Moodys Corp 8-K, filed Apr 16, 2026
Moodys Corp /De/ (MCO)
8-K
2026-04-16
For: 2026-04-14
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About this 8-K
Moodys Corp filed this 8-K on April 16, 2026, reporting on events of April 14, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 2026
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ITEM 5.07 | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SIGNATURES | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Item 5.07, "Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders"
The voting results for the matters voted on at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Moody’s Corporation (the “Company”) held on April 14, 2026 are as follows:
1.Ten directors were elected to serve one-year terms expiring at the Company's 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders as follows:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Jorge A. Bermudez | 142,443,068 | 7,757,466 | 454,767 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
| Sumit Dhawan | 149,319,522 | 1,024,964 | 310,815 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
| Thérèse Esperdy | 147,102,742 | 3,039,704 | 512,855 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
| Robert Fauber | 149,753,653 | 596,636 | 305,012 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
| Vincent A. Forlenza | 143,563,587 | 6,664,006 | 427,708 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
| Jose M. Minaya | 148,411,459 | 1,728,221 | 515,621 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
| Lisa P. Sawicki | 149,903,188 | 444,497 | 307,616 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
| Leslie F. Seidman | 140,759,722 | 9,552,703 | 342,876 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
| Zig Serafin | 148,061,779 | 2,239,145 | 354,377 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Van Saun | 146,554,484 | 3,623,462 | 477,355 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||||
2.The ratification of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year 2026 was approved as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 157,020,483 | 2,356,894 | 291,321 | - | ||||||||
3.The advisory resolution approving executive compensation was approved as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 144,903,362 | 5,098,773 | 653,166 | 9,013,397 | ||||||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MOODY'S CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ Elizabeth M. McCarroll | ||||
| Elizabeth M. McCarroll | |||||
| Managing Director, Corporate Governance, Securities and Corporate Secretary | |||||
Date: April 16, 2026
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