0001193125-18-299948.txt : 20181016 0001193125-18-299948.hdr.sgml : 20181016 20181016112106 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-299948 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20181015 ITEM INFORMATION: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets ITEM INFORMATION: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing ITEM INFORMATION: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Control of Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20181016 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20181016 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Reis, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001038222 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 133926898 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12917 FILM NUMBER: 181123834 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: FLOOR 30 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129211122 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1185 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS STREET 2: FLOOR 30 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WELLSFORD REAL PROPERTIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970423 8-K 1 d638690d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2018

 

 

REIS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   1-12917   13-3926898

(State of

Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 921-1122

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Introductory Note

As previously disclosed, Reis, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 29, 2018, (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Moody’s Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Moody’s”), and Moody’s Analytics Maryland Corp., a Maryland corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moody’s (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub conducted a tender offer (the “Offer”) for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.02 per share (the “Shares”) of the Company at a price of $23.00 per Share, net to the holder in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes (the “Offer Price”). The Offer expired at 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on October 12, 2018 (the “Expiration Date”) as scheduled and was not extended. According to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the Offer (the “Depositary”), 9,800,276 Shares were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn (excluding Shares with respect to which notices of guaranteed delivery were delivered), which represented approximately 84.7% of the outstanding Shares as of the expiration of the Offer (excluding for purposes of determining such percentage all Shares held by the Company, Moody’s or any of their respective subsidiaries) and a sufficient number of Shares such that the minimum tender condition to the Offer was satisfied. In addition, the Depositary advised Merger Sub that notices of guarantee have been delivered with respect to 41,983 additional Shares, representing approximately 0.4% of the outstanding Shares as of the expiration of the Offer (excluding for purposes of determining such percentage all Shares held by the Company, Moody’s or any of their respective subsidiaries). Each condition to the Offer was satisfied, and Merger Sub irrevocably accepted for purchase and payment all Shares that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Offer, excluding Shares with respect to which notices of guaranteed delivery were delivered.

On October 15, 2018, following consummation of the Offer, Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”) with the Company surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moody’s (the “Surviving Corporation”). The Merger was governed by Section 3-106.1 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), with no stockholder vote of the Company required to consummate the Merger. At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each Share not purchased in the Offer (other than Shares held by the Company, Moody’s or any of their respective subsidiaries) was automatically canceled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Offer Price.

The foregoing summary of the material terms of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on August 30, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

In connection with the completion of the Merger, on October 15, 2018, all amounts due and owing under the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of January 28, 2016, by and among Reis Services, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, as borrower, the Company, as guarantor and Capital One, N.A., a national banking association, as lender were paid and the Credit Agreement was terminated. The material terms of the Credit Agreement are described in Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2018. Such descriptions are hereby incorporated into this Current Report by reference.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

As described in the Introductory Note above, on October 13, 2018, Merger Sub irrevocably accepted for purchase and payment all Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer on or prior to the Expiration Date (excluding Shares with respect to which notices of guaranteed delivery were delivered). On October 15, 2018, the Merger was completed pursuant to Section 3-106.1 of the MGCL, with no stockholder vote of the Company required to consummate the Merger. Upon the consummation of the Merger, the Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moody’s.

The aggregate consideration paid by Merger Sub in the Offer and Merger and the related payments for options and restricted stock units was approximately $278 million, without giving effect to related transaction fees and expenses. Moody’s provided Merger Sub with the necessary funds to fund the Offer and the Merger through available cash on hand and borrowings at prevailing effective rates under Moody’s commercial paper program.


The information contained in the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

In connection with the completion of the Merger, the Company (i) notified NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”) on October 15, 2018 that the Merger was completed and (ii) requested that NASDAQ (x) halt trading in the shares of Common Stock for October 15, 2018 and suspend trading of the shares of Common Stock effective October 16, 2018 and (y) file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a Form 25 Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration to delist and deregister the shares of Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Trading of Shares on NASDAQ was halted prior to the opening of trading on October 15, 2018 and suspended with effect from October 16, 2018. The Company also intends to file with the SEC a Form 15 under the Exchange Act, requesting that the Company’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act be suspended.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information disclosed under Item 2.01 and Item 5.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

As a result of Merger Sub’s acceptance for purchase and payment of all Shares that were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Offer (excluding Shares with respect to which notices of guaranteed delivery were delivered) and the completion of the Merger pursuant to Section 3-106.1 of the MGCL on October 15, 2018, a change in control of the Company occurred and the Company now is wholly-owned by Moody’s.

