DBRS Morningstar Assigns Provisional Rating of AA, Stable, to Queen’s University’s Series B Senior Unsecured Debentures

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) assigned a provisional rating of AA with a Stable trend to Queen’s University’s (the University) proposed Series B Senior Unsecured Debentures (Series B Debentures). The rating being assigned is based upon the rating on already-outstanding series of the above-mentioned debt instrument.

The $125 million Series B Debentures will be direct senior unsecured obligations of the University and will rank equally with its other unsecured obligations. The University will use the proceeds of the issuance to fund capital projects.

For more information, please refer to DBRS Morningstar’s most recent press release about the University dated April 20, 2020.

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