GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS	GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS The following terms, abbreviations and acronyms are used to identify frequently used terms in this report: TERM DEFINITION Adjusted Operating Income Operating income excluding depreciation and amortization Adjusted Operating Margin Operating margin excluding depreciation and amortization Amba Amba Investment Services; a provider of outsourced investment research and quantitative analytics for global financial institutions; a majority owned subsidiary of the Company acquired 100% of Amba in December 2013 Americas Represents countries within North and South America, excluding the U.S. AOCI Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss); a separate component of shareholders’ equity 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 Asia-Pacific Represents countries in Asia including but not limited to: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand ASU The FASB Accounting Standards Update 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 BlackBox BlackBox Logic; a leading provider of Residential Mortgage-Backed securities loan level data. The Company acquired the customer base and products of BlackBox Logic in December 2015 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 CLO Collateralized loan obligation CMBS Commercial mortgage-backed securities; part of the CREF asset class within SFG 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 Copal Amba Operating segment and reporting unit created in January 2014 that consists of all operations from Copal as well as the operations of Amba. The Copal Amba operating segment provides outsourced research and analytical services to the global financial and corporate sectors Council Council of the European Union CRAs Credit rating agencies CRA3 Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which updated the regulatory regimes imposing additional procedural requirements on CRAs CREF Commercial real estate finance which includes REITs, commercial real estate CDOs and mortgage-backed securities; 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 services primarily in Canada D&A Depreciation and amortization D&B Business Old D&B’s Dun & Bradstreet operating company DBPP Defined benefit pension plans Debt/EBITDA Ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA EBITDA Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ECCA Economics and Consumer Credit Analytics; a business within the RD&A LOB which provides economic and consumer credit trend analytics EMEA Represents countries within Europe, the Middle East and Africa EPS Earnings per share Equilibrium A leading provider of credit rating and research services in Peru and Panama; acquired by Moody’s in May 2015 ERS The enterprise risk solutions LOB within MA, which offers risk management software products as well as software implementation services and related risk management advisory engagements ESMA European Securities and Markets Authority ETR Effective tax rate EU European Union EUR Euros European Ratings Platform Central credit ratings website administered by ESMA Excess Tax Benefits 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 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 Financial Reform Act Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Free Cash Flow Net cash provided by operating activities less cash paid for capital additions FSTC Financial Services Training and Certifications; a reporting unit within the MA segment that includes on-line and classroom-based training services and CSI FX Foreign exchange GAAP U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GBP British pounds GGY Gilliland Gold Young; a leading provider of advanced actuarial software for the global insurance industry. The Company acquired GGY on March 1, 2016 ICRA ICRA Limited; a leading provider of credit ratings and research in India. The Company previously held 28.5% equity ownership and in June 2014, increased that ownership stake to just over 50% through the acquisition of additional shares IRS Internal Revenue Service IT Information technology KIS Korea Investors Service, Inc; a leading Korean rating agency and consolidated subsidiary of the Company KIS Pricing Korea Investors Service Pricing, Inc; a leading Korean provider of fixed income securities pricing and consolidated subsidiary of the Company Legacy Tax Matter(s) Exposures to certain potential tax liabilities assumed in connection with the 2000 Distribution Lewtan Lewtan Technologies; a leading provider of analytical tools and data for the global structured finance market; part of the RD&A LOB within MA; an acquisition completed in October 2014 LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate LOB Line of business MA Moody’s Analytics – a reportable segment of MCO formed in January 2008 which provides a wide range of products and services that support financial analysis and risk management activities of institutional participants in global financial markets; consists of three LOBs – RD&A, ERS and PS M&A Mergers and acquisitions Make Whole Amount The prepayment penalty amount relating to the Series 2007-1 Notes, 2010 Senior Notes, 2012 Senior Notes, 2013 Senior Notes, 2014 Senior Notes (5-year), 2014 Senior Notes (30-year) and 2015 Senior Notes which is 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; consists of five LOBs – SFG, CFG, FIG, PPIF and MIS Other MIS Other Consists of non-ratings revenue from ICRA, KIS Pricing and KIS Research. These businesses are components of MIS; MIS