On October 28, 2008, 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 December 10, 2008 to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 20, 2008.
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Moody´s is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to stable, 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, encompassing the growing array of Moody´s non–ratings businesses including 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 for structured finance analytics. The Corporation, which reported revenue of $2.3 billion in 2007, employs approximately 3,600 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 29 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.