GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The following terms, abbreviations and acronyms are used to identify frequently used terms in this report:


TERM		DEFINITION

ACNielsen		ACNielsen Corporation – a former affiliate of Old D&B

Analytics		Moody's Analytics – a reportable segment of MCO formed in January 2008 which includes the non-rating commercial activities of MCO

AOCI		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss); a separate component of shareholders' equity (deficit)

ASC		The FASB Accounting Standards Codification; the sole source of authoritative GAAP as of July 1, 2009 except for rules and interpretive releases of the SEC, which are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants

ASU		The FASB Accounting Standards Updates to the ASC. It also provides background information for accounting guidance and the bases for conclusions on the changes in the ASC. ASUs are not considered authoritative until codified into the ASC

B&H		Barrie & Hibbert Limited, an acquisition completed in December 2011; part of the MA segment, a leading provider of risk management modeling tools for insurance companies worldwide

Basel II		Capital adequacy framework published in June 2004 by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Board		The board of directors of the Company

Bps		Basis points

Canary Wharf Lease		Operating lease agreement entered into on February 6, 2008 for office space in London, England, occupied by the Company in the second half of 2009

CFG		Corporate finance group; an LOB of MIS

CMBS		Commercial mortgage-backed securities; part of CREF

Cognizant		Cognizant Corporation – a former affiliate of Old D&B, which comprised the IMS Health and NMR businesses

Commission		European Commission

Common Stock		The Company's common stock

Company		Moody's Corporation and its subsidiaries; MCO; Moody's

Copal		Copal Partners; an acquisition completed in November 2011; part of the MA segment; leading provider of outsourced research and analytical services to institutional investors.

Corporate Family Ratings		Rating opinion of a corporate family's ability to honor all of its financial obligations which is assigned to the corporate family as if it had a single class of debt and a single consolidated legal entity structure. This rating is often issued in connection with ratings of leveraged finance transactions

COSO		Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission

Council		Council of European Finance Ministers

CP		Commercial paper

CP Notes		Unsecured CP notes

CP Program		The Company's CP program entered into on October 3, 2007

CRAs		Credit rating agencies

CREF		Commercial real estate finance which includes REITs, commercial real estate collateralized debt obligations and CMBS; part of SFG

CSI		CSI Global Education, Inc., an acquisition completed in November 2010; part of the MA segment; a provider of financial learning, credentials, and certification in Canada

D&B Business		Old D&B's Dun & Bradstreet operating company

DBPPs		Defined benefit pension plans

DCF		Discounted cash flow; a fair value calculation methodology whereby future projected cash flows are discounted back to their present value using a discount rate

Debt/EBITDA		Ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA

Directors' Plan		The 1998 Moody's Corporation Non-Employee Directors' Stock Incentive Plan

Distribution Date		September 30, 2000; the date which Old D&B separated into two publicly traded companies – Moody's Corporation and New D&B

ECAIs		External Credit Assessment Institutions

ECB		European Central Bank

EMEA		Represents countries within Europe, the Middle East and Africa

EPS		Earnings per share

ESPP		The 1999 Moody's Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan

ETR		Effective tax rate

EU		European Union

EUR		Euros

Excess Tax Benefit		The difference between the tax benefit realized at exercise of an option or delivery of a restricted share and the tax benefit recorded at the time that the option or restricted share is expensed under GAAP

Exchange Act		The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

FASB		Financial Accounting Standards Board

FIG		Financial institutions group; an LOB of MIS

Fitch		Fitch Ratings, a part of the Fitch Group

Financial Reform Act		Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

FX		Foreign exchange

GAAP		U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GBP		British pounds

G-8		The finance ministers and central bank governors of the group of eight countries consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, U.S. and U.K.

G-20		The G-20 is an informal forum that promotes open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to global economic stability. By contributing to the strengthening of the international financial architecture and providing opportunities for dialogue on national policies, international co-operation, and international financial institutions, the G-20 helps to support growth and development across the globe. The G-20 is comprised of: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, U.K., U.S. and the EU, which is represented by the rotating Council presidency and the ECB

IMS Health		A spin-off of Cognizant, which provides services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries

Indenture		Indenture and supplemental indenture dated August 19, 2010, relating to the 2010 Senior Notes

Indicative Ratings		These are ratings which are provided as of a point in time, and not published or monitored. They are primarily provided to potential or current issuers to indicate what a rating may be based on business fundamentals and financial conditions as well as based on proposed financings

Intellectual Property		The Company's intellectual property, including but not limited to proprietary information, trademarks, research, software tools and applications, models and methodologies, databases, domain names, and other proprietary materials

