NEW YORK, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) announced today that its fourth quarter 2008 results will be issued via news release before the start of NYSE trading on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, and will be available for downloading from www.mcgraw-hill.com.

Harold McGraw III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Robert J. Bahash, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call that morning at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. The presentation will be open to all interested parties and will be available by Webcast and by telephone. Discussions may include forward-looking information. Additional information presented during the call may be made available on the Investor Presentations page at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/investor_relations. The prepared remarks and slides will also be available for downloading from the Investor Relations Website's Investor Presentations archive several hours later.

The Webcast will be available live and in replay at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=96562&eventID=2069807. (Please copy and paste URL into web browser.)

Telephone access is available. Domestic participants may call (888) 323-5423; international participants may call +1 (415) 228-5016 (long distance charges will apply). The passcode is McGraw-Hill and the conference leader is Harold McGraw III. A recorded telephone replay will be available approximately two hours after the meeting concludes and will remain available until February 27, 2009. Domestic participants may call (800) 756-0529; international participants may call +1 (402) 998-0771 (long distance charges will apply). No passcode is required.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies:

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2007 were $6.8 billion. Additional information is available at www.mcgraw-hill.com.

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

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Release issued: January 13, 2009

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