New York, May 28, 2015 -- Moody's Investors Service downgraded the long term issuer and senior unsecured ratings of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company's (DuPont) to A3 from A2. The commercial paper rating was also downgraded to Prime-2 from Prime-1. The outlook is stable. The downgrade reflects the extended period of strained metrics for the previous rating categories, and recognizes that shareholder pressures and operational headwinds are likely to impede a near-to-medium term resurgence in metrics to levels that are commensurate with the higher rating. This downgrade concludes the review which commenced on January 24, 2015.

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