Other is an LOB of MIS Moody’s Moody’s Corporation and its subsidiaries; MCO; the Company MSS Moody’s Shared Services Net Income Net income attributable to Moody’s Corporation, which excludes net income from consolidated noncontrolling interests belonging to the minority interest holder New D&B The New D&B Corporation – which is comprised of the D&B Business NM Percentage change is not meaningful Non-GAAP A financial measure not in accordance with GAAP; these measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s reported results, can provide useful supplemental information for investors analyzing period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s performance, facilitate comparisons to competitors’ operating results and to provide greater transparency to investors of supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making NRSRO Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization OCI Other comprehensive income (loss); includes gains and losses on cash flow and net investment hedges, unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, certain gains and losses relating to pension and other retirement benefit obligations and foreign currency translation adjustments 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 Other Retirement Plan The U.S. retirement healthcare and U.S. 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 PS Professional Services, an LOB within MA that provides outsourced research and analytical services as well as financial training and certification programs RD&A Research, Data and Analytics; an LOB within MA that produces, sells and distributes research, data and related content. Includes products generated by MIS, such as analyses on major debt issuers, industry studies, and commentary on topical credit events, as well as economic research, data, quantitative risk scores, and other analytical tools that are produced within MA Reform Act Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006 REIT Real Estate Investment Trust Relationship Revenue Represents MIS recurring monitoring of a rated debt obligation and/or entities that issue such obligations, as well as revenue from programs such as commercial paper, medium-term notes and shelf registrations. For MIS Other represents subscription-based revenue. For MA, represents subscription-based and maintenance revenue Retirement Plans Moody’s funded and unfunded pension plans, the healthcare plans and life insurance plans SAV Structured Analytics and Valuation; a business within the RD&A LOB which provides data and analytics for securitized assets SEC U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Securities Act Securities Act of 1933 Series 2007-1 Notes Principal amount of $300 million, 6.06% senior unsecured notes due in September 2017 pursuant to the 2007 Agreement SFG Structured finance group; an LOB of MIS SG&A Selling, general and administrative expenses Total Debt All indebtedness of the Company as reflected on the consolidated balance sheets Transaction Revenue For MIS, represents the initial rating of a new debt issuance as well as other one-time fees. For MIS Other, represents revenue from professional services and outsourcing engagements. For MA, represents software license fees and revenue from risk management advisory projects, training and certification services, and outsourced research and analytical engagements U.K. United Kingdom U.S. United States USD U.S. dollar UTBs Unrecognized tax benefits UTPs Uncertain tax positions VSOE Vendor specific objective evidence; as defined in the ASC, evidence 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 2000 Distribution The distribution by Old D&B to its shareholders of all the outstanding shares of New D&B common stock on September 30, 2000 2007 Agreement Note purchase agreement dated September 7, 2007, relating to the Series 2007-1 Notes 2010 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated August 19, 2010, relating to the 2010 Senior Notes 2010 Senior Notes Principal amount of $500 million, 5.50% senior unsecured notes due in September 2020 pursuant to the 2010 Indenture 2012 Facility Revolving credit facility of $1 billion entered into on April 18,2012; was replaced with the 2015 Facility 2012 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated August 18, 2012, relating to the 2012 Senior Notes 2012 Senior Notes Principal amount of $500 million, 4.50% senior unsecured notes due in September 2022 pursuant to the 2012 Indenture 2013 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated August 12, 2013, relating to the 2013 Senior Notes 2013 Senior Notes Principal amount of the $500 million, 4.875% senior unsecured notes due in February 2024 pursuant to the 2013 Indenture 2014 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated July 16, 2014, relating to the 2014 Senior Notes 2014 Senior Notes (5-Year) Principal amount of $450 million, 2.75% senior unsecured notes due in July 2019 2014 Senior Notes (30-Year) Principal amount of $600 million, 5.25% senior unsecured notes due in July 2044 2015 Facility Five-year unsecured revolving credit facility, with capacity to borrow up to $1 billion; replaces the 2012 Facility 2015 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated March 9, 2015, relating to the 2015 Senior Notes 2015 Senior Notes Principal amount €500 million, 1.75% senior unsecured notes issued March 9, 2015 and due in March 2027 7WTC The Company’s corporate headquarters located at 7 World Trade Center in New York, NY 7WTC Lease Operating lease agreement entered into on October 20, 2006

GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

TERM DEFINITION

Adjusted Operating Income Operating income excluding depreciation and amortization

Adjusted Operating Margin Operating margin excluding depreciation and amortization

Amba Amba Investment Services; a provider of outsourced investment research and quantitative analytics for global financial institutions; a majority owned subsidiary of the Company acquired 100% of Amba in December 2013

Americas Represents countries within North and South America, excluding the U.S.

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

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

Asia-Pacific Represents countries in Asia including but not limited to: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand

ASU The FASB Accounting Standards Update 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

BlackBox BlackBox Logic; a leading provider of Residential Mortgage-Backed securities loan level data. The Company acquired the customer base and products of BlackBox Logic in December 2015

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

CLO Collateralized loan obligation

CMBS Commercial mortgage-backed securities; part of the CREF asset class within SFG

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

Copal Amba Operating segment and reporting unit created in January 2014 that consists of all operations from Copal as well as the operations of Amba. The Copal Amba operating segment provides outsourced research and analytical services to the global financial and corporate sectors

Council Council of the European Union

CRAs Credit rating agencies

CRA3 Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, which updated the regulatory regimes imposing additional procedural requirements on CRAs

CREF Commercial real estate finance which includes REITs, commercial real estate CDOs and mortgage-backed securities; 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 services primarily in Canada

D&A Depreciation and amortization

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

DBPP Defined benefit pension plans

Debt/EBITDA Ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA

EBITDA Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

ECCA Economics and Consumer Credit Analytics; a business within the RD&A LOB which provides economic and consumer credit trend analytics

EMEA Represents countries within Europe, the Middle East and Africa

EPS Earnings per share

Equilibrium A leading provider of credit rating and research services in Peru and Panama; acquired by Moody’s in May 2015

ERS The enterprise risk solutions LOB within MA, which offers risk management software products as well as software implementation services and related risk management advisory engagements

ESMA European Securities and Markets Authority

ETR Effective tax rate

EU European Union

EUR Euros

European Ratings Platform Central credit ratings website administered by ESMA

Excess Tax Benefits 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 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

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

Free Cash Flow Net cash provided by operating activities less cash paid for capital additions

FSTC Financial Services Training and Certifications; a reporting unit within the MA segment that includes on-line and classroom-based training services and CSI

FX Foreign exchange

GAAP U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GBP British pounds

GGY Gilliland Gold Young; a leading provider of advanced actuarial software for the global insurance industry. The Company acquired GGY on March 1, 2016

ICRA ICRA Limited; a leading provider of credit ratings and research in India. The Company previously held 28.5% equity ownership and in June 2014, increased that ownership stake to just over 50% through the acquisition of additional shares

IRS Internal Revenue Service

IT Information technology

KIS Korea Investors Service, Inc; a leading Korean rating agency and consolidated subsidiary of the Company

KIS Pricing Korea Investors Service Pricing, Inc; a leading Korean provider of fixed income securities pricing and consolidated subsidiary of the Company

Legacy Tax Matter(s) Exposures to certain potential tax liabilities assumed in connection with the 2000 Distribution

Lewtan Lewtan Technologies; a leading provider of analytical tools and data for the global structured finance market; part of the RD&A LOB within MA; an acquisition completed in October 2014

LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate

LOB Line of business

MA Moody’s Analytics – a reportable segment of MCO formed in January 2008 which provides a wide range of products and services that support financial analysis and risk management activities of institutional participants in global financial markets; consists of three LOBs – RD&A, ERS and PS

M&A Mergers and acquisitions

Make Whole Amount The prepayment penalty amount relating to the Series 2007-1 Notes, 2010 Senior Notes, 2012 Senior Notes, 2013 Senior Notes, 2014 Senior Notes (5-year), 2014 Senior Notes (30-year) and 2015 Senior Notes which is 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; consists of five LOBs – SFG, CFG, FIG, PPIF and MIS Other

MIS Other Consists of non-ratings revenue from ICRA, KIS Pricing and KIS Research. These businesses are components of MIS; MIS Other is an LOB of MIS

