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Annual Default Study: Corporate Default and


Recovery Rates, 1920-2015

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Summary

Table of Contents:
SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
DEFAULT PACE ROSE SHARPLY IN 2015
DEFAULT RATE EXPECTED TO RISE IN
2016
RATING ACCURACY METRICS
MOODYS RELATED RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY AND DATA SOURCES
RATING ACCURACY: REDESIGNED SRA
VERSUS PREVIOUS SRA
GUIDE TO DATA TABLES AND CHARTS
DATA TABLES AND CHARTS

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At the forecasted 4.0%, the default rate for Moodys speculative-grade issuers in 2016 is
expected to approach the historical average of 4.2% since 1983. The predicted 4.0% continues
a negative trend in the spec-grade default rate, which increased substantially from 1.9% in
2014 to 3.5% in 2015.
The default rate for all of Moodys-rated corporate issuers is also expected to rise to 2.1% in
2016, the highest rate since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. This will be a second
consecutive annual increase in default rates from 0.9% in 2014 and 1.7% in 2015.
The 2.1% predicted default rate implies 138 defaults for 2016, which if realized, will result in a
more than 30% increase in defaults from 2015. 1

Commodity prices that will remain at low levels, an economic cycle that is getting long in the
tooth, and increased investor risk aversion as reflected in widening high yield spreads are key
players this time around. Further interest rate hikes this year by the Fed may exacerbate the
default situation. Our default rate forecasting model confirms that commodity sectors will
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remain in significant distress in 2016.

Sharon Ou
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John Kennedy
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Yang Liu
Associate Analyst
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The default tally was 109 in 2015, almost doubling the prior years 55. Not surprisingly, default
volume was also higher in 2015 ($97.9 billion) relative to 2014 ($71.4 billion); several sizeable
defaults by the likes of Caesars Entertainment ($20.5 billion), Alpha Natural Resources ($4.5
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billion) and Samson Investment Company ($4.2 billion) added to the default volume.
By region, default counts roughly doubled from 2014 to 2015 in all regions except Middle East
& Africa. Of those 109 defaults in 2015, 62 were in North America and 27 were in Europe. The
default count in Latin America was also notable as it was near the level seen in the previous
crisis.
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Not surprisingly, credit quality weakened in 2015 as downgrades outpaced upgrades. As a


result, the rating drift, measured in notches, fell to -8.5% from the prior years -0.7%. Quality
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deterioration was most significant in Oil & Gas (-70.1%) and Metals & Mining (-65.6%).

Kumar Kanthan
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THIS REPORT WAS REPUBLISHED ON 10 MAY 2016 WHEN WE ADDED ANNUAL DEFAULT STUDY TO THE
REPORT TITLE. ANOTHER CHANGE WAS MADE IN EXHIBIT 31 WHERE WE REMOVED THE Caa1 AND Caa3
DEFAULT RATES PRIOR TO 1997 WHEN MOODYS DID NOT HAVE ALPHANUMERIC RATINGS WITHIN Caa.

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This 2.1% default rate speaks to issuers in the January 1, 2016 cohort. In 2015, the comparable count was 103 when
restricted to the January 1 cohort. Including companies outside of the January 1 cohort, the default count was 109
in 2015.

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Measured by post-default trading prices, the issuer-weighted average recovery rate for senior unsecured
bonds was 37.9% in 2015, lower than 2014s 46.4%.

Rating accuracy measures like Average Default Position (AP) generally show that Moodys ratings
have been successfully rank ordering credit risk. The average one-year AP since 1983 stands at 91.5%.

This report comprises Moody's 29th annual default study, in which we update statistics on the default, loss
and rating transition experience of corporate bond loan and deposit issuers for 2015, as well as for the
historical period since 1920. This study covers financial institutions, corporates, and regulated utilities that
have long-term debt ratings.

Introduction
This report is primarily concerned with the statistical documentation of corporate defaults among Moody'srated long-term debt issuers and the performance of Moody's ratings for the year 2015, as well as the
historical period since 1920. The first section of this study reviews some of the major trends characterizing
defaults, recoveries and rating actions in 2015, including analyses by industry and geography. The second
section discusses the default rate outlook and the drivers behind our forecasts. The final section examines
the performance of Moodys ratings since 1983.
Results presented in this study are based on a proprietary database of ratings and defaults for industrial and
transportation companies, utilities and financial institutions. This database covers the credit experiences of
over 20,000 corporate issuers that had long-term rated bonds, loans and/or deposits between 1920 and
2015. This report also introduces some methodology changes including 1) an expansion of the universe of
this study to include banks with only deposit ratings, 2) a modified algorithm that estimates the senior
unsecured or equivalent ratings for corporate issuers and 3) an updated treatment of defaulted issuers that
allows them to re-enter various cohorts in a more appropriate timely manner. These changes are described
in details in the Methodology and Data Source section.

Default pace rose sharply in 2015


Default counts doubled
The pace of defaults increased rapidly in 2015, sending the default tally up to a level not seen since 2009.
Worldwide, 109 Moodys-rated corporate issuers defaulted in 2015, almost doubling 2014s 55. 2 Defaults
were roughly evenly paced in the first three quarters with an average of 25 defaults per quarter. However, in
the fourth quarter, default counts jumped to 35, driven by continued low oil prices. Measured by volume,
about $97.9 billion of debt went into default in 2015, comprising of $77.5 billion in bonds and $20.4 billion
in loans. In comparison, the default volume was $71.4 billion in 2014 consisting of $39.4 billion in bonds,
$28.2 billion in loans and $3.7 billion in deposits. The largest 2015 default was Caesars Entertainment
Operating Company Inc., which filed for bankruptcy in January. With over $20 billion in debt at default,
Caesars was the seventh largest defaulter in history among Moodys-rated non-financial corporations. 3
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Like any other year, most of the 2015 corporate defaults were found in North America and Europe, which is
not surprising as most of the Moodys rated issuers are domiciled in these two regions. Of the 109 defaults,
62 (57%) were in North America. Europe had 27 (25%) while the default count in Latin America (10) rose to
near-crisis level. Compared to 2014, default counts have roughly doubled in all regions except Middle East &

These default counts include issuers outside of the January 1st cohorts. The list of the 2015 defaults can be found in Exhibit 15 in the appendix.
The largest defaulter remains General Motors, which had roughly $50 billion of debt at default.

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Africa, which recorded only one default in both years. In terms of volume, $73.6 billion (~75%) of defaulted
debt was from North America, followed by Europe, which contributed $15.3 billion (16%). 4
By default type, 40.3% of last years defaults were distressed exchanges. The rest were roughly split
between bankruptcies (30.3%) and payment defaults (29.4%). Exhibit 1 presents the annual default counts
and defaulted debt volumes for the period 1970-2015.
EXHIBIT 1

Defaults jumped in 2015


Default Count

Volume ($ Bil)

400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50

1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

Default rate highest in six years


As the default count nearly doubled in 2015 from 2014, the issuer-weighted annual default rate jumped to
1.7% in 2015 from 0.9% in 2014 (see Exhibit 2). This marked the highest annual rate since 2009. Among
speculative-grade issuers, the default rate showed a similar trendrising to 3.5% from 1.9% and also
reaching the highest level since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. To put these in historical prospective,
the one year default rate has averaged 1.6% for all-rated issuers and 4.2% for speculative-grade credits
since 1983. 5 Measured on a dollar volume basis, Moodys corporate bond default rates tell a similar story.
For all of Moodys-rated issuers, the volume-weighted default rates finished 2015 at 0.8%, twice as high as
2014s 0.4%. The increase in the dollar-weighted bond default rate was driven by more sizable defaults in
2015 than in 2014. Among speculative-grade issuers, the comparable rate rose to 3.4% from 1.7%.

2015 also recorded a sovereign default by the Government of Ukraine as it missed the principal and interest payments on several bonds during the process of a
broader debt restructuring that is aimed at extending debt maturities and reducing debt burden.
These averages are weighted by cohort size.

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EXHIBIT 2

Default rate highest since 2009


Allcorp

Spec-grade

18%
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%

Credit quality deteriorated especially in commodity sectors


Credit quality among Moodys-rated issuers weakened in 2015 with rating downgrades outpacing upgrades.
Rating drift, which is defined as the average upgraded notches minus the average downgraded notches per
issuer, fell to -8.5% in 2015 from -0.7% in 2014 (see Exhibit 3). During 2015, credit quality deteriorated
throughout the year except during the second quarter. Among the four quarters, rating drift fell the most in
the last quarter from -2.9% to -4.8%. In the second quarter, rating drift was positive at 1.2%. It should be
noted that the majority of the second quarters rating actions (both upgrades and downgrades) were in the
banking sector, following Moodys updated banking methodology. Excluding banks, second quarters rating
drift would have been -0.4%.
EXHIBIT 3

Rating Drift Fell in 2015


20.0%
10.0%
0.0%
-10.0%
-20.0%
-30.0%
-40.0%
-50.0%

2015

2013

2014

2011

2012

2010

2009

2007

2008

2005

2006

2003

2004

2001

2002

1999

2000

1997

1998

1995

1996

1993

1994

1991

1992

1989

1990

1987

1988

1985

1986

-60.0%

Across sectors, we find that credit deterioration was most severe in commodity sectors, i.e. Oil & Gas and
Metals & Mining (see Exhibit 4). Specifically, Oil & Gas rating drift fell to -70.1% of a rating notch in 2015
from -2.4% a year earlier. Similarly, the comparable metric declined to -65.6% from -11.1% for Metals &
Mining. Both sectors one-year rating drifts were significantly below their historical averages of -8.2% and
-18.2%, respectively. On the other hand, Consumer Transportation benefited from low commodity prices
and saw its rating drift jump to 31.3% in 2015 from -20.3% in 2014. Similarly, the rating drift for
automotive issuers rose to 14.1% from -0.8%. Historically, these two sectors drift both averaged -21%.
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EXHIBIT 4

Credit Quality Weakened Most in Commodity Sectors


Average

2014

2015

energy: oil & gas


metals & mining
consumer goods: non-durable
services: consumer
aerospace & defense
construction & building
capital equipment
energy: electricity
media: advertising, printing & publishing
environmental industries
services: business
high tech industries
healthcare & pharmaceuticals
telecommunications
containers, packaging, & glass
media: broadcasting & subscription
media: diversified & production
utilities: oil & gas
banking
chemicals, plastics, & rubber
sovereign & public finance
transportation: cargo
hotel, gaming, & leisure
wholesale
utilities: electric
retail
consumer goods: durable
utilities: water
fire: insurance
fire: real estate
fire: finance
beverage, food, & tobacco
forest products & paper
automotive
transportation: consumer
-80.0%

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-60.0%

-40.0%

-20.0%

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

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Oil & Gas under stress


Unlike 2009, when defaults were widely spread among a variety of industries, last years defaults reflected
sector-specific problems, leading to a high concentration of defaults in particular pockets. Oil & Gas
recorded 30 defaults and contributed the largest proportion of corporate defaults, comprising 28% of the
total count. 6 Metals & Mining had 13 defaults and was the second biggest contributor among non-financial
sectors. Among financial institutions, the banking sector was the most troubled as it observed 20 defaults.
The vast majority of those bank defaults were from Greece, Ukraine and Russia, reflecting economic stress in
those countries.
When measured by default volume, Oil & Gas topped the list again by accounting for 32% of the total, with
the next highest shares coming from Hotel, Gaming, & Leisure (21%) 7 and Metals & Mining (14%). Besides
Caesars, 2015 has observed other sizable defaults including Samson Investment Company ($4 billion) and
Alpha Natural Resources ($4 billion). Exhibit 5 shows the distribution of 2015 defaults by specific industries.
EXHIBIT 5

Oil & Gas Accounts for Roughly 30% of Defaults


Percent by count
0.0%

5.0%

Percent by volume
10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

energy: oil & gas


banking
metals & mining
services: business
construction & building
retail
beverage, food, & tobacco
consumer goods: non-durable
hotel, gaming, & leisure
aerospace & defense
automotive
fire: insurance
forest products & paper
services: consumer
consumer goods: durable
environmental industries
fire: real estate
high tech industries
media: advertising, printing & publishing
media: broadcasting & subscription
media: diversified & production
telecommunications
utilities: electric
wholesale

Although the Oil & Gas sector accounted for 28% of defaults last year, it was not the sector with the
highest rate of default: that distinction belongs to Metals & Mining, which had a 6.5% default rate in 2015.
Oil & Gas followed right behind with a rate of 6.3% (see Exhibit 6).

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Including financial and non-financial defaults.


Mainly driven by Caesars Entertainment Operating Company.

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EXHIBIT 6

Default Rates by Sector


Industry

Default
Rates*

Industry

Default
Rates*

metals & mining

6.5%

fire: insurance

0.8%

energy: oil & gas

6.3%

telecommunications

0.5%

consumer goods: non-durable

4.7%

fire: real estate

0.5%

environmental industries

4.3%

high tech industries

0.5%

forest products & paper

4.2%

utilities: electric

0.3%

media: diversified & production

3.6%

automotive

0.0%

services: consumer

2.8%

capital equipment

0.0%

aerospace & defense

2.6%

chemicals, plastics, & rubber

0.0%

construction & building

2.4%

containers, packaging, & glass

0.0%

hotel, gaming, & leisure

2.3%

energy: electricity

0.0%

services: business

2.3%

fire: finance

0.0%

media: advertising, printing & publishing

2.2%

healthcare & pharmaceuticals

0.0%

Retail

2.1%

sovereign & public finance

0.0%

consumer goods: durable

2.0%

transportation: cargo

0.0%

beverage, food, & tobacco

2.0%

transportation: consumer

0.0%

wholesale

1.7%

utilities: oil & gas

0.0%

Banking

1.5%

utilities: water

0.0%

media: broadcasting & subscription

1.0%

* Issuer-weighted

Recovery rate lower in 2015


In Exhibit 7, we present the average recovery rates for debt defaulted in the past two years and put them in
context with the historical averages. 8 The table shows that over the past three decades recovery rates were
generally correlated with the priority of claim in the capital structure, with a higher priority of claim
enjoying a higher average rate of recovery. 9 For example, first lien bank loans recovery rates average 66.6%
on an issuer-weighted basis and 62.3% on a dollar volume basis; both are highest of all defaulted
instruments. This is not surprising given their secured nature, seniority in capital structure and strong
protective covenants.
Exhibit 7 further shows that 2015s recovery rates were in large part lower than the comparable rates in
2014. This reinforces the findings in our prior studies that recovery rates and default rates have been
negatively correlated. For example, the issuer-weighted recovery rate for senior unsecured bonds was 37.9%
in 2015, down from 46.4% in 2014. Measured by dollar volume, the comparable rate was 33.3% in 2015
versus 40.8% in 2014. To put this in historical prospective, the senior unsecured bond recovery rates in 2015
were similar to their long term averages.

8
9

In Exhibit 7, we use market prices to proxy recoveries.


Average recovery rates of senior unsecured bonds and other debts can be based on different defaulters because some defaulters may have senior unsecured bonds
and no other debts. Among those 2015 defaulters that have recovery estimates on both senior unsecured and subordinated bonds, the recovery estimates for the
senior unsecured bonds are consistently higher than the subordinated bonds of the same issuers. Please see Exhibit 19 for more details.

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EXHIBIT 7

Exhibit 7 - Average corporate debt recovery rates measured by trading prices


Panel A Recoveries
Issuer-weighted recoveries
Lien Position

Volume-weighted recoveries

2015

2014

1983-2015

2015

2014

1983-2015

1st Lien Bank Loan

63.4%

78.4%

66.6%

52.0%

80.6%

62.3%

2nd Lien Bank Loan

32.1%

10.5%

31.8%

21.5%

10.5%

27.6%

n.a.

n.a.

47.1%

n.a.

n.a.

40.2%

1st Lien Bond

53.5%

73.6%

53.4%

58.2%

86.5%

53.4%

2nd Lien Bond

26.0%

51.0%

49.7%

20.6%

75.5%

47.4%

Sr. Unsecured Bond

37.9%

46.4%

37.6%

33.3%

40.8%

33.7%

Sr. Subordinated Bond

36.6%

39.1%

31.1%

20.3%

24.3%

25.8%

Subordinated Bond

58.5%

38.8%

31.9%

56.8%

38.0%

27.1%

Jr. Subordinated Bond

14.0%

n.a.

24.2%

14.0%

n.a.

17.1%

Sr. Unsecured Bank Loan

Panel B Observation counts


Issuer count
Lien Position

Dollar volume (in billions of USD)

2015

2014

1983-2015

2015

2014

1983-2015

1st Lien Bank Loan

15

444

6.4

24.8

260.4

2nd Lien Bank Loan

66

1.3

0.2

11.4

Sr. Unsecured Bank Loan

67

0.0

0.0

33.8

1st Lien Bond

27

10

290

17.4

10.0

120.0

2nd Lien Bond

44

6.9

6.6

24.8

63

26

932

44.7

19.7

629.1

Sr. Subordinated Bond

510

1.1

1.0

112.4

Subordinated Bond

411

2.2

0.6

80.3

Jr. Subordinated Bond

22

0.0

0.0

3.0

Sr. Unsecured Bond

The above recovery data are based on trading prices at or post default. 10 An alternative recovery measure is
based on ultimate recoveries, or the value creditors realize at the resolution of a default event. For example,
for issuers filing for bankruptcy, the ultimate recovery is the present value of the cash and/or securities that
the creditors actually receive when the issuer exits bankruptcy, typically 1-2 years following the initial
default date. 11
In Exhibit 8, we present data on ultimate recovery rates for North American companies included in Moodys
Ultimate Recovery Database (URD). 12 The average firm-wide recovery rate 13 for the fourteen default
resolutions was 55.7% in 2015 compared to 71.0 % for the 11 companies that emerged from default in
2014. During both 2015 and 2014, the family recovery rates exceeded the historical average rate of 55.1%.
The higher family recovery rates can be mostly attributed to the fact that out of the 14 default resolutions
in 2015, 57% of them (eight) were distressed exchanges and 29% (four) were pre-arranged bankruptcies,
which are historically characterized by higher family recovery rates than regular bankruptcies. Looking at
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12

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For distressed exchanges, we take trading prices at default. For other types of defaults, we take trading prices approximately one month after default.
For details, see Moodys Special Comment Moodys Ultimate Recovery Database, April 2007.
The analysis on ultimate recovery is provided by David Keisman and Julia Chursin. The data are from Moodys Ultimate Recovery Database, which includes robust
detailed recovery information for over 5,200 loans and bonds from more than 1,000 North American corporate defaulters since 1987.
For a given issuer, the firm-wide recovery rate is the weighted-average recovery rate across all of the issuers debts where the weights are the size of the debts.

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recovery rates by lien positions, the table clearly reflects recovery rates correlation with instruments
priorities of claims, with recovery rates falling as we descend the capital structure.
EXHIBIT 8

Average Corporate Debt Recovery Rates Measured by Ultimate Recoveries, 1987-2015*


Emergence Year
Lien Position

Default Year

2015

2014

1987-2015

2015

2014

1987-2015

100.0%

83.6%

80.4%

100.0%

79.8%

80.4%

Senior Secured Bonds

81.3%

58.6%

63.3%

77.3%

75.8%

63.3%

Senior Unsecured Bonds

41.8%

50.7%

48.8%

42.8%

33.9%

48.8%

Subordinated Bonds

31.2%

0.0%

28.2%

2.6%

44.1%

28.2%

Loans

*2015 Loans' recovery rate is based on 11 observations (by year of default) and 14 observations (by year of emergence).
Ten out of 14 loans that emerged in 2015 were not part of distressed exchanges, and hence realized full recovery by definition, and thus contributed to
a higher than average overall recovery rate in 2015 (by year of emergence). In case of "by year of default" sample of loans, similarly, 8 out of 11 loans
were not restructured in a distressed exchange and realized 100% recovery.
Unusually high recoveries of 2015 Sr. Secured bonds stem from a small sample of 8 observations by year of default and 13 by year of emergence.
These debt instruments were parts of only 6 defaults and 9 default resolutions last year. In both cases samples consisted of mainly distressed
exchanges and prepackaged bankruptcies, which on average result in higher recovery rates for investors.

Moodys credit ratings are opinions of relative expected credit losses, which are a function of both the
probability of default and severity of default (LGD). Exhibit 9 shows annual average credit loss rates from
1983 through 2015 for Moodys-rated corporate issuers. The chart indicates that the average credit loss rate
among all Moodys-rated issuers rose to 1.0% in 2015 from 0.5% in 2014. Historically, the average annual
credit loss rate for Moodys-rated issuers is 0.9% since 1983.
EXHIBIT 9

Annual Credit Loss Rates Rose in 2015


Inv-Grade

Spec-Grade

All-Rated

8.0%
7.0%
6.0%
5.0%
4.0%
3.0%
2.0%
1.0%

2015

2013

2014

2011

2012

2010

2009

2007

2008

2005

2006

2003

2004

2001

2002

1999

2000

1997

1998

1995

1996

1993

1994

1991

1992

1989

1990

1987

1988

1985

1986

1983

1984

0.0%

Default Rate Expected to Rise in 2016


Default rate approaching historical average in a year
In the past six years, the global economy has enjoyed a benign default environment as accommodative
monetary policies have fueled the corporate debt market with abundant liquidity, allowing many low-rated
issuers to refinance when needed. The party is likely coming to an end soon as the global default rate is
expected to approach the historical average mark by the end of 2016. Based on Moodys default rate

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forecast model, the default rate for all of Moodys-rated issuers is expected to rise to 2.1% by the end of this
year, whichif realizedwill surpass the average of 1.6% since 1983. Among speculative-grade issuers, the
default rate is predicted to climb to 4.0%, just below the historical average of 4.2% (see Exhibit 10). These
forecasts are made under our baseline scenario, which does not expect a global economic recession. In
addition, we assume the US high yield spread will widen from the current level of 660 bps to 750 bps at the
end of 2016 whereas the unemployment rate will ease from 5.0% to 4.8%. 14
EXHIBIT 10

Benign Default Environment Ending Soon


Actual-Allcorp
Actual-SG

Baseline forecast-Allcorp
Baseline forecast-SG

Pessimistic Forecast-Allcorp
Pessimistic Forecast-SG

16.0%
14.0%
12.0%
10.0%
8.0%
6.0%
4.0%
2.0%
0.0%

Upward pressure from both credit red flags and widening spreads
Most drivers behind the rise of defaults in 2015 will likely continue into 2016, putting upward pressure on
the global default rates. Commodity prices are expected to stagnate at low levels and rating actions are
anticipated to remain downward biased. High yield spreads are assumed to increase further and be more
volatile in 2016 due to concerns of a prolonged energy crisis, more possible interest rate actions by the Fed
and the fear of a worse-than-expected economic slowdown in China. On the other hand, a stable US
economy, together with global accommodative monetary policies, should provide counteracting forces and
prevent the default rate from rising sharply.
On the rating side, credit deterioration has surfaced in at least two dimensions. First, we observe a rapid
increase in the number of low-rated new issuers entering the corporate debt market. Between 2010 and
2015, the number of new issuers with Caa 15 or below ratings averaged 235 per year, representing more than
a third of the entire rated universe. 16 Before the global financial crisis, that number was much lower at 94
during 2004-2006, which accounted for 15% of the rated portfolio. Similar patterns were found before the
2001 and 2008 economic cycle turns, and we believe the recent new Caa issuers will once again sow default
seeds for 2016-2017. Second, while roughly 70% of Moodys-rated issuers had stable outlooks at the
beginning of 2016, we expect rating actions to remain downward biased this year as the number of
unfavorable watchlist/outlook assignments more than doubled the favorable ones. Specifically, 7.5% of
issuers were put on watch for possible downgrade and 13.6% of issuers had negative outlooks. This
compares with 0.9% of issuers on watch for upgrade and 7.3% with positive outlooks. Among Caa-C issuers,

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15

16

10

The spreads are option adjusted.


The ratings refer to senior unsecured or equivalent ratings, which are often times lower than the corporate family ratings. Therefore, those newly rated issuers
include some companies with single B corporate family ratings.
These are issuer counts, not corporate family counts.

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the most vulnerable credits, 5.3% were on watch for downgrade and 23.6% had negative outlooks. On the
other hand, only 0.6% were on watch for possible upgrade and 5.9% had positive outlooks.
On the macro side, the global default rate forecast is driven by the level and change in the US high yield
spread, which has been a leading indicator historically. The spread has widened noticeably from 483 bps to
660 bps in 2015. It is expected to continue its upward trend in 2016 and more than offset the gradual
improvement in the US unemployment rate.

Commodity sectors to remain in trouble but stress will also grow outside of those sectors
Across industries, we anticipate the stress among Oil & Gas issuers to continue, and this sector will likely
remain the biggest contributor of defaults in 2016. Exhibit 11 shows the baseline one-year global default
rate forecasts by industry. 17 In this chart, we apply the same economic assumption to all industries, so the
only factor driving the different forecasted default rates is the underlying rating histories and current ratings
of the issuers in those industries. Among the 35 industries, our model expects 20 of them to have higher
default rates in 2016 relative to their long-term averages.
Measured by default rate, the most troubled sector is Metals & Mining (7.0%). The next highest forecast
belongs to Oil & Gas (6.0%). These forecasts, if realized, will be more than double and triple their historical
averages, respectively.
Exhibit 11 also shows the default rate forecast implied by Expected Default Frequency (EDF). 18 As shown in
the chart, EDF-implied ratings indicate a worse default rate outlook for commodity sectors than those
suggested by the Credit Transition Model. This certainly reflects the recent volatility in the equity market
that may not be fully captured in the high yield spread or the rating factors. 19 In addition, the EDF-implied
default rate may also be higher as that portfolio includes some unrated issuers which may have relatively
weaker credit qualities. Nevertheless, EDF implied forecasts reinforce the high default risk for both Oil & Gas
and Metals & Mining in 2016.

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19

11

The industry default rate forecasts include both investment-grade and speculative-grade issuers.
Note that the EDF-implied default rate forecast includes rated and unrated issuers.
The CTM model doesnt use sector specific spreads.

