Moody's Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan



 Exhibit 10.33 
 Moody’s Corporation 
 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
 (Formerly, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation 
 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan) 
  

	1.	Definitions 

  

	(a)	“Account” means an Employee Stock Purchase Plan account maintained by the Company or a designated recordkeeper. 

  

	(b)	“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 

  

	(c)	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

  

	(d)	“Committee” means the Compensation & Benefits Committee of the Board. 

  

	(e)	“Common Stock” means common stock of the Company (formerly, common stock of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation). 

  

	(f)	“Company” means Moody’s Corporation, formerly known as The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation. 

  

	(g)	“Eligible Compensation” means the total amount paid by the Company or any Subsidiary to the Eligible Employee (other than amounts paid after termination of
employment) as salary, wages, overtime, regular cash bonuses and commissions, and any portion of such amounts voluntarily deferred or reduced by the Eligible Employee under any employee benefit plan of the Company or a Subsidiary available to all
levels of Employees on a nondiscriminatory basis upon satisfaction of eligibility requirements, but excluding any pension, retainers, severance pay, special stay-on bonus payments, income derived from stock appreciation rights and stock options and
dispositions of stock acquired thereunder, payments dependent upon any contingency and other special remunerations (including performance units). The Committee shall have the authority to determine and approve all forms of pay to be included in the
definition of Eligible Compensation and may change the definition on a prospective basis. 

  

	(h)	“Eligible Employee” means an Employee eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to the provisions of section 5. 

  

	(i)	“Employee” means an individual classified as an employee (within the meaning of Code section 3401(c) and the regulations thereunder) by the Company or a Subsidiary
on the Company’s or such Subsidiary’s payroll records during the relevant period. 

  

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	(j)	“Fair Market Value” means the mean of the high and low sales prices of a share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the last trading day of the
applicable Stock Purchase Period. 

  

	(k)	“Participating Employee” means an Employee (1) for whom payroll deductions are currently being made or (2) for whom payroll deductions are not currently
being made because he or she has reached the limitation set forth in section 7. 

  

	(l)	“Plan” means the Moody’s Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (formerly, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan).


  

	(m)	“Regular Paycheck” means any bi-weekly, limited hour, or monthly base salary paycheck. 

  

	(n)	“Stock Purchase Period” means a calendar month. 

  

	(o)	“Subsidiary” means any present or future corporation which (1) is a “subsidiary corporation” of the Company as that term is defined in Code
section 424 and (2) is designated a participating employer by the Committee. 

  

	2.	Purpose of the Plan 

 The purpose of the Plan is to secure for the
Company and its stockholders the benefits of the incentive inherent in the ownership of the Company’s capital stock by present and future Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Plan is intended to comply with the provisions of Code
sections 421, 423, and 424. The Plan may also include sub-plans applicable to non-U.S. jurisdictions that are designed to be outside the scope of Code section 423. 
  

	3.	Shares Reserved for the Plan 

 There shall be reserved for issuance
and purchase by Participating Employees under the Plan an aggregate of 3 million shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in section 12. Shares subject to the Plan may be shares now or hereafter authorized but unissued, or
shares that were once issued and subsequently reacquired by the Company. If and to the extent that any right to purchase reserved shares shall not be exercised by any Participating Employee for any reason or if such right to purchase shall terminate
as provided herein, shares that have not been so purchased hereunder shall again become available for the purposes of the Plan unless the Plan shall have been terminated. 
  

	4.	Administration of the Plan 

 The Plan shall be administered, at the
expense of the Company, by the Committee. The Committee consists of not less than three members of the Board who are not employees of the Company and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee may request advice or assistance from
or employ such other persons as are necessary for proper administration of the Plan. Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have authority to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations
relating to it, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan, all of which 

  

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determinations shall be final and binding upon all persons. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee may delegate any or all of its administrative
duties under the Plan to a committee consisting of management employees of the Company. 
 The Committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the
operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures in foreign jurisdictions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules and
procedures regarding the handling of payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, payroll tax withholding procedures and handling the stock certificates which may vary with local requirements. 
 The Committee may also adopt sub-plans applicable to particular Subsidiaries or locations, which sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Code section 423.
The rules of such sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan with the exception of section 3, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of any such sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such
sub-plan. 
  

