Charbonnages de France (CdF) http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Charbonnages_de_France_CdF-2017772 Sunday, November 23, 2008 1:53:11 PM 2017772 Charbonnages de France (CdF) en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/moodys/PR_147800_600013163moodys/PR_147800_600013163htmlRating Action1/17/2008 12:31:23 AMGlobal Credit Research Rating Action ## JAN #### Rating Action: Charbonnages de France Moody's withdraws Charbonnages de France's Aaa/Prime-# ratings London, ## January #### -- Moody's Investors Service today affirmed and at the same...Charbonnages de France600013163150.0000NewshtmlCharbonnages de FrancePR_147800_600013163Credit & Investment ResearchMoody's Global Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/623901spcred/623901normThe latest Research Update from S&P1/3/2008 1:04:23 PMResearch Update175globalstructured623901FranceCoal & Consumable FuelsEurope, Middle East, AfricaGlobal IssuersStructured FinanceFinancial InstitutionsSovereignsCorporationsInternational Public FinanceUtilitiesAsset-Backed SecuritiesCollateralized Debt ObligationsMetals & MiningResearch UpdateOn Jan. 3, 2008, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services withdrew its 'AAA' issuer credit rating on France-based Charbonnages de France following CdF's legal dissolution. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'AAA' rating on the company's senior unsecured debt, which has been taken over by the Republic of France (AAA/Stable/A-1+). CdF was a holding company with "Etablissement Public Industriel et Commercial" (EPIC) status and once ran mining activities in France. The Dec. 21, 2007, decree No. 2007-1806 dissolved CdF on Jan. 1, 2008. CdF simultaneously transferred its financial debt-–estimated to be €2.41 billion at year-end 2007--to the French state in accordance with the decree No. 2007-1822 of Dec. 24, 2007. To From Issuer credit rating NR AAA/Stable/A-1+ CommercialFRAF1608610102050 101020 1010 10Charbonnages de France120586EUROMIDAFRCHRB@FPRESUPDFRAF4040S351777France (Republic of)104498EUROMIDAFR223727Z@FPGLOBISSSTRUCFISOVCORPGOVSUTILABSCDOMetalsCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/623900spcred/623900normThe latest News from S&P1/3/2008 1:04:00 PMNews100global623900FranceCoal & Consumable FuelsEurope, Middle East, AfricaGlobal IssuersInternational Public FinanceMetals & MiningNewsPARIS (Standard&Poor's) Jan. 3, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it withdrew its 'AAA' issuer credit rating on France-based Charbonnages de France following CdF's legal dissolution. At the same time, Standard&Poor's affirmed its 'AAA' rating on the company's senior unsecured debt, which has been taken over by the Republic of France (AAA/Stable/A-1+). CdF was a holding company with "Etablissement Public Industriel et Commercial" (EPIC) status and once ran mining activities in France. The Dec. 21, 2007, decree No. 2007-1806 dissolved CdF on Jan. 1, 2008. CdF simultaneously transferred its financial debt-–estimated to be €2.41 billion at year-end 2007--to the French state in accordance with the decree No. 2007-1822 of Dec. 24, 2007.FRAF1608610102050 101020 1010 10Charbonnages de France120586EUROMIDAFRCHRB@FPNEWSGLOBISSGOVSMetalsCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/moodys/COP_600013163moodys/COP_600013163htmlCredit Opinion1/2/2008 7:28:40 PMGlobal Credit Research Credit Opinion ## DEC #### Credit Opinion: Charbonnages de France Charbonnages de France Rueil-Malmaison, France Ratings Category Moody's Rating Outlook Stable Issuer Rating Aaa Senior Unsecured -Dom Curr Aaa...Charbonnages de France600013163150.0000NewshtmlCharbonnages de FranceCOP_600013163Credit & Investment ResearchMoody's Global Credit Research