observation Due To Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity place credit ratings potentially affected by such changes "under observation" (see "Standard & Poor's nnounces "Under Observation" Identifier For Ratings Potentially ffected By Changes," published May 7, 2013). The ratings placed under criteria observation (UCO) are under review. These ratings have the UCO identifier listed in the Regulatory Identifier column on the individual issuer pages of Standard & Poor's online credit rating products. The UCO identifier will remain in place until the conclusion of the review under the changed criteria, at which time the ratings may be affirmed, changed, or placed on CreditWatch, and/or the outlook may be revised. The UCO identifier does not modify any rating definition, nor is it equivalent to a CreditWatch. The issue credit ratings on individual issues that have been designated as under criteria observation as a result of the changes to our criteria are: Deutsche Bank Trust Corp. -1 Deutsche Bank G Local Currency Principal LT p Foreign Currency Principal LT p Greater China Regional Scale LT cn /-1 HSBC Bank PLC Greater China Regional Scale LT Foreign Currency ST Foreign Currency ST - cn PRIL 27,

3 List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Observation Due To Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity National Westminster Bank PLC - Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. (The) /-2 Bank of Scotland PLC -1 /-1 /-1 HSBC Bank US N.. Subordinated - Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) - - Foreign Currency Principal LT -p Greater China Regional Scale LT cn- PRIL 27,

4 List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Observation Due To Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity -/-2 -/-2 Barclays Bank PLC Foreign Currency Principal LT p Local Currency Principal LT p Greater China Regional Scale LT cn+ -1 /-1 /-1 HSBC France /-1+ -/-1+ Commerzbank G - - Local Currency Principal LT -p Lloyds Bank PLC Foreign Currency Principal LT Greater China Regional Scale LT p cn+ PRIL 27,

5 List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Observation Due To Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity -1-1 /-1 /-1 Standard Chartered Bank SEN Regional Scale ST ax-1+ SEN Regional Scale LT ax UniCredit Bank ustria G Santander UK PLC -1 /-1 PRIL 27,

6 List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Observation Due To Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity /-1 Raiffeisen Zentralbank Oesterreich G - -/-2 Nationwide Building Society /-1 HSBC Bank Canada Preferred Stock Canada National Scale Preferred Share P Foreign Currency ST Ulster Bank Ltd. mbank Citizens Financial Group Inc. Preferred Stock Subordinated BB+ BBB Erste Group Bank G PRIL 27,

7 List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Observation Due To Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity - Deutsche Pfandbriefbank G BBB BBB BBB/-2 BBB/-2 UniCredit Bank G - - BHW Bausparkasse G Hameln - Scottish Widows PLC Junior Subordinated Ulster Bank Ireland Ltd. PRIL 27,

8 List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Observation Due To Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity /-2 /-2 Citizens Bank N.. - Subordinated NORD/LB COVERED FINNCE BNK S.. Raiffeisen Bank International G - - RELTED CRITERI ND RESERCH Related Bank Rating Methodology nd ssumptions: dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity, pril 27, 2015 Bank Hybrid Capital nd Nondeferrable Subordinated Debt Methodology nd ssumptions, Jan. 29, 2015 Ratings bove The Sovereign--Corporate nd Government Ratings: Methodology nd ssumptions, Nov. 19, 2013 Group Rating Methodology, Nov. 19, 2013 ssessing Bank Branch Creditworthiness, Oct. 14, 2013 Quantitative Metrics For Rating Banks Globally: Methodology nd ssumptions, July 17, 2013 For ssigning 'CCC+', 'CCC', 'CCC-', nd 'CC' Ratings, Oct. 1, 2012 Banks: Rating Methodology nd ssumptions, Nov. 9, 2011 Banking Industry Country Risk ssessment Methodology nd ssumptions, Nov. 9, 2011 Bank Capital Methodology nd ssumptions, Dec. 6, 2010 Stand-lone Credit Profiles: One Component Of Rating, Oct. 1, 2010 Related Research How The Potential Bail-In Of dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity (LC) Instruments ffects Bank Ratings Under Our New, pril 27, PRIL 27,

9 List Of Issue Credit Ratings Placed Under Observation Due To Bank dditional Loss-bsorbing Capacity Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, part of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI), is the world's leading provider of independent credit risk research and benchmarks. We publish more than a million credit ratings on debt issued by sovereign, municipal, corporate and financial sector entities. With over 1,400 credit analysts in 26 countries, and more than 150 years' experience of assessing credit risk, we offer a unique combination of global coverage and local insight. Our research and opinions about relative credit risk provide market participants with information and independent benchmarks that help to support the growth of transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide. PRIL 27,

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