Financial Astrology of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Inc. (The)

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First Trade Date for McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Inc. (The)

Company Name	First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd)
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Inc. (The)	1929-02-14

Company Name	Symbol
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Inc. (The)	MHP
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation)
The Registrant, incorporated in December 1925, is a leading global information services provider serving the financial services, education and business information markets with information products and services. Other markets include energy, construction, aerospace and defense, and medical and health. It serves its customers through a broad range of distribution channels, including printed books, magazines and newsletters, online via Internet websites and digital platforms, through wireless and traditional on-air broadcasting, and through a variety of conferences and trade shows. The Registrant's 16,068 employees are located worldwide. They perform the vital functions of analyzing the nature of changing demands for information and of channeling the resources necessary to fill those demands. By virtue of the numerous copyrights and licensing, trade, and other agreements, which are essential to such a business, the Registrant is able to collect, compile, and disseminate this information. Most book manufacturing and magazine printing is handled through a number of independent contractors. The Registrant's principal raw material is paper, and the Registrant has assured sources of supply, at competitive prices, adequate for its business needs. Descriptions of the Company's principal products, broad services and markets, and significant achievements are hereby incorporated by reference from Exhibit (13), pages 3 through 24, containing textual material of the Registrant's 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders. The Registrant has an investor kit available online and in print that includes the current Annual Report, Proxy Statement, 10-Q, 10-K, current earnings release and Dividend Reinvestment and Direct Stock Purchase Program as well as prior years. For online access go to www.mcgraw-hill.com/investor_relations and click on Digital Investor Kit. Requests for printed copies can be e-mailed to investor_relations@mcgraw-hill.com or mailed to Investor Relations, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1095. You can call Investor Relations toll free at 866-436-8502. The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics for the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers that applies to its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and chief accounting officer. To access, go to the Corporate Governance section of the Company's Investor Relations website at www.mcgraw-hill.com/investor_relations. Any waivers that may in the future be granted from such Code will be posted at such website address. In addition to its Code of Ethics for Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers noted above, the following topics may be found on the Registrant's website [at the above website address]: • Code of Business Ethics for all employees; • Corporate Governance Guidelines; • Audit Committee Charter; • Compensation Committee Charter; • Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter. The foregoing documents are also available in print to any shareholder who requests them. Requests for printed copies may be e-mailed to corporate_secretary@mcgraw-hill.com or mailed to the Corporate Secretary, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020-1095. You may also read and copy materials that the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the SEC's public reference room located at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. In addition, the Company's filings with the Commission are available to the public on the Commission's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, several years of SEC filings are also available at the Company's Investor Relation website. Go to www.mcgraw-hill.com/investor_relations and click on the SEC Filings link.

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