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Amended and Restated 2001 Moody's Corp Key Employees' Stock Incentive Plan

 Exhibit 10.20 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 2001 MOODY’S CORPORATION 
 KEY EMPLOYEES’ STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

 (amended December 15, 2008) 
 1.
Purpose of the Plan 
 The purpose of the Plan is to aid the Company and its Affiliates in securing and retaining key employees of
outstanding ability and to motivate such employees to exert their best efforts on behalf of the Company and its Affiliates by providing incentives through the granting of Awards. The Company expects that it will benefit from the added interest which
such key employees will have in the welfare of the Company as a result of their proprietary interest in the Company’s success. 
 2. Definitions 

 The following capitalized terms used in the Plan have the respective meanings set forth in this Section: 
 (a) Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto. 
 (b) Affiliate: Any entity (i) 20% or more of the voting equity of which is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Company, or
(ii) that had been a business, division or subsidiary of the Company, the equity of which has been distributed to the Company’s shareholders, even if the Company thereafter owns less than 20% of the voting equity. 
 (c) Award: An Option, Stock Appreciation Right or Other Stock-Based Award granted pursuant to the Plan. 
 (d) Beneficial Owner: As such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act (or any successor rule thereto). 
 (e) Board: The Board of Directors of the Company. 
 (f) Change in Control: The occurrence of any of the following events: 
 (i) any “Person” as
such term is used in Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Act (other than the Company, any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, or any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders
of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company), becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company’s then outstanding securities; 
 (ii) during any period of twenty-four
months (not including any period prior to the Effective Date), individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, and any new director (other than (A) a director nominated by a Person who has entered into an agreement with
the Company to effect a transaction described in Sections 2(f)(i), (iii) or (iv) of the Plan, (B) a director nominated by any Person (including the Company) who publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions
(including, but not limited to, an actual or threatened proxy contest) which if consummated would constitute a Change in Control or (C) a director designated by any Person who is the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of
the Company representing 10% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s securities) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved in advance by a vote of at least two-thirds
( 2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof; 

 (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other
corporation, other than a merger or consolidation (A) which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation and (B) after which no Person would hold
20% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding securities of the Company or such surviving entity; or 
 (iv) the
stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. 
 (g) Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto. 
 (h) Committee: The Governance and Compensation Committee of the Board, or any successor thereto or other committee designated by the Board to
assume the obligations of the Committee hereunder. 
 (i) Company: Moody’s Corporation, a Delaware corporation. 
 (j) Disability: Inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which
constitutes a permanent and total disability, as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code (or any successor section thereto). The determination whether a Participant has suffered a Disability shall be made by the Committee based upon such
evidence as it deems necessary and appropriate. A Participant shall not be considered disabled unless he or she furnishes such medical or other evidence of the existence of the Disability as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may require.

 (k) Effective Date: The date on which the Plan takes effect, as defined pursuant to Section 17 of the Plan. 
 (l) Fair Market Value: On a given date, the arithmetic mean of the high and low prices of the Shares as reported on such date on the Composite
Tape of the principal national securities exchange on which such Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if no Composite Tape exists for such national securities exchange on such date, then on the principal national securities exchange on
which such Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if the Shares are not listed or admitted on a national securities exchange, the arithmetic mean of the per Share closing bid price and per Share closing asked price on such date as quoted on
the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (or such market in which such prices are regularly quoted), or, if there is no market on which the Shares are regularly quoted, the Fair Market Value shall be the value
established by the Committee in good faith. If no sale of Shares shall have been reported on such Composite Tape or such national securities exchange on such date or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System
on such date, then the immediately preceding date on which sales of the Shares have been so reported or quoted shall be used. 
 (m)
ISO: An Option that is also an incentive stock option granted pursuant to Section 7(d) of the Plan. 
 (n) LSAR: A limited
stock appreciation right granted pursuant to Section 8(d) of the Plan. 
 (o) Other Stock-Based Awards: Awards granted pursuant
to Section 9 of the Plan. 
 (p) Option: A stock option granted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan. 
 (q) Option Price: The purchase price per Share of an Option, as determined pursuant to Section 7(a) of the Plan. 
 (r) Participant: An individual who is selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 5 of the Plan. 
  

