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): July 28, 2023

 

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		MCO		New York Stock Exchange
1.75% Senior Notes Due 2027		MCO 27		New York Stock Exchange
0.950% Senior Notes Due 2030		MCO 30		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐            

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ITEM 5.02		DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN OFFICERS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS			3
SIGNATURES					4

 

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 28, 2023, Moody’s Corporation (the “Company”) announced that John J. Goggins, 63, Executive Vice President – General Counsel, will retire from that position on September 4, 2023. Mr. Goggins has served as General Counsel of the Company since 2000.

Succeeding Mr. Goggins as General Counsel of the Company will be Richard Steele. Mr. Steele joined Moody’s KMV Company in 2006 as its Chief Legal Officer, and was named General Counsel of Moody’s Analytics in January 2008. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Steele was a corporate lawyer at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and also held senior legal positions at several firms in financial technology, software and venture capital. He received a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and a J.D. from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco.

 

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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.

 

Date: July 28, 2023

 

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