NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) March 9, 2000--Standard&Poor's today placed its 'A-1+' ratings on five Deutsche Bank AG-supported commercial paper programs on CreditWatch with developing implications. The following commercial paper programs were affected, Standard&Poor's said.-–CreditWire DEUTSCHE BANK AG-SUPPORTED COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAMS ON CREDITWATCH DEVELOPING Newport Funding Corp. $5 billion CP program A-1+ Aspen Funding Corp. $5 billion CP program A-1+ Pegasus Four Ltd. $460.8 million CP program A-1+ Pegasus Two Ltd. $414.462 million CP program A-1+ Duff&Phelps Utilities Income Inc. $100 million CP program A-1+