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 (s) Performance-Based Awards: Other Stock-Based Awards granted pursuant to Section 9(b) of
the Plan. 
 (t) Person: As such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Act (or any successor section
thereto). 
 (u) Plan: The Amended and Restated 2001 Moody’s Corporation Key Employees’ Stock Incentive Plan. 
 (v) Post-Retirement Exercise Period: As such term is defined in Section 7(f) of the Plan. 
 (w) Restricted Stock: Restricted stock granted pursuant to Section 9 of the Plan. 
 (x) Restricted Stock Unit: A restricted stock unit representing a right to acquire a fixed number of Shares at a future date, granted pursuant to
Section 9 of the Plan. 
 (y) Retirement: Termination of employment with the Company or an Affiliate after such Participant has
both attained age 55 and had five or more consecutive years of service with the Company through and ending with the date of such Participant’s voluntary termination of employment; or, with the prior written consent of the Committee that such
termination be treated as a Retirement hereunder, termination of employment under other circumstances. 
 (z) Shares: Shares of common
stock, par value $0.01 per Share, of the Company. 
 (aa) Special Exercise Period: As such term is defined in Section 7(f) of the
Plan. 
 (bb) Stock Appreciation Right: A stock appreciation right granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan. 
 (cc) Subsidiary: A subsidiary corporation, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code (or any successor section thereto). 
 (dd) Termination of Employment: A Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or an Affiliate, as the case may be. 

3. Shares Subject to the Plan 
 The maximum number
of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan shall be 28,600,000 (subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof), whether pursuant to ISOs or otherwise. Of that number, not more than
8,000,000 Shares (subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof) will be available for grants under the Plan of unrestricted Shares, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or any Other Stock-Based Awards
pursuant to Section 9 hereof. The maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards of any and all types may be granted during a calendar year to any Participant shall be limited, in the aggregate, to 800,000. The Shares may consist, in
whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or treasury Shares. Shares which are subject to Awards which terminate, expire, are forfeited or lapse may be utilized again with respect to Awards granted under the Plan. 
 4. Administration 
 The Plan shall be administered by
the Committee, which may delegate its duties and powers in whole or in part to any subcommittee thereof consisting solely of at least two individuals who are each “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Act (or
any successor rule thereto) and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto); provided, however, that any action permitted to be taken by the Committee may be taken by the
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discretion. The Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make
any other determinations that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems
necessary or desirable. Any decision of the Committee in the interpretation and administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties concerned
(including, but not limited to, Participants and their beneficiaries or successors). Determinations made by the Committee under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are
similarly situated. The Committee shall require payment of any amount it may determine to be necessary to withhold for federal, state, local or other taxes as a result of the grant or the exercise of an Award. Unless the Committee specifies
otherwise, the Participant may elect to pay a portion or all of such withholding taxes by (a) delivery of Shares or (b) having Shares withheld by the Company from any Shares that would have otherwise been received by the Participant. The
number of Shares so delivered or withheld shall have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of the exercise of an Award sufficient to satisfy the applicable withholding taxes. In addition, with the approval of the Committee, a Participant may
satisfy any additional tax that the Participant elects to have the Company withhold by delivering to the Company or its designated representative Shares already owned by the Participant or, in the case of Shares acquired through an employee benefit
plan, Shares held by the Participant for more than six months. If the chief executive officer of the Company is a member of the Board, the Board by specific resolution may constitute such chief executive officer as a committee of one which shall
have the authority to grant Awards of up to an aggregate of 200,000 Shares in each calendar year to Participants who are not subject to the rules promulgated under Section 16 of the Act (or any successor section thereto) or “covered
employees” as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that such chief executive officer shall notify the Committee of any such grants made pursuant to this Section 4. 
 5. Eligibility 
 Key employees (but not members of the
Committee or any person who serves only as a director) of the Company and its Affiliates, who are from time to time responsible for the management, growth and protection of the business of the Company and its Affiliates, and consultants to the
Company and its Affiliates, are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan. Participants shall be selected from time to time by the Committee, in its sole discretion, from among those eligible, and the Committee shall determine, in its sole
discretion, the number of Shares to be covered by the Awards granted to each Participant. 
 6. Limitations 
 No Award may be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.

