Recovery Rate With Respect To Ambac Assurance Corporation
MONTREAL, June 8 /CNW Telbec/ - Global Diversified Investment Grade Income Trust ("Global DIGIT") (TSX: DG.UN) announces that further to its press release dated March 26, 2010 announcing the Ambac Assurance Corporation default, the recovery rate with respect to this default was established at 20%.
Subsequent to this default and based on the recovery realized, the subordination levels (attachment points) and detachment points of the affected exposures of the portfolios D1, D3, D4, D5, E1, E3, E4, E5, F1, F3, F4 and F5, have been lowered by 0.8%. As a result, the number of additional defaults Global DIGIT may sustain before being affected was reduced. Global DIGIT will not suffer a loss due to this default. The new subordination levels (attachment points) and detachment points, taking into account all prior defaults, are detailed in the table below:
------------------------------------------------------------------------- As at June 4, 2010 At Inception Subordina- Subordina- Corporate tion tion Debt (Attachment Detachment (Attachment Detachment Portfolio Exposure Point) Point Point) Point ------------------------------------------------------------------------- D 1 5.09% 6.54% 9.55% 11.00% 2 7.45% 9.45% 11.00% 13.00% 3 6.05% 8.05% 11.00% 13.00% 4 4.63% 6.33% 7.85% 9.55% 5 6.05% 7.50% 9.55% 11.00% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- E 1 6.54% 8.54% 11.00% 13.00% 2 6.00% 7.45% 9.55% 11.00% 3 2.90% 4.60% 7.85% 9.55% 4 6.33% 7.78% 9.55% 11.00% 5 7.50% 9.50% 11.00% 13.00% ------------------------------------------------------------------------- F 1 6.54% 8.54% 11.00% 13.00% 2 7.45% 9.45% 11.00% 13.00% 3 4.60% 6.05% 9.55% 11.00% 4 6.33% 7.78% 9.55% 11.00% 5 4.35% 6.05% 7.85% 9.55% -------------------------------------------------------------------------
About Global DIGIT
Global DIGIT provides an economic interest in a mezzanine tranche of credit default swap agreements in respect of portfolios of corporate CDO exposures, mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities.
For further information: François Rivard, (514) 879-6405; http://info.fbn.ca/trusts
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