OVERVIEW Today's rating actions follow the application of our revised criteria for assessing asset-liability mismatch risk in covered bonds. We have affirmed and removed from CreditWatch negative our ratings on Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale's public sector covered bonds. We have also assigned a stable outlook to the rating on Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale's public sector covered bonds. FRANKFURT (Standard&Poor's) March 11, 2010--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today affirmed and removed from CreditWatch negative its 'AAA' credit rating on Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen Girozentrale's public sector covered bonds (Öeffentliche Pfandbrief). At the same time, we have assigned a stable outlook (see ratings list below). Today's affirmation follows the application of our updated covered bond criteria (see "Revised Methodology And Assumptions For Assessing Asset-Liability
