May 18 (Reuters) - GETBACK SA GBK.WA
* SAID ON THURSDAY THAT ON MAY 17 THE S&P GLOBAL RATINGS
(S&P)
REINSTATED ITS 'B/B' LONG- AND SHORT-TERM ISSUER CREDIT RATINGS
ON GETBACK AND LOWERED THEM TO 'D/D'
* THE RATINGS WERE ON CREDITWATCH WITH NEGATIVE
IMPLICATIONS, AND
SUSPENDED FROM APRIL 24, DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1S23M0
* "SINCE WE HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WE ARE
REINSTATING OUR 'B/B' ISSUER CREDIT RATINGS ON GETBACK AND
LOWERING THEM TO 'D/D'," S&P SAID IN A STATEMENT
* "WE LOWERED THE RATINGS TO 'D/D', SINCE WE CONSIDER
GETBACK TO
BE IN A GENERAL DEFAULT, AFTER THE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT IT HAD
STOPPED SERVICING THE INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL ON OUTSTANDING DEBT
IN FULL," IT ADDED
Source text for Eikon: urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nEM9PB71za
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