Press Release

DBRS Assigns A (low) Rating to New Daimler Canada Finance Issues

Autos & Auto Suppliers
January 14, 2013

DBRS has today assigned a rating of A (low) to both the senior unsecured 3.25-year fixed-rate notes (the 3.25 Year Notes) and the senior unsecured 2.5-year floating-rate notes (the 2.5 Year Notes) issued by Daimler Canada Finance Inc. (DCFI).

The 3.25 Year Notes are of a principal amount of $400 million and mature April 18, 2016. The 2.5 Year Notes are of a principal amount of $100 million and mature on July 16, 2015.

Both issues are unconditionally guaranteed by Daimler AG (Daimler) and rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Daimler.

Notes:
All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodology is Rating Companies in the Automotive Industry, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.