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  0001790871
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001059556
  MOODYS CORP /DE/
  001-14037
  7 WORLD TRADE CENTER
  AT 250 GREENWICH STREET
  NEW YORK
  NY
  10007
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  Tulenko Stephen T
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  1000
  452620.00
  182100000
  08/06/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  03/01/2021
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  426
  03/01/2021
  Compensation
  Common
  03/01/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  288
  03/01/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  03/01/2023
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  286
  03/01/2023
  Compensation
  N
  Stephen Tulenko
  7 World Trade Center at 250 Greenwich St
  New York
  NY
  10007
  Common
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  NY
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