Standard&Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its 'AAA/A-1' and 'AAA' ratings on Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Receipts' short puttable exempt adjustable receipts (SPEARs) and long inverse floating exempt receipts (LIFERs), respectively, issued under trust series DBE-1006, relating to custodial receipts series DBE-1006, relating to the underlying bonds of District of Columbia revenue bonds (Howard University issue) series 2011A term bonds. This action follows the deposit of additional bonds into the trust. The long-term component of the rating on the SPEARs is based on a custodial receipt whose rating is based jointly (assuming medium correlation) on enhancement of the underlying bonds provided by Deutsche Bank AG (A+/A-1) and the underlying bonds. The short-term component of the rating on the SPEARs is
