Earnings Release: Thursday, October 27, 2011

Teleconference: 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, October 27, 2011

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) will release third quarter 2011 results before the start of NYSE trading on Thursday, October 27, 2011. A copy of the release will be posted on Moody's Investor Relations website, http://ir.moodys.com.

Moody's Corporation invites you to participate in a teleconference on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its third quarter 2011 results. Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moody's Corporation and Linda S. Huber, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Moody’s Corporation, will jointly host the call. Their remarks will be followed by a question and answer period.

Individuals within the United States and Canada can access the call by dialing 1-800-289-0722. Other callers should dial +1-913-905-3198. Please dial in to the call by 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time. The passcode for the call is “Moody’s Corporation.”

The teleconference will also be webcast with an accompanying slide presentation and can be accessed through Moody's Investor Relations website, http://ir.moodys.com under “Featured Events and Presentations”, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, November 25, 2011.

A replay of the teleconference will be available from 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, October 27, 2011 until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, November 25, 2011. The replay can be accessed from within the United States and Canada by dialing 888-203-1112. Other callers can access the replay at +1-719-457-0820. The replay confirmation code is 9202906.

For further information, please contact Michelle Rodda at 1-212-553-4857.

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 $2.0 billion in 2010, employs approximately 4,500 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 26 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.

Michael Adler
Vice President
Corporate Communications
212-553-4667
michael.adler@moodys.com
or
Salli Schwartz
Vice President
Investor Relations
212-553-4862
sallilyn.schwartz@moodys.com

Source: Moody's Corporation