 7. Terms and Conditions of Options 
 Options granted under the Plan shall be, as determined by the Committee, non-qualified, incentive or other stock options for federal income tax purposes, as evidenced by the related Award agreements, and shall be subject to the foregoing
and the following terms and conditions and to such other terms and conditions, not inconsistent therewith, as the Committee shall determine: 
 (a) Option Price. The Option Price per Share shall be determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date an Option is granted. 
 (b) Exercisability. Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by
the Committee, but in no event shall an Option be exercisable more than ten years after the date it is granted. 
 (c) Exercise of
Options. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in an Award agreement, an Option may be exercised for all, or from time to time any part, of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. For purposes of Section 7 of the Plan, the
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exercise is received by the Company and, if applicable, the date payment is received by the Company pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) in the
following sentence. The purchase price for the Shares as to which an Option is exercised shall be paid to the Company in full at the time of exercise at the election of the Participant (i) in cash, (ii) in Shares having a Fair Market Value
equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee; provided, that such shares of Common Stock have been held by the Participant for no less than six months,
(iii) partly in cash and partly in such Shares, (iv) through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased, or
(v) through such other means as shall be prescribed in the Award agreement. No Participant shall have any rights to dividends or other rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to an Option until the occurrence of the exercise date
(determined as set forth above) and, if applicable, the satisfaction of any other conditions imposed by the Committee pursuant to the Plan. 
 (d) ISOs. The Committee may grant Options under the Plan that are intended to be ISOs. Such ISOs shall comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code (or any successor section thereto). Unless otherwise permitted under
Section 422 of the Code (or any successor section thereto), no ISO may be granted to any Participant who at the time of such grant, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any
Subsidiary, unless (i) the Option Price for such ISO is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the ISO is granted and (ii) the date on which such ISO terminates is a date not later than the day preceding the fifth
anniversary of the date on which the ISO is granted. Any Participant who disposes of Shares acquired upon the exercise of an ISO either (i) within two years after the date of grant of such ISO or (ii) within one year after the transfer of
such Shares to the Participant, shall notify the Company of such disposition and of the amount realized upon such disposition. Notwithstanding Section 5 hereof, ISOs may be granted solely to employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 (e) Exercisability Upon Termination of Employment by Death or Disability. Upon a Termination of Employment by reason of death or
Disability, in either case after the first anniversary of the date of grant of an Option, (i) the unexercised portion of such Option shall immediately vest in full and (ii) such portion may thereafter be exercised during the shorter of
(A) the remaining stated term of the Option or (B) five years after the date of death or Disability. 
 (f) Exercisability Upon
Termination of Employment by Retirement. Upon a Termination of Employment by reason of Retirement after the first anniversary of the date of grant of an Option, an unexercised Option may thereafter be exercised during the shorter of (i) the
remaining stated term of the Option or (ii) five years after the date of such Termination of Employment (the “Post-Retirement Exercise Period”), but only to the extent to which such Option was exercisable at the time of such
Termination of Employment or becomes exercisable during the Post-Retirement Exercise Period as if such Participant were still employed by the Company or an Affiliate; provided, however, that if a Participant dies within a period of five years after
such Termination of Employment, an unexercised Option may thereafter be exercised, during the shorter of (i) the remaining stated term of the Option or (ii) the period that is the longer of (A) five years after the date of such
Termination of Employment or (B) one year after the date of death (the “Special Exercise Period”), but only to the extent to which such Option was exercisable at the time of such Termination of Employment or becomes exercisable during
the Special Exercise Period. 
 (g) Effect of Other Termination of Employment. Upon a Termination of Employment for any reason (other
than death, Disability or Retirement after the first anniversary of the date of grant of an Option as described above), an unexercised Option may thereafter be exercised during the period ending 30 days after the date of such Termination of
Employment, but only to the extent to which such Option was exercisable at the time of such Termination of Employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, either by prior written agreement with the Participant
or upon the occurrence of a Termination of Employment, accelerate the vesting of unvested Options held by a Participant if such Participant’s Termination of Employment is without “cause” (as such term is defined by the Committee in
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 (h) Nontransferability of Stock Options. Except as otherwise provided in Section 17 relating
