Mizuho Leasing Company, Limited (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Akira Nakamura) hereby announces that Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as ‘R&I’) has changed the issuer rating from as follows.
Please refer to the news release published by R&I for details of the rationale, etc.
(R&I website: https://www.r-i.co.jp/en/index.html)
Summary
1. Rating Target and Rating
Before and after the change
Issuer Rating: A+, Stable → AA-, Stable
Bond Rating: A+ → AA-
Shelf Registration Preliminary Rating: A+ → AA-
CP Rating: a-1 → a-1+
2. Rating Agency
Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I)
3. Rating Announcement Date
January 31, 2024