The information disclosed under Item 2.01 and Item 3.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

In connection with the Merger, as of the Effective Time, each of the directors of the Company (Thomas J. Clarke Jr., Jonathan Garfield, Lloyd Lynford, M. Christian Mitchell and Byron C. Vielehr) resigned as directors of the Company and from all committees of the board of directors of the Company.

Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time of the Merger, the directors and officers of Merger Sub as of immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Merger became the directors and officers of the Surviving Company. Keith Berry assumed the roles of director and President of the Surviving Company, Mark Almeida assumed the roles of director, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Surviving Corporation, Sallilyn Schwartz assumed the role of Vice President, Treasurer of the Surviving Company, Thomas Fezza assumed the role of Vice President, Global Tax and Elizabeth M. McCarroll assumed the role of Corporate Secretary of the Surviving Corporation.

Information about Mr. Berry, Mr. Almeida, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Fezza and Ms. McCarroll is contained in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 13, 2018, filed by Moody’s and Merger Sub as Exhibit (a)(1)(i) to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, originally filed with the SEC on September 13, 2018, which information is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On October 15, 2018, the Surviving Corporation’s articles of incorporation and bylaws were amended and restated in their entirety. Copies of the Surviving Corporation’s articles of amendment and restatement and the Surviving Corporation’s amended and restated bylaws are attached as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, hereto, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 15, 2018, the Company and Moody’s issued a joint press release relating to the completion of the Offer. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

 

EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION

  2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Moody’s, Merger Sub, and the Company, dated August 29, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on August 29, 2018).
  3.1   Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Surviving Corporation.
  3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
99.1   Joint Press Release issued by the Company and Moody’s, dated October 15, 2018.



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    REIS, INC.
Date: October 16, 2018     By:   /s/ Elizabeth M. McCarroll
     

Name:  Elizabeth M. McCarroll

     

Title:   Corporate Secretary

EX-3.1 2 d638690dex31.htm EX-3.1 EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT

OF

REIS, INC.

Reis, Inc., a Maryland corporation, having its principal office at 2405 York Road, Suite 201, Lutherville Timonium, Maryland 21093-2264 (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST:    The Corporation desires to amend and restate the charter of the Corporation as currently in effect.

SECOND:    The charter of the Corporation is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation is Reis, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful business or other activity for which a corporation may be organized under the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”).

ARTICLE III

The address of the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is 250 West Pratt Street, Suite 2000, Baltimore, MD 21201. The name of its resident agent at that address is The Corporation Trust Incorporated, whose address is 2405 York Rd., Ste 201, Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093-2264.

ARTICLE IV

The total number of shares of stock of all classes which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 15,500,000 shares of Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, amounting to an aggregate par value of $155,000.

ARTICLE V

The number of directors of the Corporation shall be two (2), which number may be increased or decreased in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”). The names of the directors who shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified are:

Mark Almeida

Keith Berry

 

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ARTICLE VI

The following provisions are inserted for the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:

(1) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

(2) The directors shall have concurrent power with the stockholders to make, alter, amend, change, add to or repeal the Bylaws.

(3) Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

(4) In addition to the powers and authority hereinbefore or by statute expressly conferred upon them, the directors are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the MGCL, the charter, and the Bylaws; provided, however, that no By-Laws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if such By-Laws had not been adopted.

ARTICLE VII

Section 7.1    Limitation of Liability. To the maximum extent that Maryland law in effect from time to time permits limitation of the liability of directors and officers of a corporation, no director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for money damages. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the charter or Bylaws inconsistent with this Article VII, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding sentence with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

Section 7.2    Indemnification and Advance of Expenses. The Corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to obligate itself to indemnify, and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to, (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation or (b) any individual who, while a director of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, manager or member of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, limited liability company or any other enterprise from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his status as a present or former director or officer of the Corporation. The Corporation shall have the power, with the approval of the Board of Directors, to provide such indemnification and advancement of expenses to a person who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in (a) or (b) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or a predecessor of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VIII

Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Maryland, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the MGCL) outside the State of Maryland at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws.

 

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ARTICLE IX

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in the charter, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

ARTICLE X

The duration of the Corporation shall be perpetual.

 

  THIRD:

    (a) As of immediately before the amendment and restatement the total number of shares of capital stock of all classes which the Corporation has authority to issue was one hundred one million (101,000,000) shares, of which all shares are Common Stock (par value $0.02 per share).

(b) As amended the total number of shares of capital stock of all classes which the Corporation has authority to issue is fifteen million five hundred thousand (15,500,000) shares, of which all shares are Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share).

