กรุงเทพฯ--6 พ.ค.--Standard & Poor's Standard & Poor's will hold a teleconference on Friday May 2, 2008, at 10 a.m. EDT (New York) to discuss its sovereign credit ratings on the Federative Republic of Brazil; the long-term foreign currency rating was raised to investment-grade 'BBB-' from 'BB+' on April 30, 2008. In addition, ratings actions taken on various Brazilian corporate, banks, and structured transactions will also be discussed. Speakers include: Lisa Schineller, Milena Zaniboni, Reginaldo Takara, Marcelo Costa, Jean-Pierre Cote Gil and Sebastian Briozzo. At the conclusion of the call, there will be a Q & A session. Please note that Standard & Poor's offers all of its broadcast teleconference calls to all interested participants on a complimentary basis. The call will begin promptly at the time indicated. Please call at least 15 minutes before the scheduled start of the call to complete the pre-call registration process. Live Dial-in Numbers: U.S./Canada: 1-866-617-1526 All Others: 1-210-795-0624 Brazil Toll Free: 0800-8911991 Conference ID#: 4557416 Passcode: SANDP Replays: Recorded replays of the call are made available about an hour after the call concludes and are available until Friday, May 9, 2008. Replay numbers: US/Canada: 1-866-465-2111 and All Others: 1-203-369-1428. Streaming Audio: The call will also be available live in "listen-only" mode at www.events.standardandpoors.com for listeners with the Real Player? software, sound card, and speakers. The Streaming Audio playback is available until Friday, May 30, 2008. Standard & Poor's uses web usage, billing, and contact data collected from you for billing and order fulfillment purposes, for new product development and occasionally to inform you about events, products or services from Standard & Poor's and The McGraw-Hill Companies. The information is processed and stored in the U.S. and the U.K. If you would prefer not to have your information shared as outlined in this notice, or if you wish to review your information for accuracy, please contact us at mailto:[email protected]. Written requests can be sent to: Privacy Official 47-3-4, Standard & Poor's, 55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041. For more information please visit our Privacy Notice at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/privacy.html. Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP), is the world's foremost provider of financial market intelligence, including independent credit ratings, indices, risk evaluation, investment research, and data. With approximately 8,500 employees, including wholly owned affiliates, located in 23 countries, Standard & Poor's is an essential part of the world's financial infrastructure and has played a leading role for more than 140 years in providing investors with the independent benchmarks they need to feel more confident about their investment and financial decisions. For more information, visit www.standardandpoors.com. Media Contacts: David Wargin, New York (1) 212-438-1579 [email protected] Marcos Viesi, Sao Paulo 55-11-3039-9748 [email protected] Analyst Contacts: Lisa M Schineller, New York (1) 212-438-7352 Milena Zaniboni, Sao Paulo (55) 11 3039-9739 Reginaldo Takara, Sao Paulo (55) 11 3039-9740 Marcelo Costa, Sao Paulo (55) 11 3039-9731 Jean-Pierre Cote Gil, Sao Paulo (55) 11 3039-9743 Sebastian Briozzo, Buenos Aires (54) 11 4891 2120