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EXHIBIT 11

One-Year Corporate Default Rate Forecasts by Industry


CTM Forecast
0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

1983-2015 Average
4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

EDF Implied Default Rate


7.0%

8.0%

9.0%

10.0%

Metals & Mining


Energy: Oil & Gas
Environmental Industries
Wholesale
Aerospace & Defense
Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing
Forest Products & Paper
Services: Consumer
Consumer goods: durable
Services: Business
Retail
High Tech Industries
Transportation: Cargo
Hotel, Gaming, & Leisure
Containers, Packaging, & Glass
Media: Broadcasting & Subscription
Capital Equipment
Construction & Building
Consumer goods: non-durable
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
FIRE: Finance
Chemicals, Plastics, & Rubber
Automotive
Telecommunications
Energy: Electricity
Beverage, Food, & Tobacco
Media: Diversified & Production
Transportation: Consumer
Banking
FIRE: Insurance
FIRE: Real Estate
Utilities: Oil & Gas
Utilities: Water
Utilities: Electric
Sovereign & Public Finance

As mentioned before, the rise in 2015s default rate was mainly driven by commodity sectors. Excluding Oil
& Gas and Metals & Mining, the global default rate remained low for most of the year. As shown in Exhibit
12, while the default rate for the entire Moodys-rated universe jumped from 0.9% in 2014 to 1.7% in 2015,
the rate only rose from 0.8% to 1.1% when we exclude issuers in the Oil & Gas and Metals & Mining
sectors. Looking into 2016, we expect stress to also grow outside of the commodity sectors. Excluding Oil &
Gas and Metals & Mining issuers, the global default rate is anticipated to climb to 1.6% by the end of 2016.

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EXHIBIT 12

Stress to Grow Outside of Commodity Sectors


Actual-Allcorp

Actual -Ex O&G and M&M

Forecast-Allcorp

Forecast - Ex O&G and M&M

2.5%
2.0%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%

While our baseline forecast is likely the one that is going to unfold, we acknowledge there is risk associated
with the global economic conditions, especially outside of the US. Indeed, in just one and a half months,
most countries have seen a 20% plummet in the stock markets, which reflects worries over prolonged
commodity stress, uncertainties from geopolitical developments in Russia, the recession in the economies
of several emerging market countries and the fear of a hard landing in the Chinese economy. Although we
estimate only a 4% chance our pessimistic scenario being realized, the worldwide economy could contract
with the unemployment rate rising to 9.4% and the high yield bond spread widening to 1530 bps. In that
case, the global default rate is expected to rise to 6.4% for all rated issuers and 11.6% for speculative-grade
issuers (see Exhibit 10).

Rating Accuracy Metrics


Moodys ratings have historically proven to be effective predictors of default. This can be seen in Exhibit 13,
which plots the median ratings of roughly 2,000 corporate issuers that defaulted from 1983 to 2015. The
chart demonstrates that, historically, Moodys-rated issuers have been downgraded to the B1 level as early
as five years prior to default. The comparable rating was lower at B2 among issuers that defaulted in 2015.
The median rating one year prior to default was Caa2 among last years defaulters, two notches lower than
that rating measured over the entire period 1983-2015.

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EXHIBIT 13

Median Ratings Prior to Default, 2015 vs. Long-Term Average


2015
55

60

50

Months prior to default

1983-2015
45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

0
Ba3
13
B1
14
B2
15
16
B3
Caa1
17
Caa2
18
Caa3
19
Ca
20
C21

The evolution of median ratings presented in Exhibit 13 above demonstrates that Moodys corporate ratings
are correlated with subsequent default experience. To further demonstrate the ability of ratings to separate
issuers with low credit risk from those with high credit risk, we use the Average Position of defaults (AP) to
evaluate the accuracy of Moodys ordinal rating systems (see Exhibit 14). 20 AP measures the average
position for defaulters with position defined as the percentage of issuers with higher or equal ratings. A
greater AP indicates a more discriminatory rating system as there are more issuers rated higher than the
defaulters, or equivalently that defaulters are generally found in lower rating categories. Exhibit 14 reveals
that between 1983 and 2015, the Average Position of defaults has been consistently high during the entire
period, with an average of 91.5% for the one-year horizon and 86.6% for the five-year horizon. This
indicates that Moodys ratings have been effective in predicting defaults over both the short- and long-term
periods. The lowest one-year AP was observed in 2008 when Lehman Brothers and several other high grade
financial institutions failed. Since then, the AP has quickly recovered and reached 87.9% in 2015.
EXHIBIT 14

One- and Five-Year Accuracy Default Position by Cohort Year, 1983-2015


1-Year

5-Year

100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%

14

2015

2013

2014

2011

2012

2010

2009

2007

2008

2005

2006

2003

2004

2001

2002

1999

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1998

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1993

1994

1991

1992

1989

1990

1987

1988

1985

1986

1983
20

1984

0%

For a detailed discussion of average default position and the mathematical derivation of accuracy ratio from the average default position, please refer to Moodys
Special Comment, Measuring Ratings Accuracy Using Average Default Position, Feb 2011.

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Moodys Related Research


Special Comments and Sector In-Depth Reports:

Annual Default Study 1920-2014, March 2015 (179348)

Default Research: Industry Credit Risk: Recent Trends for Global Non-Financial Corporations, January
2016 (1012379)

European Corporate Default and Recovery Rates, 19852015H1, December 2015 (1012344)

Leveraged Finance Interest - North American Edition, January 2016 (187109)

Glossary of Moodys Ratings Performance Metrics, September 2011 (135451)

High Yield Interest European Edition, January 2016 (187108)

High Yield Interest Asian Edition, January 2016 (187181)

High Yield Interest Latin American Edition, January 2016 (187100)

SGL Monitor: LSI Gains Point to Rising Default Risks as 2016 Gets Underway, January 2016 (187113)

Moody's B3 Negative and Lower Corporate Ratings List: Oil & Gas Sends List to Six-Year High, Fueling
Forecast for More Defaults, January 2016 (1012945)

Global Oil and Natural Gas Industry: Increased Supply and Concerns About Demand Growth Drive
Prices Yet Lower, January 2016 (1014345)

Growing Stress in Commodity Sectors Is a Credit Hazard for 2016, December 2015 (1009103)

US Corporate Defaults & Recoveries - Oil and Gas: The Bad, Ugly and Good, May 2015 (1004376)

Corporate Default and Recoveries - US: What May Happen in the Next Default Cycle Given Falling
Credit Quality, August 2015 (1004664)

Moody's Ultimate Recovery Database: Lessons from 1,000 Corporate Defaults, November 2011
(137405)

Introducing Moodys Credit Transition Model, August 2007 (104290)

Measuring Ratings Accuracy Using Average Default Position, February 2011 (129451)

2016 Outlooks:

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Oil and Gas Industry Global: 2016 Outlook All Regions and Sectors Facing Lower-for-Longer
Environment (Presentation), December 2015 (185710)

Non-Financial Corporates North America: 2016 Outlook Outlook Stable Overall, But Investors
Becoming More Cautious (Presentation), December 2015 (185690)

Non-Financial Corporates - EMEA: 2016 Outlook - Stable Despite Slower Growth Prospects
(Presentation), December 2015 (174787)

Non-Financial Corporates Asia (ex-Japan) - 2016 Outlook - Lower Growth and High Leverage Cast
Shadow over Corporates (Presentation), November 2015 (186277)

Banks - Global: 2016 Outlook - Macro Challenges, Regulation Will Offset Improved Fundamentals
(Presentation), December 2015 (186447)

Global Macro Outlook 2015-17: Lacklustre Global Economic Recovery Through 2017 Diminishes
Resilience to Shocks, November 2015 (1009471)

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Methodology and Data Sources


Moodys Definition of Default
Moodys definition of default is applicable only to debt or debt-like obligations (e.g., swap agreements). For
details, please refer to Moodys Rating Symbols and Definitions.

Methodology
The methodology used in this study can be found in the Glossary of Moodys Ratings Performance Metrics.
The Glossary report is a technical paper that explains how Moodys calculates default rates, transition rates
and rating performance metrics in detail.

Changes in this Years Report


Moodys occasionally discovers historical defaults, leading to minor revisions of the historical data. As
always, the data contained in the most recently published Moodys default study supersede the data
published in previous reports. This year, Moodys revised its senior ratings algorithm and modified the rule
that determines when an issuer can return to a cohort post default.
Appendix: Description of New Senior Ratings Algorithm and New Default Treatment
The default and ratings performance statistics presented in this study are based on entity-level senior rating
histories produced by Moodys Senior Ratings Algorithm (SRA). 21 The SRA takes a Moodys-rated entitys
actual senior unsecured rating (or senior rating) history when one exists and estimates such when the entity
does not have any rated senior unsecured debt in all or part of its rating history. These estimated ratings
allow Moodys to meaningfully compare credit quality across entities, regardless of their capital structures.
The process of estimating an entitys senior rating has three broad steps. In the first step, notching rules are
created based on the average notch difference in ratings between each class of debt and the senior
unsecured debt of an entity. In the second step, the entitys reference creditthe debt class rating that has
the highest priorityis selected. This is accomplished by ranking each class of rating on the basis of its
ability to predict the senior rating; this ranking is referred to as the priority of the notching rule. In the third
step, the reference credits rating is adjusted by the number of notches based on its corresponding notching
rule to estimate the entitys senior rating. 22
We have redesigned the SRA so that notching rules are determined dynamically and are consistent with
Moodys current rating practices. 23,24 The redesigned algorithm allows dynamic changes in notching rules
and their priority, whereas in its previous iteration, the algorithm used static notching rules that were
updated intermittently. We have also expanded our universe of issuers to include banks that only have
deposit ratings. As a result, we now include deposit defaults into our default statistics as opposed to only
bond and loan defaults in prior years studies. Finally, we have modified the rules by which a defaulted entity
can reenter a cohort for the purposes of the default and ratings performance statistics. 25

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Throughout this appendix, we take entity and entity-level to refer to obligor and obligor-level.
By entity-level rating, we mean ratings assigned to entities as a whole, as opposed to ratings assigned to specific debt instruments.
We adopted the new algorithm starting with Moodys September Default Report (October 2015).
We described the previous iteration of the SRA in Moodys Senior Ratings Algorithm & Estimated Senior Ratings (February 2009). An updated publication reflecting
the redesigned SRA is forthcoming.
We relax the conditions under which defaulted entities whose resolution dates are unknown are reintroduced back into our study sample. Previously, we waited
until an entitys estimated senior rating was upgraded to B3 or higher. In some cases, this treatment had the unintended consequence of keeping low-rated
defaulted entities out of the sample for prolonged periods of time. Our new rule incorporates a time element in addition to the B3 rating threshold; now, even if its

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These updates to our approach have the following impact: 26

A modest increase in cohort sizes over time 27

A modest increase in the number of investment grade default events and as a result some slight
increase in investment-grade default rates and small decrease in average default positions 28

A slight decrease in cumulative default rates for speculative grade rating categories

A noticeable rise in the proportion of Caa-C ratings 29 and a commensurate fall in the proportion of
single B ratings for recent cohorts.

Our new approach, while slightly more complex, has a few distinct advantages over its predecessor. First
and foremost, the redesigned SRA estimates senior ratings assigned by Moodys analysts more accurately
than before. 30 Second, because the redesigned model is dynamic, it reflects evolving notching trends in real
time, rather than ex post. The chart below shows that barring a couple of instances (for example the period
between 2003 and 2005), the redesigned SRA more accurately estimates senior ratings compared to its
previous iteration. In addition, this new approach expands the coverage of entities and default events,
resulting in more robust default and ratings performance measurements. Finally, these gains do not come at
the expense of introducing artificial rating volatility into the estimated entity-level rating histories.

Rating Accuracy: Redesigned SRA versus Previous SRA


Rating Accuracy: Redesigned SRA versus Previous SRA
Redesigned

2015

2016

2013

2014

2011

2012

2010

2009

2007

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1995

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1989

1990

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1982

1983

% of Estimated Senior Ratings Equal to


Assigned Senior Rating

Previous
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%

Source: Moody's
Note: The percentage of estimated senior ratings equal to the assigned senior rating is calculated on the same set of obligors for both models, i.e., on a matched-sample.

Below, we describe in greater detail the various steps of the redesigned SRA, and where applicable, we
highlight the major differences vis--vis our previous model.
Procedurally, the SRA performs the following six steps:

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30

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rating has not been upgraded to B3 or higher, a defaulted entity will be reinstated into the study sample after one week for distressed exchange events, one year for
missed interest or principal payment events and five years for bankruptcy events.
We have recalculated the historical measures presented in this study, incorporating all the changes mentioned above. Entity ratings prior to April 26, 1982 are
calculated using the previous SRA. Hence, historical measures prior to 1982 have not changed since last years study.
The redesigned SRA estimates entity-level ratings from a broader universe of rating classes (e.g. bank deposits and industrial revenue bonds), which has resulted in
larger cohort sizes over time. In addition, the modified cohort reentry rule has also contributed to increased cohort sizes. The increase of cohort size is generally
small with most of the additional companies in the investment grade universe.
In recent years, a few financial institutions (mostly European banks) have selectively defaulted on subordinated debt only while continuing to pay senior debt
obligations. Investment grade default counts in the redesigned SRA have increased in large part due to our treatment of these selective defaults. The previous SRA
would force the defaulted subordinated debt to be the reference debt, resulting in an artificially lowered estimated senior rating. This approach was intended to
produce an estimated rating that indicated the default risk of the issuer, even though it may not have been the truest estimate of the entitys senior rating. In the
redesigned SRA, we make no such adjustment for selective defaults and consequently observe higher investment grade default counts.
This has also led to a noticeable drop in the Caa-C default rates.
In this context, rating accuracy refers to the ability of the model to correctly estimate a Moodys assigned senior rating when using non-senior ratings as inputs.

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1.

Filter out ineligible credits

2.

Compute aggregated credit group histories

3.

Infer notching rules

4.

Select the reference credit group

5.

Smooth artificial changes in the estimated senior rating

6.

Remove entities without debt ratings

1.

Filter out ineligible credits

We form a universe of credits from all of Moodys public, monitored, global scale long-term ratings, with the
exceptions of structured finance ratings, short-term ratings, modeled ratings, defeased ratings and
externally-backed ratings. 31 From this universe, we infer notching rules and select reference credits, as
described below.
2.

Compute aggregated credit group histories

Each credit from among this broad universe is characterized along the following dimensions:

Class of debt or entity-level rating (e.g., regular bond, bank loan, first mortgage bond, Issuer Rating,
Corporate Family Rating) 32

Seniority (e.g., senior unsecured, senior secured, subordinated)

Backing status (not backed, internally backed, externally backed)

Currency type (e.g., local currency, foreign currency)

The SRA aims to estimate the hypothetical senior unsecured, non-backed, local currency, regular bond
ratingin other words, the benchmark ratingfor each entity. For entities that already have a benchmark
rating, no estimation is required.
The four dimensions listed above are the salient factors affecting a particular credits rating in relation to
other credits in an entitys capital structure. We expect that for a given entity, credits that match along
these four dimensions (referred to as credit groups) are homogenous and share the same rating at a fixed
moment in time. In cases where ratings from the same credit group differ for a given entity, we calculate the
median rating at each point in time. 33 In this way, we construct sanitized credit rating histories for each
entity and refer to them as aggregated credit group histories.
3.

Infer notching rules

In the next step of the SRA, we infer notching rules from each credit group to the benchmark rating. A
notching rule is an abstraction for the prevailing notch difference that exists between a given credit group
rating and the benchmark rating of the same entity as a function of time, credit group rating level, region
and sector. 34 For each credit group and among the set of entities that have both the credit group rating and
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34

18

Our previous SRA excluded certain types of debts that are now included in the redesigned SRA, such as industrial revenue bonds.
Moodys Rating Symbols and Definitions (January 2016) provides detailed definitions for Issuer Ratings and Corporate Family Ratings.
If there are an even number of credits in the credit group, we select the worse rating among the two middlemost ratings. We refer to this as the Median-Worst
algorithm.
Even though we refer to notching rules, in no way are we suggesting that Moodys rating analysts rigidly follow these rules in practice. Our algorithm only seeks to
determine the average notching observed within a particular region and sector.

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the benchmark rating, we compute the most frequently observed notch difference as a function of time, the
credit groups rating and the entitys region and sector. If there is not sufficient consensus for a particular
rule, no rule can be formed. 35 Rather than relying on static notching rules as the previous SRA did, the
redesigned SRA allows historical ratings to drive the formation of notching rules, which can evolve over
time.
4.

Select the reference credit group

Having inferred notching rules, we then select the reference credit group for each entity at all points in time.
The reference credit group is the one whose notching rule most reliably predicts the benchmark rating. In
other words, it is the credit group that has the highest priority. A notching rules priority is broadly based on
two factors:

How consistent is the credit groups notching from the benchmark rating?

How targeted is the pool of entities from which the notching rule was formed?

The more consistent a credit groups notching is, the higher priority it will be assigned. For two notching
rules that are equally consistent, the rule that is formed from a more targeted pool of entities (with respect
to the entities for which we are selecting the reference credit group) will be assigned a higher priority. 36
We have revised how we choose the reference credit group for entities that selectively default on
subordinated debt, but continue to pay on senior debt obligations. The previous SRA chose the defaulted
subordinated debt as the reference credit group when the gap between the senior- and subordinated debt
ratings becomes wider than historical standards. This resulted in an artificially lowered rating, and was
intended to balance two competing considerations: (1) estimating entity-level ratings, assuming that default
risk is shared evenly across the entitys capital structure, and (2) reflecting Moodys ratings true
discriminatory power by referencing the subordinated debt rating. In the redesigned SRA, we make no such
adjustment for selective defaults. 37,38
Once we have determined the reference credit group for a particular entity, we apply its notching rule to the
reference credit groups rating to derive the estimated senior rating. In this way, we construct entity-level
estimated senior rating histories at all points in time.
5.

Smooth artificial changes in the estimated senior rating

It is possible that an entitys estimated senior rating history created in the previous step contains artificial
rating changesthat is, rating changes that are unsupported by the entitys underlying aggregated credit
group histories. 39 Artificial rating changes can be introduced due to changes in the reference credit group or
changes in the notching rule. To remove these artificial rating changes, we apply a remedial smoothing
procedure, by which we mean the process of shifting the entitys estimated senior rating history either prior

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In order for a rule to be formed, we require two conditions be satisfied: (1) at least 50% of all entities must have the same notching, and (2) there must be at least 10
entities that have the same notching.
For ease of exposition, this discussion of priority has been simplified. In our forthcoming publication on the redesigned SRA, we will expand on this topic in more
detail.
In the future, we may choose to publish our default studies at the debt-class level. For example, we may choose to study subordinated debt ratings for financial
institutions and consider only defaults on subordinated debts. This approach would avoid the issue highlighted here because both ratings and defaults would be
measured on the same class of debt.
The previous approach led to a more correct rating accuracy measurement at the expense of introducing inaccurate ratings while the new approach has the opposite
effect. We plan to address this issue in the future by doing studies at the instrument level or by censoring non senior unsecured defaults when doing senior
unsecured entity-level studies.
Aggregated credit group histories, as defined previously, are the rating histories calculated as the Median-Worst rating among all like credits of a particular entity.

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to or after an artificial rating change by the same magnitude as the intended artificial change. This has the
effect of eliminating the artificial rating change at the cost of distorting the entitys rating level.
The redesigned SRA allows artificial changes in an entitys estimated senior rating history to be smoothed
either back in time or into the future. If the priority of the current notching rule is higher than that of the
previous notching rule (with respect to a particular artificial rating change), the entitys estimated senior
rating is smoothed back in time, meaning the previous rating is replaced with the current rating. Conversely,
if the priority of the current notching rule is lower than that of the previous notching rule, the entitys
estimated senior rating is smoothed into the future, meaning the current rating is replaced with the previous
rating. 40
6.

Remove entities without debt ratings

After smoothing is completed, the final step in the redesigned SRA is to remove entities from the data
sample for the periods of time when they do not have rated debt obligationsnamely, bonds, loans or bank
deposits. Gaps in an entitys estimated senior rating history that are due to the entity not having debt
ratings are treated as rating withdrawals. For this study, we only include entities that have debt ratings in
our data sample because only for these entities do we track default events with a high degree of confidence.
As a result, our default statistics remain unbiased and accurately reflect the true credit risk observed in the
corporate universe. 41

Data Sources
Moodys bases the results of this study on its proprietary database of ratings and defaults for corporate
bond and loan issuers. Municipal and sub-sovereign debt issuers, structured finance securities, private
placements and issuers with only short-term debt ratings are excluded unless otherwise noted. In total,
Moodys data covers the credit experiences of over 20,000 corporate issuers that sold long-term public debt
at some time between 1920 and 2015. As of January 1, 2015, over 6,000 corporate issuers held a Moodys
long-term bond, loan, deposit or corporate family rating.
Moodys database of corporate defaults covers more than 3,000 long-term bond and loan defaults by
issuers both rated and non-rated by Moodys. Additional data sources, such as Barclays Fixed Income Index
data, supplemented Moodys proprietary data in the construction of the aggregate dollar volume-weighted
default rates. Defaulted bond pricing data was derived from Bloomberg, Reuters, IDC and TRACE. The
majority of these market quotes represent an actual bid on the debt instrument, although no trade may
have occurred at that price. Over the 1982-2015 period, the dataset includes post-default prices for
approximately 5,000 defaulted instruments issued by over 1,700 defaulting corporations. Moodys makes
the 1970-2015 credit rating, default and recovery rate data used in this study available through its Default
and Recovery Database (DRD).

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The concept of smoothing is vast and complex, and cannot be covered adequately in this appendix. In our forthcoming publication on the redesigned SRA, we will
discuss smoothing in greater detail.
Suppose we included entities that only were assigned entity-level ratings in our data sample. Our default statistics would then understate the true default risk
because we would be including entities that do not even have the possibility of defaulting.

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Guide to Data Tables and Charts


In this section, we briefly describe the interpretation of some of the Exhibits contained in this report. Exhibit
13 was derived by mapping Moodys ratings to a linear scale, then taking the median values of the
numerically mapped ratings.
Exhibit 21 shows average senior unsecured recovery rates by letter rating and year prior to default. Each cell
in the table indicates the average recovery rate on senior unsecured bonds with a specific rating within T
years of default. For example, the 36.6% two-year B recovery rate reported in Exhibit 21 indicates the
average recovery rate on B- rated issues that default at some time within a two-year period, not recovery
rate for issuers rated B exactly two years before default. Together with issuer-weighted average cumulative
default rates, these multi-period recovery estimates are used to calculate cumulative expected credit loss
rates, as presented in Exhibit 22.
Exhibits 32 through 37 show issuer-weighted historical average default rates by rating category over various
investment horizons. These data were generated by averaging the multi-year default rates of cohorts
formed at monthly intervals. In addition to their being statements of historical fact, these data are also
useful proxies for expected default rates. For example, over a five-year period a portfolio of B-rated issuers
defaulted at a 22.2% average rate between 1983 and 2015 (see Exhibit 34). For an investor with a five-year
exposure to a B-rated debt obligation or counterparty, this estimate also happens to be the best estimate of
the expected risk of default for a B-rated exposure based on the available historical data, particularly over
long investment horizons.
Exhibit 40 shows average cumulative volume-weighted default rates by rating category. Whereas issuerbased default rates weight each issuer equally, these data weight each issuer by the total volume of
defaulted debt; larger defaults receive relatively more weight. Average default rates based on debt volume
affected are less suitable estimates of expected default risk. One reason is that issuer default volumes vary
considerably over time. On average, a leveraged corporate issuer defaults on approximately $300 million of
bonds. However, that total has been as high as $30 billion (WorldCom). Issuer-based default rates receive
particular emphasis in the rating process because the expected likelihood of default of a debt issuer holding
a given rating is expected to be the same regardless of differences in the nominal sizes of the exposures.
Exhibit 41 shows the cumulative issuer-weighted historical default rates of cohorts formed between the
years 1970 and 2015 (January 1 of each year). These data are a subset of the data used to calculate the
issuer-weighted averages shown in Exhibits 32 through 34 (which, again, are based on cohorts formed at
monthly time intervals). The default rates in Exhibit 41 may be useful for scenario analysis. For example, if
one believed that future default rates for a given pool of issuers will behave as they did in, say, 1997, then
one can use the January 1, 1997 cohort cumulative default rates as proxies for expected default rates.

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Data Tables and Charts


EXHIBIT 15

Moodys-Rated 2015 Corporate Bond and Loan Defaults1,2,3


Bonds
(US$ mil)

Loans
(US$ mil)

In Jan 2015
cohort?

Company

Country

Default Type

Month

Affinion Group Holdings, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

November

585

yes

Agropecuaria Nossa Senhora do Carmo S.A. Brazil

Missed Interest Payment

February

735

yes

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.

United States

Prepackaged Chapter 11

March

Alpha Bank AE

Greece

Bank Holiday

June

1069

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc

United States

Distressed Exchange

April

596

yes

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc

United States

Chapter 11

August

2807

1056

no

Altegrity, Inc.

United States

Missed Interest Payment

January

1420

275

yes

American Apparel, Inc.

United States

Prepackaged Chapter 11

October

214

25

yes

American Eagle Energy Corporation

United States

Missed Interest Payment

March

175

yes

American Energy - Woodford, LLC

United States

Distressed Exchange

June

340

yes

Anchor Hocking, LLC

United States

Prepackaged Chapter 11

April

Attica Bank S.A.

Greece

Bank Holiday

June

Automotores Gildemeister S.A.

Chile

Missed Interest Payment

BANIF-Banco Internacional do Funchal, S.A. Portugal


Bank Finance and Credit, OJSC

Ukraine

BANK RSB 24 (JSC)

400

75

yes
yes

249

yes

yes

December

400

yes

Placed Under Administration

December

539

yes

Bankruptcy

September

yes

Russia

Placed Under Administration

November

23

yes

Bank Uralsib

Russia

Distressed Exchange

November

77

yes

Berau Coal Energy TBK (P.T.)

Indonesia

Bankruptcy

July

950

yes

Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC United States

Chapter 11

September

139

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company,


Inc.
United States

Prepackaged Chapter 11

January

California Resources Corp.

United States

Distressed Exchange

December

CFG Investment S.A.C.

Peru

Liquidated

November

Chassix Holdings, Inc.

United States

Prepackaged Chapter 11

March

no

Chassix Inc.

United States

Prepackaged Chapter 11

March

375

no

CHC Group Ltd.

Canada

Distressed Exchange

August

41

yes

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

United States

Distressed Exchange

December

3694

yes

China Fishery Group Limited

Hong Kong

Liquidated

November

yes

Colt Defense LLC

United States

Chapter 11

June

249

70

yes

Comstock Resources, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

September

101

yes

Connacher Oil and Gas Limited

Canada

Missed Interest Payment

March

831

146

yes

CORE Entertainment Inc.

United States

Missed Interest Payment

July

160

yes

Delta Bank

Belarus

Seized By Regulators

March

Dex Media, Inc.

