Bangkok--12 Feb--Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings will host a webcast on Thursday, 14 February at 10:00 AM Hong Kong/1:00 PM Australian Eastern Daylight to discuss the agency's proposals to change its rating methodology for corporate CDOs. The agency has published an exposure draft of its methodology revisions along with a beta model and is seeking market feedback regarding the changes. The call will be hosted by Rachel Hardee, Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific Structured Credit. John Olert, Head of Global Structured Credit will elaborate on the principal proposed changes to the methodology, along with Managing Director Ken Gill. There will also be a slide presentation available during the call. A Q&A session will follow the analysts' prepared remarks. Participants are advised to dial-in 15 minutes ahead of the start of the call. Teleconference Information (toll free number): --Date: Thursday, 14 February 2008 --Time: 10:00 AM HKT / 1:00 PM AEDT --Hong Kong: 3006 8101 --Singapore: 8008 523 396 --Sydney: 1800 999 130 --South Korea: 0079 885 214 717 --Taiwan: 0080 185 5735 Passcode: 9500 Webcast Information: Website: http://meetings.webex.com Meeting Number: 610341795 Meeting Password: tigger A Replay of the call is available until midday on 21 February 2008 using the telephone numbers listed above. The replay access code is 052007. A beta version of Fitch's updated CDO rating model along with the criteria exposure draft "Rating Methodology for Corporate CDOs: Reconsideration of Risks" is available at www.fitchratings.com. Please submit your feedback regarding the new criteria to [email protected]. If you would like a one-to-one meeting to discuss the new criteria or would like the beta model sent to you on CD please contact: Kwong Li, Tel: +852 2263 9928. Contact: Rachel Hardee, Hong Kong, +852 2263 9928; John Olert, New York, +1 212 908 0663; Ken Gill, London, +44 20 7417 6272. Media Relations: Shivani Sundralingam, Singapore, Tel: + 65 6796 7215. 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