Corporate Credit Rating for BARILLA HOLDING S.P.A. (Withdraw)

modefinance published on its CRA website the news of the withdrawal of the Corporate Credit Rating of BARILLA HOLDING S.P.A..

The reasons that have driven this decision are:

• The rated entity was merged by incorporation in CO.FI.BA. SRL;
• BARILLA HOLDING S.P.A. has been dissolved and it is not operative with effect from April 10th, 2018.

The present Corporate Credit rating is issued by modefinance under EU Regulation N. 1060/2009 and following amendments.

The present Corporate Credit rating is Unsolicited: the rated entity and/or related third parties have not participated in the rating process and modefinance has no access to accounts or other relevant internal documents of the rated entity and/or related third parties.

Solicited and unsolicited ratings issued by modefinance are of comparable quality, as the solicitation status has no effect on methodologies used. More comprehensive information on modefinance Corporate Credit Ratings are available at this link.

The present Corporate Credit Rating is issued on MORE Methodology 2.0 and Rating Methodology 1.0. A comprehensive description of both methodologies, as well as information on modefinance Rating Scale and Mappings, is available at this link.

For information on historical default rates of modefinance Corporate Credit Ratings please refer to ESMA Central Repository and ESMA European Rating Platform.

The quality of the information available on the rated entity and used to determine the present rating was judged by modefinance as satisfactory. Please note that modefinance however is not in a position to guarantee the accuracy of those information. As such, modefinance can accept no liability whatsoever for actions taken based on any information that may subsequently prove to be incorrect.

The present credit rating was notified to the rated entity in order to identify potential factual errors, as prescribed by the CRA Regulation.

The Rated Entity or Related Third Party has not purchased ancillary services from modefinance.

The rating action issued by modefinance was performed independently. The analysts, members of the rating team involved in the process, modefinance Srl and its members and shareholders do not have any conflicts of interest in relation to the Rated Entity and/or Related Third Parties. If in the future a potential conflict of interest is identified in relation to the persons reported above, modefinance Ratings will provide the appropriate information and if necessary the rating will be withdrawn.

The present Credit Rating is an opinion of the general creditworthiness that modefinance issues on the rated entity, and should be relied upon to a limited degree. The issued rating is subject to an ongoing monitoring until withdrawal.

Eva Vocci - Head Analyst
eva.vocci@modefinance.com
+39 040 3756740

Pinar Dilek - Responsible for Rating Approval
pinar.dilek@modefinance.com
+39 040 3756740