0001193125-12-344063.txt : 20120928 0001193125-12-344063.hdr.sgml : 20120928 20120808161954 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-344063 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: CORRESP PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120808 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MOODYS CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001059556 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING, COLLECTION AGENCIES [7320] IRS NUMBER: 133998945 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: CORRESP BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER STREET 2: AT 250 GREENWICH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10007 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125530300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER STREET 2: AT 250 GREENWICH STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10007 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DUN & BRADSTREET CORP /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980728 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NEW DUN & BRADSTREET CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980728 CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Correspondence

LOGO

VIA EDGAR

August 8, 2011

Larry Spirgel

Assistant Director

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-0405

 

Re: Moody’s Corporation

Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

Filed February 27, 2012

Form 10-Q for period ended March 31, 2012

Filed May 2, 2012

Definitive Proxy Statement

Filed March 6, 2012

File No. 001-14037

Dear Mr. Spirgel:

We received your comment letter dated July 26, 2012 on the above-referenced filings, which requests a response by August 9, 2012. Pursuant to our request on August 7 to Reid Hooper for a ten business day extension, we hereby confirm that we will respond to your comment letter on or before August 23, 2012.

 

Sincerely,
/s/ John J. Goggins
Name: John J. Goggins

Title: Executive Vice President and

General Counsel, Moody’s Corporation

 

cc: Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Moody’s Corporation
     Ronald O. Mueller, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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