NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Jan. 24, 2002—Standard&Poor's today placed the ratings of three Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.. LOC facility-backed municipal issues on CreditWatch with negative implications (see list below). This action follows the Nov. 27, 2001, placement of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.'s long-term rating of triple-'B' on CreditWatch negative. 3 SUMITOMO MITSUI BANK CORP. LOC-BACKED MUNICIPAL ISSUES Issuer/Issue Amt($mil) Rating Albuquerque, N.M. Street improvement, water and sewer bonds (Special Assessment District #223) subseries A-D 9.335 BBB+ Broward County School Board Leasing Corp., Fla. Certificate of participation (Broward County School District) series 1989 18.425 BBB+ Maine Health and Higher Education Facility Authority Taxable reserve fund Resolution revenue bonds (Nursing Home) series 1993A 51.960 BBB+