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: DAFT DOUGLAS N (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-01-03	Phantom Stock Units	$	A	837.37	Acquired		Common Stock (837.3700)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1000.0000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 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.

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.