NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) July 3, 2001—Standard&Poor's today assigned its 'SP-1'-plus rating to Philadelphia, Pa.'s $270 million 2001-2002 TRANs series A due June 28, 2002. The TRANs are scheduled to sell July 10, 2001. The TRANs are secured by Philadelphia's (triple-'B' GO rating/Stable) full faith and credit GO pledge and are payable from fiscal 2002 general fund receipts. Proceeds will finance the city's seasonal cash flow needs. The short-term rating reflects: -- The city's strong general fund liquidity position, and -- Very strong historical and projected debt service coverage by net ending general fund cash balances on the segregation dates and TRAN maturity date. The TRAN repayment account will be held by the trustee--First Union National