Capital/Financing Update • Sep 14, 2022
Capital/Financing Update
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This credit rating report is a translation of a report that was written in Hebrew for a debt issued in Israel. The binding version is the one in the original language.
Contacts:
Tzvika Erlichman Analyst, Lead Rating Analyst [email protected]
Nil Harel Team Head, Secondary Rating Analyst [email protected]
Itay Navarra, Vice President Head of Financial Institutions [email protected]
| Series Rating | Aa3.il | Outlook: Positive |
|---|---|---|
Midroog assigns an Aa3.il rating to bonds (expansion of Series 4) which The Phoenix Holdings Ltd. (the "Company") is to issue for a total par value of up to NIS 61 million. The outlook is positive. The Company plans to use the proceeds from the offering for its current operating needs.
Outstanding bonds rated by Midroog:
| Series | ISIN | Rating | Outlook | Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 7670250 | Aa3.il | Positive | 31/07/2028 |
| 5 | 7670284 | Aa3.il | Positive | 01/05/2030 |
| 6 | 7670334 | Aa3.il | Positive | 31/12/2032 |
For information on the rating considerations, please refer to the monitoring report from January 2022.

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Table of Relationships and Holdings
Midroog Rating Scales and Definitions
The reports are published on the Midroog website at www.midroog.co.il
| Date of rating report: | September 8, 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of last revision of the rating: | January 17, 2022 | ||
| Date of first publication of the rating: | November 1, 2010 | ||
| Rating commissioned by: | The Phoenix Holdings Ltd. | ||
| Rating paid for by: | The Phoenix Holdings Ltd. |
Midroog relies in its ratings inter alia on information received from competent personnel at the issuer.
| Aaa.il | Issuers or issues rated Aaa.il are those that, in Midroog judgment, have highest creditworthiness relative to other local issuers. |
|---|---|
| Aa.il | Issuers or issues rated Aa.il are those that, in Midroog judgment, have very strong creditworthiness relative to other local issuers. |
| A.il | Issuers or issues rated A.il are those that, in Midroog judgment, have relatively high creditworthiness relative to other local issuers. |
| Baa.il | Issuers or issues rated Baa.il are those that, in Midroog judgment, have relatively moderate credit risk relative to other local issuers, and could involve certain speculative characteristics. |
| Ba.il | Issuers or issues rated Ba.il are those that, in Midroog judgment, have relatively weak creditworthiness relative to other local issuers, and involve speculative characteristics. |
| B.il | Issuers or issues rated B.il are those that, in Midroog judgment, have relatively very weak creditworthiness relative to other local issuers, and involve significant speculative characteristics. |
| Caa.il | Issuers or issues rated Caa.il are those that, in Midroog judgment, have extremely weak creditworthiness relative to other local issuers, and involve very significant speculative characteristics. |
| Ca.il | Issuers or issues rated Ca.il are those that, in Midroog judgment, have extremely weak creditworthiness and very near default, with some prospect of recovery of principal and interest. |
| C.il | Issuers or issues rated C are those that, in Midroog judgment, have the weakest creditworthiness and are usually in a situation of default, with little prospect of recovery of principal and interest. |
Note: Midroog appends numeric modifiers 1, 2, and 3 to each rating category from Aa.il to Caa.il. The modifier '1' indicates that the obligation ranks in the higher end of its rating category, which is denoted by letters. The modifier '2' indicates that it ranks in the middle of its rating category and the modifier '3' indicates that the obligation ranks in the lower end of that category, denoted by letters.
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