S&P Global Inc. — Director's Dealing 2005

Jan 4, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES INC (MHP)
CIK: 0000064040
Period of Report: 2005-01-03

Reporting Person: ROSS JAMES H (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-01-03	Common Stock	J	13.1954	—	Acquired	3179.7533	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-01-03	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	1377.75	Acquired		Common Stock (1377.7500)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 13.1954 shares acquired in 2004 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 based on the average of the monthly average for each month during 2004 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.

F3: 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.