United States

Missed Interest Payment

October

270

yes

Doral Financial Corporation

United States

Chapter 11

March

170

yes

Drill Rigs Holdings Inc.

Marshall Islands Distressed Exchange

December

156

yes

DTEK ENERGY B.V.

Ukraine

April

200

yes

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Distressed Exchange

16394

no
4091

yes

2813

yes

288

550

yes

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EXHIBIT 15

Moodys-Rated 2015 Corporate Bond and Loan Defaults1,2,3


Bonds
(US$ mil)

Loans
(US$ mil)

In Jan 2015
cohort?

Company

Country

Default Type

Month

Edcon Holdings Limited

South Africa

Distressed Exchange

July

Edmentum, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

June

Education Management LLC

United States

Distressed Exchange

January

ELO Touch Solutions, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

September

Emeco Holdings Limited

Australia

Distressed Exchange

December

Emeco Pty Limited

Australia

Distressed Exchange

December

52

yes

Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V.

Mexico

Missed Interest Payment

December

700

yes

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

September

428

yes

Essar Steel Algoma Inc.

Canada

Bankruptcy

November

375

375

yes

Eurobank Ergasias S.A.

Greece

Bank Holiday

June

EXCO Resources, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

October

577

yes

Ferrexpo Plc

Switzerland

Distressed Exchange

February

500

yes

General Shopping Brasil S.A.

Brazil

Distressed Exchange

October

86

yes

Getty Images, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

December

Glorious Property Holdings Limited

China

Missed Principal And Interest Payments June

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation

United States

Distressed Exchange

September

Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. (The) United States

Chapter 11

July

Halcon Resources Corporation

United States

Distressed Exchange

April

Heckler & Koch GmbH

Germany

Distressed Exchange

November

Hercules Offshore, Inc.

United States

Prepackaged Chapter 11

August

Hidili Industry International Development


Ltd

China

Missed Principal And Interest Payments December

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd

China

Missed Interest Payment

April

Liberty Tire Recycling Holdco, LLC

United States

Distressed Exchange

March

225

Lightstream Resources Ltd

Canada

Distressed Exchange

July

Linn Energy, LLC

United States

Distressed Exchange

November

Logan's Roadhouse Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

Magnetation LLC

United States

Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation

United States

456
217

yes
361

yes

1333

yes

15

yes
yes

1299

yes

240

482

yes

213

yes

270

no

yes

1793

yes

48

yes

1211

yes

183

yes

1292

yes

465

yes

1999

yes

October

107

yes

Chapter 11

May

425

yes

397

yes

Chapter 11

December

600

Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, S.A.B. de C.V. Mexico

Distressed Exchange

September

37

yes

Mega Energia Locacao e Admin. de Bens S.A.Brazil

Missed Interest Payment

January

27

yes

Metinvest B.V.

Netherlands

Missed Principal And Interest Payments March

114

Midstates Petroleum Company Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

May

630

Millennium Health, LLC

United States

Prepackaged Chapter 11

November

1775

yes

MMM Holdings, LLC

Puerto Rico

Missed Interest Payment

September

475

yes

Molycorp, Inc.

United States

Chapter 11

June

1405

50

yes

National Bank of Greece S.A.

Greece

Bank Holiday

June

708

yes

Norske Skogindustrier ASA

Norway

Distressed Exchange

February

774

yes

NOTA BANK

Russia

Payment Moratorium

October

88

yes

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yes

yes
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EXHIBIT 15

Moodys-Rated 2015 Corporate Bond and Loan Defaults1,2,3


Bonds
(US$ mil)

Loans
(US$ mil)

In Jan 2015
cohort?

Company

Country

Default Type

Month

Novo Banco, S.A.

Portugal

Seized By Regulators

December

NYDJ Apparel, LLC

United States

Distressed Exchange

June

OAS S.A.

Brazil

Missed Interest Payment

February

1775

Ocean Rig UDW Inc.

Cyprus

Distressed Exchange

December

268

Offshore Group Investment Limited

United States

Chapter 11

December

1793

815

yes

Patriot Coal Corporation

United States

Chapter 11

May

282

200

yes

Piraeus Bank S.A.

Greece

Bank Holiday

June

629

yes

Privatbank

Ukraine

Missed Principal And Interest Payments September

350

yes

ProbusinessBank

Russia

Seized By Regulators

August

781

yes

Quicksilver Resources Inc.

United States

Chapter 11

March

1173

625

yes

Quiksilver, Inc.

United States

Prepackaged Chapter 11

September

505

70

yes

RAAM Global Energy Company

United States

Missed Interest Payment

May

238

RadioShack Corporation

United States

Chapter 11

February

Russian Standard Bank

Russia

Distressed Exchange

October

550

Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation

United States

Missed Interest Payment

May

Samson Investment Company

United States

Missed Interest Payment

September

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

August

Savings Bank of Ukraine

Ukraine

Distressed Exchange

September

SB Bank

Russia

Deposit Freeze

January

Shale-Inland Holdings, LLC

United States

Distressed Exchange

September

Sheridan Investment Partners II, LP

United States

Distressed Exchange

November

Swift Energy Company

United States

Missed Interest Payment

December

Towergate Finance plc

United Kingdom Bankruptcy

March

Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority

United States

Missed Interest Payment

June

150

yes

Ukreximbank

Ukraine

Missed Principal And Interest Payments April

1475

yes

Venoco, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

April

194

Verso Paper Holdings LLC

United States

Distressed Exchange

January

401

Viver Incorporadora e Construtora S.A.

Brazil

Missed Interest Payment

May

Vneshprombank

Russia

Payment Moratorium

December

Walter Energy, Inc.

United States

Chapter 11

July

Warren Resources, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

May

70

Warren Resources, Inc.

United States

Distressed Exchange

October

63

Wilton Brands LLC

United States

Distressed Exchange

August

Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Limited

China

Missed Interest Payment

May

309

yes

Zlomrex S.A.

Poland

Distressed Exchange

December

102

yes

2150

yes
50

Yes
yes

yes

yes
575

yes
yes

928

1601

yes

2250

1950

yes

846
1200

yes
100

118

yes
yes

29

yes
70

yes

875

500

yes

1408

128

yes

yes
0

yes

79

yes

473

yes

2700

978

yes
yes

no

346

yes

1. This list only includes companies that have rated bonds, loans and/or deposits within one year prior to default.
2. The list does not include American Medias distressed exchange in January 2015 because it is viewed as part of the default in August 2014. However, the $32 million bonds that were
exchanged in January 2015 are included in the 2015 default volume.
3. Only issuers included in the Jan 1st cohort are included in the annual default rates in this report.

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EXHIBIT 16*

Annual Moodys-Rated Global Corporate Issuer Default Counts, 1920-2015*


Year

Year

Inv-Grade

Spec-Grade

All-Rated

1920

Inv-Grade Spec-Grade All-Rated

25

33

1952

Year

1984

Inv-Grade Spec-Grade All-Rated

11

13

1921

25

32

1953

1985

16

16

1922

10

23

33

1954

1986

33

36

1923

22

27

1955

1987

31

31

1924

37

40

1956

1988

33

33

1925

34

41

1957

1989

50

54

1926

18

22

1958

1990

87

88

1927

15

16

1959

1991

67

68

1928

1960

1992

33

33

1929

12

15

1961

1993

23

23

1930

21

23

1962

1994

17

17

1931

78

84

1963

1995

29

29

1932

10

108

118

1964

1996

18

18

1933

188

197

1965

1997

24

24

1934

60

65

1966

1998

51

52

1935

51

60

1967

1999

106

107

1936

19

22

1968

2000

122

126

1937

18

22

1969

2001

183

187

1938

17

26

1970

25

27

2002

14

131

145

1939

13

15

1971

2003

87

87

1940

22

24

1972

2004

41

41

1941

10

10

1973

2005

31

33

1942

1974

2006

31

31

1943

1975

2007

18

18

1944

1976

2008

21

118

139

1945

1977

2009

14

258

272

1946

1978

2010

63

66

1947

1979

2011

41

48

1948

1980

2012

67

68

1949

1981

2013

67

70

1950

1982

11

13

2014

52

54

1951

1983

13

13

2015

103

103

* Only includes issuers in the Jan 1st cohort.

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EXHIBIT 17

Annual Rated Global Corporate Bond and Loan Default Volumes, 1970-2015*
Investment Grade

Speculative Grade

All Ratings

Year

Bond

Loan

Total

Bond

Loan

Total

Bond

Loan

Total

1970

$154

$0

$154

$823

$0

$823

$977

$0

$977

1971

$0

$0

$0

$132

$0

$132

$132

$0

$132

1972

$0

$0

$0

$268

$0

$268

$268

$0

$268

1973

$17

$0

$17

$94

$0

$94

$112

$0

$112

1974

$0

$0

$0

$69

$0

$69

$69

$0

$69

1975

$0

$0

$0

$273

$0

$273

$273

$0

$273

1976

$0

$0

$0

$37

$0

$37

$37

$0

$37

1977

$68

$0

$68

$185

$0

$185

$253

$0

$253

1978

$0

$0

$0

$112

$0

$112

$112

$0

$112

1979

$0

$0

$0

$18

$0

$18

$18

$0

$18

1980

$0

$0

$0

$311

$0

$311

$311

$0

$311

1981

$0

$0

$0

$47

$0

$47

$47

$0

$47

1982

$218

$0

$218

$454

$0

$454

$672

$0

$672

1983

$0

$0

$0

$1,180

$0

$1,180

$1,180

$0

$1,180

1984

$215

$0

$215

$378

$0

$378

$594

$0

$594

1985

$0

$0

$0

$1,344

$0

$1,344

$1,344

$0

$1,344

1986

$138

$0

$138

$3,758

$0

$3,758

$3,896

$0

$3,896

1987

$0

$0

$0

$8,663

$242

$8,905

$8,663

$242

$8,905

1988

$0

$0

$0

$5,494

$361

$5,855

$5,494

$361

$5,855

1989

$1,506

$0

$1,506

$9,657

$0

$9,657

$11,162

$0

$11,162

1990

$0

$0

$0

$20,243

$1,831

$22,074

$20,243

$1,831

$22,074

1991

$1,348

$0

$1,348

$14,929

$678

$15,607

$16,277

$678

$16,955

1992

$0

$0

$0

$6,507

$956

$7,463

$6,507

$956

$7,463

1993

$0

$0

$0

$2,617

$487

$3,103

$2,617

$487

$3,103

1994

$0

$0

$0

$2,687

$299

$2,986

$2,687

$299

$2,986

1995

$0

$0

$0

$5,338

$372

$5,710

$5,338

$372

$5,710

1996

$0

$0

$0

$4,111

$1,435

$5,546

$4,111

$1,435

$5,546

1997

$0

$0

$0

$5,019

$948

$5,967

$5,019

$948

$5,967

1998

$399

$0

$399

$9,449

$3,299

$12,748

$9,848

$3,299

$13,147

1999

$450

$1,225

$1,675

$26,111

$14,107

$40,219

$26,561

$15,332

$41,894

2000

$4,014

$3,950

$7,964

$24,844

$26,206

$51,049

$28,858

$30,156

$59,014

2001

$20,099

$5,363

$25,462

$78,684

$34,103

$112,787

$98,783

$39,466

$138,250

2002

$44,214

$13,622

$57,836

$101,526

$39,773

$141,299

$145,740

$53,395

$199,135

2003

$0

$0

$0

$35,743

$11,003

$46,746

$35,743

$11,003

$46,746

2004

$0

$0

$0

$12,233

$4,712

$16,946

$12,233

$4,712

$16,946

2005

$2,155

$2,825

$4,980

$25,851

$8,745

$34,596

$28,006

$11,570

$39,576

2006

$0

$0

$0

$7,758

$2,630

$10,388

$7,758

$2,630

$10,388

2007

$0

$0

$0

$4,755

$1,983

$6,738

$4,755

$1,983

$6,738

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EXHIBIT 17

Annual Rated Global Corporate Bond and Loan Default Volumes, 1970-2015*
Investment Grade
Year

Speculative Grade

Bond

Loan

Total

Bond

2008

$182,073

$10,380

$192,452

$55,010

2009

$35,704

$21,931

$57,634

$150,287

2010

$4,047

$0

$4,047

$21,761

2011

$8,398

$1,411

$9,809

2012

$323

$0

$323

2013

$2,408

$0

$2,408

2014

$939

$0

$939

2015

$0

$0

$0

$77,007

All Ratings

Loan

Total

Bond

Loan

Total

$32,322

$87,332

$237,083

$42,701

$279,784

$124,514

$274,802

$185,991

$146,445

$332,436

$13,957

$35,718

$25,808

$13,957

$39,765

$22,108

$4,906

$27,014

$30,506

$6,317

$36,823

$45,313

$18,289

$63,602

$45,636

$18,289

$63,925

$31,918

$17,910

$49,828

$34,326

$17,910

$52,236

$38,465

$28,230

$66,695

$39,404

$28,230

$67,634

$20,089

$97,096

$77,007

$20,089

$97,096

* Default volume in millions of USD


** only include companies in the Jan 1st cohort

EXHIBIT 18

Annual Issuer Default Counts and Volume Totals by Geographical Region, 1986-2015*
Issuer Counts

Dollar Volumes (US$ mil)

Africa &
Middle East

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin
America

North
America

Africa &
Middle East

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin
America

North
America

1986

38

$0

$0

$0

$0

$3,896

1987

33

$0

$0

$0

$0

$8,985

1988

33

$0

$0

$0

$0

$5,855

1989

51

$0

$969

$0

$0

$10,253

1990

88

$0

$200

$516

$0

$21,874

1991

72

$0

$0

$1,228

$0

$16,136

1992

34

$0

$0

$0

$0

$7,513

1993

24

$0

$0

$0

$0

$3,104

1994

16

$0

$0

$774

$0

$2,212

1995

30

$0

$0

$0

$100

$5,711

1996

18

$0

$0

$0

$207

$5,834

1997

20

$0

$614

$0

$310

$5,044

1998

43

$0

$1,444

$707

$0

$11,221

1999

86

$0

$4,339

$3,950

$2,018

$33,330

2000

118

$0

$3,968

$866

$305

$53,941

2001

15

15

150

$2,758

$7,832

$10,540

$1,909

$115,524

2002

25

17

102

$0

$1,842

$44,761

$10,424

$142,808

2003

11

68

$0

$550

$3,296

$4,152

$38,948

2004

36

$183

$0

$2,521

$1,093

$13,918

2005

33

$0

$0

$207

$100

$39,508

2006

23

$0

$0

$1,601

$167

$9,113

2007

15

$0

$0

$771

$0

$5,967

2008

51

92

$0

$625

$54,356

$555

$228,180

Year

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Annual Issuer Default Counts and Volume Totals by Geographical Region, 1986-2015*
Issuer Counts

Dollar Volumes (US$ mil)

Africa &
Middle East

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin
America

North
America

Africa &
Middle East

Asia Pacific

2009

16

32

11

235

$650

2010

11

55

$0

2011

16

35

2012

11

2013

25

Year

Europe

Latin
America

North
America

$6,989

$28,183

$3,031

$294,682

$6,913

$10,490

$487

$25,445

$0

$0

$10,064

$358

$26,599

51

$48

$1,805

$15,525

$4,066

$44,286

37

$0

$546

$24,095

$4,505

$23,091

2014

13

32

$350

$3,397

$11,587

$2,939

$53,092

2015

27

10

62

$456

$3,433

$15,284

$5,152

$73,557

* Includes issuers outside of the January 1 cohorts.


EXHIBIT 19

2015 Defaulted Corporates Bond and Loan Recoveries*


Bank Loans
1st Lien

2nd Lien

Bonds
1st Lien

2nd Lien

Sr. Unsec.

Company

Default Type

Affinion Group Holdings, Inc.**

Distressed exchange

20.0%

Afren PLC

Missed principal and


interest payments

45.0%

Agropecuaria Nossa Senhora do Carmo S.A.

Missed interest
payment

20.0%

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.

Prepackaged Chapter 11

Alpha Bank AE

Bank holiday

73.6%

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc

Distressed exchange

32.4%

Altegrity, Inc.

Missed interest
payment

American Apparel, Inc.

Prepackaged Chapter 11

American Energy - Woodford, LLC

Distressed exchange

American Media, Inc.

Distressed exchange

Anchor Hocking, LLC

Prepackaged Chapter 11

Armtec Holdings

Missed interest
payment

11.0%

Automotores Gildemeister S.A.

Missed interest
payment

37.3%

Baoding Tianwei Group Co Ltd

Missed interest
payment

90.1%

Berau Coal Energy TBK (P.T.)

Bankruptcy

61.0%

Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC

Chapter 11

BPZ Resources Inc.

Chapter 11

16.8%

California Resources Corp.

Distressed exchange

43.3%

Ceagro Agricola Ltd.

Missed interest
payment

CFG Investment S.A.C.

Liquidated

Chassix Holdings, Inc.

Prepackaged Chapter 11

Chassix Inc.

Prepackaged Chapter 11

CHC Helicopter S.A.

Distressed exchange

49.0%

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

Distressed exchange

32.4%

Cimento Tupi S.A.

Missed interest
payment

44.3%

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Sr. Sub.

Sub.

Jr Sub.

70.5%

14.0%

35.0%

3.5%
25.0%

94.1%

101.0%

44.0%

85.5%

80.5%

59.0%
43.0%
99.0%
36.5%

29.5%

22.5%
47.3%
4.8%
78.5%

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2015 Defaulted Corporates Bond and Loan Recoveries*


Bank Loans
1st Lien

Bonds

2nd Lien

1st Lien

2nd Lien

Sr. Unsec.

Company

Default Type

Colt Defense LLC

Chapter 11

Connacher Oil and Gas Limited

Missed interest
payment

Dex Media, Inc.

Missed interest
payment

Drill Rigs Holdings Inc.

Distressed exchange

DTEK ENERGY B.V.

Distressed exchange

Edmentum, Inc.

Distressed exchange

Emeco Pty Limited

Distressed exchange

Empresas ICA, S.A.B. de C.V.

Missed interest
payment

11.4%

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.

Distressed exchange

22.0%

Essar Steel Algoma Inc.

Bankruptcy

Eurobank Ergasias S.A.

Bank holiday

91.7%

EXCO Resources, Inc.

Distressed exchange

27.1%

Ferrexpo Plc

Distressed exchange

77.0%

General Shopping Brasil S.A.

Distressed exchange

46.6%

Getty Images, Inc.

Distressed exchange

33.5%

Goodrich Petroleum Corporation

Distressed exchange

23.1%

Halcon Resources Corporation

Distressed exchange

45.1%

Harrah's Operating Company, Inc.

Prepackaged Chapter 11

Hercules Offshore, Inc.

Prepackaged Chapter 11

35.7%

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd

Missed interest
payment

64.4%

Liberty Tire Recycling Holdco, LLC

Distressed exchange

80.0%

Lightstream Resources Ltd

Distressed exchange

51.5%

Linn Energy, LLC

Distressed exchange

22.6%

Logan's Roadhouse Inc.

Distressed exchange

Lupatech S.A.

Bankruptcy

Magnetation LLC

Chapter 11

Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation

Chapter 11

Maxcom Telecomunicaciones, S.A.B. de C.V.

Distressed exchange

Metinvest B.V.

Missed principal and


interest payments

61.0%

Midstates Petroleum Company Inc.

Distressed exchange

46.8%

Millennium Health, LLC

Prepackaged Chapter 11

42.7%

MMM Holdings, LLC

Missed interest
payment

74.8%

Molycorp, Inc.

Chapter 11

National Bank of Greece S.A.

Bank holiday

Norske Skogindustrier ASA

Distressed exchange

73.1%

Novo Banco, S.A.

Seized by regulators

31.0%

OAS S.A.

Missed interest
payment

12.9%

Ocean Rig UDW Inc.

Distressed exchange

68.0%

Offshore Group Investment Limited

Chapter 11

21.2%

Patriot Coal Corporation

Chapter 11

54.5%

Piraeus Bank S.A.

Bank holiday

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Sr. Sub.

Sub.

Jr Sub.

32.0%
86.8%

10.0%
4.8%
68.0%
70.0%

47.1%
56.5%

56.8%

9.0%

73.5%

0.0%

17.3%

74.0%

23.4%

66.0%
5.0%
34.0%
100.0%

53.7%

24.5%
55.5%

15.9%

1.0%
80.9%

21.7%
64.8%

51.0%

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2015 Defaulted Corporates Bond and Loan Recoveries*


Bank Loans
1st Lien

Bonds

2nd Lien

1st Lien

2nd Lien

Sr. Unsec.

Company

Default Type

Privatbank

Missed principal and


interest payments

Quicksilver Resources Inc.

Chapter 11

56.5%

13.5%

Quiksilver, Inc.

Prepackaged Chapter 11

80.0%

8.3%

RAAM Global Energy Company

Missed interest
payment

21.5%

RadioShack Corporation

Chapter 11

Russian Standard Bank

Distressed exchange

Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation

Missed interest
payment

36.4%

Samson Investment Company

Missed interest
payment

91.0%

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

Distressed exchange

Savings Bank of Ukraine

Distressed exchange

Shale-Inland Holdings, LLC

Distressed exchange

Sheridan Investment Partners II, LP

Distressed exchange

Sinosteel Corporation Limited

Missed interest
payment

Swift Energy Company

Missed interest
payment

Tonon Bioenergia S.A.

Bankruptcy

50.0%

22.0%

Towergate Finance plc

Bankruptcy

96.3%

2.0%

Tunica-Biloxi Gaming Authority

Missed interest
payment

Ukreximbank

Missed principal and


interest payments

79.4%

Venoco, Inc.

Distressed exchange

45.0%

Verso Paper Holdings LLC

Distressed exchange

Vneshprombank

Payment moratorium

Walter Energy, Inc.

Chapter 11

Warren Resources, Inc.

Distressed exchange

49.0%

Warren Resources, Inc.

Distressed exchange

17.0%

Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Limited

Missed interest
payment

Xinergy Corp.

Bankruptcy

Sr. Sub.

72.5%

98.0%

Sub.

Jr Sub.

61.5%
1.0%

11.5%
30.0%
21.5%
10.6%

1.4%
19.8%
85.5%
73.3%

64.1%
73.4%
7.8%

52.0%

55.0%

64.3%
61.8%

3.2%
47.4%

23.5%

1.3%

28.5%
48.0%

* Measured by trading prices.


** Affinion Groups 1st lien bond is a PIKed debt.

EXHIBIT 20

Annual Defaulted Corporate Bond and Loan Recoveries*


Loan
Year

Sr. Sec. (1st Lien)

1983

Bond
Sr. Sec. (1st Lien)

Sr. Unsec.

Sr. Sub.

Sub.

40.0%

52.7%

43.5%

41.1%

44.5%

49.4%

67.9%

44.3%

45.5%

60.2%

29.6%

39.7%

1984
1985

30

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Jr. Sub.

48.5%

All Bonds

43.6%

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Annual Defaulted Corporate Bond and Loan Recoveries*


Loan
Year

Bond

Sr. Sec. (1st Lien)

Sr. Sec. (1st Lien)

Sr. Unsec.

Sr. Sub.

Sub.

Jr. Sub.

All Bonds

1986

59.2%

50.4%

46.8%

40.4%

46.8%

1987

71.0%

63.8%

46.5%

46.9%

51.3%

1988

55.4%

45.2%

31.4%

33.8%

36.5%

38.5%

1989

46.5%

43.6%

35.7%

26.8%

16.9%

32.5%

72.0%

33.8%

38.2%

25.5%

19.6%

10.7%

25.8%

1991

67.9%

48.4%

36.7%

41.8%

24.4%

7.8%

35.5%

1992

60.6%

62.1%

49.2%

49.4%

38.0%

13.5%

45.9%

1993

53.4%

37.1%

51.9%

44.1%

1994

67.6%

69.3%

53.7%

29.6%

38.0%

1995

75.4%

62.0%

47.6%

34.3%

41.5%

1996

85.5%

47.6%

62.8%

43.8%

22.6%

1997

78.8%

72.0%

56.1%

44.7%

33.1%

30.6%

47.6%

1998

56.7%

46.8%

39.5%

45.0%

18.2%

62.0%

38.3%

1999

73.5%

39.1%

38.0%

26.9%

35.6%

2000

68.8%

38.6%

24.2%

20.8%

31.9%

7.0%

2001

64.9%

31.7%

21.2%

19.8%

15.9%

47.0%

2002

58.4%

50.6%

29.5%

21.4%

23.4%

29.5%

2003

73.4%

69.2%

41.9%

37.8%

12.3%

41.4%

2004

87.7%

73.3%

52.1%

42.3%

94.0%

58.5%

2005

83.8%

69.2%

54.9%

32.8%

51.3%

56.5%

2006

83.6%

74.6%

55.0%

41.4%

56.1%

55.0%

2007

68.6%

82.3%

53.7%

56.2%

0.0%

55.1%

2008

61.7%

52.5%

33.5%

23.3%

29.5%

34.1%

2009

53.6%

37.3%

37.1%

24.8%

45.3%

34.4%

2010

70.9%

57.6%

50.7%

37.5%

33.7%

51.5%

1990

43.1%
40.0%

45.6%
43.3%
41.5%

34.3%
25.1%
21.6%

2011

70.9%

70.5%

41.3%

36.7%

31.9%

45.7%

2012

66.4%

60.9%

43.1%

33.7%

37.3%

44.9%

2013

76.2%

71.4%

45.2%

20.7%

26.4%

46.9%

2014

78.4%

73.6%

46.4%

39.1%

38.8%

47.7%

2015

63.4%

53.5%

37.9%

36.6%

58.5%

14.0%

40.9%

* Based on trading prices.

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EXHIBIT 21

Average Sr. Unsecured Bond Recovery Rates by Year Prior to Default, 1983-2015*
Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

n.a.

3.33%

3.33%

61.88%

69.58%

Aa

37.24%

39.02%

38.08%

43.95%

43.18%

30.36%

42.57%

44.97%

44.48%

44.17%

Baa

42.88%

44.42%

44.65%

44.60%

44.41%

Ba

44.51%

43.50%

42.63%

42.27%

42.37%

37.58%

36.62%

36.94%

37.34%

37.93%

Aaa**

Caa-C

37.96%

38.39%

38.44%

38.87%

38.98%

Investment Grade

40.02%

43.51%

44.39%

44.62%

44.41%

Speculative Grade

38.26%

38.12%

38.23%

38.60%

38.97%

All Rated

38.33%

38.45%

38.71%

39.15%

39.54%

* Issuer-weighted, based on post default trading prices


** The Aaa recovery rates are based on five observations, three of which are Icelandic banks that have an average recovery rate of 3.33%.

