NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's CreditWire) Sept. 19, 2000--Standard&Poor's today assigned its single-'A'-minus rating to VF Corp.'s two-part $400 million senior unsecured notes due in 2005 and 2010. The proceeds are to be used for refinancing short-term debt, as well as for other general corporate purposes. Standard&Poor's also 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 $1.3 billion of total debt was outstanding as of July 1, 2000. The outlook is stable. The ratings are based on VF Corp.'s strong market share in jeanswear, its leading brand names in intimate apparel and activewear, solid
