 Moodys Investors Service Moodys has today assigned a B1 rating to the proposed E350 million senior secured notes due 2026 issued by Ardagh Packaging Finance plc, a subsidiary of ARD Finance S.A. Ardagh. ARD Finance S.A. is the top entity with rated debt within the restricted group of Luxembourg-based metal and glass packaging manufacturer Ardagh Group S.A. All other ratings of Ardagh, including the B3 corporate family rating CFR, B3-PD probability of default rating PDR and existing instrument ratings of its subsidiaries remain unchanged. 