EXHIBIT 22

Average Cumulative Credit Loss Rates by Letter Rating, 1982-2015*


Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

0.00%

0.01%

0.01%

0.01%

0.02%

Aa

0.01%

0.04%

0.08%

0.12%

0.18%

0.04%

0.11%

0.22%

0.34%

0.49%

Baa

0.11%

0.28%

0.47%

0.70%

0.93%

Ba

0.53%

1.50%

2.71%

3.98%

5.08%

2.26%

5.43%

8.57%

11.33%

13.77%

Aaa

Caa-C

6.56%

11.54%

15.72%

18.96%

21.71%

Investment Grade

0.06%

0.15%

0.27%

0.40%

0.55%

Speculative Grade

2.60%

5.32%

7.90%

10.12%

12.01%

All Rated

1.00%

2.00%

2.92%

3.68%

4.32%

* Based on average default rates and senior unsecured bond recoveries measured on issuer-weighted basis

EXHIBIT 23

Annual Credit Loss Rates by Letter Rating, 1982-2015*


Year

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Caa-C

Inv-Grade

Spec-Grade

All Rated

1983

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.55%

1.09%

20.01%

0.00%

1.92%

0.43%

1984

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.32%

0.26%

2.70%

9.20%

0.09%

1.58%

0.44%

1985

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.35%

2.91%

2.66%

0.00%

1.50%

0.38%

1986

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.43%

1.17%

5.22%

8.48%

0.10%

3.06%

0.91%

1987

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

1.10%

1.97%

3.56%

0.00%

1.56%

0.52%

1988

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.74%

3.25%

6.85%

0.00%

2.11%

0.76%

1989

0.00%

0.28%

0.00%

0.30%

1.67%

4.26%

11.47%

0.14%

3.33%

1.26%

1990

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.16%

2.18%

8.45%

25.23%

0.04%

6.36%

2.16%

1991

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.16%

2.44%

8.19%

9.48%

0.04%

5.67%

1.75%

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EXHIBIT 23

Annual Credit Loss Rates by Letter Rating, 1982-2015*


Year

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Caa-C

Inv-Grade

Spec-Grade

All Rated

1992

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.17%

3.73%

8.38%

0.00%

2.51%

0.68%

1993

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.39%

2.75%

8.51%

0.00%

2.14%

0.56%

1994

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

1.94%

1.17%

0.00%

0.97%

0.27%

1995

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.14%

2.10%

5.46%

0.00%

1.60%

0.47%

1996

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.56%

3.84%

0.00%

0.61%

0.19%

1997

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.08%

0.81%

4.27%

0.00%

0.80%

0.26%

1998

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.07%

0.54%

2.34%

4.96%

0.02%

1.83%

0.69%

1999

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.06%

0.93%

2.97%

9.96%

0.02%

3.29%

1.30%

2000

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.27%

0.84%

4.36%

13.27%

0.10%

4.53%

1.83%

2001

0.00%

0.00%

0.12%

0.14%

0.91%

7.27%

22.86%

0.10%

7.47%

2.85%

2002

0.00%

0.00%

0.11%

0.72%

0.86%

3.22%

18.82%

0.30%

5.31%

2.03%

2003

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.51%

1.42%

11.56%

0.00%

2.96%

1.03%

2004

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.18%

0.38%

5.64%

0.00%

1.16%

0.40%

2005

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.07%

0.00%

0.37%

3.28%

0.03%

0.78%

0.29%

2006

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.09%

0.48%

2.66%

0.00%

0.75%

0.27%

2007

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

2.15%

0.00%

0.42%

0.15%

2008

0.00%

0.34%

0.27%

0.68%

1.56%

2.66%

7.04%

0.42%

3.60%

1.67%

2009

0.00%

0.00%

0.15%

0.58%

1.11%

4.39%

16.47%

0.27%

7.61%

3.16%

2010

0.00%

0.00%

0.08%

0.04%

0.00%

0.19%

4.28%

0.05%

1.53%

0.63%

2011

0.00%

0.11%

0.00%

0.25%

0.09%

0.20%

3.28%

0.13%

1.13%

0.53%

2012

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.04%

0.08%

0.31%

4.37%

0.02%

1.56%

0.70%

2013

0.00%

0.00%

0.05%

0.07%

0.32%

0.44%

3.44%

0.05%

1.43%

0.68%

2014

0.00%

0.00%

0.05%

0.03%

0.08%

0.21%

2.39%

0.03%

1.00%

0.49%

2015

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.18%

1.42%

3.89%

0.00%

2.16%

1.03%

Average

0.00%

0.02%

0.03%

0.13%

0.59%

2.50%

8.15%

0.06%

2.55%

0.93%

Max

0.00%

0.34%

0.27%

0.72%

2.44%

8.45%

25.23%

0.42%

7.61%

3.16%

Min

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

1.17%

0.00%

0.42%

0.15%

Caa

Ca-C

WR

Default

* Based on issuer-weighted average default rates and issuer-weighted senior unsecured bond recovery rates.

EXHIBIT 24

2015 One-Year Letter Rating Migration Rates


From/To:

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Aaa

94.444%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

5.556%

0.000%

Aa

0.331%

90.728%

5.960%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

2.980%

0.000%

0.000%

1.870%

89.512%

5.610%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

3.008%

0.000%

Baa

0.000%

0.000%

4.737%

86.491%

4.971%

0.117%

0.000%

0.000%

3.684%

0.000%

Ba

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

5.518%

75.908%

9.152%

0.673%

0.269%

8.210%

0.269%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.462%

4.713%

74.399%

8.410%

0.647%

9.242%

2.126%

Caa

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.077%

3.318%

74.306%

3.395%

13.966%

4.938%

Ca-C

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

15.000%

50.000%

11.667%

23.333%

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EXHIBIT 25

Average One-Year Letter Rating Migration Rates, 1920-2015


From/To:

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Caa

Ca-C

WR

Default

Aaa

86.682%

7.906%

0.801%

0.184%

0.030%

0.002%

0.000%

0.000%

4.396%

0.000%

Aa

1.063%

84.089%

7.662%

0.738%

0.162%

0.047%

0.013%

0.004%

6.161%

0.061%

0.071%

2.789%

84.842%

5.569%

0.667%

0.121%

0.037%

0.008%

5.808%

0.086%

Baa

0.037%

0.249%

4.321%

82.533%

4.571%

0.732%

0.132%

0.018%

7.142%

0.266%

Ba

0.006%

0.074%

0.514%

6.184%

73.871%

6.834%

0.649%

0.093%

10.601%

1.173%

0.005%

0.046%

0.165%

0.623%

5.617%

71.666%

6.078%

0.487%

12.010%

3.303%

Caa

0.000%

0.011%

0.029%

0.139%

0.606%

7.163%

66.802%

2.928%

13.788%

8.532%

Ca-C

0.000%

0.016%

0.109%

0.038%

0.617%

2.983%

8.484%

48.574%

19.209%

19.968%

EXHIBIT 26

Average One-Year Letter Rating Migration Rates, 1970-2015


From/To:

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Caa

Ca-C

WR

Default

Aaa

87.480%

8.135%

0.590%

0.058%

0.024%

0.003%

0.000%

0.000%

3.709%

0.000%

Aa

0.833%

85.151%

8.448%

0.438%

0.064%

0.036%

0.017%

0.001%

4.991%

0.021%

0.056%

2.572%

86.601%

5.366%

0.510%

0.113%

0.043%

0.005%

4.679%

0.056%

Baa

0.036%

0.159%

4.296%

85.442%

3.744%

0.694%

0.163%

0.021%

5.261%

0.183%

Ba

0.006%

0.044%

0.466%

6.174%

76.172%

7.173%

0.679%

0.124%

8.246%

0.916%

0.008%

0.032%

0.149%

0.449%

4.784%

73.515%

6.486%

0.562%

10.604%

3.412%

Caa

0.000%

0.009%

0.027%

0.108%

0.416%

7.021%

66.772%

2.806%

14.321%

8.521%

Ca-C

0.000%

0.000%

0.056%

0.000%

0.623%

2.461%

9.468%

39.589%

23.714%

24.089%

EXHIBIT 27

Average Five-Year Letter Rating Migration Rates, 1970-2015*


From/To:

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Caa

Ca-C

WR

Default

Aaa

52.910%

23.673%

5.160%

0.661%

0.324%

0.031%

0.047%

0.000%

17.118%

0.076%

Aa

2.263%

45.924%

22.999%

3.982%

0.840%

0.285%

0.129%

0.030%

23.287%

0.261%

0.202%

7.608%

50.997%

14.393%

2.545%

0.803%

0.174%

0.019%

22.551%

0.707%

Baa

0.177%

1.146%

12.599%

48.628%

7.715%

2.608%

0.572%

0.090%

24.937%

1.528%

Ba

0.035%

0.206%

2.817%

14.060%

27.563%

11.168%

1.913%

0.120%

35.164%

6.953%

0.026%

0.077%

0.496%

2.504%

7.360%

21.727%

5.966%

0.653%

43.767%

17.426%

Caa

0.000%

0.000%

0.142%

0.827%

2.072%

8.077%

11.861%

1.016%

47.701%

28.304%

Ca-C

0.000%

0.000%

0.029%

0.584%

1.955%

5.068%

2.957%

3.434%

53.001%

32.973%

* Last cohort formed on 1/1/2011

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EXHIBIT 28

2015 One-Year Alphanumeric Rating Migration Rates*


From/To:

Aaa

Aa1

Aa2

Aa3

A1

A2

A3

Baa1

Baa2

Baa3

Ba1

Ba2

Ba3

B1

B2

B3

Caa1

Caa2

Caa3

Ca-C

WR

Default

Aaa

94.444

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.556

0.000

Aa1

0.000

82.353

9.804

5.882

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.961

0.000

Aa2

0.000

3.279

86.885

6.557

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.279

0.000

Aa3

0.526

0.000

17.895 68.947

6.842

2.632

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.158

0.000

A1

0.000

0.000

83.803

4.930

1.761

0.000

0.000

0.352

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.521

0.000

1.761

3.873

A2

0.000

0.000

0.652

0.435

6.957

81.087

6.522

1.304

0.435

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.609

0.000

A3

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.412

3.086

6.173

74.897 10.700

1.235

0.412

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.086

0.000

Baa1

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.202

0.605

11.492

75.000

7.460

1.613

0.202

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.427

0.000

Baa2

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.153

2.147

9.049

69.479 11.963

2.607

0.613

0.767

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.221

0.000

Baa3

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.890

1.779

8.541

73.665

8.897

1.423

0.000

0.356

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

4.448

0.000

Ba1

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.266

10.970 64.557

8.861

4.219

0.844

0.000

1.688

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

6.751

0.844

Ba2

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.463

0.463

3.241

7.870

64.815

9.259

5.093

0.926

0.000

0.463

0.000

0.463

0.000

6.944

0.000

Ba3

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.345

0.690

2.414

9.310

58.276

11.724

3.448

1.724

0.000

1.034

0.000

0.690

10.345

0.000

B1

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.951

10.492 61.639

7.869

5.902

1.639

0.984

0.000

0.000

7.869

0.656

B2

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.201

0.000

0.901

1.201

8.709

62.162

7.508

4.204

1.502

1.502

0.300

7.808

3.003

B3

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.225

0.000

0.000

0.676

4.054

7.207

59.459

9.685

2.928

0.676

1.351

11.261

2.477

Caa1

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.144

0.000

0.000

0.144

1.009

3.602

63.545 10.086

1.873

1.297

14.841

3.458

Caa2

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.160

6.263

62.203

6.695

4.968

12.743

4.968

Caa3

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.158

6.475

56.835

8.633

13.669

12.230

Ca-C

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

8.333

5.000

1.667

50.000 11.667

23.333

* Data in percent

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EXHIBIT 29

Average One-Year Alphanumeric Rating Migration Rates, 1983-2015*


From/To:

Aaa

Aa1

Aa2

Aa3

A1

A2

A3

Baa1

Baa2

Baa3

Ba1

Ba2

Ba3

B1

B2

B3

Caa1

Caa2

Caa3

Ca-C

WR

Default

Aaa

86.538

5.543

2.477

0.579

0.278

0.156

0.021

0.046

0.000

0.025

0.015

0.015

0.000

0.002

0.000

0.002

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

4.306

0.000

Aa1

1.753

75.967

8.075

6.101

1.579

0.883

0.195

0.132

0.081

0.011

0.038

0.000

0.013

0.040

0.027

0.009

0.025

0.018

0.000

0.000

5.052

0.000

Aa2

1.072

4.496

72.722

10.292

3.691

1.748

0.414

0.096

0.170

0.075

0.030

0.017

0.000

0.028

0.007

0.025

0.000

0.020

0.000

0.003

5.094

0.000

Aa3

0.166

1.093

4.097

75.405

8.266

3.752

0.857

0.251

0.260

0.130

0.028

0.033

0.015

0.011

0.000

0.000

0.002

0.006

0.000

0.000

5.581

0.046

A1

0.057

0.109

1.066

5.277

75.284

7.819

2.927

0.666

0.463

0.227

0.199

0.134

0.051

0.064

0.016

0.011

0.017

0.009

0.007

0.000

5.526

0.074

A2

0.059

0.032

0.214

1.124

5.310

76.075

7.553

2.763

1.061

0.410

0.196

0.130

0.188

0.059

0.036

0.010

0.019

0.026

0.006

0.000

4.680

0.050

A3

0.050

0.050

0.102

0.335

1.668

6.488

74.370

6.819

2.898

0.977

0.407

0.169

0.145

0.128

0.039

0.016

0.033

0.012

0.004

0.017

5.212

0.059

Baa1

0.028

0.028

0.090

0.142

0.251

1.828

6.830

73.738

7.203

2.599

0.712

0.348

0.260

0.292

0.070

0.037

0.062

0.036

0.008

0.026

5.271

0.140

Baa2

0.042

0.045

0.022

0.072

0.203

0.648

2.238

6.426

74.846

6.522

1.432

0.594

0.473

0.368

0.213

0.090

0.123

0.015

0.020

0.008

5.413

0.187

Baa3

0.031

0.007

0.019

0.046

0.088

0.199

0.524

2.055

8.657

72.480

4.809

2.073

1.061

0.713

0.283

0.274

0.145

0.084

0.070

0.045

6.067

0.273

Ba1

0.019

0.002

0.019

0.019

0.175

0.161

0.240

0.823

2.741

10.044 64.936

4.950

4.277

1.646

0.629

0.535

0.117

0.207

0.033

0.134

7.844

0.449

Ba2

0.000

0.000

0.020

0.030

0.098

0.156

0.163

0.429

0.758

3.728

7.816

63.385

6.812

3.883

1.348

0.916

0.298

0.228

0.096

0.163

8.948

0.726

Ba3

0.000

0.015

0.009

0.015

0.072

0.191

0.210

0.104

0.475

0.802

2.894

6.518

64.060

7.228

3.310

1.944

0.572

0.435

0.087

0.140

9.490

1.429

B1

0.010

0.010

0.017

0.012

0.056

0.028

0.084

0.098

0.226

0.301

0.787

2.936

6.202

63.682

6.314

4.407

1.285

0.733

0.220

0.267

10.238

2.086

B2

0.000

0.014

0.000

0.014

0.019

0.024

0.109

0.139

0.150

0.244

0.209

0.736

2.073

7.109

62.047

7.923

3.611

1.703

0.438

0.501

9.891

3.046

B3

0.013

0.003

0.026

0.000

0.037

0.026

0.069

0.031

0.050

0.114

0.132

0.229

0.593

2.371

6.123

60.020

7.288

3.441

1.264

0.968

12.081

5.120

Caa1

0.000

0.016

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.016

0.003

0.025

0.003

0.042

0.081

0.136

0.257

0.447

1.441

7.792

59.072

7.955

2.657

1.590

13.656

4.811

Caa2

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.030

0.018

0.000

0.000

0.071

0.135

0.061

0.079

0.224

0.488

1.044

2.902

7.936

52.743

4.958

3.065

15.445 10.802

Caa3

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.094

0.047

0.063

0.173

0.282

1.357

3.647

8.369

43.745

8.267

14.825

Ca-C

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.024

0.033

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.195

0.171

0.269

0.090

0.261

2.061

2.509

3.559

3.584

19.131

38.809 24.173 24.263

* Data in percent.

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EXHIBIT 30

Annual Issuer-Weighted Corporate Default Rates by Letter Rating, 1920-2015


Year

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Caa-C

Inv Grade

Spec Grade

All rated

1920

0.000%

0.000%

0.323%

0.942%

2.153%

4.382%

0.000%

0.427%

3.009%

1.234%

1921

0.000%

0.189%

0.353%

0.648%

0.444%

2.683%

13.332%

0.387%

2.150%

1.068%

1922

0.000%

0.185%

0.165%

1.100%

1.078%

1.705%

7.629%

0.506%

1.762%

1.007%

1923

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.622%

0.929%

2.270%

5.932%

0.244%

1.705%

0.804%

1924

0.000%

0.367%

0.000%

0.126%

2.065%

2.705%

12.835%

0.140%

2.852%

1.152%

1925

0.000%

0.000%

0.141%

0.707%

1.745%

2.585%

14.397%

0.321%

2.562%

1.171%

1926

0.000%

0.395%

0.147%

0.113%

1.387%

2.900%

3.704%

0.188%

1.909%

0.768%

1927

0.000%

0.000%

0.212%

0.000%

1.300%

1.980%

12.842%

0.069%

1.831%

0.736%

1928

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.164%

1.320%

10.477%

0.000%

0.877%

0.363%

1929

0.000%

0.293%

0.000%

0.446%

0.825%

0.918%

9.733%

0.242%

1.401%

0.715%

1930

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.402%

0.917%

3.163%

7.720%

0.151%

2.204%

1.040%

1931

0.000%

0.000%

0.269%

1.085%

3.005%

9.523%

31.670%

0.502%

7.897%

3.805%

1932

0.000%

0.670%

1.099%

0.929%

6.097%

13.978%

24.062%

0.861%

10.989%

5.503%

1933

0.000%

0.000%

0.258%

1.771%

11.550%

16.147%

25.921%

0.790%

15.709%

8.489%

1934

0.000%

0.617%

0.306%

0.857%

2.529%

4.224%

16.504%

0.586%

5.897%

3.405%

1935

0.000%

0.000%

1.429%

1.923%

5.134%

4.275%

13.024%

1.285%

6.253%

3.935%

1936

0.000%

0.847%

0.543%

0.327%

1.234%

2.385%

7.795%

0.482%

2.720%

1.634%

1937

0.000%

0.000%

0.505%

1.043%

0.997%

2.669%

9.074%

0.619%

2.749%

1.723%

1938

0.000%

0.855%

1.639%

1.990%

0.991%

1.467%

12.808%

1.550%

2.599%

2.110%

1939

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.995%

0.623%

1.744%

6.073%

0.412%

1.774%

1.224%

1940

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.370%

0.433%

3.307%

11.829%

0.592%

3.562%

2.472%

1941

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.973%

0.813%

5.071%

0.000%

1.713%

1.085%

1942

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.791%

2.004%

0.000%

0.736%

0.456%

1943

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.359%

0.000%

0.000%

0.615%

0.370%

1944

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.495%

2.551%

0.000%

0.666%

0.389%

1945

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

3.571%

0.000%

0.565%

0.306%

1946

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1947

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.719%

2.778%

0.000%

0.636%

0.315%

1948

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1949

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.360%

1.031%

8.571%

0.000%

1.926%

0.837%

1950

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1951

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

4.762%

0.000%

0.433%

0.176%

1952

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1953

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1954

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

7.143%

0.000%

0.467%

0.166%

1955

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.613%

0.000%

0.000%

0.518%

0.166%

1956

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1957

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.266%

0.000%

0.000%

0.448%

0.143%

1958

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1959

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

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EXHIBIT 30

Annual Issuer-Weighted Corporate Default Rates by Letter Rating, 1920-2015


Year

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Caa-C

Inv Grade

Spec Grade

All rated

1960

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.251%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.750%

0.245%

1961

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.599%

0.000%

8.696%

0.000%

1.072%

0.354%

1962

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.749%

1.471%

0.000%

0.000%

1.516%

0.471%

1963

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.162%

1.471%

0.000%

0.000%

1.152%

0.352%

1964

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1965

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1966

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

2.439%

0.000%

0.000%

0.439%

0.122%

1967

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1968

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

5.000%

0.000%

0.375%

0.106%

1969

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1970

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.543%

4.237%

19.444%

50.000%

0.271%

8.678%

2.631%

1971

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.885%

0.000%

12.500%

0.000%

1.155%

0.286%

1972

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

6.897%

37.500%

0.000%

1.922%

0.453%

1973

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.461%

0.000%

3.846%

37.500%

0.232%

1.280%

0.456%

1974

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.513%

7.162%

0.000%

0.000%

1.332%

0.275%

1975

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.029%

6.158%

0.000%

0.000%

1.742%

0.361%

1976

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.995%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.868%

0.176%

1977

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.294%

0.543%

3.226%

33.333%

0.110%

1.360%

0.354%

1978

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.124%

5.405%

0.000%

0.000%

1.823%

0.354%

1979

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.513%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.435%

0.088%

1980

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

5.000%

33.333%

0.000%

1.630%

0.344%

1981

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

4.397%

0.000%

0.000%

0.698%

0.162%

1982

0.000%

0.000%

0.256%

0.329%

2.786%

2.222%

23.077%

0.214%

3.553%

1.040%

1983

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.163%

2.303%

42.308%

0.000%

4.061%

0.900%

1984

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.625%

0.518%

5.340%

18.182%

0.175%

3.130%

0.869%

1985

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.872%

7.309%

6.667%

0.000%

3.773%

0.952%

1986

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.870%

2.365%

10.536%

17.105%

0.211%

6.163%

1.830%

1987

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

3.024%

5.436%

9.823%

0.000%

4.299%

1.423%

1988

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.353%

5.934%

12.500%

0.000%

3.850%

1.393%

1989

0.000%

0.499%

0.000%

0.529%

2.957%

7.549%

20.334%

0.254%

5.901%

2.226%

1990

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.265%

3.531%

13.667%

40.794%

0.060%

10.284%

3.492%

1991

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.249%

3.848%

12.937%

14.974%

0.059%

8.952%

2.761%

1992

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.337%

7.345%

16.494%

0.000%

4.933%

1.337%

1993

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.622%

4.376%

13.531%

0.000%

3.404%

0.899%

1994

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

4.191%

2.532%

0.000%

2.093%

0.582%

1995

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.267%

4.015%

10.423%

0.000%

3.062%

0.899%

1996

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

1.502%

10.309%

0.000%

1.651%

0.506%

1997

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.175%

1.847%

9.735%

0.000%

1.815%

0.592%

1998

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.109%

0.898%

3.871%

8.197%

0.035%

3.025%

1.136%

1999

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.093%

1.505%

4.799%

16.068%

0.032%

5.308%

2.103%

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EXHIBIT 30

Annual Issuer-Weighted Corporate Default Rates by Letter Rating, 1920-2015


Year

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Caa-C

Inv Grade

Spec Grade

All rated

2000

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.350%

1.111%

5.744%

17.492%

0.127%

5.971%

2.416%

2001

0.000%

0.000%

0.156%

0.180%

1.159%

9.232%

29.022%

0.124%

9.484%

3.624%

2002

0.000%

0.000%

0.161%

1.015%

1.215%

4.567%

26.708%

0.432%

7.533%

2.884%

2003

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.877%

2.450%

19.894%

0.000%

5.092%

1.768%

2004

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.378%

0.797%

11.773%

0.000%

2.418%

0.835%

2005

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.163%

0.000%

0.815%

7.272%

0.061%

1.719%

0.647%

2006

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.193%

1.067%

5.910%

0.000%

1.666%

0.594%

2007

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

4.645%

0.000%

0.896%

0.331%

2008

0.000%

0.508%

0.406%

1.025%

2.339%

4.002%

10.591%

0.628%

5.416%

2.508%

2009

0.000%

0.000%

0.240%

0.930%

1.771%

6.983%

26.176%

0.429%

12.097%

5.015%

2010

0.000%

0.000%

0.170%

0.075%

0.000%

0.387%

8.682%

0.096%

3.100%

1.269%

2011

0.000%

0.193%

0.000%

0.428%

0.157%

0.349%

5.594%

0.218%

1.926%

0.904%

2012

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.072%

0.142%

0.550%

7.678%

0.033%

2.750%

1.231%

2013

0.000%

0.000%

0.090%

0.121%

0.579%

0.808%

6.282%

0.096%

2.617%

1.235%

2014

0.000%

0.000%

0.088%

0.060%

0.142%

0.401%

4.468%

0.064%

1.872%

0.911%

2015

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.293%

2.285%

6.272%

0.000%

3.474%

1.662%

Mean

0.000%

0.059%

0.093%

0.273%

1.032%

3.197%

10.450%

0.149%

2.778%

1.137%

Median

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.561%

2.101%

7.699%

0.000%

1.827%

0.786%

St Dev

0.000%

0.176%

0.264%

0.458%

1.609%

3.819%

11.233%

0.274%

2.971%

1.365%

Min

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

Max

0.000%

0.855%

1.639%

1.990%

11.550%

19.444%

50.000%

1.550%

15.709%

8.489%

39

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EXHIBIT 31

Annual Issuer-Weighted Corporate Default Rates by Alphanumeric Rating, 1983-2015*


