The McGraw-Hill Companies Declares Quarterly Dividend

NEW YORK, Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Corporation's common stock. The dividend of $0.250 is payable on December 12, 2011, to shareholders of record on November 28, 2011.

The McGraw-Hill Companies 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 the last 38 years.  The annualized rate of $1.00 per share, which includes a 6.4% increase approved by the Board in January of 2011, represents an average compound annual dividend growth rate of 9.8% since 1974.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:

McGraw-Hill, which announced on September 12, 2011, its intention to separate into two public companies – McGraw-Hill Markets (working name), primarily focused on global capital and commodities markets and McGraw-Hill Education focused on digital learning and education services worldwide – is a leading global financial information and education company that helps professionals and students succeed in the Knowledge Economy.  Leading brands include Standard & Poor's, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Indices, Platts energy information services, J.D. Power and Associates and McGraw-Hill Education.  With sales of $6.2 billion in 2010, the Corporation has approximately 21,000 employees across more than 280 offices in 40 countries.  Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/.

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