DBRS Morningstar Discontinues Rating on Bank of Montreal (Global Registered Covered Bond Program) Covered Bonds, Series CBL4

DBRS Limited (DBRS Morningstar) discontinued its rating on the Covered Bonds, Series CBL4 (the Series) issued under the Bank of Montreal (Global Registered Covered Bond Program), as the Series was fully repaid.

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Notes:
The principal methodology is Rating and Monitoring Covered Bonds (April 27, 2020), which can be found on dbrsmorningstar.com under Methodologies & Criteria.

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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.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited (DBRS Morningstar) for use in the European Union. The following additional regulatory disclosures apply to endorsed ratings:

The last rating action on this program took place on July 20, 2020, when DBRS Morningstar discontinued the rating of the Covered Bonds, Series CBL12 as it was fully repaid.

For further information on DBRS Morningstar historical default rates published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in a central repository, see: http://cerep.esma.europa.eu/cerep-web/statistics/defaults.xhtml.

Lead Analyst: Jiani Xi, Vice President
Rating Committee Chair: Tim O'Neil, Managing Director
Initial Rating Date: April 28, 2014

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Principal methodology: Rating and Monitoring Covered Bonds (April 27, 2020)
Link: https://www.dbrsmorningstar.com/research/360260/rating-and-monitoring-covered-bonds