Caa1

Caa2

Caa3

Ca-C

Inv
Spec
Grade Grade All rated

Year

Aaa

Aa1

Aa2

Aa3

A1

A2

A3

Baa1

Baa2

Baa3

Ba1

Ba2

Ba3

B1

B2

B3

1983

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.081

1.010

0.000

8.523

42.308

0.000

0.000 4.061

0.900

1984

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.835

0.000

1.667

0.000

6.494

0.000

3.333

18.182

0.000

0.175 3.130

0.869

1985

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.639

1.149

4.530

5.556

14.213

6.667

0.000

0.000 3.773

0.952

1986

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.813

1.935

1.235

1.099

4.002

8.592

7.407

15.798

17.105

0.000

0.211 6.163

1.830

1987

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.000

0.935

3.110

4.142

5.769

8.202

10.157

0.000

0.000 4.299

1.423

1988

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.757

4.218

4.524

11.272

10.526

50.000 0.000 3.850

1.393

1989

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.081

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.735

0.806

0.990

1.835

4.575

6.673

5.347 13.447

21.432

0.000

2.226

1990

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.971

1.064

5.837

3.518

6.784 16.845 24.854

41.729

33.333 0.060 10.284 3.492

1991

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.699

0.000

0.000

1.053

0.000

7.263

7.366

7.236 29.292

14.829

16.667 0.059 8.952

0.254 5.901

2.761

1992

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.763

1.409

1.429 23.630

18.409

7.692

0.000 4.933

1.337

1993

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.031

0.000

0.794

2.792

1.370

12.003

14.426

9.091

0.000 3.404

0.899

1994

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.509

2.705

9.504

1.538

7.143

0.000 2.093

0.582

1995

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.676

3.698

5.743

1.954

6.136

23.073 0.000 3.062

0.899

1996

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.379

1.259

3.993

11.135

5.882

0.000 1.651

0.506

8.590

15.188 0.000 1.815

0.592

8.057 33.333

5.263

0.035 3.025

1.136

1997

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.450

0.325

0.510

6.554

1998

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.292

0.000

0.000

1.156

1.541

2.681

4.440

5.248

1999

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.304

0.474

0.920

2.990

2.787

3.874

8.752 10.644 25.947 14.435

18.960 0.032 5.308

2.103

2000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.267

0.000

0.880

0.474

0.930

1.971

2.280

4.236

11.731 13.082 25.940 16.561

17.191

0.127 5.971

2.416

2001

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.410

0.000

0.276

0.249

0.000

0.000

0.993

2.544

3.256

9.640 15.567 26.484 28.140 37.888

30.767 0.124 9.484

3.624

2002

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.431

0.991

0.905

1.187

2.074

0.546

0.986

2.552

5.077

6.214

18.839 21.545 31.775

38.186 0.432 7.533

2.884

2003

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.541

0.617

1.385

0.699

2.329

4.731

8.816 22.388 27.419

28.775 0.000 5.092

1.768

2004

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.971

0.000

0.560

2.179

7.752

9.169

11.908

29.134 0.000 2.418

0.835

2005

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.218

0.288

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.508

1.998

3.792

7.135

23.482

13.816

0.061 1.719

0.647

2006

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.629

0.658

0.305

2.078

2.414

7.419

13.249

14.586 0.000 1.666

0.594

2007

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.507

9.990

9.930

29.252 0.000 0.896

0.331

2008

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.493

1.053

0.232

0.000

0.978

1.387

0.606

0.930

2.948

3.251

3.112

3.939

4.603

5.532

17.656 33.493

39.178 0.628 5.416

2.508

2009

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.693

1.026

0.868

0.902

1.450

1.213

2.557

3.447

6.799

9.419

12.158 34.230 51.209

63.641 0.429 12.097

5.015

2010

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.304

0.000

0.224

0.000

0.000

0.244

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.852

0.000

0.286

1.774

25.765 0.096 3.100

1.269

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7.051

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EXHIBIT 31

Annual Issuer-Weighted Corporate Default Rates by Alphanumeric Rating, 1983-2015*


Caa3

Aaa

Aa1

Aa2

Aa3

A1

A2

A3

Baa1

Baa2

Baa3

Ba1

Ba2

Ba3

B1

B2

B3

Caa1

Caa2

2011

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.418

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.388

0.866

0.000

0.578

0.000

0.000

0.467

0.523

1.945

7.389 12.484

21.382

0.218 1.926

0.904

2012

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.221

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.405

0.000

0.772

0.757

2.729

8.470 15.640

47.415 0.033 2.750

1.231

2013

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.225

0.000

0.159

0.192

0.000

0.000

1.566

0.719

1.249

0.629

2.268

6.627

56.556 0.096 2.617

1.235

2014

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.392

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.183

0.000

0.000

0.353

0.351

0.708

0.236

2.011

3.920 10.568

20.685 0.064 1.872

0.911

2015

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.905

0.000

0.000

0.703

3.245

2.656

3.869

5.350 13.427

24.915 0.000 3.474

1.662

Mean

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.091

0.053

0.019

0.048

0.135

0.182

0.339

0.522

0.694

1.615

2.576

3.450

8.005

3.941

15.139

11.765

21.016

0.095 4.355

1.568

Median

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.986

2.509

2.705

6.214

1.774

10.526

9.930

18.960

0.033 3.474

1.235

StDev

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.321

0.199

0.081

0.147

0.310

0.352

0.540

0.979

1.176

1.693

2.436

3.580

7.507

6.188

10.487 13.991

17.256

0.150

2.734

1.061

Min

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.538

0.000

0.000

0.000 0.896

0.331

Max

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.493

1.053

0.410

0.693

1.026

1.387

1.935

5.000

5.837

7.263

8.592

16.845 29.292 26.484 42.308 51.209

63.641

0.628 12.097

5.015

7.281

Ca-C

Inv
Spec
Grade Grade All rated

Year

* Data in percent. Moodys introduced alphanumerically modified Caa ratings in 1997. Caa letter ratings are mapped to Caa2 prior to 1997.

EXHIBIT 32

Average Cumulative Issuer-Weighted Global Default Rates by Letter Rating, 1920-2015*


Rating

Aaa
Aa
A
Baa
Ba
B
Caa-C
Inv Grade
Spec Grade
All rated

0.000

0.008

0.027

0.075

0.063

0.183

0.289

0.443

0.144

0.219

0.313

0.442

0.578

0.680

0.956

1.236

1.503

1.750

0.089

0.266

0.541

0.848

1.182

1.543

1.923

2.306

2.728

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0.737

0.872

0.984

1.102

1.136

1.168

1.231

2.026

2.343

2.689

3.031

3.357

3.601

3.790

3.157

3.601

4.036

4.435

4.837

5.301

5.713

6.047

5.922

6.605

7.306

8.012

8.645

20

1.293

1.345

1.404

1.444

3.960

4.163

4.413

4.623

6.377

6.690

7.006

0.274

0.771

1.345

1.979

2.635

3.292

3.919

4.567

5.246

9.222

9.832 10.433

10.984 11.506

12.035

1.245

2.926

4.795

6.752

8.650

10.464

12.124

13.720

15.261

16.889 18.318

19.727 21.080

22.289 23.448

24.555 25.637

26.680 27.639

28.534

3.545

8.010

12.470

16.495 20.068

23.165 26.006

28.411 30.524

32.293 33.850

35.280 36.685

38.091 39.391

40.659 41.812

42.746 43.463

43.990

10.441 18.290

24.447

29.306 33.277

36.429 38.938

41.105 43.136

45.016 46.900

48.771 50.449

52.152 53.948

55.718 57.372

58.974 60.500

62.017

0.149

0.423

0.758

3.689

7.413

10.890

1.473

2.977

4.375

1.134

1.544

14.003 16.756
5.629

6.748

1.971

2.396

19.162 21.304
7.741

8.629

7.425

7.755

23.204 24.949

2.827

3.277

26.602 28.068

3.736

4.209

29.478 30.829

4.687

5.149

32.097 33.310

5.579

5.995

34.480 35.592

6.388

6.744

36.615 37.526

7.087

38.354

9.438 10.208

10.949 11.646

12.326 12.974

13.573 14.145

14.687 15.183

15.647 16.083

16.494

* Data in percent.

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EXHIBIT 33

Average Cumulative Issuer-Weighted Global Default Rates by Letter Rating, 1970-2015*


Rating

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

0.000

0.011

0.011

0.031

0.087

0.141

0.198

0.259

0.325

0.396

0.471

0.551

0.632

0.677

0.725

0.776

0.830

0.849

0.849

0.849

Aa

0.022

0.061

0.112

0.196

0.305

0.420

0.540

0.646

0.725

0.807

0.907

1.038

1.188

1.305

1.394

1.490

1.611

1.769

2.020

2.266

0.056

0.170

0.357

0.555

0.794

1.063

1.345

1.652

1.982

2.313

2.643

2.962

3.292

3.643

4.050

4.453

4.859

5.283

5.677

6.087

Baa

0.185

0.480

0.831

1.252

1.668

2.105

2.525

2.972

3.476

4.033

4.634

5.287

5.961

6.618

7.273

7.997

8.743

9.469 10.128

10.734

Ba

0.959

2.587

4.501

6.538

8.442

10.220 11.788

13.311 14.852

16.455 18.014

19.567 21.017

22.434 23.930

25.390 26.668

27.828 29.115

30.164

3.632

8.529

13.515

17.999 22.071

25.699 29.028

31.828 34.303

36.298 37.888

39.302 40.661

42.087 43.368

44.478 45.464

46.358 47.132

48.071

10.671 18.857

25.639

31.075 35.638

39.105 41.812

44.202 46.145

47.843 49.018

49.717 50.214

50.332 50.601

51.155 51.319

51.319 51.319

51.319

4.648

5.450

Caa-C
Inv Grade

0.093

0.251

0.457

Spec Grade

4.070

8.273

12.252

All rated

1.500

3.004

4.387

0.697

0.956

15.764 18.850
5.579

6.604

1.234

1.512

21.513 23.836
7.485

8.246

1.804

2.118

25.869 27.733
8.925

9.564

2.447

2.792

3.151

3.522

3.883

4.258

5.047

5.839

6.219

29.416 30.889

32.269 33.557

34.826 36.101

37.318 38.377

39.340 40.358

41.256

10.161

10.717

11.256

11.778

12.281 12.790

13.295 13.776

14.239 14.691

15.116

* Data in percent.

EXHIBIT 34

Average Cumulative Issuer-Weighted Global Default Rates by Letter Rating, 1983-2015*


Rating

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

0.000

0.013

0.013

0.039

0.068

0.102

0.139

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

Aa

0.024

0.067

0.123

0.210

0.321

0.419

0.517

0.603

0.674

0.757

0.861

1.002

1.142

1.237

1.324

1.414

1.526

1.705

1.966

2.193

0.061

0.186

0.394

0.609

0.871

1.159

1.457

1.774

2.096

2.409

2.715

3.012

3.340

3.727

4.181

4.641

5.104

5.608

6.026

6.444

Baa

0.200

0.508

0.854

1.266

1.679

2.104

2.503

2.900

3.317

3.777

4.304

4.881

5.519

6.127

6.728

7.436

8.209

8.953

9.662

10.164

Ba

0.958

2.663

4.728

6.903

8.812

10.567 12.135

13.604 15.004

16.405 17.677

18.921 20.069

21.273 22.618

23.823 24.826

25.840 27.169

28.118

3.622

8.564

13.590

18.086 22.184

25.857 29.207

32.013 34.415

36.311 37.792

39.121 40.436

41.826 42.982

43.958 44.973

46.007 46.922

48.063

10.578 18.729

25.529

31.021 35.572

38.986 41.637

43.944 45.907

47.752 49.034

49.799 50.347

50.478 50.783

51.420 51.613

51.613 51.613

51.613

Caa-C
Inv Grade

0.100

0.265

0.477

Spec Grade

4.209

8.601

12.791

All rated

1.615

3.250

4.758

0.718

0.982

16.480 19.682
6.048

7.141

1.255

1.523

22.441 24.856
8.067

8.861

3.304

3.647 4.009

4.396 4.800

5.622

5.963

26.932 28.757

1.791

2.063

30.339 31.643

2.346

2.647

32.833 33.951

2.963

35.097 36.235

37.252 38.155

39.066 40.118

5.225

41.019

9.546 10.155

10.704 11.199

11.674 12.147

12.617 13.096

13.569 14.030

14.502 14.962

15.349

* Data in percent.

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EXHIBIT 35

Average Cumulative Issuer-Weighted Global Default Rates by Alphanumeric Rating, 1983-2015*


Rating

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

0.000

0.013

0.013

0.039

0.068

0.102

0.139

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

0.143

Aa1

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.057

0.103

0.153

0.157

0.157

0.157

0.157

0.157

0.157

0.238

0.336

0.446

0.486

0.486

0.486

0.486

0.486

Aa2

0.000

0.013

0.114

0.243

0.362

0.450

0.546

0.652

0.774

0.943

1.091

1.256

1.400

1.466

1.539

1.687

1.953

2.249

2.535

2.709

Aa3

0.047

0.126

0.181

0.257

0.392

0.517

0.657

0.767

0.837

0.899

1.020

1.204

1.367

1.477

1.564

1.637

1.695

1.869

2.219

2.577

A1

0.075

0.224

0.450

0.670

0.889

1.131

1.354

1.554

1.717

1.911

2.123

2.339

2.579

2.880

3.186

3.490

3.804

4.095

4.251

4.415

A2

0.051

0.156

0.329

0.553

0.814

1.172

1.538

1.932

2.338

2.753

3.155

3.512

3.866

4.290

4.776

5.326

5.989

6.640

7.145

7.620

A3

0.060

0.187

0.414

0.615

0.918

1.171

1.466

1.808

2.186

2.500

2.789

3.099

3.489

3.926

4.511

5.041

5.419

5.982

6.596

7.246

Baa1

0.143

0.379

0.655

0.954

1.225

1.497

1.760

1.952

2.150

2.430

2.802

3.310

3.863

4.345

4.963

5.730

6.482

7.056

7.339

7.539

Baa2

0.189

0.481

0.811

1.242

1.617

2.029

2.446

2.852

3.294

3.786

4.414

5.070

5.759

6.372

6.921

7.371

7.867

8.500

9.293

9.908

Baa3

0.276

0.684

1.131

1.651

2.282

2.913

3.456

4.103

4.769

5.432

6.031

6.592

7.282

8.061

8.712

9.686 10.858

11.981 13.142

13.888

Ba1

0.483

1.543

2.826

4.141

5.512

6.821

7.886

8.740

9.549

10.474 11.464

12.451 13.312

14.046

15.111

16.188 16.978

18.069 19.898

21.457

Ba2

0.764

1.947

3.405

4.915

6.263

7.346

8.346

9.508 10.792

12.107 13.294

14.527 15.305

16.183 17.455

18.272 19.165

19.904 20.917

21.069

Ba3

1.500

4.149

7.366

10.832 13.694

16.444 19.005

21.371 23.489

25.485 27.161

28.737 30.650

32.864 34.732

36.601 38.107

39.356 40.261

40.985

B1

2.217

5.940

9.947

13.708 17.504

20.923 24.422

27.518 30.162

32.188 33.783

35.218 36.954

38.946 40.328

41.396 42.627

44.088 45.579

47.157

B2

3.288

8.286

13.322

17.965 21.785

25.239 28.228

30.648 32.939

34.964 36.508

37.902 39.006

39.944 41.203

42.321 43.015

43.649 43.926

44.822

B3

5.435 11.688

17.922

23.220 28.153

32.612 36.385

39.428 41.688

43.175 44.385

45.430 46.133

46.845 46.986

47.335 48.556

48.935 48.935

48.935

Caa1

5.140 11.935

18.228

23.422 27.934

31.596 34.192

35.805 37.642

39.966 41.388

42.252 43.308

43.727 43.727

43.727 43.727

Caa2

11.461 20.604

28.049

34.270 39.418

43.589 47.183

50.951 53.920

56.536 58.273

58.792 58.792

58.792 59.625

61.267 61.748

61.748 61.748

61.748

Caa3

20.501 32.464

40.874

46.503 51.223

53.446 55.946

58.933 59.582

59.582 59.582

59.582 59.582

59.582 59.582

59.582 59.582

Ca-C

27.691 36.530

42.928

47.960 50.839

51.625 52.021

52.913 53.395

53.395 54.087

55.182 55.872

55.872 55.872

55.872 55.872

55.872 55.872

55.872

Inv Grade

0.100

0.265

0.477

Spec Grade

4.209

8.601

12.791

All rated

1.615

3.250

4.758

0.718

0.982

16.480 19.682
6.048

7.141

1.255

1.523

22.441 24.856
8.067

8.861

1.791

2.063

26.932 28.757
9.546 10.155

2.346

2.647

2.963

3.304

3.647

4.009

4.396

4.800

5.225

5.622

5.963

30.339 31.643

32.833 33.951

35.097 36.235

37.252 38.155

39.066 40.118

41.019

10.704

11.674 12.147

12.617 13.096

13.569 14.030

14.502 14.962

15.349

11.199

* Data in percent.

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EXHIBIT 36

Average Cumulative Issuer-Weighted Global Default Rates by Alphanumeric Rating, 1998-2015


Rating/Year

10

Aaa

0.000%

0.029%

0.029%

0.029%

0.029%

0.029%

0.029%

0.029%

0.029%

0.029%

Aa1

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.000%

0.031%

0.099%

0.105%

0.105%

0.105%

0.105%

Aa2

0.000%

0.010%

0.148%

0.301%

0.400%

0.513%

0.641%

0.788%

0.964%

1.176%

Aa3

0.055%

0.144%

0.193%

0.268%

0.421%

0.594%

0.855%

1.050%

1.161%

1.284%

A1

0.125%

0.278%

0.472%

0.710%

0.990%

1.333%

1.674%

1.989%

2.279%

2.608%

A2

0.077%

0.221%

0.436%

0.656%

0.964%

1.414%

1.851%

2.367%

3.001%

3.770%

A3

0.078%

0.218%

0.475%

0.723%

1.095%

1.314%

1.632%

2.034%

2.561%

3.089%

Baa1

0.171%

0.431%

0.716%

1.007%

1.214%

1.468%

1.704%

1.931%

2.153%

2.527%

Baa2

0.221%

0.503%

0.812%

1.138%

1.399%

1.707%

1.961%

2.192%

2.538%

2.870%

Baa3

0.289%

0.680%

1.074%

1.487%

1.980%

2.350%

2.729%

3.322%

3.937%

4.743%

Ba1

0.337%

1.223%

2.197%

3.144%

4.365%

5.434%

6.444%

7.289%

8.296%

9.471%

Ba2

0.699%

1.600%

2.827%

4.107%

5.247%

6.062%

6.728%

7.960%

9.280%

10.772%

Ba3

1.017%

2.734%

4.813%

7.058%

8.579%

10.269%

12.103%

14.203%

16.117%

17.711%

B1

1.424%

4.378%

7.571%

10.722%

13.558%

15.989%

18.677%

21.171%

23.408%

25.382%

B2

2.981%

7.694%

12.672%

17.473%

21.019%

24.172%

26.843%

29.186%

31.473%

33.405%

B3

4.049%

9.739%

15.917%

20.917%

25.345%

29.193%

32.488%

35.124%

37.574%

39.024%

Caa1

5.131%

11.895%

18.163%

23.290%

27.760%

31.396%

33.994%

35.588%

37.440%

39.781%

Caa2

11.035%

20.742%

28.535%

34.465%

39.429%

43.709%

47.728%

51.358%

53.558%

53.558%

Caa3

20.441%

32.322%

40.763%

46.417%

51.159%

53.390%

55.894%

58.884%

59.534%

59.534%

Ca-C

30.183%

40.154%

47.280%

52.394%

55.499%

56.366%

56.817%

57.820%

58.352%

58.352%

Inv Grade

0.130%

0.316%

0.540%

0.774%

1.036%

1.305%

1.584%

1.895%

2.247%

2.662%

Spec Grade

4.193%

8.546%

12.666%

16.165%

19.007%

21.361%

23.433%

25.326%

27.100%

28.619%

All rated

1.738%

3.479%

5.067%

6.369%

7.415%

8.276%

9.032%

9.740%

10.432%

11.097%

EXHIBIT 37

Average Cumulative Issuer-Weighted Global Default Rates by Broad Industry Group, 1970-2015*
Broad Industry Group

10

aerospace & defense

0.774

1.608

2.314

2.788

3.181

3.411

3.582

3.699

3.699

3.699

automotive

2.463

5.011

7.454

9.737

11.912

13.901

15.754

17.547

19.185

20.412

banking

0.522

1.034

1.530

2.011

2.467

2.874

3.236

3.589

3.954

4.327

beverage, food, & tobacco

1.196

2.366

3.523

4.504

5.296

6.021

6.602

7.072

7.561

7.906

capital equipment

1.642

3.395

5.117

6.631

7.905

8.899

9.791

10.590

11.344

12.074

chemicals, plastics, & rubber

1.048

2.203

3.282

4.269

5.233

6.008

6.590

7.046

7.527

8.062

construction & building

2.845

5.871

8.707

11.351

13.699

15.920

17.897

19.831

21.598

23.095

consumer goods: durable

2.515

5.545

8.794

11.873

15.063

17.665

19.518

21.292

23.312

25.171

consumer goods: nondurable

3.908

8.189

12.172

15.344

17.869

20.044

22.076

23.789

25.077

26.055

containers, packaging, &


glass

2.646

5.589

8.216

10.583

12.719

14.609

16.249

17.920

19.408

20.685

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EXHIBIT 37

Average Cumulative Issuer-Weighted Global Default Rates by Broad Industry Group, 1970-2015*
Broad Industry Group

10

energy: electricity

2.185

4.446

6.550

8.101

9.563

10.956

12.265

13.322

14.350

15.507

energy: oil & gas

1.584

3.106

4.469

5.618

6.617

7.457

8.150

8.721

9.241

9.690

environmental industries

3.293

6.355

8.882

10.919

12.608

14.042

15.278

16.666

18.224

19.973

fire: finance

0.838

1.695

2.520

3.092

3.623

4.179

4.774

5.383

6.027

6.743

fire: insurance

0.391

0.830

1.283

1.775

2.275

2.779

3.275

3.774

4.303

4.839

fire: real estate

1.030

2.167

3.235

4.247

4.934

5.437

5.867

6.211

6.554

6.949

forest products & paper

2.723

5.436

8.045

10.354

12.235

13.890

15.395

16.630

17.534

18.255

healthcare &
pharmaceuticals

1.435

2.942

4.300

5.579

6.661

7.693

8.666

9.377

10.105

10.665

high tech industries

1.829

3.799

5.589

7.187

8.436

9.577

10.762

11.998

13.207

14.452

hotel, gaming, & leisure

4.536

9.076

13.035

16.569

19.562

22.031

24.110

26.112

28.140

30.251

media: advertising, printing &


publishing

5.365

10.571

15.200

19.394

23.330

26.649

29.104

30.779

32.282

33.936

media: broadcasting &


subscription

3.702

7.657

11.735

15.207

18.488

21.415

23.827

26.017

27.949

29.753

media: diversified &


production

2.356

4.667

6.617

7.835

8.639

9.296

9.672

9.941

10.242

10.576

metals & mining

2.750

5.525

8.110

10.348

12.107

13.699

15.211

16.569

17.868

19.166

retail

2.608

5.279

7.938

10.307

12.421

14.230

15.762

17.170

18.553

19.857

services: business

2.221

4.446

6.402

8.027

9.711

11.381

13.022

14.468

15.814

17.056

services: consumer

2.213

4.404

5.970

7.347

8.592

9.904

11.432

13.117

14.634

15.958

sovereign & public finance

0.291

0.616

0.850

1.057

1.291

1.434

1.482

1.482

1.482

1.482

telecommunications

2.232

4.383

6.282

7.768

8.844

9.560

10.076

10.380

10.567

10.695

transportation: cargo

1.922

3.488

4.747

5.745

6.548

7.261

7.831

8.325

8.763

9.238

transportation: consumer

3.035

5.872

8.687

11.432

13.802

15.737

17.613

19.571

21.607

23.581

utilities: electric

0.125

0.246

0.355

0.457

0.567

0.675

0.772

0.874

0.982

1.097

utilities: oil & gas

0.157

0.287

0.427

0.577

0.701

0.831

0.946

0.995

1.048

1.105

utilities: water

0.136

0.287

0.356

0.356

0.356

0.356

0.356

0.356

0.356

0.356

wholesale

3.496

7.487

11.074

13.616

15.666

17.560

18.668

19.570

20.485

21.519

* Data in percent.

