Moody´s Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

On December 18, 2007, the Board of Directors of Moody´s
Corporation (NYSE: MCO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.10
per share of MCO Common Stock. The dividend will be payable March 10,
2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February
20, 2008.

Moody´s is an essential component of the global capital markets.
The company provides credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that
help to protect the integrity of credit. 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; Moody´s KMV, a provider of quantitative credit analysis
tools; Moody´s Economy.com, which provides economic research and data
services; and Moody´s Wall Street Analytics, a provider of software
tools and analysis for the structured finance industry. The
corporation, which reported revenue of $2.0 billion in 2006, employs
approximately 3,700 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 27
countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.