to designation of beneficiaries or in this Section 7(h), a stock option shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of a Participant an
option shall be exercisable only by the Participant. An option exercisable after the death of a Participant or a transferee pursuant to the following sentence may be exercised by the designated beneficiary, legatees, personal representatives or
distributees of the Participant or such transferee. The Committee may, in its discretion, authorize all or a portion of the options previously granted or to be granted to a Participant, other than ISOs, to be on terms which permit irrevocable
transfer for no consideration by such Participant to any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law or
sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of the Participant, any trust in which these persons have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, any foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any
other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50% of the voting interests (“Eligible Transferees”), provided that (i) the stock option agreement pursuant to which such options are granted must be approved by
the Committee, and must expressly provide for transferability in a manner consistent with this Section and (ii) subsequent transfers of transferred options shall be prohibited except those in accordance with the first sentence of this
Section 7(h). The Committee may, in its discretion, amend the definition of Eligible Transferees to conform to the coverage rules of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933 or any comparable Form from time to time in effect. Following
transfer, any such options shall continue to be subject to the same terms and conditions as were applicable immediately prior to transfer. The events of Termination of Employment of Sections 7(e), 7(f) and 7(g) hereof shall continue to be applied
with respect to the original Participant, following which the options shall be exercisable by the transferee only to the extent, and for the periods specified, in Sections 7(e), 7(f) and 7(g). The Committee may delegate to a committee consisting of
employees of the Company the authority to authorize transfers, establish terms and conditions upon which transfers may be made and establish classes of options eligible to transfer options, as well as to make other determinations with respect to
option transfers. 
 8. Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights 
 (a) Grants. The Committee also may grant (i) a Stock Appreciation Right independent of an Option or (ii) a Stock Appreciation Right in
connection with an Option, or a portion thereof. A Stock Appreciation Right granted pursuant to clause (ii) of the preceding sentence (A) may be granted at the time the related Option is granted or at any time prior to the exercise or
cancellation of the related Option, (B) shall cover the same Shares covered by an Option (or such lesser number of Shares as the Committee may determine) and (C) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as such Option except for
such additional limitations as are contemplated by this Section 8 (or such additional limitations as may be included in an Award agreement). 
 (b) Terms. The exercise price per Share of a Stock Appreciation Right shall be an amount determined by the Committee but in no event shall such amount be less than the greater of (i) the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date
the Stock Appreciation Right is granted or, in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in conjunction with an Option, or a portion thereof, the Option Price of the related Option and (ii) an amount permitted by applicable laws, rules,
by-laws or policies of regulatory authorities or stock exchanges. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted independent of an Option shall entitle a Participant to exercise the Stock Appreciation Right in whole or in part and, upon such exercise, to
receive from the Company an amount equal to (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of one Share over (B) the exercise price per Share, times (ii) the number of Shares covered by the portion of the Stock
Appreciation Right so exercised. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted in conjunction with an Option, or a portion thereof, shall entitle a Participant to surrender to the Company the unexercised Option, or any portion thereof, and to receive from
the Company in exchange therefor an amount equal to (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of one Share over (B) the Option Price per Share, times (ii) the number of Shares covered by the Option, or
portion thereof, which is surrendered. The date a notice of exercise is received by the Company shall be the exercise date. Payment shall be made in Shares or in cash, or partly in Shares and partly in cash, valued at such Fair Market Value, all as
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Appreciation Right is being exercised. No fractional Shares will be issued in payment for Stock Appreciation Rights, but instead cash will be paid for a
fraction or, if the Committee should so determine, the number of Shares will be rounded downward to the next whole Share. 
 (c)
Limitations. The Committee may impose, in its discretion, such conditions upon the exercisability or transferability of Stock Appreciation Rights as it may deem fit. 
 (d) Limited Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee may grant LSARs that are exercisable upon the occurrence of specified contingent events. Such
LSARs may provide for a different method of determining appreciation, may specify that payment will be made only in cash and may provide that any related Awards are not exercisable while such LSARs are exercisable. Unless the context otherwise
requires, whenever the term “Stock Appreciation Right” is used in the Plan, such term shall include LSARs. 
 9. Other Stock-Based Awards 

