MUMBAI (Standard&Poor's) July 21, 2010--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had assigned its 'BBB-' issue rating to the proposed senior unsecured notes to be issued by State Bank of India (SBI; BBB-/Stable/A-3). The proposed notes would have the following features: -- They will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the bank. -- They will rank pari passu with all of the bank's unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. -- They will rank ahead of all subordinated debt issues. -- The tenor would be about five years. -- The notes would be listed on the Singapore Exchange. -- The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may be sold only to "qualified institutional buyers" in