NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2005--John Rutherfurd, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), will speak at the Merrill Lynch Advertising/Marketing Education & Information Conference on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 in New York City. Mr. Rutherfurd's presentation will begin at approximately 8:00 AM Eastern Time and will be webcast live. The webcast can be accessed at Moody's Shareholder Relations website, http://ir.moodys.com.

Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, a leading provider of credit ratings, research and analysis covering debt instruments and securities in the global capital markets, and Moody's KMV, a leading provider of market-based quantitative services for banks and investors in credit-sensitive assets serving the world's largest financial institutions. The corporation, which reported revenue of $1.4 billion in 2004, employs approximately 2,500 people worldwide and maintains offices in 18 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.

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