Day: May 15, 2003

The rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) today downgraded Deutsche Post World Net’s credit rating for long-term liabilities by one level from A+ to A. The short-term credit rating of A-1 was confirmed. At the same time, the credit watch announced on 7 February of this year was cancelled. The reason for the downgrading lies essentially in the altered assessment of pension obligations financed by provisions. Contrary to previous practice S&P announced on 7 February that it classifies these provisions fully as liabilities. Together with other companies and external financial experts Deutsche Post does not share this opinion.