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Moody's assigns Caa3 rating to PDVSA's 2020 notes

New York, November 18, 2016-- Moody's Investors Service today assigned a Caa3 rating to Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.' s 8.5% $3.4 billion in senior secured notes due 2020. The outlook on the rating in negative. On October 28, 2016, PDVSA exchanged its 5.250% senior notes due 2017 and 8.50% senior notes due 2017 for 8.50% $3,367,529,000 senior secured notes due in October 2020. The 2020 notes will be amortized in four equal installments, starting in 2017. The 2020 notes are secured by a...
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