Michael L. West, an officer of Moody's Corp /DE/, filed a Form 144 notice of proposed sale of 9,946 shares of common stock on October 29, 2026, through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on the NYSE.

Key Highlights

  • Proposed seller: Michael L. West, identified in the filing as an officer of Moody's Corp /DE/
  • Shares to be sold: 9,946 shares of common stock, with an aggregate market value of $4,853,675.52 according to the filing
  • Broker named: Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, 900 Salem Street, Smithfield, RI 02917
  • Approximate date of sale: October 29, 2026, on the NYSE
  • Securities acquired from two transactions: 200 shares from a restricted stock vesting on March 1, 2026, and 9,746 shares from a stock option exercise on October 29, 2026, both from the issuer
  • Shares outstanding: 172,400,000 shares of common stock reported outstanding at the time of the filing
  • No sales in prior 3 months: The filing reports nothing to disclose under the past three months' securities sold section

West's Proposed Rule 144 Sale Details at Moody's Corp

According to the Form 144 filed with the SEC on October 29, 2026, Michael L. West, an officer of Moody's Corp /DE/ (NYSE:MCO as listed in the filing), intends to sell 9,946 shares of common stock. The filing lists the aggregate market value of the proposed sale at $4,853,675.52, with total shares outstanding reported as 172,400,000. The notice was signed by Daniel Tucci as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, acting as attorney-in-fact for Michael West.

The filing discloses two separate acquisition transactions underlying the shares to be sold. First, 200 shares were acquired through restricted stock vesting on March 1, 2026, received from the issuer as compensation. Second, 9,746 shares were acquired through a stock option exercise on October 29, 2026, with cash payment to the issuer. The filing states that no securities of Moody's were sold by West during the prior three months.

By signing the notice, the filing states, the person for whose account the securities are to be sold represents that he "does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed." The filing does not indicate whether a Rule 10b5-1 written trading plan was in place for this transaction.

What Was Disclosed

A Form 144 notice was filed by Michael L. West, an officer of Moody's Corp /DE/, proposing to sell 9,946 shares of common stock on October 29, 2026, with an aggregate market value of $4,853,675.52, through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC on the NYSE.