S&P Global Inc. — Director's Dealing 2004

Jan 7, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES INC (MHP)
CIK: 0000064040
Period of Report: 2004-01-05

Reporting Person: ROSS JAMES H (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-01-05	Common Stock	J	15.4909	—	Acquired	3166.5579	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-01-05	Phantom Stock Units	$0.00	A	1012.84	Acquired		Common Stock (1012.8400)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 15.4909 shares acquired in 2003 under The McGraw-Hill Companies Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: The phantom stock units were accrued under The McGraw-Hill Companies Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan and are to be settled 100% in The McGraw-Hill Companies common stock at such time as the reporting person ceases to be a director.

F3: The phantom stock units were accrued under the McGraw-Hill Companies Director Deferred Stock Ownership Plan based on the average of the monthly average for each month during 2003 of the means between the reported high and low sale prices of a share of McGraw-Hill Common Stock for each trading day during each month.