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EXHIBIT 38

Annual Default Rates by Industry Group, 1970-2015*


Year

Aerospace &
Defense

1970

Consumer
Goods: NonDurable

Containers,
Packaging, &
Glass

Energy:
Electricity

Energy: Oil &


Gas

10.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

7.143

0.000

0.000

Chemicals,
Plastics, & Construction &
Consumer
Rubber
Building Goods: Durable

Automotive

Beverage, Food,
Banking
& Tobacco

Capital
Equipment

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1971

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1972

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.124

1973

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1974

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.149

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1975

0.000

3.030

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1976

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.064

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.632

0.000

0.000

0.000

1977

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.703

0.000

0.000

0.000

1978

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.703

0.000

0.000

1.316

1979

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1980

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.226

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1981

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.205

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1982

0.000

2.857

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.333

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.980

1983

0.000

8.108

0.000

1.471

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.440

1984

0.000

2.941

0.000

1.449

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

4.007

1985

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.879

2.000

0.000

0.000

1.818

0.000

0.000

3.430

1986

2.857

0.000

0.000

1.205

0.000

1.818

1.786

5.882

0.000

0.000

0.000

8.369

1987

0.000

1.818

0.282

0.000

2.516

0.000

4.642

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.575

1988

2.326

0.000

1.452

0.000

0.000

1.613

2.818

4.348

3.735

0.000

4.545

2.143

1989

0.000

7.547

1.492

2.247

0.000

0.000

8.848

0.000

3.846

5.556

0.000

0.000

1990

0.000

3.815

1.844

4.474

2.657

0.000

16.651

4.762

10.026

0.000

8.000

1.476

1991

2.222

4.103

1.398

0.000

4.626

0.000

7.407

5.882

6.089

5.556

4.167

2.344

1992

0.000

0.000

0.322

1.220

2.986

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.978

5.263

0.000

0.806

1993

2.222

0.000

0.302

1.136

4.931

0.000

1.667

0.000

2.000

0.000

0.000

2.285

1994

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.448

0.000

1995

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.942

0.826

0.000

5.024

0.000

7.514

0.000

0.000

0.641

1996

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.833

0.725

0.000

1.053

0.000

4.311

3.226

0.000

0.571

1997

0.000

1.333

0.000

0.781

0.000

0.000

1.111

0.000

6.426

2.564

0.000

0.000

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Annual Default Rates by Industry Group, 1970-2015*


Consumer
Goods: NonDurable

Containers,
Packaging, &
Glass

Energy:
Electricity

Energy: Oil &


Gas

0.000

4.389

0.000

0.000

1.290

6.376

10.600

4.291

0.000

0.000

6.199

1.446

1.962

3.333

14.222

8.009

0.000

0.395

5.224

5.682

3.807

3.333

15.458

8.149

1.667

0.794

1.640

2.066

0.000

4.994

3.030

6.011

5.085

8.454

2.342

1.680

2.555

4.420

2.382

0.000

2.740

0.000

6.541

0.000

0.000

1.673

0.971

0.000

2.247

2.632

4.419

1.515

0.000

0.356

4.890

0.072

0.000

0.961

0.000

0.000

4.082

1.563

3.176

3.636

0.369

4.490

0.000

1.127

1.525

0.000

2.053

1.887

2.999

1.639

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.544

0.000

1.058

0.505

0.000

1.020

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.538

4.031

3.026

1.579

2.783

1.980

5.273

1.961

6.181

8.582

0.000

1.636

2009

4.524

17.671

0.860

4.282

9.646

7.727

14.720

22.959

6.614

12.274

1.887

1.991

2010

0.000

1.020

0.410

0.562

3.604

0.000

1.755

0.000

3.743

1.667

5.769

0.984

2011

0.000

0.893

0.607

0.000

1.270

0.000

2.256

0.000

0.000

3.511

2.000

0.977

2012

1.282

0.000

0.485

1.604

2.303

1.430

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.563

5.455

1.192

2013

1.266

0.840

1.130

1.606

0.588

0.667

2.469

0.000

2.083

1.538

3.571

1.616

2014

1.282

0.000

0.587

0.000

0.000

0.592

0.552

2.174

0.000

0.000

7.273

0.490

2015

2.618

0.000

1.470

1.961

0.000

0.000

2.365

2.041

4.715

0.000

0.000

6.345

Forest
Products &
Paper

Healthcare &
Pharmaceuticals

Media:
Advertising,
Media:
Printing & Broadcasting &
Publishing
Subscription

Media:
Diversified &
Production

Metals &
Mining

Automotive

1998

0.000

1.064

0.301

0.704

0.000

2.381

0.000

1999

0.000

0.893

0.144

1.875

1.395

1.487

2000

1.587

4.829

0.000

2.898

4.253

2001

4.666

5.043

0.074

2.281

2002

0.000

1.626

0.394

2003

0.000

2.433

0.079

2004

0.000

2.350

2005

0.000

2006

0.000

2007
2008

Year

Beverage, Food,
Banking
& Tobacco

Capital
Equipment

Chemicals,
Plastics, & Construction &
Consumer
Rubber
Building Goods: Durable

Aerospace &
Defense

EXHIBIT 38

Annual Default Rates by Broad Industry Group, 1970-2015* (contd)

Year

Environmental
Industries

Fire:
Finance

Fire:
Insurance

1970

0.000

0.000

25.000

0.000

0.000

3.704

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1971

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1972

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1973

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

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Annual Default Rates by Broad Industry Group, 1970-2015* (contd)


Fire:
Real Estate

Forest
Products &
Paper

Healthcare &
Pharmaceuticals

Media:
Advertising,
Media:
Printing & Broadcasting &
Publishing
Subscription

Media:
Diversified &
Production

Metals &
Mining

0.000

0.000

0.000

11.111

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

14.286

0.000

0.000

0.000

Year

Environmental
Industries

Fire:
Finance

Fire:
Insurance

1974

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1975

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

4.762

0.000

0.000

1976

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1977

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

High Tech Hotel, Gaming,


Industries
& Leisure

1978

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.125

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1979

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.778

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1980

33.333

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.703

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1981

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1982

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.846

0.000

14.286

0.000

0.000

2.273

1983

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.695

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.818

1984

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.222

4.762

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1985

0.000

0.000

3.448

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.493

5.263

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.390

1986

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.449

0.000

2.381

0.000

3.846

5.263

19.095

1987

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.785

1.111

6.494

5.882

0.000

0.000

0.000

1988

0.000

0.000

1.515

0.000

0.000

4.791

1.681

2.041

0.000

4.255

3.704

0.000

1989

0.000

3.586

1.351

8.333

0.000

2.532

1.762

13.813

0.000

4.352

11.706

0.000

1990

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.149

5.682

24.078

11.765

6.431

5.000

3.811

1991

0.000

0.000

1.235

0.000

3.333

4.877

2.222

2.703

0.000

4.941

4.762

1.961

1992

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.000

0.000

1.449

3.423

5.271

0.000

10.811

10.278

5.923

1993

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.326

0.000

9.007

0.000

1.695

1994

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.778

1.053

3.034

5.357

0.000

2.439

0.000

0.000

1995

0.000

0.000

0.820

6.061

2.222

1.020

1.869

2.649

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1996

5.263

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.031

2.290

0.000

0.000

17.647

0.000

1997

0.000

0.000

0.629

0.000

0.000

0.885

0.893

2.059

0.000

2.326

0.000

0.000

1998

5.882

0.709

0.000

2.705

1.333

3.147

0.725

2.896

2.326

2.574

5.263

2.859

1999

4.545

1.927

0.000

0.725

2.410

5.472

2.672

6.538

3.774

3.705

0.000

4.073

2000

16.667

0.641

1.476

0.000

4.457

4.885

3.154

6.154

1.515

1.550

3.333

6.752

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Annual Default Rates by Broad Industry Group, 1970-2015* (contd)


Media:
Advertising,
Media:
Printing & Broadcasting &
Publishing
Subscription

Environmental
Industries

Fire:
Finance

Fire:
Insurance

Fire:
Real Estate

Forest
Products &
Paper

2001

11.765

1.860

0.000

2.308

15.829

1.569

4.475

8.785

3.125

2002

14.286

0.000

0.450

0.862

2.759

0.746

2.699

1.854

2003

0.000

0.641

0.811

0.000

1.333

3.045

3.459

2004

0.000

0.000

0.392

0.000

1.429

0.781

0.000

2005

0.000

0.667

0.000

0.000

1.613

0.000

2006

0.000

0.000

0.714

0.000

0.000

0.000

2007

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.297

2008

5.556

4.245

0.000

2.326

2009

0.000

5.731

0.333

2010

10.526

2.018

2011

0.000

0.613

2012

4.545

1.827

2013

4.762

2014
2015

Year

Healthcare &
Pharmaceuticals

Media:
Diversified &
Production

Metals &
Mining

3.853

3.448

13.503

3.370

13.927

8.174

6.075

2.973

1.639

5.381

0.000

4.197

4.140

0.000

4.726

0.000

1.852

0.000

0.971

0.000

1.020

0.000

0.833

2.604

0.840

0.000

3.032

0.000

0.000

0.787

0.000

0.000

3.056

0.000

0.000

0.000

7.119

0.820

0.000

10.071

7.058

1.972

7.143

0.741

6.415

17.374

0.769

6.995

17.285

33.295

22.742

0.000

9.463

0.385

0.870

2.041

1.487

1.550

5.314

13.417

2.096

0.000

0.000

0.380

0.800

1.818

0.000

0.000

3.519

8.043

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.380

0.000

3.931

0.704

1.160

3.919

14.838

1.020

0.000

2.032

0.000

0.391

0.685

0.000

1.891

0.595

2.404

18.382

0.885

0.000

1.801

0.000

0.556

0.000

0.606

2.000

0.000

2.728

1.570

5.430

0.000

0.000

4.937

4.348

0.000

0.761

0.541

4.167

0.000

0.472

2.325

2.174

0.990

3.571

6.451

High Tech Hotel, Gaming,


Industries
& Leisure

EXHIBIT 38

Annual Default Rates by Broad Industry Group, 1970-2015* (contd)


Year

Retail

Services:
Business

1970

0.000

0.000

1971

0.000

0.000

0.000

1972

0.000

0.000

0.000

1973

3.448

0.000

1974

3.479

0.000

1975

1.754

0.000

1976

0.000

1977

0.000

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Transportation:
Consumer

Utilities:
Electric

Utilities:
Oil & Gas

Utilities:
Water

Wholesale

0.000

18.045

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.852

4.762

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.636

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.942

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.198

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

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EXHIBIT 38

Annual Default Rates by Broad Industry Group, 1970-2015* (contd)


Year

Retail

Services:
Business

Services:
Consumer

Transportation:
Cargo

Transportation:
Consumer

Utilities:
Electric

Utilities:
Oil & Gas

Utilities:
Water

1978

1.852

0.000

0.000

0.000

Wholesale

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1979

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1980

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1981

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.111

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1982
1983

5.846

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.220

1.176

5.556

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

19.048

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1984

0.000

5.263

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.205

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1985

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.190

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1986

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.163

8.174

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.000

1987

1.042

9.524

12.500

0.000

0.000

1.087

0.000

0.000

1.563

0.000

4.545

1988

1.887

4.167

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.546

0.000

0.000

0.000

1989

2.501

4.167

0.000

10.526

0.980

1.136

3.571

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1990

6.287

16.667

11.111

0.000

0.000

0.000

24.138

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1991

11.276

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.901

2.581

30.000

0.549

1.786

0.000

0.000

1992

2.805

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.070

0.000

0.000

0.000

1993

2.807

5.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1994

2.427

3.704

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.250

2.941

0.000

0.000

0.000

4.000

1995

1.419

3.846

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.637

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.704

1996

0.730

3.125

0.000

0.000

0.680

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1997

3.512

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.538

1.205

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.857

1998

5.337

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.942

1.064

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

7.500

1999

1.891

4.308

7.407

2.381

1.985

7.611

0.000

0.000

1.449

0.000

5.821

2000

4.777

2.667

9.091

0.000

2.684

4.084

5.357

0.000

0.000

0.000

10.411

2001

6.451

5.740

3.226

0.000

10.172

4.967

1.754

0.758

0.000

0.000

13.010

2002

2.762

2.925

3.226

0.000

14.268

4.638

8.806

0.000

1.190

3.704

9.014

2003

2.846

1.471

0.000

0.000

8.188

2.454

3.541

0.341

1.220

0.000

9.787

2004

0.709

2.911

0.000

0.000

1.513

0.000

5.085

0.315

0.000

0.000

2.941

2005

1.572

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.427

0.000

8.197

0.314

0.000

0.000

3.030

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EXHIBIT 38

Annual Default Rates by Broad Industry Group, 1970-2015* (contd)


Year

Retail

Services:
Business

Services:
Consumer

Sovereign &
TelePublic Finance communications

Transportation:
Cargo

Transportation:
Consumer

Utilities:
Electric

Utilities:
Oil & Gas

Utilities:
Water

2006

0.730

0.000

0.000

0.000

Wholesale

0.000

3.517

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.632

2007

2.206

0.847

2.500

0.000

0.917

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2008

2.834

0.694

0.000

0.000

2.405

4.797

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2009

3.684

4.088

6.621

0.000

5.853

6.875

3.150

0.309

0.000

0.000

11.765

2010
2011

3.991

2.723

0.000

0.000

1.525

1.370

0.000

0.000

0.990

0.000

3.030

3.183

1.437

1.695

0.000

0.000

5.801

5.449

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2012

2.113

1.805

6.260

0.000

1.634

1.149

1.887

0.565

0.000

0.000

0.000

2013

1.334

2.072

0.000

0.000

1.594

2.210

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2014

2.324

3.029

0.000

1.064

1.070

1.010

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2015

2.095

2.258

2.828

0.000

0.549

0.000

0.000

0.260

0.000

0.000

1.667

* Data in percent.

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EXHIBIT 39

Annual Volume-weighted Corporate Bond Default Rates by Letter Rating, 1994-2015*


Year

Aaa

Aa

Baa

Ba

Caa-C

Inv-Grade

Spec-Grade

All- Rated

1994

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.294

22.243

0.000

2.105

0.429

1995

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

4.793

9.108

0.000

3.081

0.714

1996

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.294

18.461

0.000

2.344

0.669

1997

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.051

3.060

6.415

0.000

1.906

0.493

1998

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.654

3.285

11.306

0.000

2.872

0.853

1999

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.140

1.154

5.499

21.441

0.031

5.904

1.136

2000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.623

1.696

5.484

19.959

0.137

5.655

1.307

2001

0.000

0.000

0.720

0.957

1.276

14.442

54.337

0.545

15.843

3.049

2002

0.000

0.000

2.718

1.979

5.250

16.056

77.912

1.758

21.533

4.816

2003

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.622

3.203

17.012

0.000

5.911

1.033

2004

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.258

9.190

0.000

1.879

0.328

2005

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.201

0.000

0.899

18.181

0.073

3.787

0.754

2006

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.033

1.065

3.999

0.000

1.050

0.212

2007

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

4.834

0.000

0.796

0.155

2008

0.000

0.816

2.370

1.108

8.274

1.993

9.178

1.466

5.802

2.220

2009

0.000

0.000

0.014

0.751

3.601

5.457

38.839

0.217

16.284

2.758

2010

0.000

0.000

0.147

0.021

0.000

0.130

6.092

0.077

1.662

0.342

2011

0.000

0.114

0.000

0.413

0.000

0.173

6.890

0.152

1.411

0.390

2012

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.018

0.000

0.142

11.502

0.007

2.076

0.404

2013

0.000

0.000

0.060

0.024

0.000

0.841

4.896

0.039

1.162

0.273

2014

0.000

0.000

0.023

0.000

0.108

0.324

9.244

0.010

1.737

0.388

2015

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.813

1.353

16.736

0.000

3.415

0.777

Mean

0.000

0.042

0.275

0.283

1.206

3.320

18.081

0.205

4.919

1.068

Median

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.009

0.042

2.143

11.404

0.009

2.608

0.691

StDev

0.000

0.174

0.752

0.511

2.150

4.290

17.887

0.474

5.602

1.157

Min

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

3.999

0.000

0.796

0.155

Max

0.000

0.816

2.718

1.979

8.274

16.056

77.912

1.758

21.533

4.816

* Data in percent
EXHIBIT 40

Average Volume-weighted Corporate Bond Default Rates by Letter Rating, 1994-2015*


Rating / Year

Aaa

0.000

0.047

0.047

0.047

0.047

Aa

0.034

0.090

0.125

0.169

0.236

0.280

0.543

0.771

0.945

1.159

Baa

0.181

0.396

0.564

0.869

1.302

Ba

0.823

2.095

3.308

4.530

5.331

2.902

6.708

10.246

13.329

15.411

14.895

24.920

32.548

36.281

38.477

Inv-Grade

0.193

0.394

0.556

0.736

0.974

Spec-Grade

4.121

7.991

11.321

13.779

15.377

All Rated

0.956

1.855

2.609

3.205

3.688

Caa-C

*Data in percent

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EXHIBIT 41

Cumulative Issuer-Weighted Default Rates by Annual Cohort, 1970-2015 (Data in Percent)


1/1/70
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

39

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.703

2.703

2.703

Aa

77

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.449

1.449

1.449

2.942

2.942

2.942

2.942

254

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.413

0.413

0.835

0.835

0.835

0.835

0.835

1.292

1.292

1.292

1.292

1.292

1.292

1.793

1.793

2.844

2.844

Baa

372

0.543

0.543

0.543

1.123

1.415

1.415

1.728

2.368

3.038

3.038

3.396

3.396

4.589

4.999

5.425

5.869

7.247

8.286

9.347

9.920

Ba

238

4.237

5.120

5.565

6.050

7.042

8.072

8.606

9.208 10.456 10.456 10.456 12.020 14.560 15.489 15.489

17.575

21.076 23.608 23.608

25.077

36 19.444 19.444

22.321

B
Caa-C

22.321 22.321

22.321 22.321 22.321

22.321 22.321 22.321 22.321 30.498 30.498 30.498 30.498 36.290 36.290 36.290 36.290

16 50.000 56.250 75.000 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625 90.625

IG

742

0.271

0.271

SG

290

8.678

9.764

11.601 12.382

0.271

0.698

0.841

0.989

All

1032

2.631

2.929

3.434

3.955

4.271

4.598

4.821

5.282

5.757

5.757

6.014

6.276

7.371

7.794

7.940

8.389

Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Aaa

40

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

74

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

282

0.000

0.000

0.366

0.366

0.739

0.739

0.739

0.739

0.739

1.140

1.140

1.550

1.964

1.964

Baa

398

0.000

0.000

0.534

0.802

1.075

1.366

1.966

2.595

2.595

2.930

2.930

4.063

4.451

Ba

228

0.885

1.332

1.815

2.810

3.844

4.381

4.986

6.241

6.241

6.241

7.798 10.322

11.247

27

0.000

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846 15.865 15.865 15.865 15.865 23.514 23.514 23.514 23.514

23.514

8 12.500 50.000 62.500 62.500 62.500 62.500 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250 81.250

81.250

13.192 14.035

2.613

2.968

14.471 15.443 16.450 16.450 16.450 17.693 21.008

1.138

1.443

1.756

1.756

2.088

2.088

21.733

3.151

3.338

4.297

4.905

5.733

5.949

21.733 23.347 26.969 28.932 28.932 30.097


9.789 10.614

11.291

11.648

18

19

20

2.703

2.703

2.703

2.703

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.754

1.964

2.399

2.399

3.303

3.303

3.303

4.855

5.276

6.579

7.553

8.547

9.079

10.223

11.247

13.311

17.937 20.487 20.487 21.959

21.959

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Caa-C

53

IG

794

0.000

0.000

0.394

0.526

0.797

0.936

1.219

1.511

1.511

1.819

1.819

SG

263

1.155

3.112

3.942

4.806

5.706

6.173

7.216

8.295

8.295

8.295

9.620

All

1057

0.286

0.769

1.268

1.572

1.988

2.203

2.648

3.106

3.106

3.353

3.606

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2.472

2.804

2.974

13.174 13.950 13.950


4.795

5.203

5.344

3.148

3.863

4.428

5.195

5.396

6.023

15.671 20.478 22.588 22.588 23.837 23.837


5.776

7.124

7.916

8.564

8.906

9.443

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Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

41

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.632

2.632

2.632

2.632

2.632

Aa

78

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.667

1.667

303

0.000

0.339

0.339

0.339

0.339

0.339

0.339

0.339

0.339

0.339

0.718

1.100

1.100

1.100

1.502

1.502

2.340

2.340

2.796

3.266

Baa

431

0.000

0.489

0.735

1.246

1.513

2.061

2.639

2.639

3.274

3.274

3.980

4.341

5.091

5.478

6.677

7.566

8.477

9.481

11.070

13.825

Ba

224

0.000

0.476

1.455

2.474

3.001

3.589

4.810

4.810

4.810

6.291

9.477 10.348 10.348 13.240

21.188 22.621

28.729

29

6.897

6.897

6.897

6.897

6.897

6.897

6.897

6.897

6.897

6.897 17.850 17.850 17.850 17.850 25.318 25.318 25.318 25.318 25.318

25.318

8 37.500 50.000 50.000 50.000 50.000 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667 66.667

0.000

Caa-C

2.140

2.448

2.766

2.927

17.526 19.852 19.852

IG

853

0.000

0.365

0.487

0.737

0.866

1.128

1.397

1.397

1.684

1.684

3.591

4.113

4.826

5.206

6.187

7.399

SG

261

1.922

2.734

3.578

4.459

4.914

5.920

6.963

6.963

6.963

8.216 12.233 12.965 12.965 15.405

All

1114

0.453

0.921

1.206

1.596

1.797

2.213

2.641

2.641

2.872

3.109

4.219

4.600

4.863

5.399

6.654

7.388

7.991

8.475

9.485

11.222

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

41

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.632

2.632

2.632

2.632

2.632

2.632

Aa

81

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.587

1.587

1.587

2.396

19.910 21.865 21.865 23.014 24.276 29.695

1/1/73
Rating

309

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.368

0.738

0.738

0.738

1.132

1.132

1.952

1.952

Baa

441

0.461

0.693

1.175

1.425

1.940

2.484

2.484

3.081

3.081

3.747

4.429

5.139

5.872

7.008

7.846

8.703

9.650

Ba

205

0.000

1.018

2.080

2.630

3.239

4.496

4.496

4.496

5.994 10.008 10.874 10.874

12.770

27

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

3.846

15.158

Caa-C

54

15.158

15.158

15.158

2.854

3.315

11.654 13.758

13.758

17.027

20.521 20.521 21.824 23.220 30.451

31.963

22.871

22.871 22.871

22.871

22.871

22.871 22.871

6 37.500 37.500 37.500 37.500 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333 58.333

IG

872

0.232

0.348

0.588

0.710

0.960

1.217

1.217

1.491

1.491

1.929

SG

238

1.280

2.164

3.088

3.565

4.613

5.695

5.695

5.695

6.974

11.740

All

1110

0.456

0.733

1.113

1.309

1.713

2.129

2.129

2.352

2.582

3.779

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

2.372

2.677

2.988

3.628

4.131

4.817

12.475 12.475 14.096 18.614 21.583 21.583


4.270

4.525

5.045

6.264

7.121

7.706

0.000

0.000

7.289

7.486

22.719 23.966 30.470

31.833

5.182
8.175

6.314

9.314 10.998

11.340

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/74
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

44

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

Aa

89

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.266

1.266

1.266

1.266

1.266

1.266

1.266

1.266

2.739

2.739

2.739

2.739

307

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.366

0.735

0.735

0.735

1.125

1.125

1.932

1.932

2.368

2.818

3.270

3.270

Baa

431

0.000

0.480

0.730

1.244

1.786

1.786

2.381

2.381

3.048

3.728

4.440

5.175

5.559

6.404

7.271

8.223

9.717

11.829

11.829

11.829

Ba

197

0.513

1.601

2.166

2.793

4.090

4.090

4.090

4.851

8.921

9.805

9.805

11.704

17.935 21.390 21.390 22.723 25.533 32.821 34.348

36.172

29

7.162

7.162

7.162

7.162

7.162

7.162

7.162 11.804 22.180 22.180 22.180 22.180 29.962 29.962 29.962 29.962 29.962 29.962 29.962 29.962

Caa-C

0.000

0.000

0.000 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333

0.000

0.000

0.000

IG

871

0.000

0.236

0.356

0.602

0.855

0.855

1.125

1.125

1.700

2.137

2.438

6.473

6.667

6.667

SG

229

1.332

2.270

2.756

3.825

4.928

4.928

4.928

6.226

11.030

11.778

11.778

13.412 19.682 22.647 22.647 23.801 26.341 32.984 34.380

36.021

All

1100

0.275

0.652

0.845

1.246

1.658

1.658

1.879

2.106

3.411

3.897

4.150

4.664

5.869

6.717

7.295

7.758

11.065

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

52

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.041

2.041

2.041

2.041

2.041

2.041

2.041

2.041

Aa

103

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.053

1.053

1.053

1.053

1.053

1.053

2.231

2.231

3.453

3.453

3.453

3.453

3.453

2.744

3.060

3.557

4.233

4.593

5.516

8.882 10.544 10.881

1/1/75
Rating

55

321

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.353

0.353

0.353

0.727

0.727

1.505

1.505

1.926

2.794

3.236

3.725

3.725

Baa

412

0.000

0.000

0.268

0.825

0.825

1.436

1.436

2.448

3.137

3.855

4.594

4.981

5.826

6.258

7.213

9.211

11.299

11.299

11.299

11.299

Ba

200

1.029

2.117

3.266

3.886

3.886

3.886

4.593

8.443

9.275

9.275

11.089

17.015 20.310 21.465 22.732 24.064 29.619 31.055 32.737

32.737

33

6.158

6.158

6.158

9.510

9.510

9.510 13.444 22.100 22.100 22.100 22.100 28.591 28.591 28.591 28.591 38.793 48.994 48.994 48.994 48.994

Caa-C

0.000

0.000 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

IG

888

0.000

0.000

0.119

0.363

0.363

0.622

0.622

1.172

1.589

6.053

6.236

6.438

6.438

SG

236

1.742

2.659

4.117

5.135

5.135

5.135

6.329 10.801

11.497

11.497 13.037 18.908 21.686 22.653

23.712 26.024 32.042 33.301 34.751

34.751

All

1124

0.361

0.546

0.930

1.323

1.323

1.534

1.750

3.453

3.692

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

2.990

1.876

2.167
4.180

2.467
5.320

2.938
6.123

3.581
6.809

3.921
7.244

4.971
8.455

10.168 10.484 10.832

10.832

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/76
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

66

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

Aa

112

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.971

0.971

0.971

0.971

0.971

0.971

2.059

2.059

3.185

3.185

3.185

3.185

3.185

3.185

367

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.613

0.613

0.613

1.274

1.274

2.317

2.317

3.068

4.236

4.236

4.676

4.676

5.157

Baa

371

0.000

0.288

0.584

0.584

0.906

0.906

2.349

3.086

3.855

4.650

5.062

5.958

5.958

6.979

9.118

10.791

11.356

11.356

11.356

11.356

Ba

206

0.995

2.044

3.163

3.163

3.788

4.425

7.202

7.957

7.957

9.586 14.850

27

0.000

0.000

4.000

4.000

4.000

8.800 19.529 19.529 19.529 19.529 28.471 28.471 28.471 28.471 42.776 57.082 57.082 57.082 57.082 57.082

Caa-C

17.801 18.828 19.956

21.151 27.300 28.576 30.033 30.033 30.033

0.000 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

6.057

6.229

6.420

6.420

6.631

IG

916

0.000

0.113

0.228

0.228

0.349

0.349

0.996

1.520

1.791

2.067

2.495

2.942

3.551

3.874

SG

236

0.868

2.248

3.691

3.691

4.235

5.355

8.959

9.618

9.618 11.064 16.540

All

1152

0.176

0.539

0.912

0.912

1.110

1.314

2.482

3.027

3.254

3.716

4.919

5.681

6.330

6.743

8.028

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

67

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

1.695

Aa

119

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.909

0.909

0.909

0.909

0.909

0.909

1.941

1.941

2.996

2.996

2.996

2.996

2.996

2.996

2.996

5.000

5.000

5.420

5.420

19.160 20.068 21.067

5.033

23.215 29.961

31.149 32.499 32.499 32.499

9.795 10.094 10.423 10.423 10.606

1/1/77
Rating

388

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.576

0.576

0.576

1.197

1.197

2.843

2.843

3.896

5.877

5.877

Baa

355

0.294

0.595

0.595

0.595

0.595

2.059

2.807

3.587

4.397

4.819

5.728

5.728

6.768

8.400 10.086 10.655 10.655 10.655 10.655

10.655

Ba

195

0.543

1.674

1.674

2.273

2.920

5.721

6.481

6.481

8.107 13.365 16.300 17.320 18.438 19.637 25.808 27.088 28.546 28.546 28.546 28.546

31

3.226

6.563

6.563 10.625 14.881 24.895 24.895 24.895 24.895 33.240 33.240 33.240 33.240 46.592 59.944 59.944 59.944 59.944 59.944 59.944

Caa-C

56

3 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333

IG

929

0.110

0.221

0.221

0.221

0.221

0.849

1.358

1.621

SG

229

1.360

2.788

2.788

3.843

4.955

8.551

9.209

9.209 10.638 16.052 18.633

All

1158

0.354

0.717

0.717

0.911

1.109

2.248

2.778

3.000

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

1.889
3.451

2.305
4.623

2.739
5.365

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

6.057

6.224

6.410

6.410

6.615

6.615

19.527 20.509 22.643 29.341 30.519 31.855 31.855 31.855

31.855

3.631
6.255

3.944
6.655

5.066
7.904

9.620

9.910 10.232 10.232

10.411

10.411

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/78
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

