S&P Global Inc. — Earnings Release 2010

Oct 26, 2010

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: October 26, 2010

THE MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	1-1023	13-1026995
(State
or other	(Commission	(IRS
Employer
jurisdiction
of	File
No.)	Identification
No.)
incorporation
or
organization)

1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 512-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02 and 7.01. Results of Operations and Financial Condition and Regulation FD Disclosure (furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of Form 8-K).

On October 26, 2010, the Registrant issued an earnings release containing a discussion of the Registrant’s results of operations and financial condition for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

The earnings release contains statements on the Registrant’s financial results that would not be presented in a U.S. GAAP statement of earnings to the effect that:

· Information & Media: Revenue for this segment in the third quarter declined by 4.7% to $227.8 million compared to the same period last year, but grew by 5.1% excluding the divestiture of BusinessWeek .

· Information & Media: The Business-to-Business Group’s revenue in the third quarter declined by 7.1% to $204.1 million, but grew by 3.3% excluding BusinessWeek , which was divested on December 1, 2009.

· The Outlook : “In view of our strong performance for the first nine months of 2010, we are increasing guidance for the year,” said Mr. McGraw. “We now anticipate earnings per share in the $2.60 to $2.65 range and expect to achieve the high end of that range. The new guidance excludes $0.02 of one-time gains from divestitures, but includes dilution of $0.02 from acquisitions.”

The Registrant believes that the disclosure of this data provides useful supplemental information for meaningful comparisons of the Registrant’s results. These non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable U.S. GAAP measure.

Item 9.01. Exhibits .

( 99) Earnings Release of the Registrant, dated October 26, 2010, containing a discussion of Registrant’s results of operations and financial condition for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| THE
MCGRAW-HILL COMPANIES, INC. | |
| --- | --- |
| /s/ | Kenneth M. Vittor |
| By: | Kenneth
M. Vittor |
| | Executive
Vice President and |
| | General
Counsel |

Dated: October 26, 2010

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

(99) Earnings Release of the Registrant, dated October 26, 2010, containing a discussion of Registrant’s results of operations and financial condition for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.