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): May 20, 2020
MOODY’S CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 1.75% Senior Notes Due 2027 | MCO MCO 27 | New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange | ||
0.950% Senior Notes Due 2030 | MCO 30 | 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).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXHIBIT 104 |
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| Item 8.01, | “Other Events” |
As previously announced, on May 12, 2020, Moody’s Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement by and among the Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriting Agreement”), with respect to the issuance and sale of $300 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.250% Senior Notes due 2050 (the “notes”). The offer of the notes was registered under the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-236611) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on February 25, 2020. On May 20, 2020, the Company closed its public offering of the notes.
The notes were issued under an Indenture between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), dated as of August 19, 2010 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the twelfth supplemental indenture, dated as of May 20, 2020 (the “Twelfth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Twelfth Supplemental Indenture includes a form of the notes. The net proceeds of the offering are expected to be used to repay or redeem the $300 million outstanding principal amount of the Company’s 3.250% senior unsecured notes due in June 2021.
The notes bear interest at the fixed rate of 3.250% per year and mature on May 20, 2050. Interest on the notes will be due semiannually on May 20 and November 20 of each year, commencing November 20, 2020. The Company may redeem, in whole or in part, the notes at any time prior to November 20, 2049 at a price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount being prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, and (ii) the make-whole redemption price set forth in the relevant series of notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Company may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after November 20, 2049 (six months prior to their maturity), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Additionally, at the option of the holders of the notes, the Company may be required to purchase all or a portion of the notes upon the occurrence of a “Change of Control Triggering Event” (as defined in the Indenture), at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.
The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur or create liens and enter into sale and leaseback transactions. In addition, the Indenture contains a covenant that limits the ability of the Company to consolidate or merge with another entity or to sell all or substantially all of its assets to another entity.
The Indenture contains customary default provisions. In addition, an event of default will occur if the Company or certain of its subsidiaries fail to pay the principal of any Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) when due at maturity in an aggregate amount of $50 million or more, or a default occurs that results in the acceleration of the maturity of the Company’s or certain of its subsidiaries’ Indebtedness in an aggregate amount of $50 million or more. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default under the Indenture, the notes may become immediately due and payable either automatically or by the vote of the holders of more than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of all of the notes then outstanding.
The above descriptions of the Base Indenture, Twelfth Supplemental Indenture and the form of the notes are summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by their respective terms. The Base Indenture is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 19, 2010, filed with the Commission, and the Twelfth Supplemental Indenture and form of notes are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively.
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| Item 9.01, | “Financial Statements and Exhibits” |
(d) Exhibits
4.1 | ||||
4.2 | Form of 3.250% Senior Note due 2050 (included in Exhibit 4.1). | |||
5.1 | ||||
23.1 | Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |||
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
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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.
MOODY’S CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Elizabeth M. McCarroll | |
Elizabeth M. McCarroll | ||
Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel | ||
Date: May 20, 2020
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