71

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.563

1.563

1.563

3.150

3.150

3.150

3.150

3.150

3.150

3.150

3.150

Aa

131

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.826

0.826

0.826

0.826

0.826

0.826

1.745

1.745

1.745

1.745

1.745

1.745

1.745

1.745

1.745

1.745

380

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.581

0.581

0.581

1.210

1.210

2.554

2.554

3.995

4.741

4.741

5.170

5.170

5.637

5.637

5.637

Baa

341

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.420

1.784

2.545

2.940

3.349

4.654

5.104

6.106

7.680

9.859 10.409 10.409 10.409 10.409 10.409 10.409

Ba

187

1.124

1.124

1.124

1.770

4.583

6.092

6.092

9.330

15.441

37

5.405

5.405

11.712 14.982 22.375 22.375 26.941 26.941 32.561 38.692 38.692 38.692 47.450 60.587 60.587 60.587 60.587 60.587 60.587 60.587

Caa-C

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

IG

923

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.611

0.983

1.240

1.371

1.776

SG

227

1.823

1.823

2.841

3.909

7.370

8.614

9.281 12.009

18.681

All

1150

0.354

0.354

0.542

0.735

1.843

2.359

2.681

3.229

n(0)

Aaa

75

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

132

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.813

0.813

17.431 18.437 19.555 21.939 28.124 29.407 32.288 32.288 32.288 32.288 32.288

0.000 50.000 50.000 50.000 50.000 50.000


2.338

3.207

3.511

4.761

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.727

5.890

6.072

6.072

6.272

6.272

6.272

21.156 22.004 22.943 26.013

32.611 33.773 36.370 36.370 36.370 36.370 36.370

4.598

5.435

6.299

6.688

8.172

9.844

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

0.000

0.000

1.471

1.471

1.471

2.963

2.963

2.963

2.963

2.963

2.963

2.963

2.963

2.963

0.813

0.813

0.813

0.813

1.715

1.715

1.715

1.715

1.715

1.715

1.715

1.715

1.715

1.715

1.715

4.323

4.323

4.746

4.746

5.204

5.204

10.128 10.596 10.596

10.770 10.770

10.770

1/1/79
Rating

57

376

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.573

0.573

0.573

1.192

1.192

2.524

2.524

3.588

5.204

5.204

Baa

336

0.000

0.313

0.313

1.701

2.057

2.431

2.815

2.815

4.087

4.527

5.515

8.120 10.279 10.826 10.826 10.826 10.826 10.826 10.826

10.826

Ba

207

0.513

0.513

1.072

3.489

6.072

9.486

34

0.000

6.452

9.793 17.009 17.009 21.620 26.519 38.954 45.737 45.737 45.737 56.589 56.589

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Caa-C

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000 50.000 50.000 50.000 50.000 50.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

IG

919

0.000

0.112

0.112

0.712

1.076

1.202

1.330

5.625

5.785

5.963

5.963

6.160

6.160

6.160

6.160

SG

244

0.435

1.345

2.293

5.351

7.546

All

1163

0.088

0.360

0.546

1.611

2.307

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

12.271 18.897 20.552 21.398 22.333 25.386

11.058 14.063
3.027

3.659

1.594

2.142

2.995

3.294

4.677

31.705 32.789 35.189 35.189 35.189 35.189 35.189

35.189

21.817 23.963 24.701 25.520 29.154 34.998 36.030 38.314 38.314 38.314 38.314 38.314 38.314
5.192

5.996

6.828

7.203

8.901

10.517 10.792

11.245

11.245

11.414

11.414

11.414

11.414

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/80
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

87

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.266

1.266

1.266

2.565

2.565

2.565

2.565

2.565

2.565

2.565

2.565

2.565

2.565

Aa

130

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.901

1.802

1.802

1.802

1.802

1.802

1.802

1.802

1.802

1.802

1.802

1.802

1.802

381

0.000

0.000

0.276

0.830

0.830

0.830

1.727

2.038

3.012

3.012

4.057

4.777

4.777

5.191

5.191

5.641

5.641

5.641

5.641

6.661

Baa

336

0.000

0.000

1.014

1.361

1.725

2.464

2.464

3.288

4.140

5.528

7.984 10.498

11.527

11.527

11.527

11.527

11.527

11.527

11.527

11.527

Ba

207

0.000

0.524

3.887

5.092

8.864 12.096

21.256 23.942 26.807 32.979 35.276

37.719

37.719

37.719

37.719 39.238 39.238 39.238

41

5.000

7.568

Caa-C

18.211 20.477

15.723 21.536 27.949 31.552 44.781 49.383 49.383 49.383 61.434 69.148 69.148 69.148 69.148 69.148 69.148 69.148 69.148 69.148

6 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 55.556 55.556 55.556 55.556 55.556
0.936

1.182

1.562

2.225

3.046

3.476

4.806

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

5.866

6.179

6.350

6.350

6.540

6.540

6.540

6.540

6.977

IG

934

0.000

0.000

0.463

0.814

SG

254

1.630

2.482

6.552

8.492 12.589

All

1188

0.344

0.520

1.714

2.375

3.251

4.051

5.713

6.693

7.481

8.195

9.927

11.714

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

91

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.220

1.220

1.220

2.486

2.486

2.486

2.486

2.486

2.486

2.486

2.486

2.486

2.486

2.486

Aa

135

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.833

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

2.500

3.734

15.787 23.188 25.688 26.334 28.545 32.526 38.689 40.721 42.877 42.877 42.877 42.877 44.205 44.205 44.205
12.251 12.683 12.683 12.844 12.844

13.014 13.014

13.388

1/1/81
Rating

386

0.000

0.269

0.269

0.269

0.269

1.152

1.463

2.113

2.113

3.154

3.876

3.876

4.290

4.290

4.741

4.741

4.741

4.741

5.749

6.267

Baa

339

0.000

0.642

1.958

2.655

3.373

3.373

3.774

4.586

5.913

8.261

10.179

11.161

11.161

11.161

11.161

11.161

11.161

11.161

11.902

12.703

Ba

241

0.000

3.652

5.129

8.169

46

4.397

11.393

16.315 24.335 27.245 41.234 41.234 41.234 41.234

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000 16.667 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333 33.333

IG

951

0.000

0.332

0.780

1.014

1.253

SG

294

0.698

4.785

6.776 10.508 13.983 21.890 24.468 25.004 27.469 32.224 38.312 40.090 41.962 41.962 41.962 41.962 43.147 44.356 44.356 44.356

All

1245

0.162

1.352

2.139

Caa-C

58

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

3.135

11.870 18.558 21.066

4.068

1.619
6.005

2.135
6.928

21.719 24.731 28.832

2.929
7.670

3.346
8.455

35.161 37.241 39.443 39.443 39.443 39.443 40.851 42.294 42.294 42.294

51.518 57.578 57.578 57.578 57.578


4.635

5.515

5.820

5.985

5.985

10.331 12.030 12.542 12.954 12.954

57.578 57.578 57.578 57.578 57.578


6.169
13.107

6.169
13.107

6.169

6.169

6.800

13.270 13.438 13.968

57.578
7.456
14.520

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/82
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

94

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.176

1.176

1.176

2.412

2.412

2.412

2.412

2.412

2.412

2.412

2.412

2.412

2.412

2.412

2.412

Aa

147

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.758

2.284

2.284

2.284

2.284

2.284

2.284

2.284

3.292

3.292

3.292

3.292

3.292

4.457

4.457

395

0.256

0.256

0.256

0.256

1.110

1.110

1.741

1.741

3.097

3.801

3.801

4.199

4.199

4.199

4.199

4.199

4.199

4.685

5.184

8.268

Baa

326

0.329

0.329

1.393

2.129

2.513

3.322

4.156

5.498

7.868

9.808 10.810 10.810 10.810 10.810

10.810 12.336

13.147

13.147

Ba

254

2.786

5.360

8.052

45

2.222

9.101 14.084 16.769 29.169 29.169 29.169 29.169 34.618 53.192 53.192 53.192 53.192 53.192

Caa-C

11.794 18.634 20.842

10.810 10.810

21.416 24.076 28.538 32.633 34.535 36.549 36.549 36.549 36.549 37.899 39.378 39.378 39.378 42.655
53.192 53.192

53.192 53.192 53.192

53.192

13 23.077 46.154 46.154 46.154 55.128 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103 64.103

IG

962

0.214

0.214

0.554

0.786

1.264

1.768

2.544

2.951

4.354

5.219

5.518

5.681

SG

312

3.553

7.664

All

1274

1.040

2.031

2.975

3.950

6.065

6.945

7.653

Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

Aaa

99

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.273

2.273

2.273

3.526

3.526

3.526

3.526

Aa

234

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.469

1.905

1.905

1.905

1.905

1.905

1.905

5.681

5.861

5.861

5.861

5.861

6.478

7.120

8.433

10.573 13.998 21.658 23.901 24.368 26.562 30.881 36.348 37.963 39.662 39.662 39.662 39.662 40.780 41.988 41.988 41.988 44.686
8.407 10.329

11.970 12.466 12.864 12.864

13.012

13.012

13.170 13.334

13.851 14.389

15.852

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

3.526

3.526

3.526

3.526

3.526

3.526

3.526

3.526

3.526

1.905

2.564

2.564

2.564

2.564

2.564

2.564

3.343

4.169

1/1/83

475

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.230

0.230

0.989

0.989

2.343

3.465

4.046

4.362

4.362

4.362

4.362

4.362

4.362

4.362

4.774

6.035

6.468

Baa

324

0.000

0.989

1.341

2.798

3.210

3.631

4.551

6.953

8.966

8.966

8.966

8.966

8.966

8.966

8.966

8.966 10.502

12.115

13.821

17.304

Ba

178

1.163

2.435

4.444

10.315

11.986 15.589 19.868 23.352 26.929 26.929 28.589 28.589 28.589 28.589 28.589 30.970 33.526 36.185 41.503

44.162

135

2.303

7.128 13.843 24.317

Caa-C

59

27.156 28.128 30.392 37.598 48.552 53.346 55.802 55.802 55.802 55.802 59.485 59.485 59.485 59.485 59.485 59.485

20 42.308 53.846 59.615 59.615 73.077 73.077 73.077 73.077 73.077 73.077 73.077 73.077 73.077 73.077
1132

0.000

0.277

0.373

0.863

7.072

8.229

SG

333

4.061

7.426

11.641

19.114 22.021 24.232 27.369 32.159 38.076 39.669 41.470 41.470 41.470 41.470 42.664 44.063 45.535 47.091 50.203

51.810

All

1465

0.900

1.836

2.803

4.750

15.713

5.661

2.041
6.703

2.268
7.443

3.554
9.285

4.525

4.777

11.001 11.430

4.915
11.776

4.915
11.776

5.068
11.906

5.068

5.068

11.906 12.045

5.068

5.416

5.959

73.077

IG

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

1.280

73.077 73.077 73.077 73.077 73.077

12.189 12.642 13.268 14.548

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/84
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

85

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.282

1.282

1.282

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

2.734

Aa

250

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.862

1.755

1.755

1.755

1.755

1.755

1.755

1.755

2.369

2.369

2.369

2.369

2.369

2.369

3.087

3.844

3.844

496

0.000

0.213

0.428

0.658

1.599

1.599

3.109

4.153

4.690

4.690

4.690

4.690

4.690

4.690

4.690

4.690

5.068

6.226

6.623

7.070

Baa

331

0.625

0.625

0.963

1.364

1.773

2.669

3.624

5.117

5.117

5.685

5.685

5.685

5.685

6.400

6.400

7.200

8.903

11.565 14.310

14.310

2.155

9.112

11.683

15.161 18.397 24.389 29.686 30.767

31.941

31.941

31.941

31.941

31.941

31.941 35.778 37.785 39.791 43.805 43.805

Ba

195

0.518

154

5.340

Caa-C

11

12.259 21.656 24.736 27.983 33.675

41.811 47.801 49.666 53.692 53.692 53.692 53.692 53.692 57.254 57.254 57.254 57.254 57.254

57.254

18.182 29.870 29.870 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403 47.403

IG

1162

0.175

0.267

0.452

0.949

1.676

1.894

2.907

3.727

SG

360

3.130

7.281

15.120

18.182 21.480 25.745 32.427 37.705 38.956 41.061 41.061 41.061

All

1522

0.869

1.905

3.854

4.927

6.216

7.248

n(0)

Aaa

91

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.351

Aa

303

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.771

0.771

0.771

9.330 10.941

3.972

4.106

4.106

4.255

4.255

7.342

7.549

41.061 41.061 42.195 44.605 45.894 47.182 49.791

49.791

11.905 12.037

15.734

11.345

11.781

11.781

11.905

10

11

12

13

1.351

1.351

1.351

1.351

1.351

1.351

0.771

0.771

0.771

0.771

1.332

1.332

4.414

4.414

4.587

5.120

6.393

12.175

12.610

13.211 14.440 15.560

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1.351

1.351

1.351

1.351

1.351

1.351

1.351

1.351

1.332

1.332

1.332

1.332

1.989

2.680

2.680

2.680

6.319

6.702

1/1/85
Rating

60

557

0.000

0.192

1.217

2.307

2.307

3.966

4.951

5.207

5.207

5.207

5.207

5.207

5.207

5.207

5.207

5.571

7.130

7.130

Baa

336

0.000

1.011

1.361

1.757

2.645

3.104

4.600

5.113

5.685

5.685

5.685

5.685

6.439

6.439

8.946

10.767

13.578 16.536 16.536

16.536

Ba

236

0.872

5.927

8.654 12.090

29.113 30.723

31.611

31.611

31.611

31.611

31.611

31.611 33.165 34.879 38.306 41.734 41.734

41.734

182

7.309 16.033 20.974 24.295 30.013 38.323 43.779 45.483 49.521 49.521 52.045 52.045 52.045 55.470 55.470 55.470 55.470 55.470 55.470 55.470

Caa-C

15

IG

1287

SG

433

All

1720

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

6.667 13.333 22.000


0.000

0.336

0.871

3.773 10.459 14.348


0.952

2.897

4.256

17.175 23.345

31.750 31.750
1.638

1.842

31.750 31.750 31.750


2.787

3.558

3.789

31.750 31.750 59.050 59.050 59.050 59.050 59.050 59.050 59.050 59.050 59.050 59.050
3.915

3.915

4.057

4.057

4.210

4.210

4.702

5.215

6.265

7.178

7.377

7.377

17.921 23.140 29.905 35.268 36.799 38.522 38.522 40.677 40.677 40.677 41.576 42.601 43.726 45.977 48.253 48.253 48.253
5.701

7.028

9.182 10.841

11.305

11.708

11.708

12.173

12.173 12.298 12.428

12.976 13.547

14.715

15.778 15.943

15.943

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/86
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

136

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

352

0.000

0.000

0.639

0.639

1.335

1.335

1.335

1.335

1.335

1.792

1.792

1.792

1.792

1.792

1.792

2.380

2.987

2.987

2.987

2.987

625

0.000

0.176

0.725

0.916

1.898

2.507

2.507

2.507

2.507

2.507

2.507

2.507

2.507

2.507

3.158

3.829

4.533

4.923

4.923

5.342

Baa

364

0.870

1.169

2.546

3.661

5.219

6.481

7.375

7.871

8.400

8.400

8.400

9.050

9.050 10.460

11.232 12.789 14.397 14.397 14.397

14.397

Ba

314

2.365

6.918

9.385 13.630 20.326 26.420 28.435 30.620

31.418

31.418

31.418 32.441 32.441 32.441 33.879 39.726 42.667 42.667 42.667 44.305

223 10.536 14.879 19.025 24.037

Caa-C

19

17.105 23.482
0.211

0.358

31.752 39.123 43.841 46.515 46.515 48.655 48.655 48.655

31.134

31.134

31.134

31.134

31.134

31.134

1.064

1.394

2.332

2.867

3.054

3.156

IG

1477

SG

556

All

2033

1.830

3.140

4.526

5.834

8.085

Rating

n(0)

Aaa

156

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

365

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.318

0.318

0.318

6.163 10.686 14.024 18.475 25.412

51.100 56.853 59.935 59.935 59.935 59.935 59.935 59.935

31.134 77.045 77.045 77.045 77.045 77.045 77.045 77.045 77.045 77.045 77.045
5.901

6.083

31.810 34.696 36.978 37.491 39.229 39.229 39.912 40.645 42.341 44.145 47.917 49.829 49.829 49.829

50.919

9.826 10.508 10.997

3.263

3.378

3.378

3.504

3.504

3.778

4.215

11.170

11.545

11.545

11.753

10

11

12

13

14

15

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.318

0.318

0.739

0.739

0.739

0.739

0.739

0.739

1.731

2.052

4.958

11.861 12.322 12.924 14.042

5.733

5.901

77.045

14.941

15.081

15.081

15.382

16

17

18

19

20

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.273

1.827

1.827

1.827

1.827

1.827

2.710

3.401

4.148

4.148

4.550

4.965

11.934 12.633 12.633 12.633 12.633

12.633

1/1/87

61

595

0.000

0.000

0.186

1.140

1.731

1.731

1.731

1.731

1.731

1.731

1.731

1.731

Baa

400

0.000

0.876

1.804

3.438

4.855

6.332

7.572

7.572

7.572

7.572

8.116

8.705

Ba

423

3.024

4.965

8.688 15.870

303

5.436

11.870 19.384 29.451 38.072 43.128 44.852 44.852 46.050 46.050 46.050 47.592 51.086 56.521

Caa-C

33

9.823

16.759

IG

1516

0.000

0.217

4.133

4.707

5.013

5.013

SG

759

4.299

8.322 13.430 22.356 30.306 33.730 35.862 36.897 38.466 38.893 39.849 40.386 41.628 44.284 46.994

51.261

51.261

51.261

All

2275

1.423

2.873

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

23.771 26.415 28.923 30.627

9.906 10.573

31.257 31.945 33.501 33.501 33.501 34.647 38.087 44.023 44.023 44.023 45.459 46.933
58.411 60.490 60.490 60.490 60.490 60.490

16.759 50.056 50.056 50.056 50.056 50.056 75.028 75.028 75.028 75.028 75.028 75.028 75.028 75.028 75.028 75.028 75.028 75.028
0.518
4.643

1.377
7.779

1.949

2.290

10.319 11.404

2.572
12.101

2.572
12.327

2.678
12.731

2.678

2.794

2.919

12.816 13.089 13.283

3.173

3.444

13.691 14.332

5.180

5.351

52.131 53.052

15.321 16.463 16.706 16.706 16.973

17.249

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/88
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

154

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

401

0.000

0.531

0.803

0.803

0.803

0.803

0.803

1.159

1.159

1.159

1.159

1.159

1.612

2.065

2.538

2.538

2.538

2.538

2.538

2.538

606

0.000

0.176

0.896

1.451

1.451

1.451

1.451

1.451

1.451

1.451

1.451

1.451

1.451

2.096

2.428

3.159

3.159

3.554

3.961

3.961

Baa

378

0.000

0.293

1.205

2.512

4.209

5.725

5.725

5.725

5.725

6.232

6.232

6.797

7.414

9.305

11.258

11.258

11.258

11.258

11.258

11.258

Ba

464

1.353

41.559 41.559 41.559 42.830 44.224

47.417

385

5.934

62.317 62.317

62.317 62.317

62.317

15.741 44.547 44.547 44.547 44.547 44.547 72.274 72.274 72.274 72.274 72.274 72.274 72.274 72.274 72.274 72.274 72.274 72.274

72.274

Caa-C

40 12.500

6.441

11.929 20.006 22.465 24.887 25.828 26.346 27.484 28.746 29.504 30.279

12.967 25.799 34.381 38.880 41.937 43.416 46.021 46.021 47.059


1.375

1.765

2.109

2.205

2.205

2.312

2.312

2.430

2.683

1539

0.000

0.278

0.852

SG

889

3.850

9.708

18.781 26.865 30.071 32.661 33.758 35.629 36.319 37.450 39.628 41.070 43.168 46.492 50.615 50.615 50.615 51.399 52.237 54.075

All

2428

1.393

3.581

6.894

Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Aaa

171

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

412

0.499

0.499

0.499

0.499

0.499

0.499

0.828

0.828

0.828

0.828

0.828

1.256

1.683

2.126

2.126

2.126

2.388

2.388

2.757

10.773 10.773

10.773

11.816 12.083 12.587 12.740 13.066 13.503 13.870 14.450

3.457

4.128

15.651 16.899

4.412

62.317

IG

9.726 10.898

2.109

31.161 35.756

51.721 54.480 58.943 60.522

17.120

4.412

4.567

17.120 17.363

4.726

4.726

17.616

17.881

18

19

20

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.126

2.126

2.126

3.291

3.137

1/1/89

643

0.000

0.324

0.832

0.832

0.832

0.832

0.832

0.832

0.832

0.832

0.832

0.832

1.734

2.044

Baa

396

0.529

1.624

2.219

4.061

4.747

4.747

4.747

4.747

5.194

5.194

5.693

6.232

8.452

10.162

Ba

438

2.957

9.794

423

7.549 20.753 29.220 34.334 37.656 39.946 43.310 44.097 46.564 49.361 51.663 55.500 55.500 58.577

Caa-C

62

17.765 20.034 22.655 23.082 23.579 24.674 25.905 28.084

3.137

4.412

10.773 10.773

11.549

28.811 30.466 34.667 40.951 40.951 40.951 40.951 42.109 44.684

46.179

58.577 58.577 60.878 60.878 60.878 66.094

49 20.334 49.035 55.405 55.405 55.405 55.405 55.405 55.405 55.405 55.405 55.405 55.405 77.703 77.703 77.703 77.703 77.703 77.703 77.703

IG

1622

SG

910

All

2532

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

0.254

0.645

0.986

5.901 16.260 24.373


2.226

5.917

1.415

1.573

27.831 30.674

8.705 10.014 10.897

1.573

1.662

1.662

1.759

1.759

1.867

2.098

3.046

3.658

3.919

3.919

31.881 33.546 34.483 36.186 38.578 39.874 42.244 45.207 50.047 50.047 50.047
11.201

11.659

11.869

12.314

12.793

4.062

4.208

5.177

50.731 51.456 53.036

55.678

13.127 13.746 15.026 16.360 16.563 16.563 16.786

4.208

77.703

17.018

17.261

18.411

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/90
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

192

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

462

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.278

0.278

0.278

0.278

0.278

0.278

0.640

1.018

1.018

1.018

1.018

1.018

1.018

2.044

3.593

668

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.273

0.550

0.838

1.153

1.153

1.493

1.493

1.493

2.680

4.302

Baa

388

0.265

0.842

1.145

1.499

1.499

1.499

1.499

1.499

1.499

1.994

2.527

5.260

8.064

8.657

8.657

8.657

9.394

9.394 10.225

12.743

3.531

12.017

14.511

Ba

422

450

Caa-C

56 40.794 44.741 53.951

IG

1710

0.060

0.185

SG

928 10.284

19.108

All

17.339 17.748 18.699

19.227 20.405 22.518 23.229 25.579 31.274 35.565 35.565 35.565 35.565 36.736 39.243 40.623 42.004

13.667 23.307 30.130 33.249 35.586 38.367 39.694 42.656 45.188 47.343
0.251

53.951 53.951
0.325

0.325

53.951 53.951 53.951


0.405

0.405

0.405

51.165

51.165 54.322 54.322 54.322 56.497 56.497 56.497 64.174 66.930

53.951 76.975 76.975 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000
0.405

0.504

0.715

1.472

2.258

2.496

2.496

2.628

23.715 26.581 27.881 29.621 30.471 32.353 34.608 36.239 38.956 42.790 46.396 46.396 46.396 47.092
9.664 10.072

10.514 10.899

2.763

2.763

3.671

5.208

47.817 49.352 52.660 54.436

2638

3.492

6.398

7.817

8.664

8.996

9.472

11.552 12.822 14.054 14.243 14.243 14.452 14.669 14.897

16.105

17.585

Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

179

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

493

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.254

0.254

0.254

0.254

0.254

0.254

0.594

0.949

0.949

0.949

0.949

0.949

0.949

1.910

3.843

3.843

1/1/91

656

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.260

0.524

0.796

1.095

1.095

1.419

1.419

1.419

2.561

4.112

4.529

Baa

414

0.249

0.249

0.249

0.249

0.249

0.249

0.249

0.249

0.668

1.113

3.401

5.777

6.272

6.272

6.272

6.885

7.523

8.208

9.588

9.588

Ba

356

3.848

5.162

7.072

7.485

7.979

8.534

9.761

11.998 12.744 15.285 20.569 24.289 24.289 25.491 25.491 26.821 26.821 28.315 30.063 30.063

373

12.937

Caa-C

63

21.777 26.417 28.787 32.070 33.397 35.696 38.431 40.716 44.868 46.399 51.489 51.489 51.489 53.914 53.914 56.474 65.180

64 14.974 18.245

21.799 26.144

0.059

0.059

0.059

SG

793

8.952

13.919

17.169 18.667 20.649 21.498 23.377 25.669 27.373 30.262 34.353 38.162 38.162 38.864 39.619 40.413 41.230 44.779 47.748 47.748

All

2535

2.761

4.169

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

5.912

0.133
6.096

0.133
6.487

0.133

47.612 47.612 60.709 60.709 60.709 60.709 60.709 60.709 60.709 60.709 60.709 60.709

1742

5.399

0.133

31.419 37.134 37.134

71.511

IG

5.030

0.059

31.419

71.511

6.910

0.225
7.280

0.421
7.908

1.122

1.854

2.075

2.075

2.197

9.132 10.322 10.504 10.599 10.802

2.323
11.013

2.458

3.306

11.234 12.406

4.736

4.888

13.961 14.089

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/92
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

165

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

500

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.234

0.234

0.234

0.234

0.234

0.234

0.543

0.543

0.543

0.543

0.543

0.543

0.543

0.543

1.460

1.948

1.948

756

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.227

0.457

0.932

1.194

1.194

1.194

1.194

1.194

2.864

4.904

5.638

6.391

Baa

425

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.392

0.804

2.933

4.270

4.737

4.737

5.272

5.836

6.421

7.040

8.293

8.293

8.957

Ba

338

0.337

1.090

1.090

1.592

1.592

2.773

4.886

6.333

7.984 13.085

17.570

17.570

301

7.345 13.822

Caa-C

18.731 20.001 21.380 21.380 24.725 26.518 26.518

26.518

17.213 21.206 23.206 25.536 28.242 30.543 36.004 37.492 44.012 44.012 44.012 44.012 44.012 44.012 49.344 58.139 58.139