(c) The aggregate par value of all shares having a par value was $2,020,000 before the amendment and $155,000 as amended.

(d) The shares of capital stock of the Corporation are not divided into classes.

FOURTH:    The foregoing amendment and restatement to the charter has been approved by a majority of the Board of Directors, declared to be advisable and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation pursuant to and in accordance with the MGCL.

FIFTH:    The current address of the principal office of the Corporation is as set forth in Article III of the foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter.

SIXTH:    The name and address of the Corporation’s current resident agent is as set forth in Article III of the foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter.

SEVENTH:    The number of directors of the Corporation and the names of those currently in office are as set forth in Article V of the foregoing amendment and restatement of the charter.

EIGHTH:    The provisions set forth in the foregoing articles of amendment and restatement are all of the provisions of the charter currently in effect.

NINTH:    The undersigned President acknowledges these Articles of Amendment and Restatement to be the corporate act of the Corporation and as to all matters or facts required to be verified under oath, the undersigned President acknowledges that to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

 

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EX-3.2 3 d638690dex32.htm EX-3.2 EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

REIS, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

ARTICLE I.

STOCKHOLDERS

SECTION 1.01. Annual Meeting. The Corporation shall hold an annual meeting of its stockholders to elect directors and transact any other business within its powers, at such time on such day as shall be set by the Board of Directors. Except as the Charter or statute provides otherwise, any business may be considered at an annual meeting without the purpose of the meeting having been specified in the notice. Failure to hold an annual meeting does not invalidate the Corporation’s existence or affect any otherwise valid corporate acts.

SECTION 1.02. Special Meeting. At any time in the interval between annual meetings, a special meeting of the stockholders may be called by the Chairman of the Board or the President or by the Board of Directors or on the written request (addressed to the Secretary of the Corporation) of stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting. A request for a special meeting shall state the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it.

SECTION 1.03. Place of Meetings. Unless the Charter provides otherwise, meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place as is set from time to time by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 1.04. Notice of Meetings; Waiver of Notice. Not less than 10 nor more than 90 days before each stockholders’ meeting, the Secretary shall give written notice of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting and each other stockholder entitled to notice of the meeting. The notice shall state the time and place of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, and, if the meeting is a special meeting or notice of the purpose is required by statute, the purpose of the meeting. Notice is given to a stockholder when it is personally delivered to him or her, left at his or her residence or usual place of business, or mailed to him or her at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation or transmitted to the stockholder by electronic mail to any electronic mail address of the stockholder or by any other electronic means. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, each person who is entitled to notice waives notice if he or she before or after the meeting signs a waiver of the notice which is filed with the records of stockholders’ meetings, or is present at the meeting in person or by proxy.

SECTION 1.05. Quorum; Voting. Unless statute or the Charter provides otherwise, at a meeting of stockholders the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting constitutes a quorum, and a majority of all the votes cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present is sufficient to approve any matter which properly comes before the meeting, except that a plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present is sufficient to elect a director.

 

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SECTION 1.06. Adjournments. Whether or not a quorum is present, a meeting of stockholders convened on the date for which it was called may be adjourned from time to time without further notice by a majority vote of the stockholders present in person or by proxy to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date. Any business which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified may be deferred and transacted at any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present.

SECTION 1.07. General Right to Vote; Proxies. Unless the Charter provides for a greater or lesser number of votes per share or limits or denies voting rights, each outstanding share of stock, regardless of class, is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders. In all elections for directors, each share of stock may be voted for as many individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the share is entitled to be voted. A stockholder may vote the stock the stockholder owns of record either in person or by proxy. A stockholder may sign a writing authorizing another person to act as proxy. Signing may be accomplished by the stockholder or the stockholder’s authorized agent signing the writing or causing the stockholder’s signature to be affixed to the writing by any reasonable means, including facsimile signature. A stockholder may authorize another person to act as proxy by transmitting, or authorizing the transmission of, an authorization by a telegram, cablegram, datagram, electronic mail, or any other electronic or telephonic means to the person authorized to act as proxy or to any other person authorized to receive the proxy authorization on behalf of the person authorized to act as the proxy, including a proxy solicitation firm or proxy support service organization. Unless a proxy provides otherwise, it is not valid more than 11 months after its date.

SECTION 1.08. Conduct and Business of Voting. At all meetings of stockholders the proxies and ballots shall be received, and all questions touching the qualification of voters and the validity of proxies, the acceptance or rejection of votes, and procedures for the conduct of business not otherwise specified by these Bylaws, the Charter, or law, shall be decided or determined by the chairman of the meeting.

