NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Aug. 22, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today it assigned its 'B' corporate credit rating to Chicago-based SRAM LLC. At the same time, we assigned our 'B+' bank loan rating, one notch higher than the corporate credit rating on the company, and '2' recovery rating to its $265 million bank facility. The '2' recovery rating indicates that lenders can expect substantial (70%-90%) recovery in the event of a payment default. The facility consists of a $25 million revolving credit maturing in 2014 and a $240 million term loan maturing in 2014. Pro forma for the transaction, total debt outstanding was $375 million as of June 30, 2008. The outlook is stable. (For the full