LONDON -- Standard&Poor's CreditWire 9/17/96 -- Standard&Poor's affirms today has affirmed its double-`A'-minus senior unsecured and `A-1'- plus commercial paper ratings assigned to of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. (Saint-Gobain) and related entities (see list below), following the announcement of both the buyout by Saint-Gobain's acquisition of the remaining 42% minority interests of the capital of Ball-Foster it did not previously own in Ball-Foster and the acquisition by the announcement of Ball-Foster's acquisition of the assets of Anchor Glass (rated single- `D')' assets. This decision is subject to Saint-Gobain not paying the a final net price paid by the group, which should not exceed for these transactions in excess of the US$555 million announced (or not exceed
