The McGraw-Hill Companies to Present at the Piper Jaffray Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference on March 13

NEW YORK, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jack Callahan, Executive Vice President and CFO of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), will present at the Piper Jaffray Technology, Media & Telecommunications Conference on March 13 in New York City. Mr. Callahan is scheduled to speak from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The 'fireside chat' will be webcast (audio only) and may include forward-looking information.

Webcast Instructions:  Live and Replay
The webcast (audio only) will be available live and in replay through the Corporation's Investor Relations Website http://investor.mcgraw-hill.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96562&p=irol-EventDetails&EventId=4925340 (Please copy and paste URL into web browser.) An audio replay will be available approximately two hours after the end of the presentation and will remain accessible through June 3, 2013. Any additional information presented during the presentation will be made available on the Investor Presentations page.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:
The McGraw-Hill Companies, a financial intelligence and education company, signed an agreement to sell its McGraw-Hill Education business to investment funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC in November 2012. Following the sale closing, expected by the end of March 2013, the Company will be renamed McGraw Hill Financial (subject to shareholder approval) and will be a powerhouse in benchmarks, content and analytics for the global capital and commodity markets. The Company's leading brands will include: Standard & Poor's, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts, CRISIL Ltd., J.D. Power and Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction and Aviation Week. The Company will have approximately 17,000 employees in more than 30 countries. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.

Investor Relations:  http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/investor_relations

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Release issued:  March 6, 2013

Contacts for The McGraw-Hill Companies:

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

For questions regarding call access:
Celeste M. Hughes
Senior Manager, Communications and Shareholder Relations
(212) 512-2192 (office)
[email protected]

News Media:
Jason Feuchtwanger
Director, Corporate Media Relations
(212) 512-3151 (office)
[email protected]

SOURCE The McGraw-Hill Companies