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S&P Global Inc. Capital/Financing Update 2007

Oct 31, 2007

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Capital/Financing Update

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FWP 1 dfwp.htm FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS Free Writing Prospectus

Term Sheet Registration No.333-146981
To prospectus dated October 29, 2007, and Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
prospectus supplement dated October 29, 2007

THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.

Issuer: — Ratings: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. — Moody’s: A1 (negative) / Fitch: A+ (stable)
Format: SEC Registered
Principal Amount: $400,000,000 $400,000,000 $400,000,000
Trade Date: October 30, 2007 October 30, 2007 October 30, 2007
Settlement Date (T+3): November 2, 2007 November 2, 2007 November 2, 2007
Maturity Date: November 15, 2012 November 15, 2017 November 15, 2037
Price to Public: 99.911% 99.760% 99.605%
Coupon: 5.375% 5.900% 6.550%
Yield to Maturity: 5.399% 5.933% 6.580%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: 135 bps 155 bps 190 bps
Benchmark Treasury: 3.875% UST due 10/12 4.75% UST due 08/17 4.75% UST due 02/37
Benchmark Treasury Yield: 4.049% 4.383% 4.680%
Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15, commencing on February 15, 2008 April 15 and October 15, commencing on April 15, 2008 May 15 and November 15, commencing on May 15, 2008
Make-Whole Call: The greater of par or make-whole at Treasury Rate plus 20 bps The greater of par or make-whole at Treasury Rate plus 25 bps The greater of par or make-whole at Treasury Rate plus 30 bps
CUSIP: 580645AD1 580645AE9 580645AF6
Joint Book-Running Managers: Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Greenwich
Capital Markets, Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Senior Co-Managers: Banc of America Securities LLC Barclays
Capital Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Co-Managers: Lloyd’s TSB Bank plc Mitsubishi UFJ
Securities International plc KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. BBVA
Securities, Inc. BNY Capital Markets, Inc Daiwa Securities
America Inc. nabCapitalSecurities, LLC UBS Securities
LLC
Trustee: The Bank of New York
Underwriting: Each of Lloyd’s TSB Bank plc and Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International plc is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer and, therefore, to the extent that it intends to effect
any sales of the notes in the United States, it will do so through one or more U.S. registered broker-dealers as permitted by regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll free at 1-800-503-4611, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. at 1-203-618-6166 or J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at 1-212-834-4533