 (a) Generally. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant Awards of unrestricted Shares, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock
Units and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of, Shares (collectively, “Other Stock-Based Awards”). Such Other Stock-Based Awards shall be in such form, and
dependent on such conditions, as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, the right to receive one or more Shares (or the equivalent cash value of such Shares) upon the completion of a specified period of service, the occurrence
of an event and/or the attainment of performance objectives. Other Stock-Based Awards may be granted alone or in addition to any other Awards granted under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine to whom and
when Other Stock-Based Awards will be made; the number of Shares to be awarded under (or otherwise related to) such Other Stock-Based Awards; whether such Other Stock-Based Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares;
and all other terms and conditions of such Awards (including, without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof). 
 (b)
Performance-Based Awards. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, certain Other Stock-Based Awards granted under this Section 9 may be granted in a manner that will enable the Company to deduct any amount paid by the Company
under Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto) (“Performance-Based Awards”). A Participant’s Performance-Based Award shall be determined based on the attainment of one or more pre-established, objective
performance goals established in writing by the Committee, for a performance period established by the Committee, (i) at a time when the outcome for that performance period is substantially uncertain and (ii) not later than 90 days after
the commencement of the performance period to which the performance goal relates, but in no event after 25% of the relevant performance period has elapsed. The performance goals shall be based upon one or more of the following criteria:
(i) earnings before or after taxes (including earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); (ii) net income; (iii) operating income; (iv) earnings per Share; (v) book value per Share; (vi) return on
stockholders’ equity; (vii) expense management; (viii) return on investment before or after the cost of capital; (ix) improvements in capital structure; (x) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product;
(xi) maintenance or improvement of profit margins; (xii) stock price; (xiii) market share; (xiv) revenues or sales; (xv) costs; (xvi) cash flow; (xvii) working capital; (xviii) changes in net assets (whether
or not multiplied by a constant percentage intended to represent the cost of capital); and (xix) return on assets. The foregoing criteria may relate to the Company, one or more of its Affiliates or one or more of its divisions, units, minority
investments, partnerships, joint ventures, product lines or products or any combination of the foregoing, and may be applied on an absolute basis and/or be relative to one or more peer group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, all as
the Committee shall determine. In addition, to the degree consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto), the performance goals may be calculated without regard to extraordinary items or accounting changes. The
maximum amount of a Performance-Based Award to any Participant with respect to a fiscal year of the Company shall be $5,000,000. The Committee shall determine whether, with respect to a performance period, the applicable performance goals have been
met with respect to a given Participant and, if they have, to so certify and ascertain the amount of the applicable Performance-Based Award. No Performance-Based Awards will be paid for such performance period until such certification is made by the
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goal formula, at the discretion of the Committee. The amount of the Performance-Based Award determined by the Committee for a performance period shall be
paid to the Participant at such time as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion after the end of such performance period; provided, however, that a Participant may, if and to the extent permitted by the Committee and consistent with the
provisions of Sections 162(m) and 409A of the Code, elect prior to the commencement of the relevant services or, if the Performance-Based Award constitutes performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(4)(B)(iii) of the
Code and is based on services performed over a period of at least 12 months, at any time but no later than six months before the end of the applicable performance period, to defer payment of a Performance-Based Award until a fixed date or the date
of Participant’s separation from service with the Company and its Affiliates (or six months following such separation if required by Section 409A of the Code), as specified in the election to defer. 
 (c) Terms and Conditions of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. 
 (i) Grant. Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an agreement in form approved by the Committee. The
vesting of a Restricted Stock Award or Restricted Stock Unit granted under the Plan may be conditioned upon the completion of a specified period of employment with the Company or an Affiliate, upon attainment of specified performance goals, and/or
upon such other criteria as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. 
 (ii) Receipt of Restricted Stock. As soon as
practicable after an Award of Restricted Stock has been made to a Participant, there shall be registered in the name of such Participant or of a nominee the number of Shares of Restricted Stock so awarded. Except as provided in the applicable
agreement, no Shares of Restricted Stock may be assigned, transferred or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by the Participant until such Shares have vested in accordance with the terms of such agreement. If and to the extent that the applicable
agreement so provides, a Participant shall have the right to vote and receive dividends on the Shares of Restricted Stock granted to him or her under the Plan. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable agreement, any Shares received as a dividend
on such Restricted Stock or in connection with a stock split of the Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Stock. 
 (iii) Payments Pursuant to Restricted Stock Units. Restricted Stock Units may not be assigned, transferred or otherwise encumbered or disposed of by the Participant until such Restricted Stock Units have vested
in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement. Upon the vesting of the Restricted Stock Unit (unless a deferral election as described in the following sentence has been made), certificates for Shares shall be delivered to the Participant
or his legal representative on the last business day of the calendar quarter in which such vesting event occurs or as soon thereafter as practicable, in a number equal to the Shares covered by the Restricted Stock Unit. A Participant may, if and to
the extent permitted by the Committee and consistent with the provisions of Sections 162(m) and 409A of the Code, elect prior to the grant of the Restricted Stock Unit and the commencement of the relevant services or, if the Restricted Stock Unit
constitutes performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(4)(B)(iii) of the Code and is based on services performed over a period of at least 12 months, at any time but no later than six months before the end of the
applicable performance period, to defer receipt of his certificates beyond the vesting date until a fixed date or the date of the Participant’s separation from service with the Company and its Affiliates (or six months following such separation
from service if required by Section 409A of the Code), as specified in the election to defer. 
 (iv) Effect of Termination of
Employment or Death. Upon a Termination of Employment by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, in each case after the first anniversary of the date of the Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, the Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units shall immediately vest in full and all restrictions on such Awards shall terminate. Upon a Termination of Employment for any reason other than death, Disability or Retirement after the first anniversary of the date of the
Award of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, a Participant’s unvested Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, either by prior written
agreement with the Participant or upon the occurrence of a Termination of Employment, accelerate the vesting of unvested Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units held by the Participant if such Participant’s Termination of Employment is
without “cause” (as such term is defined by the Committee in its sole discretion) by the Company. 
  