	5.	Eligible Employees 

 Each Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary
shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, provided that such Employee: 
  

	(a)	Is not in a group of highly compensated employees, as defined in Code section 423(b)(4)(D), that the Committee determines to be ineligible to participate in the Plan; and


  

	(b)	Does not own, immediately after the right is granted, stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of capital stock of
the Company or of a Subsidiary. 

 In determining stock ownership under this section 5, the rules of Code section 424(d) shall apply
and stock that the Employee may purchase under outstanding options shall be treated as stock owned by the Employee. 
 For purposes of determining
eligibility to participate in the Plan, (i) a person on an approved leave of absence with his or her employer shall be deemed to be an Employee for the first 90 days of such leave of absence and (ii) such Employee’s employment
shall be deemed to have terminated at the close of business on the 90th day of such leave of absence unless such Employee shall have returned to regular employment prior to the close of business on such 90th day. Termination of any
Employee’s leave of absence, other than termination of such leave of absence on return to regular employment, shall terminate an Employee’s employment for all purposes of the Plan and shall terminate such Employee’s participation in
the Plan and right to purchase shares under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 90-day limit described in this paragraph shall not apply if the Employee on leave has reemployment rights guaranteed by law or by contract. 
  

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	6.	Election to Participate and Payroll Deductions 

 Each Eligible
Employee may elect to participate in the Plan during the enrollment period established by the Committee that is just prior to the applicable Stock Purchase Period. Participation shall become effective as of the beginning of the Stock Purchase Period
immediately following the applicable enrollment period during which the Eligible Employee elected to participate in the Plan. 
 Each Eligible Employee may
elect a payroll deduction of from 1% to 10% (in whole percentages) of Eligible Compensation. Such percentage shall be deducted from each Regular Paycheck. Employees of certain overseas Subsidiaries, as determined by the Committee to be unable to
legally require payroll deductions, may make each of their payments by personal check rather than payroll deduction. 
 Elections under this section 6
are subject to the limit set forth in section 7. All payroll deductions shall be credited, as promptly as practicable, to an account in the name of the Participating Employee and may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose. No interest
will be paid or allowed on any money paid into the Plan or credited to the account of any Participating Employee, except as required by law. 
 Unless a
Participating Employee elects otherwise and follows the procedures established by the Committee to discontinue or change the rate of payroll deductions, the rate of payroll deductions shall continue through the then-current Stock Purchase Period and
for future Stock Purchase Periods, unless the Committee determines to change the maximum permissible contribution rate. 
 A Participating Employee may at
any time cease participation in the Plan by notifying the Company in the manner specified by the Committee. The cessation will be effective as soon as practicable, whereupon no further payroll deductions shall be made, and all accumulated payroll
deductions shall be used to purchase shares as provided in section 9. Any Participating Employee who ceases to participate may elect to participate during the applicable enrollment period for a subsequent Stock Purchase Period, if then
eligible. 
 Subject to the requirements of section 5, a Participating Employee who is on an approved leave of absence with his or her employer may
continue to participate in the Plan as though actively employed so long as such employee continues to be paid Eligible Compensation. 
  

	7.	Limitation of Number of Shares That an Employee May Purchase 

 No
right to purchase shares under the Plan shall permit an Employee to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its Subsidiaries at a rate which in the aggregate exceeds $25,000 of Fair Market Value of such stock
(determined at the time the right is granted) for each calendar year in which the right is outstanding at any time. 
  

	8.	Purchase Price 

 The purchase price for each share of Common Stock
shall be eighty-five percent (85%) of the Fair Market Value of such share on the last trading day of the applicable Stock Purchase Period. 
  

