(The following statement was released by the rating agency)
Oct 03 - =============================================================================== Ratings -- Hrvatska Elektroprivreda d.d. -------------------------- 03-Oct-2012 =============================================================================== CREDIT RATING: BB-/Watch Neg/-- Country: Croatia Primary SIC: Electric Services =============================================================================== Credit Rating History: Local currency Foreign currency 03-Oct-2012 BB-/-- BB-/-- 28-Oct-2011 BB/-- BB/-- 22-Dec-2010 BB-/-- BB-/-- 23-Sep-2010 BB/-- BB/-- 23-Apr-2009 BB+/-- BB+/-- 23-Feb-2009 BBB-/-- BBB-/-- =============================================================================== Issues: Rating Rating Date HRK700 mil 6.50% bnds due 12/07/2017 BB-/WatchN 03-Oct-2012 HRK500 mil 5.00% bnds due 11/29/2013 BB-/WatchN 03-Oct-2012 ((Bangalore Ratings Team, Hotline: +91 80 4135 5898, Bhanu.priya@thomsonreuters.com, Group id: BangaloreRatings@thomsonreuters.com, Reuters Messaging: Bhanu.Priya.reuters.com@reuters.net))