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S&P Global Inc. Major Shareholding Notification 2011

Aug 1, 2011

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SC 13D 1 ottp-13dmcraw_0726.htm Unassociated Document Licensed to: Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP Document Created using EDGARizer 2020 5.2.3.0 Copyright 1995 - 2009 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. ___ )*

The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

580645109

(CUSIP Number)

Jeff Davis

Vice-President and Associate General Counsel

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board

5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor

Toronto, Ontario M2M 4H5

Canada

(416) 228-5900

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 20, 2011

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

CUSIP No. 580645109 13D

1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) o (b) þ
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) o
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Ontario, Canada
NUMBER OF SHARES 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 6,839,429 shares (See Item 5.)
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER -0- (See Item 5.)
EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 6,839,429 shares (See Item 5.)
WITH 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- (See Item 5.)
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,839,429 shares (See Item 5.)
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES þ (See Item 5.)
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 2.3% (See Item 5.)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON EP

Item 1. Security and Issuer.

This Statement on Schedule 13D (the “Statement”) relates to the shares ("Shares") of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive office of the Issuer is located at 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020.

Item 2. Identity and Background.

(a) This Statement is being filed by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, an Ontario, Canada corporation (“Teachers’”). Teachers’ is a pension plan that invests and manages the pension funds of active and retired teachers in Ontario, Canada. In connection therewith, Teachers’ enters into investment management arrangements with certain investment management firms from time to time. Teachers’ has entered into such an arrangement with JANA Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“JANA”), pursuant to which JANA holds certain Shares in a managed account on behalf of Teachers’. Under the terms of such arrangement, JANA has sole discretion to vote and dispose of all securities managed by JANA on behalf of Teachers’, including the Shares. Separately, Teachers’ owns Shares in its own account which it manages in its sole discretion.

Teachers’ expects to consult with JANA with respect to its investment in the Issuer, and Teachers’ and JANA may be deemed to be a “group” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”). Although Teachers’ does not affirm that such a group has been formed, this disclosure is being made to ensure compliance with the Act. Teachers’ expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of securities held by JANA, whether or not in connection with Teachers’ and JANA’s investment management arrangement, or any other person or entity other than, to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. The securities reported herein as being beneficially owned by Teachers’ do not include any securities held by JANA or any other person or entity and reflect only the accounts under Teachers’ sole management and control. Any disclosures made herein with respect to persons or entities other than Teachers’ are made on information and belief after making inquiry to the appropriate party.

(b)–(c) The principal business address of Teachers’ is 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M2M 4H5.

The name, residence or business address, and present principal occupation or employment of each director, executive officer and controlling person of Teachers’ is set forth in Schedule A hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Neither Teachers’, nor to the best of Teachers' knowledge, any of the persons identified in Schedule A hereto has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e) Neither Teachers’, nor to the best of Teachers’ knowledge, any of the persons identified in this Schedule A hereto has, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) Teachers’ is a corporation incorporated in Ontario, Canada. Each of the persons listed on Schedule A hereto is a citizen of Canada.

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Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

The 6,839,429 Shares reported herein by Teachers’ were acquired at an aggregate purchase price of approximately $172 million. The source of the funds used to purchase such Shares was the pension fund managed by Teachers’, which includes income from the fund’s investment portfolio and contributions from members of the pension plan administered by Teachers’.

Item 4. Purpose of the Transaction.

Teachers’ acquired the Shares reported herein because it believes the Shares are undervalued and represent an attractive investment opportunity.

Teachers’ may take steps seeking to bring about changes to increase shareholder value which may include discussions with the Issuer’s board of directors, management, shareholders and other parties relating to the Issuer’s business, operations, management, board composition and representation, corporate structure, strategy and future plans, as well as the pursuit of other plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a)-(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.

Except as set forth herein or as would occur upon completion of any of the actions discussed herein, Teachers’ has no present plan or proposal that would relate to or result in any of the matters set forth in subparagraphs (a)-(j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D. However, Teachers' may change its plans at any time, as it deems appropriate, in light of its ongoing evaluation of (a) its business and liquidity objectives, (b) the Issuer's financial condition, business, operations, competitive position, prospects and/or share price, (c) industry, economic and/or securities markets conditions, (d) alternative investment opportunities and (e) other relevant factors. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, Teachers' reserves the right to at any time or from time to time (i) purchase or otherwise acquire additional Shares, or other securities of the Issuers, or instruments convertible into or exercisable for any such securities (collectively, "Issuer Securities"), in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, (ii) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of Issuer Securities in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, (iii) cause Issuer Securities to be distributed in kind to its investors, (iv) acquire or write options contracts, or enter into derivatives or hedging transactions, relating to Issuer Securities or (v) encourage (including, without limitation, communications with the Issuer's directors and management, existing or potential security holders, investors, lenders or strategic partners, and investment and financing professionals) the Issuer to consider or explore (A) sales or acquisitions of assets or businesses, or extraordinary corporate transactions, such as a merger or other reorganization, (B) changes to the Issuer's capitalization or dividend policy or (C) other changes to the Issuer's business or structure.

Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

(a) The aggregate percentage of Shares reported to be beneficially owned by Teachers’ is based upon 301,300,000 Shares outstanding, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as of July 15, 2011 as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on July 28, 2011 for the period ended June 30, 2011.

