The change in the outlook on the EFSF‘s (P)Aaa rating to negative follows the recent changes in rating outlooks announced by Moody‘s on euro area sovereigns that are EFSF guarantors, including some countries with significant shares in the EFSF‘s guarantor pool. Specifically, Moody‘s changed the outlooks on the Aaa ratings of Germany (which holds a 29.1% share in the guarantor pool), Netherlands (6.1%) and Luxembourg (0.3%) to negative from stable.