McGraw Hill Financial Declares Quarterly Dividend

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Oct 23, 2014, 07:21 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI) has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Corporation's common stock. The dividend of $0.30 is payable on December 10, 2014, to shareholders of record on November 25, 2014.

McGraw Hill Financial has paid a dividend each year since 1937 and is one of fewer than 25 companies in the S&P 500 that has increased its dividend annually for at least the last 41 years. The annualized dividend rate of $1.20 per share represents an average compound annual dividend growth rate of 9.5% since 1974.

About McGraw Hill Financial:

McGraw Hill Financial is a leading financial intelligence company providing the global capital and commodity markets with independent benchmarks, credit ratings, portfolio and enterprise risk solutions, and analytics. The Company's iconic brands include: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts, CRISIL and J.D. Power. The Company has approximately 18,000 employees in 30 countries. Additional information is available at www.mhfi.com.

Investor Relations: http://investor.mhfi.com

Contacts:

Jason Feuchtwanger
Director, Corporate Media Relations
(212) 512-3151 (office)
(347) 419-4169 (cell)
[email protected]

Chip Merritt
Vice President, Investor Relations
(212) 512-4321
[email protected]

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SOURCE McGraw Hill Financial