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 30, 2022
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 | 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 | ||
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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Emerging growth company ☐
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS | 3 | ||||
ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | 3 | ||||
SIGNATURES | 4 |
Item 8.01, | “Other Events” |
On November 30, 2022, Moody’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the commencement of a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase for cash up to $100,000,000 aggregate purchase price of certain of the Company’s dollar denominated senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”). The Tender Offer is being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Company’s offer to purchase, dated as of November 30, 2022.
A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01, | “Financial Statements and Exhibits” |
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | Press release of Moody’s Corporation dated November 30, 2022. | |
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
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.
Date: November 30, 2022 | MOODY’S CORPORATION | |||||
By: | /s/ Elizabeth M. McCarroll | |||||
Name: | Elizabeth M. McCarroll | |||||
Title: | Corporate Secretary and Associate General Counsel |