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Fitch Withdraws Ratings on Baker Street Finance Limited.


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 has withdrawn the ratings on the following classes of Baker Street Finance Limited, effective immediately:

--EUR137,500,000 class A-1a 'A';

--EUR110,000,000 class A-1b 'BBB';

--EUR92,400,000 class A-1c 'BB';

--EUR90,200,000 class A2 'B';

--EUR89,100,000 class B 'CCC';

--EUR68,750,000 class C 'CC';

--EUR55,000,000 class D 'CC';

--EUR39,600,000 class E 'CC';

--EUR24,200,000 class F 'CC';

--EUR22,000,000 class G 'CC';

--EUR19,250,000 class H 'CC';

--USD8,400,000 class A1 'BB';

--USD8,200,000 class A2 'B';

--USD8,100,000 class B 'CCC';

--USD6,250,000 class C 'CC';

--USD5,000,000 class D 'CC';

--USD3,600,000 class E 'CC';

--USD2,200,000 class F 'CC';

--USD2,000,000 class G 'CC';

--USD1,750,000 class H 'CC'.

The issuer announced noteholder approval of an amendment removing Fitch fitch: see polecat.  as a rating agency from certain documents of the transaction. As a result of this amendment, Fitch does not expect to receive future reporting for this transaction.

Fitch's policy on withdrawing ratings is to take into consideration whether it has access to sufficient information in assessing the credit quality of the notes. If Fitch decides to cease providing ratings, it will withdraw the ratings using the most current methodology and opinion on the credit risk of the notes. In this case, Fitch has decided to withdraw its ratings on these notes.

Fitch released its updated criteria criteria (krītēr´ē),
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