Media Advisory: Fitch Ratings to Host Press Briefing Tomorrow in New York City

Business Wire, Nov 7, 2005

NEW YORK -- Tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. ET, Fitch Ratings will host a special press breakfast to discuss key topics in the U.S. credit markets. Topics to be addressed include:

--Overall credit markets environment and outlook;

--Current trends and expectations for U.S. auto industry;

--Rapidly emerging role of hedge funds in the global credit markets.

The breakfast will take place from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at The Grand Hyatt New York, Park Avenue Room. Speakers include Robert Grossman, chief credit officer; Mark Oline, managing director of the Corporate Finance team and lead automotive analyst; and Roger Merritt, managing director, Fitch Credit Market Research team.

If you wish to attend, please contact Brian Bertsch at brian.bertsch@fitchratings.com or 212-908-0549.