OREANDA-NEWS. Fitch Ratings has assigned the following ratings to the Floater Rate Trust Receipts (Floater-TRs) and Residual Interest Trust Receipts (RI-TRs) of the Rib Floater Trust series listed below:

--Series 2012-8WX Floater-TRs 'AA-/F1'; Stable Outlook;
--Series 2012-8WX RI-TRs 'AA-'; Stable Outlook;
--Series 2013-6U Floater-TRs 'AA-/F1'; Stable Outlook;
--Series 2013-6U RI-TRs 'AA-'; Stable Outlook.

KEY RATING DRIVERS

The Long-term 'AA-'/Stable Outlook ratings assigned to the series 2012-8WX and series 2013-6UE Floater-TRs and RI-TRs are based on the rating that Fitch has assigned to Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Airport System Revenue Refunding Bonds Series 2012A (rated 'AA-'/Stable Outlook) that have been deposited in both trusts.

The 'F1' short-term rating assigned to the Floater-TRs is based on the liquidity facilities provided by Barclays Bank PLC (rated, 'A/F1'/Stable Outlook) which have a stated expiration date of June 30, 2016, unless such date is extended or earlier terminated.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

The Short-term rating assigned to the Floater-TRs reflects the short-term rating that Fitch maintains on the bank providing liquidity support and will be adjusted upward or downward in conjunction with the short-term rating of the bank, and, in some cases, the long-term rating of the underlying bonds deposited in the trusts. The long-term rating assigned to the Floater-TRs and RI-TRs are exclusively tied to the creditworthiness of the underlying bonds deposited in the trusts and will reflect all changes to the underlying bond rating.