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- Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 2008-C1, commercial mortgage pass-through certificates are rated by Fitch Ratings as follows:

--$18,179,000 class A-1 'AAA';

--$55,593,000 class A-2 'AAA';

--$65,593,000 class A-3 'AAA';

--$32,365,000 class A-SB 'AAA';

--$326,361,000 class A-4 'AAA';

--$43,777,000 class A1-A 'AAA';

--$122,270,000 class A1-AF 'AAA';

--$71,156,000 class A-M 'AAA';

--$6,254,000 class

A-MA 'AAA';

--$17,467,000 class AM-AF 'AAA';

--$41,805,000 class A-J 'AAA';

--$3,675,000 class A-JA 'AAA';

--$10,263,000 class AJ-AF 'AAA';

--$10,673,000 privately placed class B 'AA+';

--$11,860,000 privately placed class C 'AA';

--$8,302,000 privately placed class D 'AA-';

--$8,301,000 privately placed class E 'A+;'

--$9,488,000 privately placed class F 'A';

--$9,488,000 privately placed class G 'A-';

--$10,674,000 privately placed class H 'BBB+';

--$11,859,000 privately placed class J 'BBB';

--$10,674,000 privately placed class K 'BBB-';

--$8,302,000 privately placed class L 'BB+'

--$3,558,000 privately placed class M 'BB';

--$3,557,000 privately placed class N 'BB-';

--$3,558,000 privately placed class P 'B+';

--$2,372,000 privately placed class Q 'B';

--$3,558,000 privately placed class S 'B-';

--$17,790,134 privately placed class T 'NR';

--948,772,134 notional amount and interest only class X 'AAA'.

All classes are privately placed pursuant to rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. The certificates represent beneficial ownership interest in the trust, primary assets of which are 92 fixed rate loans having an aggregate principal balance of approximately $948,772,134, as of the cutoff date.

For a detailed description of Fitch's rating analysis, please see the report titled 'Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust 2008-C1', dated Report Date May 19, 2008 and available on the Fitch Ratings web site at www.fitchratings.com.

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