CHICAGO (S&P Global Ratings) March 31, 2020--S&P Global Ratings today lowered its issue-level rating on Vericast Corp.'s senior secured debt to 'CCC+' from 'B-' and revised its recovery rating on the debt to '3' from '2'. The '3' recovery rating indicates our expectation for meaningful recovery (50%-70%; rounded estimate: 65%) of principal in a hypothetical payment default. We lowered our issue-level rating and revised our recovery rating on the senior secured debt to reflect the company's new $325 million 12.5% senior secured notes due 2024, which it recently placed to facilitate a partial exchange for its outstanding 9.25% senior unsecured notes due 2021. We believe the exchange of the unsecured notes for secured notes reduced the recovery prospects for the