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Published on 8/30/2016 in the Prospect News Distressed Debt Daily and Prospect News High Yield Daily.

S&P cuts Northern Oil to CCC, debt to CC

S&P said it lowered its corporate credit rating on Northern Oil and Gas Inc. to CCC from CCC+.

The outlook is negative.

At the same time, the agency downgraded its issue-level rating on the company's unsecured debt to CC from CCC-. The recovery rating remains 6, indicating an expectation of negligible (0% to 10%) recovery in the event of a payment default.

"The downgrade follows the announcement by the company that it has retained financial advisors Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. to help it review strategic alternatives," S&P credit analyst Brian Garcia said in a news release.

"We believe this increases the likelihood the company could engage in a transaction we would view as a distressed exchange, where holders of the company's unsecured debt could receive less than the promised value."


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