Sizzling Platter, LLC Assigned Preliminary 'B-' Corporate Credit Rating; Senior Secured Notes Also Rated 'B-' (Prelim) Mar 11

Standard & Poors, March 2011

Abstract
U.S. restaurant operator Sizzling Platter is raising debt to acquire certain quick-service pizza chain restaurants and refinance existing debt. We are assigning our preliminary 'B-' corporate credit rating to Sizzling Platter. At the same time, we are assigning a preliminary 'B-' rating, with a preliminary recovery rating of '4', to the company's proposed $150 million senior secured notes due 2016. According to the company, it intends to use the proceeds to acquire certain quick-service pizza chain restaurants, refinance existing indebtedness, repurchase all of outstanding preferred equity, and for general corporate purposes. The outlook is stable, indicating our expectation that the company will maintain relatively stable operating performance as it acquires and integrates new restaurants. NEW YORK (Standard & Poor's) March...

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Action: New Rating

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