FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Callahan John F Jr 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES INC [ MHP ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and CFO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

3/15/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10020-1095
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   3/15/2012     M    9549.0000   A $0.0000   25956.0000   (1) D    
Common Stock   3/15/2012     D    9549.0000   D $47.0200   16407.0000   (1) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units     (2) 3/15/2012     M         9549.0000      (3)   (3) Common Stock   9549.0000   $0.0000   9549.0000   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Pursuant to SEC guidance, the cash settlement of RSUs is reported as the acquisition and simultaneous disposition to the issuer of shares. No actual shares, however, are involved in the settlement, as the reporting person instead receives a cash settlement based on the value of the common stock. Settlement of the RSUs results in no net change in the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by the reporting person.
(2)  Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive the cash value of one share of Common Stock upon settlement.
(3)  One-half of the award of RSUs vested on March 15, 2012. The remaining one-half of the award of RSUs is scheduled to vest on March 15, 2013.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Callahan John F Jr
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10020-1095

EVP and CFO

Signatures
/s/ John F. Callahan Jr. 3/16/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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