8-K

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 2, 2011 (October 27, 2011)

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02 “Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers”

(d) On November 2, 2011, Moody’s Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Kathy Hill has been elected a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective October 27, 2011. Ms. Hill also has been elected to the Board’s Audit and Governance and Compensation Committees. With the election of Ms. Hill, the Company’s Board consists of nine directors. Ms. Hill, 55, has served as the Senior Vice President, Development Strategy & Operations for Cisco Systems since June 2009.

In accordance with the Company’s director compensation plan for non-employee directors, Ms. Hill shall be paid an annual cash retainer of $75,000, payable in quarterly installments, which will be prorated for this year to reflect the fourth quarter portion of the 2011 annual retainer. She also will receive a grant of restricted stock, equivalent in value to $32,500 based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of the grant (such grant representing the amount attributable to fourth quarter services) and shall receive an annual restricted stock award issued from the 1998 Moody’s Corporation Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Incentive Plan in an amount to be determined by the Board at the end of the fiscal year. These awards vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

A copy of the Company’s press release relating to Ms. Hill’s election as director is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into future filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

Item 9.01, “Financial Statements and Exhibits”

(d) Exhibits

99.1     Press release regarding the election of Ms. Hill to the Board, dated November 2, 2011.

SIGNATURE

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/    JOHN J. GOGGINS
	John J. Goggins
	Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date: November 2, 2011

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release regarding the election of Ms. Hill to the Board, dated November 2, 2011.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

CONTACTS:   MICHAEL ADLER Vice President Corporate Communications 212.553.4667 michael.adler@moodys.com   SALLI SCHWARTZ Vice President Global Head of Investor Relations 212.553.4862 sallilyn.schwartz@moodys.com MOODY’S CORPORATION ELECTS KATHY HILL TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS   NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 2, 2011 — Moody’s Corporation announced today that Kathy Hill has been elected to its board of directors. The election is effective immediately. She will serve as a member of the Governance & Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.   Ms. Hill, 55, has over 30 years of experience in the management and leadership of operations and engineering organizations. Since 2009, she has served as Senior Vice President, Development Strategy & Operations for Cisco Systems. Ms. Hill previously served as Senior Vice President of the Access Networking and Services Group at Cisco, which delivered over $12 billion of Cisco’s annual revenues, and has held other senior engineering management positions at Cisco.   “Kathy Hill’s extensive leadership experience and strong background in information technology and business operations will be a valuable addition to Moody’s Board,” said Raymond McDaniel, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Moody’s Corporation.   Prior to joining Cisco in 1997, Ms. Hill served as Vice President at Ascend Communications and held senior engineering management positions at Newbridge Networks and Hughes Network Systems.   Ms. Hill is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.   About Moody’s   Moody’s is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody’s Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody’s Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $2 billion in 2010, employs approximately 4,700 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 27 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com   ###