UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2019
MOODY’S CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Delaware | | 1-14037 | | 13-3998945 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 553-0300
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | MCO | | New York Stock Exchange |
1.75% Senior Notes Due 2027 | | MCO 27 | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
On November 14, 2019, Moody’s Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement by and among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Limited, J.P. Morgan Securities plc and Merrill Lynch International, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with respect to the issuance and sale of €750,000,000 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 0.950% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “notes”). The offer of the notes was registered under the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-216211) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2017.
The above description of the Underwriting Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8 K.
On November 14, 2019, the Company also announced that it called for the redemption on December 14, 2019 of all $500 million outstanding principal amount of its 5.50% Senior Notes due 2020.
| Item 9.01, | “Financial Statements and Exhibits” |
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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MOODY’S CORPORATION |
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By: | | /s/ Elizabeth M. McCarroll |
| | Elizabeth M. McCarroll |
| | Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel |
Date: November 15, 2019
