(Editor's note: The news release published out of London on March 9, 2000, contained a wrong rating in the ratings list. The 'AA' ratings on DMG Trust Bank Ltd. have not been placed on CreditWatch Developing, and should not appear in the list. A corrected version follows.) LONDON (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) March 9, 2000--In response to the announcement of a planned merger between Deutsche Bank AG and Dresdner Bank AG, Standard&Poor's today placed its ratings on these two banks and related entities on CreditWatch with developing implications. (See list below for all ratings affected.) In a related action, Standard&Poor's affirmed the ratings for the public sector (Oeffentliche) and mortgage (Hypotheken-) Pfandbriefe of Europaeische Hypothenkenbank der