SECTION 1.09. Informal Action by Stockholders. Except as provided below, any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a unanimous written consent which sets forth the action and is signed by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter is filed with the records of stockholders meetings. Unless the Charter requires otherwise, the holders of any class of stock other than Common Stock, entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, may take action or consent to any action by the written consent of stockholders entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a stockholders meeting if the Corporation gives notice of the action to each stockholder not later than 10 days after the effective time of the action.

SECTION 1.10. Meeting by Conference Telephone. Stockholders may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means constitutes presence in person at a meeting.

 

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ARTICLE II.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SECTION 2.01. Function of Directors. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of its Board of Directors. All powers of the Corporation may be exercised by or under authority of the Board of Directors, except as conferred on or reserved to the stockholders by statute or by the Charter or Bylaws.

SECTION 2.02. Number of Directors. The Corporation shall have at least one director.

SECTION 2.03. Election and Tenure of Directors. At each annual meeting, the stockholders shall elect directors to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualify.

SECTION 2.04. Removal of Director. Unless the statute or the Charter provides otherwise, the stockholders may remove any director, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast generally for the election of directors.

SECTION 2.05. Vacancy on Board of Directors. The stockholders may elect a successor to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors which results from the removal of a director. A director elected by the stockholders to fill a vacancy which results from the removal of a director serves for the balance of the term of the removed director. A majority of the remaining directors, whether or not sufficient to constitute a quorum, may fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors which results from any cause except an increase in the number of directors, and a majority of the entire Board of Directors may fill a vacancy which results from an increase in the number of directors. A director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy serves until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies.

SECTION 2.06. Regular Meetings. Any regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held on such date and at any place as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2.07. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board or the President or by a majority of the Board of Directors by vote at a meeting, or in writing with or without a meeting. A special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held on such date and at any place as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors. In the absence of designation such meeting shall be held at such place as may be designated in the call.

 

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SECTION 2.08. Notice of Meeting. The Secretary shall give notice to each director of each regular and special meeting of the Board of Directors. The notice shall state the time and place of the meeting. Notice is given to a director when it is delivered personally to him or her, left at his or her residence or usual place of business, or sent by telegraph, facsimile transmission, or telephone, at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting or, in the alternative by mail to his or her address as it shall appear on the records of the Corporation, at least 72 hours before the time of the meeting. Unless these Bylaws or a resolution of the Board of Directors provides otherwise, the notice need not state the business to be transacted at or the purposes of any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors. No notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors need be given to any director who attends, or to any director who, in writing executed and filed with the records of the meeting either before or after the holding thereof, waives such notice. Any meeting of the Board of Directors, regular or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and no notice need be given of any such adjourned meeting other than by announcement.

SECTION 2.09. Quorum; Action by Directors. A majority of the entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, the directors present by majority vote and without notice other than by announcement may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum shall attend. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. Unless statute or the Charter or Bylaws require a greater proportion, the action of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present is action of the Board of Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting, if a unanimous written consent which sets forth the action is signed by each member of the Board of Directors and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2.10. Meeting by Conference Telephone. Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means constitutes presence in person at a meeting.

SECTION 2.11. Compensation. By resolution of the Board of Directors a fixed sum and expenses, if any, for attendance at each regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors or of committees thereof, and other compensation for their services as such, may be paid to directors. Directors who are full-time employees of the Corporation need not be paid for attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors or of committees thereof for which fees are paid to other directors. A director who serves the Corporation in any other capacity also may receive compensation for such other services, pursuant to a resolution of the directors.

SECTION 2.12. Committees. The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Executive Committee, an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and other committees composed of one or more directors and delegate to these committees any of the powers of the Board of Directors, except the power to authorize dividends on stock, elect directors, issue stock other than as provided in the next sentence, recommend to the stockholders any action which requires stockholder approval, amend these Bylaws, or approve any merger or

 

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share exchange which does not require stockholder approval. If the Board of Directors has given general authorization for the issuance of stock providing for or establishing a method or procedure for determining the maximum number of shares to be issued, a committee of the Board of Directors, in accordance with that general authorization or any stock option or other plan or program adopted by the Board of Directors, may authorize or fix the terms of stock subject to classification or reclassification and the terms on which any stock may be issued, including all terms and conditions required or permitted to be established or authorized by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2.13. Committee Procedure. Each committee may fix rules of procedure for its business. A majority of the members of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of those present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. The members of a committee present at any meeting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may appoint a director to act in the place of an absent member. Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of a committee may be taken without a meeting, if a unanimous written consent which sets forth the action is signed by each member of the committee and filed with the minutes of the committee. The members of a committee may conduct any meeting thereof by conference telephone in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.10.

