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): August 15, 2012
MOODYS 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)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 553-0300
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Item 1.01, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On August 15, 2012, Moodys Corporation (the Company) entered into an underwriting agreement by and among the Company and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the Underwriting Agreement), with respect to the issuance and sale of $500 million principal amount of the Companys 4.50% Senior Notes due 2022 (the notes). The notes were registered under the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-168453) (the Registration Statement) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on August 2, 2010. The above description of the Underwriting Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement which is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
On August 20, 2012, the Company closed its public offering of the notes. In connection with the closing of the notes offering, the Company entered into a second supplemental indenture between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee), dated as of August 20, 2012 (the Second Supplemental Indenture), to the indenture between the Company and the Trustee, dated as of August 19, 2010 (the Base Indenture and, together with the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture). The Second Supplemental Indenture includes a form of the notes. For a description of the material terms of the Indenture and the notes, see the information set forth below in Item 2.03, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
On August 20, 2012, the Company issued and sold $500 million aggregate principal amount of the notes in a public offering pursuant to the Registration Statement. The net proceeds of the offering are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including the redemption and repayment of short-term or long-term borrowings, which may include repayment of up to $127.5 million of borrowings under the Companys five-year senior, unsecured term loan facility; working capital; capital expenditures; acquisitions of or investments in businesses or assets; and purchases of the Companys common stock under its authorized stock repurchase program.
The notes bear interest at the fixed rate of 4.50% per year and mature on September 1, 2022. Interest on the notes will be due semiannually on September 1 and March 1 of each year, commencing March 1, 2013. The Company may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount being prepaid, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a make-whole premium. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Company may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time on or after June 1, 2022 (three months prior to their maturity), at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date. Additionally, at the option of the holders of the notes, the Company may be required to purchase all or a portion of the notes upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, as defined in the Indenture, at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase.
The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur or create liens and enter into sale and leaseback transactions. In addition, the Indenture contains a covenant that limits the ability of the Company to consolidate or merge with another entity or to sell all or substantially all of its assets to another entity.
The Indenture contains customary default provisions. In addition, an event of default will occur if the Company or certain of its subsidiaries fail to pay the principal of any Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) when due at maturity in an aggregate amount of $50 million or more, or a default occurs that results in the acceleration of the maturity of the Companys or certain of its subsidiaries Indebtedness in an aggregate amount of $50 million or more. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default under the Indenture, the notes may become immediately due and payable either automatically or by the vote of the holders of more than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of all of the notes then outstanding.
The description of the Base Indenture, Second Supplemental Indenture and the form of the notes are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the indentures and the form of notes included therein. The Base Indenture is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 19, 2010, filed with the Commission, and the Second Supplemental Indenture and form of notes are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively.
Item 8.01, Other Events
On August 16, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that it priced the offering of the notes. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01, Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | Exhibits |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 15, 2012, by and among Moodys Corporation and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. | |
4.1 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated August 20, 2012, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. | |
4.2 | Form of notes (included in Exhibit 4.1). | |
5.1 | Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York. | |
23.1 | Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
99.1 | Press release of Moodys Corporation dated August 16, 2012. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MOODYS CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ John J. Goggins | |
John J. Goggins | ||
Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Date: August 20, 2012
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit |
Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated August 15, 2012, by and among Moodys Corporation and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. | |
4.1 | Second Supplemental Indenture, dated August 20, 2012, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. | |
4.2 | Form of notes (included in Exhibit 4.1). | |
5.1 | Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York. | |
23.1 | Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, New York (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
99.1 | Press release of Moodys Corporation dated August 16, 2012. |