Fitch Withdraws Home Properties' Ratings on Privatization

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has withdrawn the existing ratings for Home Properties, Inc. and its operating partnership Home Properties, L.P. (collectively, Home) following its acquisition by an affiliate of Lone Star Funds.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The ratings withdrawal reflects that Home's rated obligations were pre-funded, repaid early or cancelled.

KEY ASSUMPTIONS

--Fitch will not have access to sufficient information to rate the issuer going forward.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

Not applicable.

LIQUIDITY

Not applicable.

FULL LIST OF RATING ACTIONS

The following ratings have been withdrawn:

Home Properties, Inc.

--Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'BBB'; Rating Watch Negative.

Home Properties, L.P.

--IDR 'BBB'; Rating Watch Negative;

--Unsecured revolving credit facility 'BBB';

--Senior unsecured notes 'BBB';

--Senior unsecured term loans 'BBB'.

Related Committee Date: June 22, 2015

Additional information is available on www.fitchratings.com

Applicable Criteria

Corporate Rating Methodology - Including Short-Term Ratings and Parent and Subsidiary Linkage (pub. 17 Aug 2015)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=869362

Recovery Ratings and Notching Criteria for Equity REITs (pub. 18 Nov 2014)

https://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=813628

Additional Disclosures

Solicitation Status

https://www.fitchratings.com/gws/en/disclosure/solicitation?pr_id=991940

Endorsement Policy

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

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Fitch Ratings
Primary Analyst
Britton Costa, CFA
Director
+1-212-908-0524
Fitch Ratings, Inc.
33 Whitehall Street
New York, NY 10004
or
Secondary Analyst
Robert Rulla, CPA
Director
+1-312-606-2311
or
Committee Chairperson
Michael Weaver
Managing Director
+1-312-368-3156
or
Media Relations:
Sandro Scenga, +1 212-908-0278
[email protected]

Source: Fitch Ratings

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