Summary
Moody's Corporation (MCO) filed an 8-K on December 3, 2018, primarily to disclose the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement with the SEC. This supplement, dated December 3, 2018, is being filed under Rule 424(b)(5) of the Securities Act of 1933. The purpose of this filing is to provide updated financial information and disclosures related to potential offerings or capital-raising activities. Investors should note that this filing itself does not contain new financial results but rather pertains to a related securities registration process.
Key Highlights
- 1Moody's Corporation filed an 8-K on December 3, 2018.
- 2The primary purpose of the filing is to report the submission of a preliminary prospectus supplement to the SEC.
- 3The prospectus supplement is dated December 3, 2018, and filed under Rule 424(b)(5) of the Securities Act of 1933.
- 4The filing includes the consent of KPMG Accountants N.V., the independent registered public accounting firm for Yellow Maple I B.V.
- 5KPMG's consent is related to their reference under the 'Experts' section in Moody's preliminary prospectus supplement.
- 6This 8-K filing is not a report of new financial results but relates to a securities registration event.
Frequently Asked Questions
The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to inform investors that Moody's Corporation has filed a preliminary prospectus supplement with the SEC, and to include the consent of their independent auditor related to this filing.
No, this 8-K filing does not present new financial results. It is related to the process of registering securities for potential future offerings, as indicated by the filing of a preliminary prospectus supplement.
Yellow Maple I B.V. is an entity for which KPMG Accountants N.V. serves as the independent registered public accounting firm. Their consent is required because they are referenced as 'Experts' in Moody's preliminary prospectus supplement, which is standard procedure in such filings.
A preliminary prospectus supplement is a document filed with the SEC that contains preliminary information about securities being offered by a company. It precedes the final prospectus and is part of the registration process for public offerings.