STOCKHOLM (Standard&Poor's) Nov. 13, 2009--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its 'A' long-term senior unsecured debt rating to a €3 billion EMTN program and €1 billion senior unsecured notes issued under the program by Spanish investment holding company Criteria CaixaCorp S.A. (Criteria; A/Stable/A-1). The notes mature in November 2014 and carry a fixed coupon of 4.125%. The ratings on the program and the notes issued under it are equalized with the long-term rating on Criteria, reflecting our view that the notes will rank at least pari passu with Criteria's other senior unsecured debt, which as at Sept. 30 2009 consisted of a €5.5 billion credit facility maturing in July 2011 and two €1
