ALE Notes Placed on WatchNeg After Coles Myer/Macquarie Bid for ALH Oct 04

Standard & Poors, October 2004

Abstract
MELBOURNE (Standard & Poor's) Oct. 14, 2004--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today placed its 'BBB' issue rating on Australian Leisure and Entertainment Property Trust's (APT) A$150 million of cumulative loan notes (also known as ALE Notes) on CreditWatch with negative implications. The CreditWatch follows Coles Myer Ltd. (BBB/Stable/A-2) and Macquarie Bank Ltd.'s (A/Stable/A-1) joint bid for Australian Leisure and Hospitality Ltd (ALH), and reflects a heightening of default risk on the notes due to the expected increase in financial leverage at ALH. "Standard & Poor's expects that if the Coles Myer/Macquarie bid is successful, then the rating on the ALE notes is likely to fall below investment grade, reflecting this higher risk of default," said Paul Draffin, credit analyst in...

Companies mentioned in this report are: Australian Leisure & Entertainment Property Trust,Coles Group Ltd.,Macquarie Bank Ltd.,Foster's Group Ltd.,Woolworths Ltd.
Action: On CreditWatch:Negative

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Australian Leisure & Entertainment Property Trust,Coles Group Ltd.,Macquarie Bank Ltd.,Foster's Group Ltd.,Woolworths Ltd.

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