Ad-hoc | 27 January 2009 14:20
Continental AG / Miscellaneous
Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Standard & Poor's Ratings Services informed the Company today that it has
lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on Continental AG to BB from
BBB-. The A-3 short-term corporate credit rating on the group was lowered
to B. The outlook is negative. At the same time, the ratings were removed
from CreditWatch where they had been placed with negative implications on
Dec. 15, 2008.
27.01.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language: English
Issuer: Continental AG
Vahrenwalder Straße 9
30165 Hannover
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)511 938-1068
Fax: +49 (0)511 938-1080
E-mail: ir@conti.de
Internet: www.conti.de
ISIN: DE0005439004
WKN: 543900
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hannover,
Stuttgart, Hamburg, Luxembourg; Freiverkehr in Berlin,
Düsseldorf, München; Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s)
SWX
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