ARTICLE III.

OFFICERS

SECTION 3.01. Officers. The Corporation shall have a President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer. It may also have a Chairman of the Board, one or more Vice-Presidents, one or more Assistant Vice-Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, and subordinate officers as may be established by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall designate who shall serve as chief executive officer, who shall have general supervision of the business and affairs of the Corporation. In the absence of any designation, the Chairman of the Board, if there be one, shall serve as chief executive officer. A person may hold more than one office in the Corporation but may not serve concurrently as both President and Vice-President of the Corporation. The Chairman of the Board shall be a director, and the other officers may be directors.

SECTION 3.02. Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board, if one be elected, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders at which he or she shall be present. Unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, he or she shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation. In general, he or she shall perform such duties as are customarily performed by the chief executive officer of the corporation and such other duties and have such other powers as are from time to time assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors.

 

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SECTION 3.03. President. Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, the President, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and of the stockholders at which he or she shall be present. Unless otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, the President shall be the chief operating officer of the Corporation and perform the duties customarily performed by chief operating officers. He or she may execute, in the name of the Corporation, all authorized deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or other instruments, except in cases in which the signing and execution thereof shall have been expressly delegated to some other officer or agent of the Corporation. In general, he or she shall perform such other duties customarily performed by a president of a corporation and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as are from time to time assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.

SECTION 3.04. Vice-Presidents. The Vice-President or Vice-Presidents, at the request of the chief executive officer or the President, or in the President’s absence or during his or her inability to act, shall perform the duties and exercise the functions of the President, and when so acting shall have the powers of the President. If there be more than one Vice-President, the Board of Directors may determine which one or more of the Vice-Presidents shall perform any of such duties or exercise any of such functions, or if such determination is not made by the Board of Directors, the President may make such determination; otherwise any of the Vice-Presidents may perform any of such duties or exercise any of such functions. Each Vice-President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers, and have such additional descriptive designations in their titles (if any), as are from time to time assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, or the President.

SECTION 3.05. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the stockholders, of the Board of Directors and of any committees, in books provided for the purpose; he or she shall see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law; he or she shall be custodian of the records of the Corporation; he or she may witness any document on behalf of the Corporation, the execution of which is duly authorized, see that the corporate seal is affixed where such document is required or desired to be under its seal, and, when so affixed, may attest the same. In general, he or she shall perform such other duties customarily performed by a secretary of a corporation, and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as are from time to time assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, or the President.

SECTION 3.06. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have charge of and be responsible for all funds, securities, receipts, and disbursements of the Corporation, and shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, in the name of the Corporation, all moneys or other valuable effects in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall, from time to time, be selected by the Board of Directors; he or she shall render to the President and to the Board of Directors, whenever requested, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation. In general, he or she shall perform such other duties customarily performed by a treasurer of a corporation, and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as are from time to time assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, or the President.

SECTION 3.07. Assistant and Subordinate Officers. The assistant and subordinate officers of the Corporation are all officers below the office of Vice-President, Secretary, or Treasurer. The assistant or subordinate officers shall have such duties as are from time to time assigned to them by the Board of Directors, the chief executive officer, or the President.

 

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SECTION 3.08. Election, Tenure, and Removal of Officers. The Board of Directors shall elect the officers of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may from time to time authorize any committee or officer to appoint assistant and subordinate officers. Election or appointment of an officer, employee, or agent shall not of itself create contract rights. All officers shall be appointed to hold their offices, respectively, at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors (or, as to any assistant or subordinate officer, any committee or officer authorized by the Board of Directors) may remove an officer at any time. The removal of an officer does not prejudice any of his or her contract rights. The Board of Directors (or, as to any assistant or subordinate officer, any committee or officer authorized by the Board of Directors) may fill a vacancy which occurs in any office for the unexpired portion of the term.

SECTION 3.09. Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have power to fix the salaries and other compensation and remuneration, of whatever kind, of all officers of the Corporation. No officer shall be prevented from receiving such salary by reason of the fact that he or she is also a director of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may authorize any committee or officer, upon whom the power of appointing assistant and subordinate officers may have been conferred, to fix the salaries, compensation, and remuneration of such assistant and subordinate officers.

ARTICLE IV.

