[RAM] RAM Ratings assigns final ratings to Tranche 6 Sukuk issuance by RCEM's financing vehicle, Zamarad

RAM Ratings has assigned final ratings of AAA/Stable and AA2/Stable to Zamarad Assets Berhad’s (the Issuer) Tranche 6 RM80 mil Class A Sukuk and RM20 mil Class B Sukuk, respectively. This is the sixth issuance under Zamarad’s RM2 bil Sukuk Murabahah Programme (the Programme), sponsored by RCE Marketing Sdn Bhd (RCEM). As with the previous issuances, the Tranche 6 Sukuk will be collateralised by personal financing facilities (extended to civil servants) originated by RCEM through business partners.

Tranche 6 is the first issuance under the Programme to have a Revolving Option which allows excess cash in the transaction to be utilised to purchase additional receivables from RCEM, subject to certain conditions. Among these, the purchase must meet a weighted average portfolio profit rate threshold and have no rating impact under RAM’s assessment. In view of the prerequisites, our current assessment of required credit enhancement assumes that the option is not exercised throughout the tenure of Tranche 6.

In assigning final ratings, we have reviewed all relevant transaction documents and required credit enhancement, considering the final sukuk pricing and tax estimates. We find these to be in line with our expectations when we assigned the preliminary ratings, published on 17 May 2021. Please refer to our final rating rationale for further details on the assigned ratings. 

RAM will maintain surveillance of the transaction on a regular basis via monthly performance reports prepared by the Servicer and the Trustee. We will keep the ratings under surveillance as long as there are outstanding rated sukuk under this issuance.


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Jack Kwan
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Tan Han Nee
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