Exhibit (15)
The Board of Directors and Shareholders of
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.
We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
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| 1. | Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-146981) pertaining to the Debt Securities of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., |
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| 2. | Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 33-49743, No. 333-30043 and No. 333-40502) pertaining to the 1993 Employee Stock Incentive Plan, |
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| 3. | Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-92224 and No. 333-116993) pertaining to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, |
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| 4. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-06871) pertaining to the Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan, |
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| 5. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-50856) pertaining to The Savings Incentive Plan of McGraw-Hill, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, The Employee Retirement Account Plan of McGraw-Hill, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, The Standard & Poor's Savings Incentive Plan for Represented Employees, The Standard & Poor's Employee Retirement Account Plan for Represented Employees, The Employees' Investment Plan of McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Company, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, |
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| 6. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-126465) pertaining to The Savings Incentive Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, The Employee Retirement Account Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, The Standard & Poor's Savings Incentive Plan for Represented Employees, and The Standard & Poor's Employee Retirement Account Plan for Represented Employees, |
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| 7. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-157570) pertaining to The 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, and The Standard & Poor's 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Represented Employees, |
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| 8. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-167885) pertaining to The Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, and |
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| 9. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-170902) pertaining to The 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries, and The Standard & Poor's 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan for Represented Employees |
of our report dated October 22, 2013 relating to the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., which are included in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2013.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
New York, New York
October 22, 2013