STOCK

SECTION 4.01. Certificates for Stock. Each stockholder is entitled to certificates which represent and certify the shares of stock he or she holds in the Corporation. Each stock certificate shall include on its face the name of the Corporation, the name of the stockholder or other person to whom it is issued, and the class of stock and number of shares it represents. It shall also include on its face or back (a) a statement of any restrictions on transferability and a statement of the designations and any preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation is authorized to issue, of the differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series of a preferred or special class in series which the Corporation is authorized to issue, to the extent they have been set, and of the authority of the Board of Directors to set the relative rights and preferences of subsequent series of a preferred or special class of stock and any restrictions on transferability, or (b) a statement which provides in substance that the Corporation will furnish a full statement of such information to any stockholder on request and without charge. Such request may be made to the Secretary or to its transfer agent. Except as provided in the Maryland Uniform Commercial Code—Investment Securities, the fact that a stock certificate does not contain or refer to a restriction on transferability that is adopted after the date of issuance does not mean that the restriction is invalid or unenforceable. It shall be in such form, not inconsistent with law or with the Charter, as shall be approved by the Board of Directors or any officer or officers designated for such

 

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purpose by resolution of the Board of Directors. Each stock certificate shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President, or a Vice-President, Chief Executive Officer, or Chief Financial Officer, and countersigned by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer, or an Assistant Treasurer. Each certificate may be sealed with the actual corporate seal or a facsimile of it or in any other form and the signatures may be either manual or facsimile signatures. A certificate is valid and may be issued whether or not an officer who signed it is still an officer when it is issued. A certificate may not be issued until the stock represented by it is fully paid.

SECTION 4.02. Transfers. The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer, and registration of certificates of stock.

SECTION 4.03. Record Dates or Closing of Transfer Books. The Board of Directors may, and shall have the sole power to, set a record date or direct that the stock transfer books be closed for a stated period for the purpose of making any proper determination with respect to stockholders, including which stockholders are entitled to request a special meeting of stockholders, notice of a meeting of stockholders, vote at a meeting of stockholders, receive a dividend, or be allotted other rights. The record date may not be prior to the close of business on the day the record date is fixed nor, subject to Section 1.04, more than 90 days before the date on which the action requiring the determination will be taken; the transfer books may not be closed for a period longer than 20 days; and, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, the record date or the closing of the transfer books shall be at least ten days before the date of the meeting.

SECTION 4.04. Stock Ledger. The Corporation shall maintain a stock ledger which contains the name and address of each stockholder and the number of shares of stock of each class which the stockholder holds. The stock ledger may be in written form or in any other form which can be converted within a reasonable time into written form for visual inspection. The original or a duplicate of the stock ledger shall be kept at the principal office in the State of Maryland or the principal executive offices of the Corporation.

SECTION 4.05. Lost Stock Certificates. The Board of Directors may determine the conditions for issuing a new stock certificate in place of one which is alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.

ARTICLE V.

FINANCE

SECTION 5.01. Checks, Drafts, etc. All checks, drafts, and orders for the payment of money, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness, issued in the name of the Corporation, shall, unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Directors, be signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice-President, an Assistant Vice-President, the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary.

 

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SECTION 5.02. Annual Statement of Affairs. The President or chief accounting officer shall prepare annually a full and correct statement of the affairs of the Corporation, to include a balance sheet and a financial statement of operations for the preceding fiscal year. The statement of affairs shall be submitted at the annual meeting of the stockholders and, within 20 days after the meeting, placed on file at the Corporation’s principal office.

SECTION 5.03. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the 12 calendar months period ending December 31 in each year, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 5.04. Dividends. If declared by the Board of Directors at any meeting thereof, the Corporation may pay dividends on its shares in cash, property, or in shares of the capital stock of the Corporation, unless such dividend is contrary to law or to a restriction contained in the Charter.

ARTICLE VI.

INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES

SECTION 6.01. To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the Corporation shall indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, shall pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, manager or member of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, limited liability company or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The Corporation may, with the approval of its Board of Directors, provide such indemnification and advance for expenses to an individual who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in (a) or (b) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or a predecessor of the Corporation. The indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses provided in these Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of or limit in any way other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses may be or may become entitled under any bylaw, regulation, insurance, agreement or otherwise.

Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Bylaws or charter of the Corporation inconsistent with this Article, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law, any modification of law, shall apply to or affect, in any respect adverse to any party seeking expense advancement or indemnification, the applicability of the preceding paragraph with respect to any act, failure to act, facts or circumstances which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification.

 

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The provisions of this Article VI constitute a contract between the Corporation and each individual who serves as a director or officer of the Corporation, at any time while such provisions are in effect, whether or not such individual continues to serve in such capacity at the time expense advancement or indemnification is sought.

