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): January 6, 2011
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 2.02, | “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” |
On January 6, 2011, Moody’s Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing updated full-year 2010 guidance. The guidance is set forth in a press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in this Current Report 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 this Current Report 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. The Company’s updated guidance for 2010 is based on assumptions about many factors that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company has identified certain factors that could cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially, from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Those factors are incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s press release dated October 28, 2010 reporting results for the third quarter 2010, as furnished on a Form 8-K dated October 28, 2010. The Company’s updated guidance for 2010 and other statements in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are made as of January 6, 2011, and the Company disclaims any duty to supplement, update or revise such statements on a going-forward basis, whether as a result of subsequent developments, changed expectations or otherwise.
Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure”
The information set forth under Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01, “Financial Statements and Exhibits”
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release of Moody’s Corporation dated January 6, 2011. | |
SIGNATURE
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/ JOHN J. GOGGINS | |
| John J. Goggins Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Date: January 6, 2011
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Moody’s Corporation dated January 6, 2011. | |