Moody's (MCO) director receives small stock awards via reinvestment

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Moody's Corporation director Jorge A. Bermudez reported routine equity awards in the form of common stock. On the reported date, he acquired 20 shares through a restricted stock deferred dividend reinvestment accrual and 1.482 shares through an RSU deferred dividend reinvestment accrual, both at no cash cost. Following these awards, Bermudez directly holds 22,918.252 shares of Moody's common stock. These are compensation-related accruals rather than open-market purchases or sales.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Bermudez Jorge A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

MOODY'S CORPORATION, C/O

7 WORLD TRADE CENTER, 250 GREENWICH ST

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10007

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MOODYS CORP /DE/ [ MCO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/13/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/13/2026		A		20(1)	A	$0	22,916.77	D
Common Stock	03/13/2026		A		1.482(2)	A	$0	22,918.252	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted Stock deferred dividend reinvestment accrual.

2. RSU deferred dividend reinvestment accrual.

Remarks:

	Elizabeth McCarroll, by power of attorney for Jorge A. Bermudez	03/17/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did Moody's (MCO) director Jorge A. Bermudez report?

Jorge A. Bermudez reported receiving additional Moody's common stock as equity awards, not market trades. He acquired 20 shares from a restricted stock deferred dividend reinvestment accrual and 1.482 shares from an RSU deferred dividend reinvestment accrual, both recorded as grants at zero purchase price.

How many Moody's (MCO) shares does Jorge A. Bermudez hold after this Form 4?

After the reported transactions, Jorge A. Bermudez directly holds 22,918.252 shares of Moody's common stock. This total reflects his position following the 20-share restricted stock dividend reinvestment accrual and the 1.482-share RSU dividend reinvestment accrual disclosed in the filing.

Were Jorge A. Bermudez’s Moody's (MCO) transactions open-market buys or sells?

The transactions were not open-market buys or sells. Both entries are coded as grants or awards, representing deferred dividend reinvestment accruals on restricted stock and RSUs, with a reported price per share of 0.0000, indicating compensation-related accounting rather than market trading activity.

What do the footnotes in Jorge A. Bermudez’s Moody's (MCO) Form 4 explain?

The footnotes clarify that the 20-share transaction is a restricted stock deferred dividend reinvestment accrual, while the 1.482-share transaction is an RSU deferred dividend reinvestment accrual. This explains that the additional shares result from dividend reinvestment mechanisms tied to existing equity awards, not discretionary stock purchases.

Does this Moody's (MCO) Form 4 indicate any derivative exercises by Jorge A. Bermudez?

No derivative exercises are indicated in this Form 4. The filing shows only non-derivative common stock transactions classified as grants or awards, with the derivative position summary empty and no exercise-related transaction codes such as option or other convertible security exercises reported.