OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings affirms the 'F1' rating assigned to the city of San Antonio (the city) water system commercial paper notes, series A and the 'F1+' rating assigned to the series B notes.

The affirmations are in connection with (i) the increase in the revolving credit agreement (RCA) provided by Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, LTD., (BTM, rated 'A/F1+', Stable Outlook) which provides liquidity support for the series A notes, to \\$350,000,000 from \\$250,000,000; (ii) the reduction of the RCA provided by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. (Wells Fargo, rated 'AA/F1+', Stable Outlook) which provides liquidity support for the series B notes to \\$100,000,000 from \\$150,000,000; and (iii) the extension of the expiration date of the BTM RCA to Oct. 4, 2018 and the extension of the expiration date of the Wells Fargo RCA to Jan. 15, 2018.

KEY RATING DRIVERS
The 'F1' rating on the series A notes is affirmed based on the external support of the \\$350,000,000 RCA provided by BTM which provides coverage for the principal amount of the series A notes. The 'F1+ rating on the series B notes is affirmed based on the external support of the \\$100,000,000 RCA provided by Wells Fargo. The city of San Antonio remains obligated to pay interest upon maturity of all series A and series B notes. Junior lien obligations of the city of San Antonio are rated 'AA', Stable Outlook.

The 'F1' rating assigned to the series A notes and the 'F1+' rating assigned to the series B notes will expire upon the expiration date of the related RCA, unless such date is extended, or any prior termination of the related RCA. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., Ramirez and Co., Inc., and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. are the dealers for the notes.

RATING SENSITIVITIES
The rating reflects the short-term rating that Fitch maintains on the bank providing liquidity support to the respective series of notes and will be adjusted upward or downward in conjunction with changes to the short-term rating of the bank. In addition, a change in the long-term rating of junior lien revenue bonds of San Antonio Water System, currently rated 'AA' by Fitch, may result in a change in the rating of the notes.