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KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Diameter Capital EU CLO 1 DAC

20 Feb 2026   |   London

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KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to five classes of notes and one loan issued by Diameter Capital EU CLO 1 DAC, a cash flow collateralised loan obligation (CLO) backed primarily by a diversified portfolio of Euro denominated corporate loans. Diameter Capital EU CLO 1 DAC is managed by Diameter EU CLO Advisors LLC (“Diameter” or the “collateral manager”).

The CLO will have a 4.6-year reinvestment period and a 15-year legal final. The ratings reflect initial credit enhancement levels, coverage tests including par value and interest coverage tests, excess spread, and a reinvestment overcollateralisation test.

The collateral in Diameter Capital EU CLO 1 DAC will mainly consist of broadly syndicated leveraged loans and bonds issued by corporate obligors diversified across sectors. The target portfolio par amount is €400 million with exposures to 152 obligors. The obligors in the portfolio have a K-WARF of 2146, which represents a weighted average portfolio assessment of approximately B.

Diameter Capital Partners LP is a global alternative asset manager focused on credit markets, with approximately $26.3 billion of assets under management as of 30 November 2025. Diameter currently manages more than $5.0 billion in assets across ten U.S. CLOs, and this transaction represents its inaugural European CLO issuance.

The ratings on the Class A-1 and A-2 Notes and Class A-1 Loan consider the timely payment of interest and ultimate payment of principal by the applicable stated maturity date, while the ratings on the Class B, C and D Notes consider the ultimate payment of interest and principal by the applicable stated maturity date.

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Disclosures

Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

A description of all substantially material sources that were used to prepare the credit rating and information on the methodology(ies) (inclusive of any material models and sensitivity analyses of the relevant key rating assumptions, as applicable) used in determining the credit rating is available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) located here.

Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

This credit rating is endorsed by Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited for use in the European Union. Information on a credit rating’s endorsement status is available on its rating page at KBRA.com.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

There are certain issuers, entities or transactions rated by KBRA Europe or KBRA UK that may be or have relationships with Shareholders and/or Shareholder-Related Companies, as that term is defined in KBRA’s Shareholder and Shareholder Related Companies for KBRA Europe and KBRA UK Policy and Procedure. Relevant disclosure information may be found here.

About KBRA UK

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA), one of the major credit rating agencies (CRA), is a full-service CRA registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. In addition, KBRA is designated as a Designated Rating Organization (DRO) by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized as a Qualified Rating Agency by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission and is recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider (CRP) in the U.S. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK is located at 1 Connaught Place, 2nd Floor London, England.

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