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 10. Adjustments Upon Certain Events 
 Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to all Awards granted under the Plan: 
 (a) Generally. In the event of any change in the outstanding Shares after the Effective Date by reason of any Share dividend or split,
reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination or exchange of Shares or other corporate exchange or similar transaction, or any distribution to stockholders of Shares other than regular cash dividends, the
Committee shall adjust the following to the extent necessary to achieve an equitable result: (i) the number or kind of Shares or other securities issued or reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan or pursuant to outstanding Awards,
(ii) the Option Price and/or (iii) any other affected terms of such Awards. 
 (b) Change in Control. In the event of a
Change in Control, Awards granted under the Plan shall accelerate as follows: (i) each Option and Stock Appreciation Right shall become immediately vested and exercisable; provided, however, that if such Awards are not exercised prior to the
date of the consummation of the Change in Control, the Committee, in its sole discretion and without liability to any person, may provide for (A) the payment of a cash amount in exchange for the cancellation of such Award and/or (B) the
issuance of substitute Awards that will substantially preserve the value, rights and benefits of any affected Awards (previously granted hereunder) as of the date of the consummation of the Change in Control; (ii) restrictions on Awards of
restricted shares shall lapse; and (iii) Other Stock-Based Awards shall become payable as if targets for the current period were satisfied at 100%. 
 11. No Right to Employment 
 The granting of an Award under the Plan shall impose no obligation on the Company or any
Affiliate to continue the employment of a Participant and shall not lessen or affect the Company’s or Affiliate’s right to terminate the employment of such Participant. 
 12. Successors and Assigns 
 The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Company
and a Participant, including, without limitation, the estate of such Participant and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate, or any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Participant’s creditors. 