ARTICLE VII.

EXCLUSIVE FORUM

SECTION 7.01. Exclusive Forum. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the stockholders of the Corporation, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL, the Charter or these Bylaws, or (d) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.

ARTICLE VIII.

SUNDRY PROVISIONS

SECTION 8.01. Books and Records. The Corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of its accounts and transactions and minutes of the proceedings of its stockholders and Board of Directors and of any executive or other committee when exercising any of the powers of the Board of Directors. The books and records of the Corporation may be in written form or in any other form which can be converted within a reasonable time into written form for visual inspection. Minutes shall be recorded in written form but may be maintained in the form of a reproduction. The original or a certified copy of these Bylaws shall be kept at the principal office of the Corporation.

SECTION 8.02. Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors shall provide a suitable seal, bearing the name of the Corporation, which shall be in the charge of the Secretary. The Board of Directors may authorize one or more duplicate seals and provide for the custody thereof. If the Corporation is required to place its corporate seal to a document, it is sufficient to meet the requirement of any law, rule, or regulation relating to a corporate seal to place the word “(seal)” adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to sign the document on behalf of the Corporation.

 

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SECTION 8.03. Bonds. The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent, or employee of the Corporation to give a bond to the Corporation, conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his or her duties, with one or more sureties and in such amount as may be satisfactory to the Board of Directors.

SECTION 8.04. Voting upon Stock in Other Corporations. Stock of other corporations or associations, registered in the name of the Corporation, may be voted by the President, a Vice-President, or a proxy appointed by either of them. The Board of Directors, however, may by resolution appoint some other person to vote such shares, in which case such person shall be entitled to vote such shares upon the production of a certified copy of such resolution.

SECTION 8.05. Mail. Any notice or other document which is required by these Bylaws to be mailed shall be deposited in the United States mails, postage prepaid.

SECTION 8.06. Execution of Documents. A person who holds more than one office in the Corporation may not act in more than one capacity to execute, acknowledge, or verify an instrument required by law to be executed, acknowledged, or verified by more than one officer.

SECTION 8.08. Amendments. Any and all provisions of these Bylaws may be altered or repealed and new bylaws may be adopted at any annual meeting of the stockholders, or at any special meeting called for that purpose, and the Board of Directors shall have the power, at any regular or special meeting thereof, to make and adopt new bylaws, or to amend, alter, or repeal any of these Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

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EX-99.1 4 d638690dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Moody’s and Reis Announce Successful Completion of Cash Tender Offer for Shares of Reis

NEW YORK, October 15, 2018 — Moody’s Corporation (NYSE:MCO) and Reis, Inc. (NASDAQ:REIS) announce today that Moody’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Moody’s Analytics Maryland Corp., successfully completed the previously announced tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Reis at a purchase price of $23.00 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes.

The tender offer expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on October 12, 2018. The depositary for the tender offer has advised that as of the expiration of the tender offer, a total of 9,800,276 shares of common stock of Reis were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the tender offer (excluding shares with respect to which notices of guaranteed delivery were delivered) representing approximately 84.7% of Reis’s outstanding shares of common stock. All of such shares have been accepted for payment in accordance with the terms of the tender offer.

As a result of the tender offer, Moody’s now indirectly owns a sufficient number of shares in Reis to complete a “short-form” merger under applicable Maryland law without stockholder approval. Upon completion of the merger, all outstanding shares of common stock of Reis other than shares held by Moody’s, Moody’s Analytics Maryland Corp., Reis, or any of their respective wholly-owned subsidiaries will be canceled and converted into the right to receive $23 per share in cash without interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes. Moody’s expects to complete the merger later today. In addition, in connection with the merger, the common stock of Reis will cease to be traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market.

ABOUT MOODY’S CORPORATION

Moody’s is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody’s Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody’s Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody’s Analytics, which offers leading-edge software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management. The corporation, which reported revenue of $4.2 billion in 2017, employs approximately 12,300 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 42 countries. Further information is available at www.moodys.com.

ABOUT REIS

Reis provides commercial real estate (“CRE”) market information and analytical tools to real estate professionals. Reis maintains a proprietary database of information on all commercial properties in metropolitan markets and neighborhoods throughout the U.S. This information is used by CRE investors, lenders and other professionals to make informed buying, selling and financing decisions. In addition, Reis data is used by debt and equity investors to assess, quantify and manage the risks of default and loss associated with individual mortgages, properties, portfolios and real estate backed securities. Reis currently provides its information services to many of the nation’s leading lending institutions, equity investors, brokers and appraisers.

