Fitch Affirms Wells Fargo Stage Trust Floater and Residual Ctfs Series 2008-45C and 2009-62C

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings affirms the following ratings assigned to the floaters and residuals of the Wells Fargo Stage Trust series listed below:

--Series 2008-45C: floaters 'AAA/F1+', Stable Outlook; residuals 'AAA', Stable Outlook;

--Series 2009-62C: floaters 'AA-/F1+', Stable Outlook; residuals 'AA-', Stable Outlook.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The affirmation of the long- and short-term ratings are in connection with amendments made to the trust agreements to restructure the trusts to not constitute a covered fund under Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Following the amendments, the floaters will bear interest over a period of time defined as a term period. Term periods are set by the applicable sponsor and will be between 90 and 366 days long and will utilize the index method or fixed method as the applicable reset rate method. The initial reset rate method for each of the floaters above will be the index method.

The long-term 'AAA', Stable Outlook rating assigned to the series 2008-45C floaters and residual certificates continues to be based on the Longview Independent School District (Gregg County, Texas) unlimited tax school building bonds, series 2008 (currently rated 'AAA', Stable Outlook) deposited in the trust.

The long-term 'AA-', Stable Outlook rating assigned to the series 2009-62C floaters and residual certificates continues to be based on the Custodial Receipts deposited in the Wells Fargo Stage Trust, series 2009-62C. The Custodial Receipts evidence an undivided interest in Long Beach Community College District (County of Los Angeles, California), general obligation bonds 2002 election, 2007 series D (not rated by Fitch) and are supported by custodial-level credit enhancement in the form of a swap agreement provided by Wells Fargo & Company (rated 'AA-/F1+', Stable Outlook).

The amendments to the trust agreements will also remove the floater holder's right to optionally tender their floaters for purchase. At the end of each term period, the floaters will be subject to mandatory tender and remarketing by the remarketing agent. The liquidity bank is obligated the make payment for the purchase price of tendered floaters that are not remarketed following a mandatory tender. As a result of these changes, the short-term rating assigned to the floaters will reflect the liquidity bank's obligation to fund the payment of purchase price for unremarketed floaters following a mandatory tender only.

The 'F1+' rating assigned to the floater certificates is based on the liquidity facilities provided by Wells Fargo & Company, which have a stated expiration date of Feb. 10, 2017 unless such date is extended or earlier terminated.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

The short-term rating assigned to the floater certificates reflects the short-term rating that Fitch maintains on the bank providing liquidity support and will be adjusted upward or downward in conjunction with the short-term rating of the bank, and, in some cases, the long-term rating of the assets deposited in the trust. The long-term ratings assigned to the series 2008-45C floaters and residuals certificates are exclusively tied to the long-term rating assigned to the creditworthiness of the underlying bonds deposited in the trust and will reflect all changes to such rating. The long-term rating assigned to the series 2009-62C floater and residual certificates is exclusively tied to the long-term rating that Fitch maintains on the bank providing credit enhancement and will reflect all changes to that rating.

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com

Applicable Criteria

Guidelines for Rating Tender Option Bonds (pub. 10 Apr 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=864040

U.S. Municipal Structured Finance Criteria (pub. 23 Feb 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=862222

Additional Disclosures

Dodd-Frank Rating Information Disclosure Form

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/press_releases/content/ridf_frame.cfm?pr_id=999380

Solicitation Status

https://www.fitchratings.com/gws/en/disclosure/solicitation?pr_id=999380

Endorsement Policy

https://www.fitchratings.com/jsp/creditdesk/PolicyRegulation.faces?context=2&detail=31

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