Standard&Poor's Ratings Services assigned its 'AAA/A-1' and 'AAA' ratings to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Receipts' short puttable exempt adjustable receipts (SPEARs) and long inverse floating exempt receipts (LIFERs) series DBE-1017, respectively, relating to custodial receipts series DBE-1017, relating to Illinois Finance Authority's revenue bonds series 2009C (Rush University Medical Center Obligated Group). The long-term component of the rating on the SPEARs and LIFERs is based on a custodial receipt whose rating is based jointly (assuming low correlation) on enhancement of the underlying bonds in the form of a swap agreement provided by Deutsche Bank AG (A+/A-1) and the rating on the underlying bonds. The short-term component of the rating on the SPEARS is based on a standby purchase
