Press Release

DBRS Morningstar Confirms Plaza Trust and Storm King Funding at R-1 (high) (sf), Releases Transaction Summary

ABCP
May 21, 2020

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) confirmed the rating on the Series 1 Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Notes issued by Plaza Trust and the rating on the Series 1 Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Notes issued by Storm King Funding (together, with Plaza Trust, the Trusts) at R-1 (high) (sf) following the addition of a new transaction (Transaction #98) to the Trusts on May 21, 2020.

As part of DBRS Morningstar’s ongoing efforts to increase the transparency of reporting asset-backed commercial paper conduit activity, DBRS Morningstar has also released a transaction summary report providing details of Transaction #98, which consists of a portfolio of automobile and sport-utility vehicle fixed-rate retail auto lease contracts originated by a captive auto finance company operating in Canada.

A description of how DBRS Morningstar considers ESG factors within the DBRS Morningstar analytical framework and its methodologies can be found at: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357792.

Notes:
All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The principal methodologies are Rating Canadian Auto Retail Loan and Lease Securitizations (October 11, 2019) and Rating Canadian ABCP and Related Enhancement Features (March 18, 2020), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

For more information regarding rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/357883.

For more information regarding structured finance rating methodologies and Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), please see the following DBRS Morningstar press release: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/358308.

The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link under Related Documents or by contacting us at info@dbrsmorningstar.com.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the rating process for this rating action. DBRS Morningstar had access to the accounts and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with this rating action.

Please see the related appendix for additional information regarding the sensitivity of assumptions used in the rating process.

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