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	9.	Method of Purchase and Investment Accounts 

 As of the last trading
day of each Stock Purchase Period, each Participating Employee shall be deemed, without any further action, to have purchased the number of whole and fractional shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the amount of his or her accumulated
payroll deductions by the purchase price as determined in section 8. All such shares shall be deposited in separate Accounts for the Participating Employees. All dividends paid with respect to such shares shall be credited to each Participating
Employee’s Account, and will be automatically reinvested in whole and fractional shares of Common Stock. 
  

	10.	Rights as a Stockholder 

 At the time funds from a Participating
Employee’s payroll deductions account are used to purchase Common Stock, he or she shall have all of the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect to whole shares purchased under the Plan whether or not certificates
representing shares have been issued. 
  

	11.	Rights Not Transferable 

 Rights granted under the Plan are not
transferable by a Participating Employee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and are exercisable during his or her lifetime only by him or her. 
  

	12.	Adjustment in Case of Changes Affecting the Company’s Common Stock 

 In the event of a subdivision of outstanding shares of Common Stock, or the payment of a stock dividend thereon, the number of shares reserved or authorized to be reserved under the Plan shall be increased proportionately, and such other
adjustment shall be made as may be deemed necessary or equitable by the Committee. In the event of any other change affecting the Common Stock, such adjustment shall be made as may be deemed equitable by the Committee to give proper effect to such
event, subject to the limitations of Code section 424. 
  

	13.	Retirement, Termination, and Death 

 In the event of a Participating
Employee’s retirement, death or termination of employment during a Stock Purchase Period, the amount of his or her accumulated payroll deductions shall be used to purchase shares of Common Stock on the last trading day of such Stock Purchase
Period. 
  

	14.	Amendment of the Plan 

 The Board or the Committee may at any time,
or from time to time, amend the Plan in any respect. 
  

	15.	Termination of the Plan 

 The Plan and all rights of Employees
hereunder shall terminate: 
  

	(a)	On the last trading day of the Stock Purchase Period on which Participating Employees become entitled to purchase a number of shares greater than the number of reserved shares
remaining available for purchase; or 

  

	(b)	At any time, at the discretion of the Board or the Committee. 

  

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 In the event that the Plan terminates under circumstances described in subsection (a) above, reserved shares
remaining as of the termination date shall be sold to Participating Employees on a pro rata basis based on the total amount of payroll deductions accumulated by all Participating Employees during the applicable Stock Purchase Period. Accumulated
payroll deductions in excess of the amount needed to purchase the reserved shares remaining under the Plan shall be refunded to the Participating Employees on a pro rata basis. 
  

	16.	Effective Date of the Plan 

 The Plan shall be effective as of
January 1, 1999. The Plan has been approved by the holders of a majority of the Common Stock of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation on April 20, 1999. Effective October 2, 2000, the Plan was amended to reflect the change of name
from The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan to the Moody’s Corporation 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 
  

	17.	Governmental and Other Regulations 

 The Plan, and the grant and
exercise of the rights to purchase shares hereunder, and the Company’s obligation to sell and deliver shares upon the exercise of rights to purchase shares, shall be subject to all applicable Federal, state, and local laws, rules and
regulations, and to such approvals by any regulatory or governmental agency as may, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, be required. 
  

	18.	No Employment Rights 

 The Plan does not, directly or indirectly,
create in any Employee or class of employees any right with respect to continuation of employment by the Company or a Subsidiary, and it shall not be deemed to interfere in any way with the Company’s or the Subsidiary’s right to terminate,
or otherwise modify, an Employee’s employment at any time. 
  

	19.	Effect of Plan 

 The provisions of the Plan shall, in accordance
with its terms, be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, all successors of each Participating Employee, including, without limitation, such Participating Employee’s estate and the executors, administrators, or trustees thereof, and the
heirs and legatees and any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, or representative of creditors of such Participating Employee. 
  

	20.	Governing Law 

 The internal laws of the State of New York govern
all matters relating to the Plan. 
  

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