MELBOURNE (Standard&Poor's) March 23, 2011—Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said that it had assigned its 'BBB' long-term rating to Brisbane Airport Corp. Pty Ltd.'s (BAC; BBB/Stable/NR) A$1.5 billion medium-term notes (MTN) program and its proposed maiden eight-year A$200 million issue maturing July 2019. The notes issued under the program rank pari passu with all of BAC's existing senior secured debt. Proceeds from the notes are expected to be used to partially refinance BAC's existing A$400 million bank debt maturing in July 2011, with the residual amount to come from a new U.S. dollar private-placement issuance. The 'BBB' corporate credit rating on BAC, the owner of Australia's third-largest airport, reflects our view of the airport's strong competitive position