Moody’s Corporation is asking stockholders to vote at its 2026 virtual Annual Meeting on April 14, 2026. Investors will elect ten directors for one-year terms, ratify KPMG LLP as independent auditor for 2026, and approve an advisory resolution on executive compensation.
The Board highlights strong governance practices, including nine independent nominees, fully independent key committees, annual Board evaluations, and detailed risk, cybersecurity, AI and sustainability oversight. Non-employee directors receive cash retainers and annual RSU grants, with robust stock ownership guidelines tying their interests to long-term stockholder value.
Moody's Corporation reported that executive Michael L. West received 7,272 shares of common stock on settlement of his 2023–2025 performance share award. To cover related taxes, 4,050.119 shares were withheld at a price of $467.49 per share, leaving him with 13,008.98 directly held shares.
Moody's Corporation SVP & Chief Financial Officer Noemie Clemence Heuland reported a tax-related share disposition. On this Form 4, 327.592 shares of common stock were withheld at a price of $467.49 per share to satisfy a tax obligation, leaving 4,186.408 shares held directly.
Moody's Corporation chief accounting officer Jason D. Phillips reported a tax-related share disposition. On March 2, 2026, 207.547 shares of Moody's common stock were withheld at $467.49 per share to satisfy a tax obligation. After this transaction, Phillips directly owned 2,431.0735 common shares.
MCO filing of a Form 144 notifies of 5,213 shares of common stock proposed for sale, tied to restricted stock vesting dated 03/01/2026.
The excerpt lists multiple recent dispositions by Robert Fauber totaling several small transactions (examples shown: 575 shares on 12/03/2025 and 592 shares on 01/02/2026), and shows broker information for Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC.
Moody’s executive Michael L. West, President of Moody’s Investors, exercised employee stock options into a total of 3,327 shares of common stock on February 26, 2026, then sold the same 3,327 shares in open-market transactions at weighted average prices of about $474 per share. Following these transactions, he held 9,787.099 shares of Moody’s common stock directly.
Moody's Corporation director Jose Minaya received an equity grant of company stock. On February 25, 2026, he acquired 500 shares of common stock at a reported price of $0.00 per share, described in a footnote as an exempt grant of restricted stock units. After this award, his direct holdings increased to 2,891.486 shares of Moody's common stock, reflecting stock-based compensation rather than an open-market purchase.