# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001059556
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-161475
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 5042
**Document Hash:** 6f798ca15a08318077d8e4d203b11c90
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-161475.hdr.sgml**: 20250721

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-161475

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250718

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250721

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250721

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MOODYS CORP /DE/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001059556
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING, COLLECTION AGENCIES [7320]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 133998945
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-14037
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251135675

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER
- **STREET 2:** AT 250 GREENWICH STREET
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10007
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2125530300

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER
- **STREET 2:** AT 250 GREENWICH STREET
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10007

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** DUN & BRADSTREET CORP /DE/
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980728

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NEW DUN & BRADSTREET CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19980728

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### 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 18, 2025

## MOODY'S CORPORATION

#### (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **1-14037** | **13-3998945** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |

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#### 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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange<br>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 |

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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. ☐

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#### **TABLE OF CONTENTS**

### ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; 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; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers"**  |

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On July 18, 2025, Lloyd W. Howell, Jr. notified Moody's Corporation (the "Company") of his decision to resign from the Company's board of directors (the "Board"), effective immediately. Mr. Howell's resignation from the Board was not a result of any disagreement with the Company's operations, policies or practices.

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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.

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|:---|:---|
| MOODY'S CORPORATION | MOODY'S CORPORATION |
| By: | /s/ Elizabeth M. McCarroll |
|  | Elizabeth M. McCarroll |
|  | Managing Director – Corporate<br> Governance, Securities and Corporate<br> Secretary |

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Date: July 21, 2025