13. Nontransferability of Awards 
 Except as
provided in Section 17 relating to designation of beneficiaries or in Section 7(h) of the Plan, an Award shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. During
the lifetime of a Participant, an Award shall be exercisable only by such Participant. An Award exercisable after the death of a Participant may be exercised by the designated beneficiary, the legatees, personal representatives or distributees of
the Participant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the authority to waive this Section 13 or any part thereof (except with respect to ISOs) to the extent that this Section 13
or any part thereof is not required under the rules promulgated under any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company. 
 14. Amendments or
Termination 
 The Board or the Committee may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall
be made which, (a) without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, would (except as is provided in Section 10 of the Plan), increase the total number of Shares reserved for the purposes of the Plan or change the maximum number of
Shares for which Awards may be granted to any Participant or (b) without the consent of a Participant, would impair any of the rights or obligations under any Award 

  

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theretofore granted to such Participant under the Plan; provided, however, that the Board or the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as it deems
necessary to permit the granting of Awards meeting the requirements of the Code or other applicable laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Committee nor the Board may amend, alter or discontinue the provisions relating to
Section 10(b) of the Plan after the occurrence of a Change in Control. 
 15. International Participants 
 With respect to Participants who reside or work outside the United States of America and who are not (and who are not expected to be) “covered
employees” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto), the Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend the terms of the Plan or Awards with respect to such Participants in order to conform such
terms with the requirements of local law. 
 16. Choice of Law 
 The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in the State of Delaware. 
 17. Designation of Beneficiaries 
 A Participant may
file with the Company a written designation of a beneficiary or beneficiaries under the Plan and may from time to time revoke or change any such designation of beneficiary. Any designation of beneficiary under the Plan shall be controlling over any
other disposition, testamentary or otherwise; provided, however, that if the Committee shall be in doubt as to the entitlement of any such beneficiary to any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, unrestricted Shares, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock
Units or other Award, the Committee may determine to recognize only the legal representative of such Participant, in which case the Company, the Committee and the members thereof shall not be under any further liability to anyone. 
 18. Effectiveness of the Plan 
 The Plan, as amended
and restated, shall be effective as of April 24, 2007, upon its approval by the stockholders at the 2007 Annual Meeting. 
  

 10Moody's Corp 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 Exhibit 10.38 
 Moody’s Corporation 
 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
 (as amended and restated December 15, 2008) 
 (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 Governance and Compensation 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. 

  

	(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 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. 
  

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 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. 
 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. 
  

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 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 ninety-five percent (95%) of the Fair Market Value of such share on the last trading day of the applicable Stock Purchase Period. 
 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
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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. 

 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. Effective December 15,
2008, the Plan was amended to change certain provisions. 
 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. 
  

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 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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