Research Update: L3Harris Technologies Inc. Upgraded To 'BBB' On Close Of L3 Technologies Inc. And Harris Corp. Merger, Outlook Stable - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Research Update: L3Harris Technologies Inc. Upgraded To 'BBB' On Close Of L3 Technologies Inc. And Harris Corp. Merger, Outlook Stable

Research Update: L3Harris Technologies Inc. Upgraded To 'BBB' On Close Of L3 Technologies Inc. And Harris Corp. Merger, Outlook Stable - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Research Update: L3Harris Technologies Inc. Upgraded To 'BBB' On Close Of L3 Technologies Inc. And Harris Corp. Merger, Outlook Stable
Published Jul 01, 2019
7 pages (3125 words) — Published Jul 01, 2019
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On June 29, 2019, Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies Inc. closed their all-stock merger. The combined company is now called L3Harris Technologies Inc.(L3Harris). We are raising our issuer credit rating on L3Harris to 'BBB' from 'BBB-' and are removing all of our ratings on the company from CreditWatch, where we placed them with positive implications on Oct. 16, 2018. At the same time, we are raising our issue-level rating on the company's unsecured debt, including the debt remaining at L3 Technologies Inc. (which will become a subsidiary of the new company), to 'BBB' from 'BBB-'. We are also raising our short term issuer credit rating on L3Harris as well as its commercial paper program to 'A-2' from 'A-3'. The stable

  
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...- On June 29, 2019, Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies Inc. closed their all-stock merger. The combined company is now called L3Harris Technologies Inc.(L3Harris). - We are raising our issuer credit rating on L3Harris to '###' from '###-' and are removing all of our ratings on the company from CreditWatch, where we placed them with positive implications on Oct. 16, 2018. - At the same time, we are raising our issue-level rating on the company's unsecured debt, including the debt remaining at L3 Technologies Inc. (which will become a subsidiary of the new company), to '###' from '###-'. - We are also raising our short term issuer credit rating on L3Harris as well as its commercial paper program to 'A-2' from 'A-3'. - The stable outlook reflects our expectation that although the company's credit measures will continue to improve over our forecast period, management will likely aggressively return cash to its shareholders....

  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. "Research Update: L3Harris Technologies Inc. Upgraded To 'BBB' On Close Of L3 Technologies Inc. And Harris Corp. Merger, Outlook Stable" Jul 01, 2019. Alacra Store. Nov 07, 2026. <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-L3Harris-Technologies-Inc-Upgraded-To-BBB-On-Close-Of-L3-Technologies-Inc-And-Harris-Corp-Merger-Outlook-Stable-2258634>
  
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S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research. (). Research Update: L3Harris Technologies Inc. Upgraded To 'BBB' On Close Of L3 Technologies Inc. And Harris Corp. Merger, Outlook Stable Jul 01, 2019. New York, NY: Alacra Store. Retrieved Nov 07, 2026 from <http://www.alacrastore.com/s-and-p-credit-research/Research-Update-L3Harris-Technologies-Inc-Upgraded-To-BBB-On-Close-Of-L3-Technologies-Inc-And-Harris-Corp-Merger-Outlook-Stable-2258634>
  
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