IOSCO		International Organization of Securities Commissions

IOSCO Code		Code of Conduct Fundamentals for CRAs issued by IOSCO

IRS		Internal Revenue Service

Korea		Republic of South Korea

LIBOR		London Interbank Offered Rate
LOB		Line of Business
MA		Moody's Analytics – a reportable segment of MCO formed in January 2008 which includes the non-rating commercial activities of MCO
Make Whole Amount		The prepayment penalty relating to the Series 2005-1 Notes and Series 2007-1 Notes; a premium based on the excess, if any, of the discounted value of the remaining scheduled payments over the prepaid principal
MCO		Moody's Corporation and its subsidiaries; the Company; Moody's
MD&A		Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
MIS		Moody's Investors Service – a reportable segment of MCO
MIS Code		Moody's Investors Service Code of Professional Conduct
Moody's		Moody's Corporation and its subsidiaries; MCO; the Company
Net Income		Earnings attributable to Moody's Corporation, which excludes the portion of net income from consolidated entities attributable to non-controlling shareholders
New D&B		The New D&B Corporation – which comprises the D&B business after September 30, 2000
NM		Not-meaningful percentage change (over 400%)
NMR		Nielsen Media Research, Inc.; a spin-off of Cognizant; a leading source of television audience measurement services
NRSRO		Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization
Old D&B		The former Dun and Bradstreet Company which distributed New D&B shares on September 30, 2000, and was renamed Moody's Corporation
Post-Retirement Plans		Moody's funded and unfunded U.S. pension plans, the U.S. post-retirement healthcare plans and the U.S. post-retirement life insurance plans
PPIF		Public, project and infrastructure finance; an LOB of MIS
Profit Participation Plan		Defined contribution profit participation plan that covers substantially all U.S. employees of the Company
PPP		Profit Participation Plan
RD&A		Research, Data and Analytics; an LOB within MA that distributes investor-oriented research and data, including in-depth research on major debt issuers, industry studies, commentary on topical credit events, economic research and analytical tools such as quantitative risk scores
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest		Represents minority shareholders' interest in entities which are controlled but not wholly-owned by Moody's and for which Moody's obligation to redeem the minority shareholders' interest is in the control of the minority shareholders
Reform Act		Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006
REITs		Real estate investment trusts
Reorganization		The Company's business reorganization announced in August 2007 which resulted in two new reportable segments (MIS and MA) beginning in January 2008
RMBS		Residential mortgage-backed securities; part of SFG
RMS		The Risk Management Software LOB within MA which provides both economic and regulatory capital risk management software and implementation services
S&P		Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
SEC		Securities and Exchange Commission
Series 2005-1 Notes		Principal amount of $300 million, 4.98% senior unsecured notes due in September 2015 pursuant to the 2005 Agreement
SFG		Structured finance group; an LOB of MIS
SG&A		Selling, general and administrative expenses
Stock Plans		The Old D&B's 1998 Key Employees' Stock Incentive Plan and the Restated 2001 Moody's Corporation Key Employees' Stock Incentive Plan

T&E		Travel and entertainment expenses

TPE		Third party evidence, as defined in the ASC, used to determine selling price based on a vendor's or any competitor's largely interchangeable products or services in standalone sales transactions to similarly situated customers

Total Debt		Current and long-term portion of debt as reflected on the consolidated balance sheets, excluding current accounts payable and accrued liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business

U.S.		United States

USD		U.S. dollar

UTBs		Unrecognized tax benefits

UTPs		Uncertain tax positions

VSOE		Vendor specific objective evidence; evidence, as defined in the ASC, of selling price limited to either of the following: the price charged for a deliverable when it is sold separately, or for a deliverable not yet being sold separately, the price established by management having the relevant authority

WACC		Weighted average cost of capital

1998 Plan		Old D&B's 1998 Key Employees' Stock Incentive Plan

2000 Distribution		The distribution by Old D&B to its shareholders of all of the outstanding shares of New D&B common stock on September 30, 2000

2000 Distribution Agreement		Agreement governing certain ongoing relationships between the Company and New D&B after the 2000 Distribution including the sharing of any liabilities for the payment of taxes, penalties and interest resulting from unfavorable IRS determinations on certain tax matters and certain other potential tax liabilities

2001 Plan		The Amended and Restated 2001 Moody's Corporation Key Employees' Stock Incentive Plan

2005 Agreement		Note purchase agreement dated September 30, 2005 relating to the Series 2005-1 Notes

2007 Agreement		Note purchase agreement dated September 7, 2007 relating to the Series 2007-1 Notes

2007 Facility		Revolving credit facility of $1 billion entered into on September 28, 2007, expiring in 2012

2007 Restructuring Plan		The Company's 2007 restructuring plan approved December 31, 2007

2008 Term Loan		Five-year $150.0 million senior unsecured term loan entered into by the Company on May 7, 2008

2009 Restructuring Plan		The Company's 2009 restructuring plan approved March 27, 2009

2010 Senior Notes		Principal amount of $500.0 million, 5.50% senior unsecured notes due in September 2010 pursuant to the Indenture

7WTC		The Company's corporate headquarters located at 7 World Trade Center

7WTC Lease		Operating lease agreement entered into on October 20, 2006