Item 5.02, "Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers"

On October 20, 2020, the Board of Directors of Moody's Corporation (the "Company") elected Robert Fauber as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2021. The Board also elected Mr. Fauber to the Board of Directors, effective October 21, 2020.

Effective January 1, 2021, Raymond W. McDaniel, Jr., the Company's current President and Chief Executive Officer, will serve as non-executive Chairman of the Board. Henry A. McKinnell, Jr., Ph.D will step down from the Chairman position effective December 31, 2020 and will continue to serve on the Board of Directors. The Board will name one of its independent directors to serve as Lead Independent Director, effective January 1, 2021.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on October 22, 2020 regarding Mr. Fauber's election is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Mr. Fauber, age 50, was appointed the Company's Chief Operating Officer in 2019. In that role, he has overseen both Moody's Investors Service ("MIS") and Moody's Analytics, as well as Strategy and Marketing for the Company. Mr. Fauber previously served as President of MIS, Managing Director of the Global Commercial Group in MIS and as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development for the Company. He joined Moody's in September 2005.

Item 9.01, "Financial Statements and Exhibits"




(d) Exhibits



99.1      Press release dated October 22, 2020.

104     The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.




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