58.139

73 16.494 22.061 24.226 27.032 30.349 33.832 33.832 41.184


0.150

41.184 49.586 49.586 49.586 49.586 49.586 49.586 66.391 66.391 66.391 66.391
0.327

0.966

1.442

1.645

1.645

1.757

1.873

1.997

2.773

4.091

IG

1846

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.067

0.067

0.067

0.067

SG

712

4.933

8.551

10.185

12.316 13.410

15.217

17.410 19.468 22.267 26.190 30.895 30.895 31.553 32.281 33.087 33.913 37.665 41.839 41.839 41.839

All

2558

1.337

2.257

2.645

3.165

3.392

3.755

4.149

4.562

5.145

6.284

7.395

7.566

7.654

7.845

8.044

8.253

Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Aaa

134

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

503

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

9.359 10.948

4.511

66.391
4.943

11.312

11.687

18

19

20

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.420

0.883

0.883

0.883

4.228

4.550

4.885

11.323 12.475

13.082

1/1/93

824

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.196

0.593

1.007

1.236

1.236

1.236

1.236

1.236

2.402

3.907

Baa

478

0.000

0.000

0.250

0.250

0.530

0.836

1.471

2.142

3.876

4.971

5.744

5.744

6.178

6.638

7.125

8.672

10.772

Ba

353

0.622

0.622

1.857

2.744

3.688

5.388

7.791

8.474 12.685

17.116

17.116

17.116

18.103

19.166

289

4.376

8.428 14.034 15.594

75

13.531

15.370 20.206 23.056 23.056 23.056 29.468 29.468 37.305 37.305 37.305 46.261 46.261 46.261 46.261 46.261 46.261 46.261 46.261

IG

1939

0.000

0.000

0.059

0.059

0.127

SG

717

3.404

5.266

8.620

9.952

11.469

All

2656

0.899

1.365

2.190

2.486

2.859

Caa-C

64

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

19.166 21.733 24.387 24.387 24.387 24.387

18.162 20.376 23.929 31.867 35.182 38.768 40.018 40.018 40.018 41.782 43.790 48.384 56.625 56.625 56.625 56.625
0.199

0.348

0.584

1.156

1.584

1.857

1.857

1.958

2.063

2.175

2.993

4.189

4.573

4.967

46.261
5.240

13.272 16.280 19.640 23.633 27.442 27.892 28.415 28.983 30.208 30.860 33.909 38.019 38.019 38.019 38.019
3.264

3.931

4.702

5.848

6.834

7.135

7.214

7.383

7.649

7.836

8.928 10.459

10.787

11.126

11.360

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/94
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

136

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

474

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.448

0.448

0.448

0.448

1004

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.150

0.455

0.771

1.115

1.115

1.115

1.115

1.115

2.029

3.445

3.699

4.491

4.762

4.762

Baa

539

0.000

0.200

0.200

0.419

0.654

1.866

2.379

3.708

4.545

5.135

5.135

5.471

5.826

6.206

11.491 12.003

12.003

Ba

397

0.000

0.896

1.212

2.239

4.314

7.425 10.350 13.476 17.408

18.011

18.011

18.815 20.620 20.620 23.969 30.083 30.083 30.083 31.636

31.636

381

4.191

9.149

12.619 14.265

17.176 21.898 27.286

Caa-C

85

2.532

7.612

11.705

11.705

11.705 21.362 21.362 30.100 30.100 30.100 41.750 41.750 41.750 41.750

IG

2153

0.000

0.049

0.049

0.105

0.165

0.474

SG

863

2.093

5.120

7.105

8.325 10.649

14.718

All

3016

0.582

1.422

1.931

2.270

2.825

3.902

4.782

5.980

7.013

7.560

7.754

Rating

n(0)

10

Aaa

139

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

560

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.670

7.879 10.075 10.529

33.118 37.910 41.385 43.307 43.307 44.488 45.809 48.906 52.153


1.144

1.498

1.798

1.798

1.882

2.064

52.153 52.153

52.153

41.750 41.750 41.750 41.750 41.750

41.750

5.120

5.120

31.712 32.249 35.402 40.155 40.155 40.155 41.035

41.035

7.894

8.189

8.345

12.062

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.383

0.788

0.788

0.788

0.788

0.788

18.477 22.815 26.899 28.606 29.776 30.230

1.970

2.855

3.986

52.153

9.429 10.991

4.314
11.270

4.884

11.757 12.062

1/1/95

1080

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.133

0.402

0.827

1.131

1.131

1.131

1.131

1.131

1.956

3.022

3.254

3.979

4.229

4.229

4.501

Baa

553

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.218

1.345

1.826

3.321

4.104

4.376

4.376

4.696

5.034

5.399

7.002

9.093

9.526

10.431

10.915

10.915

10.915

Ba

409

0.267

0.547

1.760

3.562

7.054

9.583

12.711

502

4.015

6.548

8.967

12.311

Caa-C

65

95 10.423 16.369 16.369 20.567

15.136 16.695 16.695 17.407 18.944 18.944 21.920 29.657 29.657 29.657 31.064 31.064 31.064

16.612 22.007 31.072 38.470 42.750 45.075

52.170 52.170

52.170

52.170 52.170

52.170

31.231

41.811 55.666 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055 63.055

0.326

0.499

IG

2332

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.053

SG

1006

3.062

4.919

6.639

9.401 13.623 17.808 24.031 28.919

All

3338

0.899

1.428

1.895

2.635

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

45.771 46.524 47.359 49.239

3.840

4.904

0.982
6.630

1.363
7.968

1.566

4.414

4.634

4.634

4.750

31.737 32.904 33.581 34.685 35.083 37.438 42.493 42.493 42.493

43.177

43.177

43.177

12.115 12.367 12.804 13.079 13.079

13.177

8.710

1.566
8.936

1.643
9.123

1.723
9.383

1.809

2.538

9.521 10.489

3.582

3.886

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/96
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aaa

142

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

601

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.353

0.722

0.722

0.722

0.722

0.722

0.722

1156

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.119

0.360

0.616

0.890

0.890

0.890

0.890

0.890

1.632

2.774

2.981

3.624

3.844

3.844

4.082

4.082

Baa

650

0.000

0.000

0.175

0.723

1.299

2.698

3.319

3.758

3.993

4.250

4.796

4.796

6.390

8.076

8.431

9.538

9.933

9.933

9.933

11.190

Ba

467

0.000

0.713

2.108

5.655

7.588

13.722 15.394 15.394

16.522

17.737 18.422 20.714 25.747 25.747 25.747 26.765 26.765 26.765

26.765

572

1.502

4.012

8.748 12.042 17.656

25.187 32.710 36.272 38.731 39.332 39.970 40.694 43.224 48.469 48.469 48.469 48.469 48.469 48.469

51.112

Caa-C

106 10.309 15.236

11.037

19.759 34.469 44.444 56.709


0.191

0.393

0.870

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

61.519

1.148

1.385

1.449

1.516

1.658

1.658

2.382

3.384

3.652

4.209

4.402

4.402

4.504

4.817

IG

2549

0.000

0.000

0.046

SG

1145

1.651

3.595

6.885 10.994 15.052 20.750 25.789 28.288 29.465 30.292

All

3694

0.506

1.081

2.036

3.231

4.396

6.140

7.534

8.265

8.558

8.773

9.055

9.176

10.147

11.764

Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Aaa

138

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

681

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.304

0.623

0.623

0.623

0.623

0.623

0.623
5.374

31.186 31.855 34.150 39.024 39.024 39.024 39.550 39.550 39.550 40.759
11.982 12.437

12.674 12.674 12.758

13.188

1/1/97

66

1176

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.105

0.318

0.544

1.021

1.021

1.021

1.021

1.021

2.005

3.016

3.199

3.960

4.351

5.163

5.374

Baa

822

0.000

0.133

0.546

0.978

2.042

2.691

3.032

3.216

3.614

4.037

4.037

5.049

6.910

7.190

8.057

8.663

8.663

8.663 10.260

Ba

589

0.175

1.378

5.090

7.953 10.481

13.818 15.347 15.347

16.191

17.081 17.583

689

1.847

6.183 10.093 15.385 24.854

Caa-C

128

9.735

17.212 30.659 47.274 58.764 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513 62.513

IG

2817

0.000

0.039

0.162

SG

1406

1.815

5.058

9.485

14.241 20.478 25.190 27.598 28.802 29.599 30.707 31.445 33.660 38.329 38.329 38.329 38.692 39.057 39.057 40.271

All

4223

0.592

1.632

3.028

4.492

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

0.333

0.737
6.498

19.219 22.708 22.708 22.708 23.398 23.398 23.398 25.776

31.139 34.645 37.126 37.936 39.394 40.481 43.610 50.158 50.158 50.158 50.158 51.048 51.048 51.048
1.024
7.959

1.326
8.783

1.381
9.107

1.496
9.371

1.617
9.700

1.617

2.313

9.850 10.825

3.325

3.556

12.513 12.695

4.118

4.449

4.789

4.877

5.324

13.137 13.465 13.800 13.870 14.439

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/98
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Aaa

125

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

735

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.226

0.226

0.226

0.226

0.226

0.513

0.815

1.116

1.116

1.116

1.116

1.116

1175

0.000

0.000

0.097

0.294

0.505

0.949

0.949

0.949

0.949

0.949

1.867

2.976

3.149

3.695

4.254

5.215

5.415

5.415

Baa

962

0.109

0.445

0.796

1.774

2.833

3.113

3.410

3.735

4.080

4.080

4.929

6.733

7.202

7.937

8.192

8.458

8.458

9.844

Ba

709

0.898

3.631

6.291

9.659 12.730 14.576 14.840 15.466

15.812

16.197 17.833

21.771

21.771

21.771 22.784 22.784 22.784 24.467

938

3.871

9.593 16.574 25.993

Caa-C

141

8.197 26.835 38.135 56.783 63.970 69.429 73.797 73.797


0.694

31.810 36.499 39.996 41.049 43.130 44.821 46.751 50.338 50.338 50.338 50.338 50.850 50.850 50.850
1.126

1.398

1.544

1.648

73.797 73.797 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000

IG

2997

0.035

0.143

0.295

1.757

1.757

2.393

3.456

3.738

4.256

4.562

5.036

5.118

SG

1788

3.025

8.440

13.918

All

4785

1.136

3.130

5.112

7.854

9.681

10.918

11.623

Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Aaa

112

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

731

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.209

0.209

0.209

0.209

0.209

0.473

1.029

1.307

1.307

1.307

1.307

1.307

5.534

21.270 25.943 29.343 31.395 32.206 33.405 34.414 36.302 39.864 39.864 39.864 40.339 40.581 40.581 41.372
11.917 12.309

12.561 13.482

15.118 15.324

15.702 16.039 16.443 16.503 16.993

1/1/99

1217

0.000

0.000

0.182

0.277

0.687

0.687

0.687

0.687

0.687

1.679

2.848

2.848

3.508

4.025

4.913

5.099

5.099

Baa

1103

0.093

0.483

1.308

2.543

2.898

3.149

3.427

3.719

3.719

4.613

6.725

7.126

7.760

8.196

8.428

8.428

9.645

Ba

699

1.505

3.155

5.590

8.254

10.192 10.434

11.011

11.629

1090

Caa-C

67

11.974 14.582

4.799 13.532 23.186 31.594 36.295 40.131 41.802 43.786 45.804 47.872 52.606 52.606 53.033 53.033 53.507 53.507 55.149

301 16.068 24.158 40.074 43.902 48.081 49.759 49.759 49.759 49.759

IG

3163

0.032

0.169

SG

2090

5.308

11.557

All

5253

2.103

4.573

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

18.126 18.564 18.564 19.528 19.528 19.528 20.061

0.531

1.001

1.287

19.519 25.296 28.884


7.792 10.204

1.419

1.513

2.304

3.511

51.194 52.877 52.877 52.877 52.877 52.877


5.545

31.120 32.178 33.374 34.443 36.586 40.132 40.311 40.684 41.083 41.286 41.286

42.171

13.218

1.611

51.194

5.162

11.617 12.428 12.809

1.611

51.194

13.511

3.767

4.304

14.561 16.340 16.567 17.043

4.653
17.391

5.087

17.751 17.805 18.298

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/00
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aaa

117

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

726

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.536

0.804

0.804

0.804

0.804

0.804

1250

0.000

0.170

0.353

0.735

0.840

0.840

0.840

0.840

2.040

3.286

3.286

3.909

4.396

5.231

5.406

5.760

Baa

1183

0.350

0.806

1.908

2.439

2.663

3.035

3.296

3.296

3.746

5.910

6.261

6.816

7.389

7.594

7.594

8.236

1.111

2.799

4.835

6.481

6.481

7.273

7.567

7.895

11.129 16.039 16.465 16.465

17.401

17.401

Ba

664

1167

Caa-C

5.744 15.659

316 17.492 39.412 48.892


0.358

17.401 18.424

24.411 29.497 33.377 35.357 38.214 40.000 42.435 48.253 48.603 48.986 48.986 49.430 49.902 51.437

IG

3276

0.127

0.828

SG

2147

5.971 14.826

All

5423

2.416

5.965

Rating

n(0)

Aaa

116

0.000

0.000

Aa

755

0.000

55.716 59.720 59.720 59.720 59.720 59.720


1.169

1.291

1.421

1.512

1.512

2.146

61.551
3.374

61.551 63.575 63.575 63.575 63.575 63.575


3.612

4.109

4.497

4.900

4.970

5.325

21.414 25.416 27.887 29.220 30.758 31.742 34.183 39.035 39.371 39.728 40.110 40.304 40.508 41.580
8.723 10.353

11.256

11.751

12.257

12.527

13.610

15.735 15.990 16.434 16.806

17.143

17.243

10

11

12

13

14

15

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.498

0.746

0.746

1.027

1.027

1.027

17.756

1/1/01

1296

0.156

0.411

0.675

0.675

0.675

0.675

0.675

2.016

3.164

3.300

3.872

4.166

4.934

5.255

5.745

Baa

1156

0.180

1.431

1.939

2.375

2.732

2.982

2.982

3.269

5.308

5.474

6.000

6.911

7.104

7.104

7.512

Ba

622

1.159

2.607

4.006

4.006

5.048

5.353

5.691

9.017 14.497 14.940 14.940 15.907

1111

9.232

Caa-C

68

18.916 24.474 28.348 30.316 33.378

35.167 38.014 45.742

15.907 15.907 16.968

46.111 46.516 46.516 46.985 47.495 49.197

309 29.022 40.846 54.079 59.646 60.707 60.707 60.707 60.707 62.493 62.493 64.468 64.468 64.468 64.468 64.468

IG

3323

0.124

0.660

SG

2042

9.484

16.715 21.549 24.163 25.669 27.343 28.350

31.021 37.002 37.353 37.725 38.124 38.328 38.544 39.691

All

5365

3.624

6.594

11.775 14.035 14.280

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

0.942
8.433

1.093
9.368

1.214

1.299

1.299

9.894 10.408 10.666

1.938

3.075

3.297

3.760
14.707

4.184
15.110

4.622

4.752

15.481 15.626

5.084
16.122

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/02
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

13

14

Aaa

124

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

757

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.468

0.703

0.703

0.970

0.970

0.970

1299

0.161

0.326

0.326

0.326

0.326

0.326

1.580

2.530

2.782

3.313

3.725

4.435

4.733

5.187

Baa

1246

1.015

1.372

1.464

1.673

1.785

1.785

2.166

3.969

3.969

4.125

4.941

5.114

5.114

5.477

3.989

4.951

5.769

6.090

8.894 14.097 14.499 14.499 15.875

15.875

Ba

602

1.215

3.116

893

4.567

9.566 12.740 15.087

Caa-C

18.154 19.803 24.069 33.773 35.326 36.640 36.640

15.875 17.369

37.135 37.677 38.895

360 26.708 40.945 48.398 49.779 52.652 53.779 55.320 60.001 60.001 61.820 61.820 61.820 61.820 61.820

IG

3426

0.432

0.625

0.659

0.733

0.773

0.773

1.403

2.401

SG

1855

7.533 12.826

15.713

All

5281

2.884

4.747

5.650

6.170

6.740

6.985

Rating

n(0)

Aaa

122

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

684

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

2.603

2.921

3.366

3.770

3.890

4.196

17.365 19.430 20.420 23.643 30.620 31.476 32.230 32.833 33.037 33.255 34.412
8.201 10.550 10.895

11.301

11.769

12.122 12.260

10

11

12

13

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.476

0.714

0.714

0.986

0.986

0.986

12.733

1/1/03

1287

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.215

2.023

2.269

2.913

3.183

3.882

4.173

4.620

Baa

1207

0.000

0.000

0.197

0.303

0.303

0.419

1.578

1.578

1.578

2.320

2.479

2.479

2.815

Ba

592

0.877

1.280

1.931

2.422

2.714

5.523

11.344 12.625 12.625 12.625

13.557

873

2.450

4.406

6.601

9.161 10.529 15.008 25.040 26.647

27.721 29.299 30.104 30.541 31.992

360 19.894 31.053 33.845 37.697 38.575 39.756 46.844 46.844

50.173 50.173 50.173 50.173 50.173

Caa-C

69

IG

3300

0.000

0.000

0.072

0.109

0.109

SG

1825

5.092

7.912

9.608

11.506

12.372

All

5125

1.768

2.685

3.248

3.812

4.044

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

0.631

10.611 11.344

1.364

1.560

1.863

2.237

2.627

2.743

3.039

15.707 23.198 24.244 25.078 26.332 26.699 26.896 27.935


5.261

7.660

8.060

8.483

9.053

9.433

9.566 10.020

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/04
Rating

n(0)

10

11

12

Aaa

142

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

651

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.204

0.204

0.680

0.917

0.917

1.193

1.193

1.193

1274

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1.142

1.570

1.801

2.406

2.533

3.331

3.607

4.028

Baa

1266

0.000

0.178

0.178

0.178

0.281

1.911

1.911

1.911

2.712

2.850

2.850

3.305

Ba

569

0.378

0.578

1.290

1.573

4.293

9.629

9.985

965

0.797

2.071

4.044

4.912

9.126 19.947 21.208 22.047 23.922 24.570 24.929 25.736

Caa-C

316

11.773 18.399

9.985 10.829 10.829 10.829 12.262

22.741 25.728 28.459 40.906 42.021 47.725 49.219 49.219 49.219 49.219

IG

3333

0.000

0.067

0.067

0.067

0.591

1.361

1.543

1.827

SG

1850

2.418

4.119

5.975

6.907 10.367

19.361

All

5183

0.835

1.432

1.993

2.257

3.551

6.472

6.841

7.302

7.905

8.297

8.421

Rating

n(0)

10

11

Aaa

131

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

669

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.188

0.188

0.834

1.052

1.052

1.301

1.301

1.301

20.271 21.294

2.175

2.591

2.700

3.035

22.717 23.044 23.224 24.184


8.891

1/1/05

70

1323

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.762

1.257

1.472

2.037

2.155

2.784

3.045

3.446

Baa

1287

0.163

0.163

0.163

0.668

2.081

2.081

2.081

2.829

3.088

3.088

3.513

Ba

559

0.000

0.645

0.900

3.635

8.879

9.504

9.504

10.615

10.615

10.615 12.298

1050

0.815

2.644

3.526

8.403 20.049

Caa-C

349

7.272

11.204 14.370

IG

3410

0.061

0.061

SG

1958

1.719

All

5368

0.647

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

21.272 22.214 24.072

25.181 25.494 26.545

21.537 37.708 40.870 48.741 49.933

51.251 52.876 54.688

0.061

0.584

2.489

3.546

4.613

9.116 19.284 20.558 21.929 23.412

24.112 24.422 25.754

1.252

1.581

3.258

8.853

1.300
6.708

1.511
7.219

1.775
7.770

2.100
8.388

2.591
9.004

2.905
9.555

SPECIAL COMMENT: CORPORATE DEFAULT AND RECOVERY RATES, 1920-2015

CREDIT POLICY

1/1/06
Rating

n(0)

10

Aaa

126

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

690

0.000

0.000

0.173

0.173

0.771

0.973

0.973

1.200

1.200

1.200

1382

0.000

0.000

0.687

1.047

1.243

1.756

1.863

2.658

2.895

3.261

Baa

1277

0.000

0.000

0.567

1.585

1.585

1.585

2.183

2.430

2.430

2.704

Ba

568

0.193

0.193

3.088

9.386

9.386

9.386 10.334 10.667

11.018

13.197

1119

1.067

1.915

8.083 18.906

21.189

Caa-C

374

5.910

9.953 19.862 38.592 44.004 49.674 50.542 52.585 53.801 55.159

IG

3475

0.000

0.000

0.516

1.029

SG

2061

1.666

2.803

8.537

19.150

All

5536

0.594

0.971

3.140

6.848

7.598

8.211

8.861

9.413

Rating

n(0)

Aaa

135

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

736

0.000

0.153

0.153

0.685

0.865

0.865

1.070

1.070

1.070

1.224

22.781 25.254 26.230 26.782 28.927


1.469

1.728

2.179

21.153 22.709 24.399 25.242

2.273

2.518

25.775 27.783
9.619 10.302

1/1/07

71

1376

0.000

0.723

1.060

1.243

1.722

1.926

2.886

3.108

3.452

Baa

1278

0.000

0.708

1.751

1.751

1.751

2.314

2.546

2.546

2.802

Ba

627

0.000

1.781

7.807

8.502

8.502

1139

0.000

6.510

Caa-C

429

IG

3525

0.000

0.571

SG

2195

0.896

6.835 17.903 20.528 22.041 24.189 25.527 26.213 28.330

All

5720

0.331

2.800

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9.812 10.623

10.913 13.092

17.692 20.895 22.755 25.493 26.617 27.646 30.154

4.645 15.682 34.648 38.978 42.902 45.412 49.057 49.906 50.888


1.079
7.029

1.260
8.042

1.487
8.666

1.768

2.272

2.360

9.501 10.236 10.485

2.586
11.203

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1/1/08
Rating

n(0)

Aaa

168

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

822

0.508

0.508

0.950

1.411

1.411

1.752

1.928

2.291

1297

0.406

0.921

1.104

1.392

1.807

2.796

2.913

3.153

Baa

1241

1.025

1.842

1.842

1.842

2.160

2.269

2.269

2.269

7.375

8.506

9.202

9.701

11.834

Ba

630

2.339

7.176

7.375

1017

4.002

14.773

17.786

Caa-C

661

19.567 21.976 22.852 23.869 26.898

10.591 28.800 34.341 37.677 40.962 44.143 46.696 48.840

IG

3528

0.628

1.105

1.275

1.487

1.751

2.224

2.307

2.479

SG

2308

5.416 16.625 19.540

21.142 23.320 24.658 25.786

28.175

All

5836

2.508

7.180

8.387

9.079

9.972

10.713

11.107

Rating

n(0)

Aaa

147

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

735

0.000

0.156

0.473

0.473

0.825

1.008

1.580

11.907

1/1/09

72

1289

0.240

0.412

0.682

0.975

1.907

2.017

2.245

Baa

1233

0.930

0.930

1.214

1.414

1.517

1.626

1.626

Ba

600

1.771

2.165

2.165

3.509

4.214

4.977

6.612

860

6.983

8.325

9.700

11.621 12.523 13.820 18.098

Caa-C

762

26.176 33.460 36.681 40.698 43.495 45.833 47.466

IG

3404

0.429

0.527

0.801

SG

2222 12.097

15.150

16.675

All

5626

6.238

6.948

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5.015

0.984

1.443

19.019 20.375
7.856

8.598

1.563

1.772

21.729 24.230
9.090

9.956

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1/1/10
Rating

n(0)

Aaa

97

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

571

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

1235

0.170

0.520

0.803

1.601

1.916

2.351

Baa

1347

0.075

0.314

0.486

0.840

0.934

1.033

Ba

589

0.000

0.000

0.629

1.509

1.989

3.763

826

0.387

1.832

3.933

4.749

6.641

10.821

Caa-C

734

8.682 12.895

18.591 22.754 25.905 28.581

IG

3250

0.096

0.327

0.504

0.949

SG

2149

3.100

5.022

7.808

9.645

All

5399

1.269

2.116

3.212

4.121

4.780

Rating

n(0)

Aaa

84

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

543

0.193

0.193

0.193

0.193

0.193

1.105

1.308

11.390 14.239
5.784

1/1/11

73

1225

0.000

0.092

0.756

0.856

0.961

Baa

1437

0.428

0.505

0.904

1.156

1.245

Ba

651

0.157

1.206

1.939

2.745

4.862

952

0.349

2.155

3.332

5.248

9.348

Caa-C

758

5.594

12.351 17.033 20.826 24.542

IG

3289

0.218

0.286

0.704

0.851

0.928

SG

2361

1.926

4.988

6.990

9.019

12.279

All

5650

0.904

2.142

3.148

3.953

5.088

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1/1/12
Rating

n(0)

Aaa

82

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

435

0.000

0.000

0.250

0.250

1190

0.000

0.093

0.093

0.093

Baa

1470

0.072

0.437

0.514

0.514

Ba

732

0.142

1.487

1.976

3.394

987

0.550

1.435

3.484

7.218

Caa-C

848

7.678

12.951 17.026

22.122

IG

3177

0.033

0.236

0.307

SG

2567

2.750

5.130

7.265 10.547

All

5744

1.231

2.350

3.242

Rating

n(0)

Aaa

58

0.000

0.000

0.000

Aa

296

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.307
4.476

1/1/13

74

1158

0.090

0.181

0.181

Baa

1657

0.121

0.186

0.186

Ba

715

0.579

1.057

1.942

1048

0.808

2.217

6.403

Caa-C

953

6.282

10.177 16.638

IG

3169

0.096

0.163

0.163

SG

2716

2.617

4.581

8.479

All

5885

1.235

2.114

3.687

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1/1/14
Rating

n(0)

Aaa

54

0.000

0.000

Aa

290

0.000

0.000

1160

0.088

0.088

Baa

1706

0.060

0.060

Ba

739

0.142

0.620

1094

0.401

3.433

Caa-C

1145

4.468

11.243

IG

3210

0.064

0.064

SG

2978

1.872

5.580

All

6188

0.911

2.558

Rating

n(0)

Aaa

54

0.000

Aa

302

0.000

1/1/15

75

1230

0.000

Baa

1710

0.000

Ba

743

0.293

1082

2.285

Caa-C

1356

6.272

IG

3296

0.000

SG

3181

3.474

All

6477

1.662

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