As of the close of business on July 29, 2011, Teachers’ beneficially owns 6,839,429 Shares constituting approximately 2.3% of the Shares outstanding. Upon information and belief, JANA, as of the close of business on July 29, 2011, may be deemed to beneficially own an additional 8,885,364 Shares, constituting approximately 2.9% of the Shares outstanding. Accordingly, as of the close of business on July 29, 2011, Teachers’ and JANA, in aggregate, may be deemed to beneficially own 15,724,793 Shares, constituting approximately 5.2% of the Shares outstanding.

(b) Teachers’ has sole voting and dispositive power over 6,839,429 Shares, which power is exercised by Teachers’.

(c) Information concerning transaction in the Shares effected by Teachers’ during the past sixty days is set forth in Schedule B hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. All of the transactions in Shares listed hereto were effected in open market purchases on the New York Stock Exchange through various brokerage entities.

(d) No person (other than Teachers’) is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Shares.

(e) Not applicable.

ITEM 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

None.

Item 7. Material to be filed as Exhibits.

None.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: August 1, 2011

ONTARIO TEACHERS’ PENSION PLAN BOARD

By: /s/ Melissa Kennedy

Name: Melissa Kennedy

Title: Senior Vice-President

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SCHEDULE A

Directors, Executive Officers, and Controlling Persons of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board

Name Residence or Business Address Occupation or Employment
Rod Albert (Director) 566 Rosebank Road South Pickering, ON M3B 3R4 Director of Board
Helen Kearns (Director) 71 Hudson Drive Toronto, ON M4T 2K2 President of R.S. Bell & Associates
Hugh Mackenzie (Director) 418 Markham Street Toronto, ON M6G 2L2 Economic Consultant
Louis Martel (Director) Greystone Managed Investments Inc. Canada Trust Tower, BCE Place Toronto, ON M5J 2S1 Senior Vice-President, Greystone Managed Investments Inc.
Eileen Mercier (Chairperson) One Post Road, PH #7 Toronto, ON M3B 3R4 President, Finvoy Management Inc .
Sharon Sallows (Director) 40 Edgar Avenue Toronto, ON M4W 2A9 Partner, Ryegate Capital Corporation
David W. Smith (Director) 37 Byrton Road Toronto, ON M5P 1V1 Director of Board
Dan Sullivan (Director) 65 Chestnut Park Road Toronto, ON M4W 1W7 Director of Board
Jean Turmel (Director) Perseus Capital Inc. 1155 Metcalfe St., 1st floor Montreal, Quebec H3B 5G2 President, Perseus Capital Inc.
Jacqueline Beaurivage 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President and Head of Enterprise Project Management of Teachers’
Russ Bruch 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Investment Operations & Chief Information Officer of Teachers’
Jason Chang 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Fixed Income of Teachers’
Andrew Claerhout 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Teachers’ Private Capital of Teachers’

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Name Residence or Business Address Occupation or Employment
James Davis 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Investment Strategy & Innovation of Teachers’
Jeff Davis 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President and Associate General Counsel of Teachers’
Stephen Dowd 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Senior Vice-President, Infrastructure of Teachers’
Kevin Duggan 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Volatility & Strategy of Teachers’
Steve Faraone 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Teachers’ Private Capital of Teachers’
Zev Frishman 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Structured Portfolios & External Managers of Teachers’
Doug Gerhart 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Investment IT Architecture of Teachers’
Maryam Ghiai 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, IT Service Delivery of Teachers’
Carol Gordon 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Audit Services of Teachers’
Jonathan Hausman 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Alternative Investments of Teachers’
Ziad Hindo 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Global Opportunities of Teachers’
Dan Houle 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Investment Operations of Teachers’
Tony Kalvik 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, IT Operations of Teachers’
Melissa Kennedy 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Sr. Vice-President, Corporate Affairs of Teachers’
Kevin Kerr 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Infrastructure of Teachers’
Wayne Kozun 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Senior Vice-President, Public Equities of Teachers’

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Name Residence or Business Address Occupation or Employment
Leslie Lefebvre 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Global Active Equities of Teachers’
Jim Leech 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 President and Chief Executive Officer of Teachers’
Rosemarie McClean 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Senior Vice-President, Member Services of Teachers’
David McGraw 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Teachers’
Marcia Mendes-d’Abreu 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President Human Resources of Teachers’
Ron Mock 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Senior Vice-President, Fixed Income and Alternative Investments of Teachers’
Jennifer Newman 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Investment Finance Operations of Teachers’
Phil Nichols 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, IT Member Services of Teachers’
Neil Petroff 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Executive Vice-President, Investments of Teachers’
Scott Picket 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Research & Risk of Teachers’
Jane Rowe 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Senior Vice-President, Teachers’ Private Capital of Teachers’
William Royan 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Relationship Investing of Teachers’
Lino (Lee) Sienna 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Long-Term Equities of Teachers’
Glen Silvestri 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Private Capital of Teachers’

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Name Residence or Business Address Occupation or Employment
Olivia Steedman 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Infrastructure of Teachers’
Michael Wissell 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Tactical Asset Allocation of Teachers’
George Wong 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Vice-President, Investment Finance -Compliance, Analytics, Performance & Data Management of Teachers’
Barbara Zvan 5650 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor Toronto, ON M2M 4H5 Senior Vice President Asset Mix & Risk & Chief Investment Risk Officer of Teachers’

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SCHEDULE B

Transactions in the Issuer in the Last 60 Days

Date of Transaction Shares Purchases (Sold) Price Per Share ($USD)
June 7, 2011 300,000 41.69
June 14, 2011 70,367 41.52
June 15, 2011 129,633 41.46
June 15, 2011 50,000 41.43
June 16, 2011 50,000 40.98
June 16, 2011 150,000 41.09
June 17, 2011 (5,066) 39.61

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