Alcoa Inc. Announces Proposed Debt Offering In Connection with Separation

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S&P Rates Alcoa (AA) at 'BB-' Amid Upstream, Downstream Separation

September 20, 2016 3:06 PM EDT

-S&P Global Ratings said that it has assigned its 'BB-' corporate credit rating to Alcoa Upstream Corp. (Alcoa Corp.). The outlook is stable.

At the same time, we assigned our 'BB-' issue-level rating and '3' recovery rating to the company's proposed $1.0 billion senior unsecured notes. The '3' recovery rating indicates our expectation for meaningful (50%-70%; lower half of the range) recovery in the event of a payment default.

Our recovery analysis, and resultant 'BB-' issue-level rating on the company's proposed $1.0 billion senior unsecured notes, assumes a capital structure that includes a $1.5 billion senior secured revolving... More