NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Nov. 14, 2001--Standard&Poor's today affirmed its single-'A'-minus long-term corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings for VF Corp., as well as its 'A-2' short-term corporate credit and commercial paper ratings for the company. About $1.0 billion of total debt was outstanding as of Sept. 30, 2001. The outlook is stable. The affirmation follows the company's announcement that it will be taking a pretax charge of approximately $300 million for exiting lower margined businesses. Despite cash outlays for a portion of the charge, Standard&Poor's expects that VF Corp. will be able to maintain credit measures appropriate for the rating over the intermediate term. The ratings for VF Corp. reflect the company's