Bangkok--23 Aug--Fitch's Ratings Fitch Ratings will be hosting a conference call today, August 23, at 11:00 a.m. ET/4:00 p.m. BST (11:00p.m. HK/SG time) to discuss asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) liquidity facilities and their role in the global banking market. Participants may submit questions prior to the call by emailing '[email protected]'. Presentation slides for the teleconference will be available via the Fitch Ratings web site at 'www.fitchratings.com/subprime' or by sending an email request to '[email protected]'. Teleconference Information --Date: Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007 --Time: 11:00 a.m. ET --Conference ID: 14338064 --U.S./Canada: +1-877-241-2557 --International: +1-706-643-7396 --Call Leader: Michael Dean Replay (available one hour after the event until 23:59 ET Sept. 23, 2007) --Conference ID: 14338064 --U.S./Canada: +1-800-642-1687 --International: +1-706-645-9291 A replay of the call will also be available on the Fitch Ratings web site at 'www.fitchratings.com' under Fitch Events > Teleconference. Contact: Ian Linnell +44 (0)20 7417 4344 and Diana Turner +44 (0)20 7417 6282, London; Michael Dean +1 212-908-0556, New York; James Moss +1 312-368-3213, Chicago. Media Relations: Peter Fitzpatrick, London, Tel: + 44 (0)20 7417 4364; James Jockle, New York, Tel: +1 212-908-0547; Lisa Lim, Singapore, Tel: +65 6238 7301; Chinatsu Ozaki, Tokyo, Tel: +813 3288 2679; Shivani Sundralingam, Singapore, Tel: + 65 6336 0095; Hannah Warrington, London, Tel: +44 (0) 207 417 6298. Fitch's rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available on the agency's public site, 'www.fitchratings.com'. Published ratings, criteria and methodologies are available from this site, at all times. Fitch's code of conduct, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, affiliate firewall, compliance and other relevant policies and procedures are also available from the 'Code of Conduct' section of this site. 101 Finsbury Pavement, London, EC2A 1RS