The McGraw-Hill Companies Schedules Fourth Quarter 2012 Earnings Announcement/Conference Call For Tuesday, February 12, 2013

NEW YORK, Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) announced today that its fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results will be issued on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 via news release at approximately 7:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The news release will be available for downloading from www.mcgraw-hill.com.

Harold McGraw III, Chairman, President and CEO; Jack Callahan, Executive Vice President and CFO; and Chip Merritt, Vice President, Investor Relations, will host a conference call/webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on February 12, 2013 to discuss the results. The presentation is open to all interested parties and may include forward-looking information.

Webcast Instructions:  Live and ReplayThe webcast will be available live and as an archived replay through the Corporation's Investor Relations Web site at http://investor.mcgraw-hill.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96562&p=irol-EventDetails&EventId=4892269. (Please copy and paste URL into Web browser.) The archived replay will be available beginning two hours after the conclusion of the live call and will remain available for one year.

Telephone Access:  Live and ReplayThe call begins at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Please dial in by 8:20 a.m. The passcode is "McGraw-Hill" and the conference leader is Harold McGraw III.

• For callers in the U.S.: [phone]
• For callers outside the U.S.: [phone] (long distance charges will apply)

The recorded telephone replay will be available beginning two hours after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until March 12, 2013.

• For callers in the U.S.: [phone]
• For callers outside the U.S.: [phone] (long distance charges will apply)

Presenters' Slides & RemarksThe presenters' slides will be made available for downloading at the conclusion of the call. The final remarks will be available for downloading the following day. For these documents and any additional information provided during the presentation, go to http://investor.mcgraw-hill.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96562&p=irol-EventDetails&EventId=4892269.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies: McGraw-Hill announced on September 12, 2011, its intention to separate into two companies: McGraw Hill Financial, a leading provider of content and analytics to global financial markets, and McGraw-Hill Education, a leading education company focused on digital learning and education services worldwide. McGraw Hill Financial's leading brands include Standard & Poor's, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, J.D. Power and Associates, and Platts, a leader in commodities information. With sales of $6.2 billion in 2011, the Company has approximately 23,000 employees across more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.

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

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Release issued: January 9, 2013

CONTACTS Investor Relations:

Chip MerrittVice President, Investor Relations(212) 512-4321 (office) [e-mail]

For questions regarding call access: Celeste M. HughesSenior Manager, Communications and Shareholder Relations(212) 512-2192 (office) [e-mail]

News Media:

Jason FeuchtwangerDirector, Corporate Media Relations(212) 512-3151 (office)[phone] (mobile)  [e-mail]

SOURCE The McGraw-Hill Companies

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