NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Dec. 22, 2016--S&P Global Ratings today assigned its 'A-2' rating to Johnson Controls International PLC's new $2 billion U.S. commercial paper program and its euro-denominated 2 billion euro-commercial paper (CP) program. The company intends to use the CP programs, which are backed by its $2 billion revolving credit facility, for general corporate purposes. All of our other ratings on Johnson Controls International PLC, including our 'BBB+/A-2' corporate credit rating, remain unchanged. For our complete corporate credit rating rationale, please see our research update on Johnson Controls International PLC, published Aug. 25, 2016, on RatingsDirect. RELATED CRITERIA Criteria - Corporates - General: Methodology And Assumptions: Liquidity Descriptors For Global Corporate Issuers, Dec. 16, 2014 Criteria -