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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2019

MOODY’S CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 
					
Delaware	 	1-14037	 	13-3998945	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(IRS Employer
Identification No.)	
7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10007
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 553-0300

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ITEM 5.02	  	ELECTION OF DIRECTORS	  	 	3	 	
			
ITEM 7.01	  	REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE	  	 	3	 	
			
ITEM 9.01	  	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS	  	 	3	 	
			
SIGNATURES	  		  	 	4	 	
			
EXHIBIT 99.1	  		  				
 
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 Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.	
(d)    On February 13, 2019, the Company announced that Ms. Thérèse Esperdy has been elected as a member of the Company’s Board, effective as of March 1, 2019. Ms. Esperdy also has been elected to the Board’s Audit, Governance & Nominating and Compensation & Human Resources Committees. With the election of Ms. Esperdy, the Company’s Board consists of ten directors. Ms. Esperdy, 58, held various positions at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from 1997 through 2015 including Global Chairman of Financial Institutions Group, Co-Head of Banking, Asia Pacific, and Head of Global Debt Capital Markets. Prior to her time at JPMorgan Chase, Ms. Esperdy started her banking career at Lehman Brothers. She currently serves as a director of Imperial Brands PLC and National Grid PLC.
In accordance with the Company’s director compensation plan for non-employee directors, Ms. Esperdy will be paid an annual cash retainer of $105,000, payable in quarterly installments. In March 2019 she will receive an annual restricted stock unit award under the 1998 Moody’s Corporation Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Incentive Plan equivalent in value to $180,000 based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the effective date of the grant, which award vests on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
A copy of the Company’s press release relating to Ms. Esperdy’s election as director is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into future filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.
 
 Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.	
The Company’s press release announcing Ms. Esperdy’s election is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
 Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.	
(d) Exhibits
 
99.1	Press release regarding the election of Ms.  Esperdy to the Board, dated February 13, 2019.	
 
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 SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MOODY’S CORPORATION	
		
By:	 	/s/ Elizabeth M. McCarroll	
	 	Elizabeth M. McCarroll	
	 	Corporate Secretary and Associate
General Counsel	
Date: February 13, 2019
 
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Exhibit 99.1
Via BusinessWire – NY Metro
Moody’s Corporation Elects Thérèse Esperdy to Board of Directors
NEW YORK, February  13, 2019 — Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) announced today that Thérèse Esperdy has been elected as a member of the Company’s Board, effective as of March 1, 2019. Ms. Esperdy also has been elected to the Board’s Audit, Governance & Nominating and Compensation & Human Resources Committees. With the election of Ms. Esperdy, Moody’s Board will now consist of ten directors.
“Thérèse’s extensive experience in banking and financial services brings strong domain knowledge to our board,” said Henry McKinnell, Jr., PhD, Chairman, Moody’s Corporation. “We look forward to benefitting from her diverse market perspective and financial acumen.”
Ms. Esperdy, 58, has over three decades of experience in banking and financial services. Most recently, she served as Global Chairman of the Financial Institutions Group for JPMorgan Chase. She previously held other leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase, including Co-Head of Banking for Asia Pacific and Head of Global Debt Capital Markets. She began her career in banking at Lehman Brothers.
Ms. Esperdy currently serves on the boards of Imperial Brands and National Grid.
ABOUT MOODY’S CORPORATION
Moody’s is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to 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, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The corporation, which reported revenue of $4.2 billion in 2017, employs approximately 12,600 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 42 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.
Source: Moody’s Corporation Investor Relations
SALLI SCHWARTZ
Investor Relations
212.553.4862
sallilyn.schwartz@moodys.com
MICHAEL ADLER
Corporate Communications
212.553.4667
michael.adler@moodys.com
Source: Moody’s Corporation Investor Relations
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