MARC is issuing this rating update in connection with its MARC-1(cg)/AAA(cg) and MARC-1ID(cg)/AAAID(cg) ratings on Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (Tesco Malaysia) RM3.5 billion Conventional and Islamic Commercial Paper and Medium Term Notes (CP/MTN) Programme. Tesco Malaysia has issued RM700 million under the CP/MTN Programme as of todate. The ratings on Tesco Malaysia’s issuances a...

MARC has revised its rating outlook on the MARC-1(cg)/AAA(cg) and MARC-1ID(cg)/AAAID(cg) ratings on Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (Tesco Malaysia) RM3.5 billion Conventional and Islamic Commercial Paper and Medium Term Notes (CP/MTN) Programme to Negative from Stable. Tesco Malaysia has issued RM700 million under the CP/MTN Programme as of todate. The ratings on Tesco Malaysia’s is...

MARC has assigned ratings of AAAID(cg)/MARC-1ID(cg) to Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (“Tesco Malaysia”) Proposed Islamic Notes Issuance Programme and AAA(cg)/MARC-1(cg) to Tesco Malaysia’s Proposed Conventional Notes Issuance Programme with a combined limit of RM3.5 billion. The ratings are underpinned by guarantees extended by Tesco PLC to Tesco Malaysia’s propos...

MARC has withdrawn the MARC-1(cg) rating assigned to Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (“Tesco Malaysia”) RM750 million Guaranteed Commercial Paper Programme (“CP”) with immediate effect, following confirmation by Tesco Malaysia that the CP has been paid in full and cancelled....

MARC has reaffirmed the rating of Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (“TSM”) RM750 million guaranteed commercial paper programme at MARC-1 (cg). The short term corporate debt rating of TSM reflects the credit strength of its ultimate holding company, Tesco PLC (“Tesco”), which guarantees the commercial paper programme. TSM was incorporated on 24 July 2000 to operate hy...

MARC has affirmed the rating of Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s (“TSM”) RM750 million guaranteed commercial paper programme at MARC-1(cg). The short term corporate debt rating of TSM reflects the credit strength of its ultimate holding company, Tesco PLC (“Tesco”), which irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed the commercial paper programme. TSM presently operates eight hypermarkets...