NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On December 16, 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 March 10, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 20, 2009.

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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.

    Source: Moody's Corporation