Moody’s Moody’s Corporation and its subsidiaries; MCO; the Company

MSS Moody’s Shared Services

Net Income Net income attributable to Moody’s Corporation, which excludes net income from consolidated noncontrolling interests belonging to the minority interest holder

New D&B The New D&B Corporation – which is comprised of the D&B Business

NM Percentage change is not meaningful

Non-GAAP A financial measure not in accordance with GAAP; these measures, when read in conjunction with the Company’s reported results, can provide useful supplemental information for investors analyzing period-to-period comparisons of the Company’s performance, facilitate comparisons to competitors’ operating results and to provide greater transparency to investors of supplemental information used by management in its financial and operational decision making

NRSRO Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization

OCI Other comprehensive income (loss); includes gains and losses on cash flow and net investment hedges, unrealized gains and losses on available for sale securities, certain gains and losses relating to pension and other retirement benefit obligations and foreign currency translation adjustments

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

Other Retirement Plan The U.S. retirement healthcare and U.S. 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

PS Professional Services, an LOB within MA that provides outsourced research and analytical services as well as financial training and certification programs

RD&A Research, Data and Analytics; an LOB within MA that produces, sells and distributes research, data and related content. Includes products generated by MIS, such as analyses on major debt issuers, industry studies, and commentary on topical credit events, as well as economic research, data, quantitative risk scores, and other analytical tools that are produced within MA

Reform Act Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

Relationship Revenue Represents MIS recurring monitoring of a rated debt obligation and/or entities that issue such obligations, as well as revenue from programs such as commercial paper, medium-term notes and shelf registrations. For MIS Other represents subscription-based revenue. For MA, represents subscription-based and maintenance revenue

Retirement Plans Moody’s funded and unfunded pension plans, the healthcare plans and life insurance plans

SAV Structured Analytics and Valuation; a business within the RD&A LOB which provides data and analytics for securitized assets

SEC U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Securities Act Securities Act of 1933

Series 2007-1 Notes Principal amount of $300 million, 6.06% senior unsecured notes due in September 2017 pursuant to the 2007 Agreement

SFG Structured finance group; an LOB of MIS

SG&A Selling, general and administrative expenses

Total Debt All indebtedness of the Company as reflected on the consolidated balance sheets

Transaction Revenue For MIS, represents the initial rating of a new debt issuance as well as other one-time fees. For MIS Other, represents revenue from professional services and outsourcing engagements. For MA, represents software license fees and revenue from risk management advisory projects, training and certification services, and outsourced research and analytical engagements

U.K. United Kingdom

U.S. United States

USD U.S. dollar

UTBs Unrecognized tax benefits

UTPs Uncertain tax positions

VSOE Vendor specific objective evidence; as defined in the ASC, evidence 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

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

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

2010 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated August 19, 2010, relating to the 2010 Senior Notes

2010 Senior Notes Principal amount of $500 million, 5.50% senior unsecured notes due in September 2020 pursuant to the 2010 Indenture

2012 Facility Revolving credit facility of $1 billion entered into on April 18,2012; was replaced with the 2015 Facility

2012 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated August 18, 2012, relating to the 2012 Senior Notes

2012 Senior Notes Principal amount of $500 million, 4.50% senior unsecured notes due in September 2022 pursuant to the 2012 Indenture

2013 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated August 12, 2013, relating to the 2013 Senior Notes

2013 Senior Notes Principal amount of the $500 million, 4.875% senior unsecured notes due in February 2024 pursuant to the 2013 Indenture

2014 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated July 16, 2014, relating to the 2014 Senior Notes

2014 Senior Notes (5-Year) Principal amount of $450 million, 2.75% senior unsecured notes due in July 2019

2014 Senior Notes (30-Year) Principal amount of $600 million, 5.25% senior unsecured notes due in July 2044

2015 Facility Five-year unsecured revolving credit facility, with capacity to borrow up to $1

billion; replaces the 2012 Facility

2015 Indenture Supplemental indenture and related agreements dated March 9, 2015, relating to the 2015 Senior Notes

2015 Senior Notes Principal amount €500 million, 1.75% senior unsecured notes issued March 9, 2015 and due in March 2027

7WTC The Company’s corporate headquarters located at 7 World Trade Center in New York, NY

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