For more information regarding Reis’s products and services, visit www.reis.com and www.reisreports.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements and are based on future expectations, plans and prospects for Moody’s business and operations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements and other information in this release are made as of the date hereof (except where noted otherwise), and Moody’s undertakes no obligation (nor does it intend) to publicly supplement, update or revise such statements on a going-forward basis, whether as a result of subsequent developments, changed expectations or otherwise. Moody’s is identifying certain factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially, from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Those factors, risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, credit market disruptions or economic slowdowns, which could affect the volume of debt and other securities issued in domestic and/or global capital markets; other matters that could affect the volume of debt and other securities issued in domestic and/or global capital markets, including regulation, credit quality concerns, changes in interest rates and other volatility in the financial markets such as that due to the U.K.’s

 

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referendum vote whereby the U.K. citizens voted to withdraw from the EU; the level of merger and acquisition activity in the U.S. and abroad; the uncertain effectiveness and possible collateral consequences of U.S. and foreign government actions affecting world-wide credit markets, international trade and economic policy; concerns in the marketplace affecting our credibility or otherwise affecting market perceptions of the integrity or utility of independent credit agency ratings; the introduction of competing products or technologies by other companies; pricing pressure from competitors and/or customers; the level of success of new product development and global expansion; the impact of regulation as an NRSRO, the potential for new U.S., state and local legislation and regulations, including provisions in the Financial Reform Act and regulations resulting from that Act; the potential for increased competition and regulation in the EU and other foreign jurisdictions; exposure to litigation related to our rating opinions, as well as any other litigation, government and regulatory proceedings, investigations and inquires to which Moody’s may be subject from time to time; provisions in the Financial Reform Act legislation modifying the pleading standards, and EU regulations modifying the liability standards, applicable to credit rating agencies in a manner adverse to credit rating agencies; provisions of EU regulations imposing additional procedural and substantive requirements on the pricing of services and the expansion of supervisory remit to include non-EU ratings used for regulatory purposes; the possible loss of key employees; failures or malfunctions of our operations and infrastructure; any vulnerabilities to cyber threats or other cybersecurity concerns; the outcome of any review by controlling tax authorities of Moody’s global tax planning initiatives; exposure to potential criminal sanctions or civil remedies if Moody’s fails to comply with foreign and U.S. laws and regulations that are applicable in the jurisdictions in which Moody’s operates, including data protection and privacy laws, sanctions laws, anti-corruption laws, and local laws prohibiting corrupt payments to government officials; the impact of mergers, acquisitions or other business combinations and the ability of Moody’s to successfully integrate acquired businesses; currency and foreign exchange volatility; the level of future cash flows; the levels of capital investments; and a decline in the demand for credit risk management tools by financial institutions. Other factors, risks and uncertainties relating to our acquisition of Reis could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including difficulties or unanticipated expenses in connection with integrating Reis’s operations, products and employees into Moody’s and the possibility that anticipated synergies and other benefits of the acquisition will not be realized in the amounts anticipated or will not be realized within the expected timeframe; risks that the acquisition could have an adverse effect on the business of Reis or its prospects, including, without limitation, on relationships with vendors, suppliers or customers; claims made, from time to time, by vendors, suppliers or customers; changes in the global marketplace that have an adverse effect on the business of Reis; and the accuracy of any assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These factors, risks and uncertainties as well as other risks and uncertainties that could cause Moody’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated, expressed, projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements are described in greater detail under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the Moody’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, the tender offer documents previously filed with the SEC by Moody’s and its acquisition subsidiary Moody’s Analytics Maryland Corp, as amended, the solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 previously filed by Reis, as amended, and other filings made by Moody’s from time to time with the SEC or materials incorporated herein or therein. Stockholders and investors are cautioned that the occurrence of any of these factors, risks and uncertainties may cause Moody’s actual results to differ materially from those contemplated, expressed, projected, anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements, which could have a material and adverse effect on Moody’s business, results of operations and financial condition. New factors may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Moody’s to predict new factors, nor can Moody’s assess the potential effect of any new factors on it.

For Moody’s

Dorian Hare, 1 212-553-1349

Vice President, Investor Relations

dorian.hare@moodys.com

or

Michael Adler, 1 212-553-4667

Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

michael.adler@moodys.com

For Reis

Mark P. Cantaluppi, 1 212-921-1122

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

mark.cantaluppi@reis.com

or

Ian Corydon, 1-310-571-9988

Hayden IR

ian@haydenir.com

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