Moody's Corporation Specimen Common Stock Certificate

Summary

This document is a specimen certificate representing shares of common stock in Moody's Corporation, a Delaware company. It certifies that the named holder owns fully paid and non-assessable shares, which can be transferred on the corporation's books by the holder or an authorized agent upon proper endorsement and surrender of the certificate. The shares are subject to the corporation's Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws. The certificate is only valid when countersigned by the transfer agent and registered by the registrar.

EX-4.1 3 y40976ex4-1.txt SPECIMEN COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE 1 Exhibit 4.1 [COMMON STOCK CERTIFICATE] MC COMMON STOCK [ARTWORK] COMMON STOCK CUSIP 615369 10 5 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS MOODY'S CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE This Certifies that Is the Owner of FULL-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK Of Moody's Corporation (hereinafter called the "Corporation"), transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate, properly endorsed. This Certificate and the shares represented hereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Corporation, as provided, copies of which are on file with the Transfer Agent), to all of which the holder, by acceptance hereof, assents. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. Witness the signature of the Corporation's duly authorized officers. Dated: /s/ SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE /S/ SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE TREASURER PRESIDENT COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR by /s/ SIGNATURE ILLEGIBLE AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE